Srinagar, May 21: The price of petrol will come down by Rs. 9.5, while the diesel will be cheaper by Rs 7 as the government announced a sharp cut in central excise duty on fuel prices on Saturday. Reports said that the central excise duty on petrol has been cut by Rs. 8 per litre […]
Srinagar, May 18: Jammu and Kashmir Hoteliers Club (JKHC) held an general meeting here in Srinagar to discuss the hotel tariffs and the services being provided to the travelers. On the occasion, Chairman JKHC Mushtaq Ahmed Chaya expressed satisfaction over the hotel tariffs being charged by them as per the services. Chaya while taking strong […]
Srinagar, May 17: Government on Tuesday appointed Vivek Bhardwaj (IAS), Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief Secretary) Finance Department as Director on the Board of Directors of J&K Bank Ltd. “In exercise of powers vested under Article 69(1) of the Articles of Association of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank Limited, Vivek Bhardwaj, IAS, Financial Commissioner (Additional Chief […]
Srinagar, May 10: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday carried out searches at multiple locations including residence of former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu for irregularities in purchase of J&K Bank’s integrated office at Mumbai during NC- Congress rule in 2010. An official of CBI said that its sleuths carried out searches at eight […]
Srinagar, May 09: The rise in temperature and deficient rainfall this year has not affected the electricity and water supply only, but has affected the strawberry owners in Kashmir as well with growers saying that they have suffered huge losses due to the none availability of bore-wells. Scores of strawberry owners narrated their ordeal and […]
Srinagar, May 02: As the Eid-ul-Fitr is set to be celebrated tomorrow, the Muslims across Kashmir will consume mutton worth Rs 100 crores in the Valley with the people affiliated with the trade stating that nearly 650 trucks carrying over 97000 sheep reached here in the last one week. Manzoor Ahmad Kanoon, President of All Kashmir […]
Popular Indian online multi-gaming platform, Games24x7 recently raised $75 million in a funding led by Malabar Investments. This new investment takes Games24x7 into the unicorn club which comprises private startups with a value of $1 billion and above. Currently, the worth of Games24x7 stands around $2.5 billion. Established by Trivikraman Thampy and Bhavin Pandya in […]
Jammu, April 29 : The Ministry of Civil Aviation has approved the Srinagar-Sharjah flights to the extent of 5 flights per week on a regular basis. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and observed that regular International flights between Srinagar & Sharjah will help in boosting trade and tourism. The […]
Srinagar, Apr 27: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the policy and guidelines on Dal Lake for registration, renewal and operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen Lakes besides discussing legal frame work for enforcing the policy. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, General Administration Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi; […]
Srinagar Apr 26: Central Bureau of investigation along with the officials of Anti-corruption bureau Srinagar carried out searches at 4 different branches of J&K Grameen bank at Mirgund, Pattan, Khanpeth and at the office of General Manager, J&K Grameen bank Sopore. According to sources, the raids were carried following complaints of embezzlement of Crores of […]
