Srinagar, Jul 08: Rates fixed by government for selling of sale and purchase of sacrificial animals in the Kashmir Valley are nowhere applicable on ground as livestock is being sold at arbitrary rates, customers alleged on Friday. Several customers said that they are being forced to buy animals on arbitrary rates and even without weighing these […]
Srinagar, Jul 07: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory Level Bankers Committee (JKUTLBC) has scrutinized the proposals submitted by different public sector banks to increase their footprints in the Union Territory. According to minutes of the meeting of 7th level JKUTLBC […]
Srinagar, July 06: In order to facilitate more and more people to join the tourism trade, the Government has notified procedural guidelines for registration of Homestay and Paying Guest Houses in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. Orders to this effect were issued by Secretary, Tourism, Sarmad Hafeez here. The aim of notifying these […]
Srinagar, Jul 05: Amid spread of fungal disease alternaria and leaf blotch, apple orchards are hit by premature fall of the fruit. Growers in Kashmir said that they are witnessing such fruit fall in the months of June and July for the first time. They said that every morning they see dozens of apples on […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 4: Extending extra benefits for availing its various loan products during the festive season of upcoming Eid, J&K Bank today kick started a country-wide business promotion campaign titled ‘Iss Eid Ghar Ghar Khushiyan”. Products in the campaign primarily include Fresh and Used Car Loan, Housing Loan, Two-wheeler Loan, Commercial Vehicle Loan, Consumer Loan, […]
SRINAGAR, JULY 03: J&K has received 338 proposals associated with the biotech sector which is emerging as a priority sector after the launch of new Industrial Development Scheme, govt. said in a statement. With new Biotech capabilities and innovation, Jammu and Kashmir, bestowed with more than 3,500 medicinal plant species, will be able to harness […]
Sopore, July 02: Sopore fruit growers on Saturday staged a peaceful protest inside fruit Mandi against halting of fruit laden trucks on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway by the authorities. Reports said that a peaceful protest was over stopping of trucks loaded with fresh fruits on the national highway. President Fruit Mandi Sopore, Fayaz Ahmed Malik, said […]
Srinagar, July 01: The Kashmir Valley Fruit Growers cum Dealers Union has expressed anxiety on stoppage of fresh fruit loaded trucks for days together on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway with the result the entire consignment of fresh fruits gets fully damaged due to scorching heat. According to a statement, spokesperson said that since the harvesting of […]
SRINAGAR, JUN 30: Deepening its footprint further to meet the growing banking needs of the people, J&K Bank today commissioned three more ATMs in Srinagar taking the Bank’s ATM network in Kashmir to 837 and to 1409 in the country. The Bank’s MD & CEO, Baldev Prakash today snapped the inaugural ribbon of the ATM […]
Srinagar, June 29: All Kashmir Wholesale Mutton Dealers Association Wednesday appealed to authorities to ensure hassle-free transportation of livestock on the Srinagar-Jammu Highway. “At least 60 trucks transporting livestock to Kashmir Valley were stopped at Udhampur on Tuesday evening. We suffered massive losses as dozens of sheep died inside the trucks due to the long […]
