NABARD urges bankers to move towards value chain financing
Asks financial institutions to stick to market-linked interventions Ranchi: NABARD’s Deputy Managing Director Ajay Kumar Sood on Tuesday urged bankers to move beyond production-centric lending towards value chain financing and market-linked interventions. NABARD is India’s apex rural development financial institution. “Move beyond traditional production-based lending towards integrated approaches like value chain financing, aggregation, and market-linked […]
‘Proud moment for Kashmir’: PM Modi gifts handmade Kashmiri silk carpet to Cyprus president
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra has gifted a handmade Kashmiri silk carpet to Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides and a silver clutch purse crafted in Andhra Pradesh during his visit to the country. Modi makes it a point to present gifts showcasing India’s rich and diverse traditions to foreign dignitaries. Officials said the handmade silk carpet […]
Tourism in Pahalgam limping back to normalcy
Pahalgam: Nearly two months after the deadly terror attack here left 26 persons dead, the tourism trade in this south Kashmir resort is limping back to normalcy as locals and a “trickle” from Punjab have started visiting the valley of shepherds after the Eid holidays. A significant number of Kashmiris from other parts of the […]
Plane crash: Air India to provide Rs 25 lakh interim payment to kin of deceased, survivor
Mumbai: Air India on Saturday announced it will provide an interim payment of Rs 25 lakh to the families of the deceased and survivors of the Ahmedabad plane crash. This interim payment is in addition to the Rs 1 crore compensation already announced by the parent company, Tata Sons, Air India said in a statement. […]
54% elders link ageing with negative feelings: Study
Says loneliness most common emotion New Delhi: About 54 per cent of elders associate ageing with negative feelings, with loneliness (47 per cent) being the most common emotion, according to a survey report released on Friday. A study by HelpAge India, titled ‘Understanding Intergenerational Dynamics & Perceptions on Ageing’, has revealed gaps between the emotional […]
India slips to 131st position in Global Gender Gap Index 2025
New Delhi: India has ranked 131 out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2025, slipping two places from its position last year. With a parity score of just 64.1 per cent, India is among the lowest-ranked countries in South Asia, according to the report released on Thursday. India ranked […]
‘Bulbul’ who sang his heart out falls silent
Ustad Ghulam Nabi Shah took Kashmiri music to new heights SRINAGAR: The ‘Bulbul’ of Kashmiri music and art fell silent on Wednesday. Ustad Ghulam Nabi Shah, famously known as Hamli Bulbul, who rendered more than three decades to the Information Department and took Kashmiri music to new heights nationally breathed his last at his […]
Hajj-2025: First batch of 178 JK pilgrims to return on June 17
Srinagar: As the annual Hajj pilgrimage 2025 concludes, the first batch of pilgrims from Jammu and Kashmir is all set to return on June 17, officials said. Executive Officer J&K Haj Committee, Dr Shujhat Qureshi, said the initial flight will bring back 178 pilgrims, marking the beginning of the return phase for the 3,606 pilgrims […]
PM Modi’s determination made Kashmir rail link possible: Ashwini Vaishnaw
Katra: Railway Minister Ashwani Vaishnaw on Friday said the determination and sharp focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has turned the dream of connecting Kashmir with the rest of the country through a railway link into a reality. “The nation nurtured the dream of the Jammu-Srinagar-Baramulla railway line for decades. There were many difficulties, […]
Hajj 2025: Muslim pilgrims seek forgiveness, shade on Mount Arafat
Arafat (Saudi Arabia): Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims clambered up rocks and nestled between boulders on Thursday as they embarked on a day of worship under a scorching sun at the Haj in Saudi Arabia. Braving the heat and uneven surfaces, they scaled Mount Arafat to perform a key ritual of the annual Islamic […]
