Guv calls for coordinated efforts to get state back on development track
Jammu, Nov 15 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik has called for coordinated and collective efforts at every level to get the state back on the development track. He called for prompt and tangible action to give a determined push to the developmental initiatives and improve delivery of governance at the grassroots level. […]
Indian, Pakistani origin authors in contention for DSC Prize
London, Nov 15 (PTI) Indian authors Neel Mukherjee, Sujit Saraf, Jayant Kaikini and Manu Joseph and writers of Pakistani origin Kamila Shamsie and Mohsin Hamid will vie for this year’s USD 25,000 DSC Prize for South Asian Literature. The shortlist was announced at the London School of Economics & Political Science Wednesday evening by Rudrangshu […]
JK Bank share finds favor with stock market analysts
Srinagar: At a time when the banking industry is going through challenging times and most of the government-owned banks are not finding favour with the market analysts, the state-owned Jammu and Kashmir Bank have become the cynosure of the stock market analysts with majority of the analysts recommending a buy on the share of the bank […]
J&K Bank issues clarification on penalty imposed by RBI
Have strengthened the Compliance framework by creating a separate compliance vertical: Chairman
Srinagar: J&K Bank today issued a clarification after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) imposed a monetary penalty on it. Notably, RBI yesterday issued two separate press releases stating that it had imposed monetary penalties on J&K Bank and Deutsche Bank on account of non-compliance of asset classification norms and KYC/AML guidelines. The JK Bank spokesperson when contacted clarified that the […]
Relations turn sour: Pak says no immediate plans on granting MFN status to India
Lahore: Pakistan has “no immediate plans” to grant Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India, a senior aide to Prime Minister Imran Khan has said, amid the chill in bilateral ties. Asked whether the government was considering granting MFN status to India and that Prime Minister Khan was keen to hold peace talks with the […]
Omar praises Madhav for clearing the air
Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah Wednesday said it was sensible of BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav to clear the air about government formation in Jammu and Kashmir, which is under governor’s rule since June. The former chief minister was reacting to Madhav’s statement that the BJP had decided the governor’s rule should continue […]
Guv rule is here to stay, says Ram Madhav
Says NC, PDP should clear stand on participating in state polls
Kathua: Accusing the NC and the PDP of trying to scuttle the democratic process, BJP general secretary Ram Madhav has asked them to clear stand on whether they would participate in state assembly elections or boycott them, like they did during the local bodies polls. Asked about any proposal to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir […]
200 militants killed, 50 arrested in 2018 in JK: Reports
Srinagar: 200 militants have been killed in Jammu and Kashmir so far in 2018, media reports said on Wednesday among whom 109 were killed in southern Kashmir and 45 in north Kashmir. India Today reported that while most of the slain militants belonged to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), the highest number were killed in southern Kashmir. […]
Panchayat polls: JRL calls for shutdown on Nov 17
Srinagar: Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL) on Wednesday called for a complete shutdown on November 17 (Saturday) against the commencement of Panchayat polls in Jammu and Kashmir. JRL including Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad Yasin Malik in a joint statement issued here said that “people will once again show their complete rejection and […]
Panchayat elections: Govt announces holiday in poll-bound areas
JAMMU: In connection with the Panchayat Elections-2018, beginning from 17 November, the Government has declared public holiday in the poll-bound areas. “Public holiday shall be observed within the limits of the respective CD-Blocks of concerned Districts on account of Panchayat Elections -2018, on the date of polls under the Negotiable Instrument Act-1881,” said an order […]
