Displaced residents seek land allotments
The displaced residents whose residential houses were demolished by the authorities on the banks of Jehlum in Srinagar have alleged that government is delaying their rehabilitation programme. The residents alleged that they are not being provided the land promised to them in Rakhe-Arath on the outskirts of Srinagar City. “We are about 115 homes from […]
PHE fails to supply water to Southern villages
In times of governance at doorsteps, the villages in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district are sans the basic facility of drinking water with women folk walking miles to fetch water to quench thirst and to cook food. The areas in the district including Nagbal, Kralwani Kokernag (Gujjarbasti) are sans the basic facility of drinking water, […]
Forbes ranks HDFC Bank among top 5 influential companies
HDFC Bank has been ranked among top 5 companies that have shaped Asia and the World by Forbes magazine. The list has been compiled by Forbes as it celebrates 100 years of its business-empowering magazine. The list includes Samsung, Toyota, Sony, HDFC Bank and Alibaba in the list. In its profile of HDFC Bank, the […]
HDFC Bank’s CODE launches ‘Industry Academia’
HDFC Bank’s Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) Friday launched ‘Industry Academia’—the initiative, first-of-its-kind in the country, aims at mentoring and hand-holding fintechs and start-ups incubated at country’s top technical and B-schools. In all, over 50 such partnerships with institutes are envisaged in phase-one of the initiative beginning with IIT-Bombay, IIT-Roorkee and CIIE at IIM-Ahmedabad. The […]
J&K Bank organizes farewell for RBI Regional Director
J&K Bank organized a farewell for Regional Director RBI Nitya Kishore Sahu, who is superannuating on 30th September, 2017. Chaired by the bank’s Chairman and CEO Parvez Ahmed, the function was attended by the bank’s Executive Presidents, Presidents and Vice-Presidents. Sahu took over as the Regional Director last year in June. Prior to his posting […]
Measures afoot to eradicate crop-damaging pests from Ladakh: Minister
Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari today called for efficient integrated pest management strategies in Ladakh region to tackle agriculture pest and insects damaging crops. The Minister said this while chairing a meeting of experts regarding management of insects, pests and aphid in Leh and Kargil districts of Ladakh. He said the horticulture industry in […]
Chief Minister greets people on Dussehra
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Dussehra. In her felicitation message, the Chief Minister said the festival marks the victory of good over evil. She said Jammu & Kashmir is proud of celebrating festivals of every religion and community with equal fervor and intensity. Mehbooba Mufti has […]
Authorities foil Muharram procession
The district administration Srinagar on Friday imposed restrictions in various parts falling under the jurisdiction of eight Police stations to thwart a Muharram procession here. The Shiite mourners were scheduled to carry out a Muharram procession from Guru Bazar here which would end at Dalgate area. Authorities imposed restrictions under section 144 CrPC in […]
Grand Mufti of Syria calls on Mehbooba Mufti
The Grand Mufti of Syria, His Eminence Dr. Ahmad Bader Eddin Mohammad Adib Hassoun called on the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today. During the meeting, the two leaders discussed several issues confronting the Muslim ummah and the need to weed out the cult of violence from the Muslim society. They also underscored the need for […]
Cordon and search operation in Pulwama Village
A cordon and search operation has been launched by government forces in Naina Batpora area of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district, reports said. According to the sources, forces launched search operation after receiving specific inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Sources added that heavy contingent of forces has been deployed in the area. […]