High oil prices to hurt world economic recovery: India to OPEC
New Delhi: India, the world’s third-largest energy consumer, has told Saudi Arabia and other OPEC nations that high oil prices will hurt the nascent economic recovery the world is witnessing after the devastating pandemic and that they have to price oil at reasonable levels, a top official said on Monday. Petrol and diesel prices have […]
JK Bank management reaches out to valley industrialists
SRINAGAR: As part of the outreach program initiated by CMD, R K Chhibber, the J&K Bank’s management executives Monday met the representatives of Khonmoh Industrialists Association at their office situated at Industrial Estates Khonmoh. Presided over by Bank’s President (Credit) Anil Deep Mehta, the meeting was attended by Vice President Shujaat Hussain Andrabi, Zonal Head […]
Petrol, diesel price hiked again
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel price on Saturday was hiked again by 35 paise a litre to take retail rates across the country to new record highs. With this hike, petrol is now at Rs 100-a-litre mark or more in all state capitals, while diesel has touched the 100-level in a dozen states. Diesel is […]
Row over rice distribution: FCS&CA Department rebuts media reports of inadequate supply
SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), has strongly rebutted the news item circulated in a section of media regarding distribution of inadequate quantity of rice by some FPS dealers and quality not being up to mark, in certain areas, among the ration-card holders. Taking strong note of the news, the concerned […]
Campaign to double area under oilseed cultivation continues
Advisor Farooq Khan takes stock of the progress made
SRINAGAR: On the second day of Agriculture Department’s massive campaign under “National Mission on Edible Oils” to double the area under oilseeds, (Mustard), Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Thursday chaired a meeting to take stock of the progress made during this massive drive. Speaking on the occasion, Advisor Khan said that the Government is […]
Vocal for Local: Srinagar Administration takes up modernisation of Naanwai shops
SRINAGAR: In order to provide financial and infrastructural support besides, ensure sustainable livelihood of local bread makers (Naanwais), the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad finalised the Detailed Project Report for Transforming Traditional Naanwai Shops under Prime Minister’s Formalisation of Micro Food Processing Enterprises Scheme (PM FME Scheme) in a meeting held Wednesday […]
KVIB Kashmir organises Bankers Meet
Review progress under PMEGP, JKREGP
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Wednesday organized Monitoring and Bankers Meet to review progress of schemes implemented under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) in Kashmir Division. The meeting was co-chaired by Vice Chairperson KVIB, Dr Hina Shafi Bhat and Divisional Commissioner […]
Documents on Digi Locker, m-Parivahan to be recognized for Vehicles
SRINAGAR: “The documents on DigiLocker platform of the Union Ministry for Electronics and Information and the mParivahan mobile app of Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways shall now be deemed to be legally recognized documents at par with the original documents as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000”, read an official […]
Jammu Chamber felicitates J&K Bank CMD
SRINAGAR: A delegation of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Wednesday called upon the J&K Bank Chairman and MD, R K Chhibber at the Bank’s corporate headquarters here to discuss the issues faced by the business community and also the way forward. The delegation also congratulate him for extension in his term as CMD […]
BoI holds loan outreach programme in Srinagar
CEO says Valley has vast potential to tap
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley has a vast untapped potential for banking business growth that needs to be tapped immediately to pass on the benefits of various banking products to the customers, Bank of India MD and Chief Executive A K Das said here on Wednesday. Das was speaking at a programme where the bank undertook an […]