Another rate hike on cards: Experts ahead of RBI’s MPC meeting
Mumbai: With inflation showing no signs of abatement, the Reserve Bank is likely to increase the benchmark lending rate in quick succession in its forthcoming monetary policy review on Wednesday, a hint for which has already been given by Governor Shaktikanta Das, opined experts. There are speculations that the central bank may go for at […]
J&K Bank conducts Customer Meet in Pahalgam
SRINAGAR: With customer convenience as the cornerstone of our approach to business, J&K Bank remain fully committed to enhance the value of all stakeholders for, we believe, we are just the custodians of this institution that actually belongs to the people. And we see our progress mainly linked to the growth of businesses in J&K […]
18880 beneficiaries get subsidized farm machinery in Kashmir: Govt
SRINAGAR: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has said that the farmer-centric reforms in the past two years have empowered the farmer community socially and economically by increasing their income manifold making them AatmaNirbhar. J&K is now among the top five states and UTs in terms of farm income with a monthly income of Rs […]
Director Horticulture inspects departmental Orchards, Nurseries at Gbl
SRINAGAR: The Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir today conducted tour of district Ganderbal and inspected various Departmental Orchards and Nurseries which include Fruit Plant Nursery Repora, Fruit Plant Nursery Wusan and Fruit Plant Nursery Tehsilbagh. During the visit, the Director took stock of various ongoing developmental works in these Nurseries. He instructed the field functionaries […]
Agriculture Deptt Kashmir celebrates ‘Paddy Transplanting Day’
SRINAGAR: The Agriculture Department Kashmir today celebrated (thaejkaad) Paddy transplanting day across the valley, with Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal kick-starting the campaign from central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. The Director participated in the paddy transplantation activities in the farmer’s field at various places in the district. While interacting with the farmers of different areas […]
9 people killed, 19 injured in explosion at factory in Hapur
Hapur (UP): At least nine workers died and 19 were injured when a boiler exploded at a factory in western Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur district on Saturday afternoon, officials said. There were around 30 people in the affected area in the factory in the UPSIDC industrial area in Dholana, around 80 km from the national capital, […]
Govt asks Twitter, YouTube to pull down perfume advertisement
New Delhi: The I&B Ministry on Saturday asked Twitter and YouTube to remove from their social media platforms the videos of advertisement of a perfume brand that triggered outrage for “promoting gang rape culture”. In letters to Twitter and YouTube, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said that the videos were “detrimental to the portrayal […]
Efforts on to introduce ethanol in agriculture, construction equipment: Gadkari
Pune: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday stressed on the need to switch to alternative fuel like ethanol and said efforts are on to introduce ethanol in construction and agriculture equipment. The Union road transport and highways minister said the country imports petroleum products worth Rs 10 lakh crore to meet the requirements in the […]
J&K Bank, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance celebrate 20 years of partnership
PUNE: Jammu and Kashmir Bank (J&K Bank), one of the oldest private banks in the country and Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, one of the leading private general insurers in India today celebrated their 20-year alliance for the distribution of non-life insurance products across the bank’s widespread network of 975 branches across India. In the last […]
Only India can be the ‘reliable partner’ world is looking for, PM says at UP investors summit
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said India is growing the fastest among the G-20 economies and has the capability to prove it’s the “reliable partner” the world is looking for today. Speaking at Uttar Pradesh’s third investors’ summit, marking the ground-breaking or the launch of 1,406 projects worth over Rs 80,000 crore, he said […]
