First 5G handset in India likely to be priced at Rs 50,000
Kolkata, Feb 19 : The first 5G-enabled handset in India to be launched by Chinese smartphone maker, realme, is likely to cost around Rs 50,000, a company official said on Wednesday. The ‘realme’ that came into existence in 2018 is all set to become the first brand to unveil 5G ready smartphone in India on […]
India Inc to dole out average 9.1% salary hike in 2020: Report
New Delhi, Feb 18 : Companies in India are projected to dole out an average salary hike of 9.1 per cent this year, the highest level in the Asia Pacific region, as they look for key talent and niche skills, says a report. However, the quantum is lower than 9.3 per cent increase seen in […]
RBI Governor says no reason to doubt govt will meet fiscal deficit targets
New Delhi, Feb 18 : Throwing his weight behind Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget numbers, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that there is no reason to doubt that the government will be able to cut fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent of the GDP in the fiscal beginning April 1. In an interview […]
Director JKEDI interacts with aspiring Entrepreneurs
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 18: Director, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), G M Dar interacted with aspiring entrepreneurs undergoing the Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) at the Pampore campus of the Institute and Centre for Women Entrepreneurship (CWE) Srinagar, here today. As many as 137 candidates from Srinagar, Ganderbal, Pulwama, Anantnag, Shopian, Budgam, Kupwara, Bandipora and […]
Agri Dept refutes misgiving attributed to the Department
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 18: The Department of Agriculture Kashmir strongly refuted the news item published in print media regarding some of the misgiving attributed to the Department. According to the statement issued by the Agriculture Department Kashmir that the department whole heartedly complies with the order of the Government as mentioned in the Government Order No.230 […]
J&K Bank holds educational camps on MSMEs
Srinagar, Feb 17: As part of Financial Literacy Week, J&K Bank’s Financial Literacy Counselling Centres (FLCCs) organised educational camps for public in collaboration with the bank’s various Business Units in Budgam and Shopian district. The FLCCs conducted the awareness camps themed around “Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)” at various locations of the districts including […]
Rs 2,000 crore being spent to upgrade tourism infrastructure in J-K: Officials
Kolkata, Feb 17 : The Jammu and Kashmir government in coordination with the Centre will spend Rs 2,000 crore to upgrade infrastructure for tourists in the union territory which was visited by around one crore people last year, officials said here on Monday. The government is also getting a lot of queries relating to investment […]
Will decide after hearing from DoT on Telcos’ AGR dues: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Centre would wait to hear from the department of telecommunications (DoT) before reacting on the ongoing crisis in the sector. The statement comes hours after the Supreme Court rejected telecom firm Vodafone Idea’s proposal to pay Rs 2,500 crore by the end of the […]
Looking to get Zojila tunnel completed without cost escalation; project may undergo design changes: Gadkari
New Delhi, Feb 16: The strategic Zojila tunnel for all-year connectivity between Leh and Srinagar may undergo some design changes to prevent cost escalation as the government plans to complete the project at the earlier estimated cost of about Rs 6,800 crore, Union minister Nitin Gadkari said. The tunnel project, stalled for about six years, […]
Industrialists’ body welcome roadshows ahead of investment summit in J&K
Jammu, Feb 16: A body of industrialists in Jammu on Sunday welcomed the initiative of the administration to conduct roadshows across the country from February 17, ahead of the Global Investors’ Summit in Jammu and Kashmir later in the year. Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) expressed hope that the step followed by the proposed summit […]
