Passenger complaints about baggage mishandling on rise: DGCA
New Delhi, Jul 22 : Complaints and concerns of domestic air passengers about luggage mishandling show no signs of decline, with aviation regulator DGCA stating that 27.5 per cent of all complaints received in June were related to baggage. There was a rise of over 10 per cent in baggage-related complaints as compared to the […]
Now, only 35 goods in highest tax bracket of GST
New Delhi, July 22 : The GST Council has pruned the 28 per cent slab by cutting tax rates on 191 goods over the last one year, leaving just 35 items, including AC, digital camera, video recorders, dishwashing machine and automobiles, in the highest tax bracket. There were around 226 goods in the 28 per cent […]
Federal Bank gets RBI nod to enter Bahrain, Kuwait, Singapore
Mumbai, Jul 22 : South-based private sector lender Federal Bank has received the regulatory nod to open offices in Bahrain, Kuwait and Singapore, but is awaiting local clearances before it starts operations, a top official has said. The Kochi-headquartered bank, which leads diaspora remittances, already has representative offices in Abu Dhabi and Dubai, and its desire […]
Steady rise in Indians visiting overseas tourist spots: Report
Mumbai, Jul 22 : The outbound tourism from India is on the rise, going by the steady year-on-year increase in visa applications in the last few years, a report has said. The US, the UK and China were among the top tourist destinations for which the maximum visa applications were received in the last two […]
Samoon takes stock of sheep husbandry, fisheries projects in Ganderbal
Also inspects LDB Kashmir campus at Shalteng Srinagar
SRINAGAR, JULY 21: Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries and Transport, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today conducted an extensive tour of Ganderbal during which he took stock of various projects under sheep husbandry and fisheries sectors. Samoon visited Live Agro Farms Yangoora, Ganderbal, where he was informed that the breeding farm is first of its […]
DC Kupwara reviews implementation of ‘Shehjar livelihood project’
KUPWARA, JULY 21: Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir today convened a meeting to review the implementation of ‘Shehjar livelihood project’ which is supported by Indian Red Cross Society. The meeting was attended by ADDC, ACR, ACD, CEO, CMO, DSWO, Deputy Director Fire & Emergency, officials from Police and Civil administration and officials from Red Cross. […]
Parvez Ahmed inaugurates ‘JK Bank House’ in Delhi
Srinagar, Jul 21: While strengthening its physical infrastructure across the country, J&K Bank Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed today inaugurated the bank’s guest house at Friends Colony, New Delhi. The inauguration of the state-of-the-art guest house was performed in presence of Executive Presidents, P. K. Tickoo & R. K. Chibber, President Abdul Rashid Shegan, Zonal […]
J&K Bank promotes 578 officers
Srinagar, Jul 21: Taking forward its succession planning process at an unprecedented pace, J&K Bank today promoted its 578 Executives to Senior Executive level. Only a month ago, the bank had promoted around 800 officers in Associate Executive cadre besides elevating Presidents, Vice-Presidents and Assistant Vice Presidents. “During the last few months, we have seen […]
Govt slashes GST rate on several products
New Delhi, Jul 21 : Conceding a year long demand, sanitary pads today exempted from GST as the GST Council reduced tax rates on an array of daily use appliances and products. While GST tax on sanitary pads was cut from 12 per cent to zero, rakhis were exempted from the tax, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal […]
Commissioner Secy Forest reviews progress of climate resilient agriculture projects in JK
SRINAGAR, JULY 20: Commissioner Secretary Forest, Environment & Ecology, Saurabh Bhagat (CEO, Climate Change Cell) today chaired the meeting to review the progress achieved in J&K with regard to the implementation of project namely ‘Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in Rain-Fed areas’ of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is under implementation in the water-stressed in rain […]
