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Post 370 abrogation, less than 500 tourists visit Kashmir Government should help people associated with tourism to survive distress period: Mushtaq Chaya
The tourism sector which was once considered as the backbone of the Kashmir economy has witnessed less than 500 tourists post abrogation of special status on August 5, 2019. As per sources, less than 500 domestic tourists have visited Valley since the Government of J&K UT lifted ban on tourism…
Read More »IPRS and Facebook sign music licensing deal
Jammu: The Indian Performing Rights Society Limited (IPRS) announced today that they have reached an agreement with Facebook to license its music repertoire for video and other social experiences across Facebook and Instagram. People will now be able to choose music from the IPRS repertoire with hundreds and thousands of…
Read More »J&K Bank opens BU in SMVD Narayana Hospital Katra, distributes KCC under ‘Kisan Pakhwada’
Jammu, Jul 14: Continuing its focus on customer convenience, J&K Bank today opened a new Business Unit (BU) at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi (SMVD) Narayana Super-specialty Hospital in Katra- home to the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) SMVD Shrine Board, Ramesh Kumar (IAS) inaugurated the new…
Read More »Chingles ‘Maxi’ chewing gum launched
Jammu: The popular mini chewing gum brand Chingles, from the DS Group, launches Chingles Maxi; The new bigger avatar, for a longlasting refreshing taste. Chingels Maxi is available in 2.4 gm size and has been launched in an exciting Mint flavour that comes in a pillow pack at Rs 1.…
Read More »HDFC Bank highest-ranked Indian co in global Top 100
Jammu:HDFC Bank, the leading bank in India, is the highest-ranked Indian brand to be featured in the Brand ZTM Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands released by WPP group company Millward Brown.In the latest list, the Bank’s brand value has increased to $22.70 billion from $20.87 billion as of last…
Read More »Budget: Govt needs to come clear on capital gains
On Feb. 1, 2019, the Narendra Modi-led government will come up with budget proposals for the ensuing year just before the country heads for general elections. The industry surprisingly talks of a ‘full budget’ as against a ‘vote on account’ and it’s expected to be a people-friendly budget. As such,…
Read More »Sensex down by 205 points to trade at 35,451
Sensex and Nifty today fell for the third session in a row, in afternoon trade due to weakness in global equities amid fresh concerns over US-China trade talks. The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange had lost 205 points, or 0.6 percent, to trade at 35,451 a short while ago.…
Read More »FM asks public sector banks to step up lending to MSME, agriculture & housing sectors
Finance Minister Piyush Goyal has exhorted state-run banks to step up lending to micro, small and medium enterprises, agriculture and housing sectors. He was talking to media after his first meeting with the heads of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) yesterday. He said the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has helped…
Read More »Rupee depreciates by 12 paise to Rs 71.22 in early trade
The rupee today depreciated 12 paise to 71 rupees 22 paise in early trade amid strengthening US dollar and rising crude prices. Yesterday, the rupee had settled 7 paise higher at 71 rupees 10 paise against the US dollar. Meanwhile, the 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex, was trading at 35,546, down…
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First batch of 158 Hajj pilgrims to return Kashmir today
Srinagar, June 17: The first batch of 158 Hajj pilgrims from Jammu and …
