Hit hard by lockdown, brass parts industry in Jamnagar receives a fresh lease of life from imports by China
WITH THE lockdown due to Covid-19 keeping businesses in the country closed for almost two months, brass parts manufacturing industry in Jamnagar is facing a double whammy of raw material import sucking up liquidity in time of no demand in domestic market and China importing at ‘less attractive’ prices. With approximately 5,000 units, Jamnagar is the largest brass parts […]
Dozens of senior J&K officers in self-quarantine
Government’s functioning impacted as positive Covid-19 cases rise in higher-ups of administration. Srinagar: The administration of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is reeling under the impact of recent Covid-19 positive cases in the higher-ups of the administration. This has affected functioning of the government, both in Jammu and Srinagar. Common people have been accusing […]
J&K High Court gets 250 Kanal additional land at Srinagar
Receives approval for Judicial Infrastructure expansion Srinagar, June 06 (KNS): The Administrative Council (AC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor, G C Murmu, approved allotment of additional 250 Kanal land at Rakh-i-Gund Akshan, Bemina, Srinagar for expansion of Judicial Infrastructure including construction of New High Court Complex. The new allotment comes […]
Youth shot dead in Sopore
Sopor, June 6, KNT: The youth who was shot at in Sopore area of North Kashmir has succumbed to his injuries in the hospital. Earlier, unidentified gunmen fired upon a 26 year old youth, identified as Danish Najar of Edipora Sopore. He was rushed to hospital but died there. The incident occurred in the jurisdiction […]
Jammu, Srinagar Airports receive 19 domestic flights with 2097 passengers
Jammu, June 6 (KNS): On Day 13 of resumption of domestic operations in Jammu and Kashmir, 19 domestic flights with 2,097 passengers on board today arrived at Jammu and Srinagar Airports. A total of 516 passengers aboard 7 regular commercial flights arrived at the Jammu Airport while 12 domestic flights with about 1581 passengers on […]
Director RDD Kashmir inspects ongoing works in Kulgam
KULGAM, JUNE 06: Director Rural Development Department, Kashmir Qazi Sarwar today inspected several work projects in district Kulgam to review progress and achievements under various schemes and flagship programs. He took stocks of various ongoing projects in D.K.Marg, Chimmer, D.H.Pora, Khull, Zungalpora, Devsar and other areas in the district. The Director inaugurated a bridge at […]
Senior Congress Leader seeks revocation of SRO 202, terms it totally Anti Youth, Discriminatory
Srinagar, June 06 (KNS): Senior Congress Leader and Former Legislator Mohammad Amin Bhat today urged upon Lieutenant Governor that SRO-202 should be revoked immediately as that, the same is totally discriminatory, completely against the qualified youth of J&K. According to statement issued to KNS, he said SRO 202 was implemented by erstwhile Government on 30 […]
Transport Cherry, Strawberry to outside J&K; reach out to families of artisans: JKAP
Srinagar, June 6 (KNS): Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Saturday urged the government to press into service the refrigerated vans for transportation of perishable fruits especially Cherry and Strawberry to outside J&K markets in order to prevent growers from incurring huge financial losses this year. Mir […]
Jio Platforms raises Rs 13,640 crore in 1 day
Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) on Friday announced two large investments by foreign investors totalling ₹13,640.4 crore into Jio Platforms Ltd. With this, the digital services unit of RIL has raised ₹92,202.15 crore from top global investors in less than six weeks. In the first transaction, Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Investment Co. bought a 1.85% stake in […]
J&K reports 2nd Covid-19 death in a day, toll 38
SRINAGAR: A 62-year-old woman from Miran Sahib Jammu on Saturday died of covid-19 at GMC Jammu, taking the death toll due to the virus to 38 in Jammu and Kashmir. An official said that that the elderly woman from Miran Sahib Jammu was admitted on May 24 and tested positive subsequently. He said that she […]