PULWAMA — The Income Tax Department, Udhampur, on Wednesday organised an Income Tax Awareness Programme at the Industrial Growth Centre, Lassipora, Pulwama, with the aim of creating greater awareness among taxpayers, industrialists, business owners and other stakeholders about income tax provisions and compliance requirements. The programme was held at the Conference Hall of the Industrial […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir is reaping the dividends of peace with strong indicators suggesting that the Union Territory’s economy is getting back on track after multiple setbacks, including Pahalgam terror attack, said Jammu and Kashmir Bank Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Amitava Chatterjee. In an exclusive interview with PTI, Chatterjee said while traffic […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Wednesday reported an 11.5 per cent decline in net profit at ₹428.80 crore in the first quarter of the current fiscal. The private sector lender had a consolidated net profit of ₹484.53 crore in the April-June quarter of FY26. Total income of the bank rose to ₹3,765 crore […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Thursday said its total business has crossed the Rs 3 trillion mark in the first quarter of this fiscal, driven by over 16 per cent growth in deposits and more than 25 per cent growth in gross advances. The Bank has registered total business of Rs 3.04 […]
NEW YORK — Lawyers for Gautam Adani on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to formally dismiss criminal charges against the Indian billionaire, after the Justice Department said last month it would no longer pursue the prosecution. Adani was charged in 2024 with agreeing to bribe Indian government officials so a subsidiary of his Adani Group […]
BANGALORE — Indian fintech firm CRED’s founder Kunal Shah will become Meta-owned WhatsApp’s new leader, the messaging app’s current head Will Cathcart said on Monday in a post on X. The announcement comes after CRED announced it will raise about $900 million from Meta. — (Reuters)
NEW DELHI — India’s temporary block on the Telegram messaging app to prevent exam fraud undermines constitutional protections and the free speech rights of its users, and must be quashed, according to the company’s filing to a New Delhi court seen by Reuters. The extraordinary order blocking the app until June 22 came into effect […]
NEW DELHI — The government on Tuesday temporarily restricted access to the Telegram messaging app ahead of the NEET-UG 2026 re-examination, with the National Testing Agency (NTA) saying the measure is aimed at tackling cheating rackets and misinformation. NTA Director General Abhishek Singh said the restriction on Telegram till June 22 is part of efforts […]
SRINAGAR — In a significant step aimed at expanding pension-related services and improving accessibility for pensioners across Jammu & Kashmir, J&K Bank and Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare (Government of India) today launched a collaborative initiative on the sidelines of the 59th Pre-Retirement Counselling (PRC) Workshop and 13th Bankers’ Awareness Programme held here at […]
SRINAGAR — The government of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday signed an agreement with J&K Bank to extend banking, insurance and credit-related benefits to daily-rated workers, contractual employees and other casual workers. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at bringing contractual employees, casual workers and daily-rated workers under a structured framework of banking convenience and […]