AHMEDABAD — The Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF), marketer of milk and milk products under the brand name of Amul, has decided to increase milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. The new rates will be effective from March 1, 2022 across India. In the Ahmedabad and Saurashtra markets of Gujarat, the price of […]
TOKYO — Asian stock prices have fallen after Western nations moved to tighten sanctions against Russia and as President Vladimir Putin escalated tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces on high alert. US futures fell, with the contract for the S&P 500 down 2.5% early Monday. The stock markets in Tokyo, Hong Kong and Shanghai declined […]
JAMMU — Continuing with the march towards cross cutting digitization in J&K, the chief secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today launched the J&K Bank GSS e-portal for real time tracking of credit applications under government sponsored schemes and described it as an important step towards transparency in the processing of loan applications in the bank. […]
JAMMU — Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO), a Government of Jammu and Kashmir Undertaking, collaborated with Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) to achieve the vision of Export promotion in UT of J&K with its registration drives for handholding the potential Exporters from J&K and facilitating them in getting new Importer-Exporter Code (IEC) […]
MUMBAI — Gold price surged by nearly 3 per cent to Rs 51,750 per 10 gram at the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Thursday, the highest level in more than a year, after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a military operation in Ukraine. At 14.25 India time at the MCX, gold 5 April 2022 futures […]
SRINAGAR — For its distinguished pan-India performance in implementing the Union Government’s flagship scheme of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for the financial year 2020-21, J&K Bank has bagged 4th Position across the country under Khadi India Award. On behalf of J&K Bank, Zonal Head Mumbai Rajesh Malla Tikoo received the award during the […]
NEW DELHI — The central government has issued an order to ban over 54 Chinese apps, calling them a ‘threat to privacy and security of Indians,’ officials told The Economic Times. It has directed all app stores to block these applications. One of these apps, called Garena Free Fire, was the highest grossing mobile game […]
NEW DELHI — Meta-owned WhatsApp on Tuesday said that it has banned 2,079,000 accounts in India in the month of December in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021. The company said that it also received 528 grievance reports in the same month from the country and took action on 24 of those. “In accordance […]
NEW DELHI — Telecom operators will have to provide recharge plans with a validity of 30 days for pre-paid customers, regulator Trai said on Thursday. The move is expected to reduce the number of recharges done by a customer during a year. At present, telecom operators provide recharge plans with a validity of 28 days […]
NEW DELHI — Centre will make it mandatory for carmakers to provide a minimum of six airbags in motor vehicles that can carry up to 8 passengers for enhanced safety of occupants, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. In a series of tweets, the Road Transport and Highways Minister said his ministry had already […]