KOLKATA — Telcos have warned that consumers may see a sharp slowdown in the availability of latest 5G mobile phones with the government calling for mandatory local testing and certification of such devices from January 1, 2023, before they are sold in the country. Telecom operators have also cautioned that any move to test and […]
SAN FRANCISCO — In a bid to help users discover quality apps on large screens, tech giant Google is making big changes in Play Store to enable users to discover and engage with high-quality apps and games. “We recently published our large screen app quality guidelines in addition to our core app quality guidelines to […]
SRINAGAR — Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCC&I) on Saturday demanded authorities that the operation of international flights be started at Srinagar international airport ahead of tourism season as well as the holy month of Ramadan. Addressing a presser here, KCC&I president, Sheikh Ashiq said that ahead of the holy month of Ramadan, the […]
SRINAGAR — The Kashmir Traders Alliance (KTA) has urged the management of J&K Bank to extend its OTS scheme to small traders as well. In a statement, President KTA, Aijaz Shahdhar said that the unprecedented atmosphere since last many years has hit the small traders as well and they deserve to take advantage of this […]
MUMBAI — Former Turkish Airlines chairman Ilker Ayci, who was named by Tata Group a fortnight back to head Air India, on Tuesday turned down the offer saying his appointment has been “coloured” by the Indian media. “My appointment at Air India within Tata Group was announced earlier in February, with a start date of […]
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 […]