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Improving financial health, revival of business sector top priority, says J&K Bank chairman

by Firdous HassanBusiness Latest NewsJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Chairman RK Chibber on Wednesday said improving financial health and revival of the business sector will remain the top priority of the bank in the…

‘Nobody wants to spend time in quarantine’: Stakeholders question Govt on resuming Kashmir tourism

by Firdous HassanBusiness Kashmir Latest NewsJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Srinagar: The government’s announcement to resume tourism activities has failed to cheer up the distressed stakeholders in Kashmir. Tourism in Kashmir has suffered immensely for the last one year after…

Marriage Halls to Hajj House: Kashmir admin converts public buildings into COVID Care Centres

by Firdous HassanHealth Kashmir Latest NewsJuly 7, 2020July 7, 2020

Srinagar: Alarmed by a sharp spike in the coronavirus cases, Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to convert five public buildings into COVID Care Centres in Srinagar. The building converted into…

‘The Horse Whisperer’: Meet Kashmir’s lone equestrian

by Firdous HassanLatest News Lead Stories VideosJuly 6, 2020July 6, 2020

Srinagar: When his friends were dreaming of fast cars and swanky motorbikes, young Farman Safvi had a fascination with exotic horses. Twenty years later, Farman’s dream came true when he…

Kilns shut, labourers missing: Kashmir unit holders mull importing bricks from Punjab

by Firdous HassanBusiness Kashmir Latest NewsJuly 5, 2020July 5, 2020

Srinagar: Unavailability of non-local workers has severely hit the brick manufacturing with kiln owners mulling to import the construction blocks from the neighbouring states. Centre recently eased restrictions and allowed…

No food, no money: Kashmir transporters take up odd jobs to feed families

by Firdous HassanLatest News NewsJuly 1, 2020July 1, 2020

Srinagar: Under a scorching sun, 47-year- old Mehraj-ud-din Bhat is anxiously waiting for a phone call outside his home at Naqashpora in Old Srinagar city. Bhat, a mini-bus driver with…

Caught between coronavirus, border tension, Ladakh tourism players suffer Rs 400 crore loss

by Firdous HassanLatest News Lead StoriesJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020

Srinagar: Indo-China standoff coupled with COVID 19 has sounded a death knell to Ladakh tourism with losses mounting to Rs 400 crore. The tourism season in Ladakh starts in May…

NRI businessman booked after FB post on Kashmir domicile law goes viral

by Firdous HassanBusiness Kashmir Latest NewsJune 29, 2020June 29, 2020

‘My lawyers will look into it’, says Mubeen Shah Srinagar: Kashmir-born NRI businessman Mubeen Shah has been booked by J&K police after his recent Facebook post against the new domicile…

Social distancing, no intermingling: Stage set for Amarnath yatra from Baltal route next month

by Firdous HassanLatest News Lead StoriesJune 26, 2020June 26, 2020

Srinagar: Amid stringent SOPs and tight security arrangements, the annual Amarnath yatra is set to take off from the Baltal route in the last week of July. This year, the authorities…

Staring at huge loss, Kashmir apple farmers urge government to reintroduce MIS

by Firdous HassanLatest News Lead StoriesJune 25, 2020June 25, 2020

Srinagar: Fearing huge damage to the apple crop, fruit growers have demanded reintroduction of the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) to save them from financial ruin. More than 50 percent of…

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Improving financial health, revival of business sector top priority, says J&K Bank chairman

‘Nobody wants to spend time in quarantine’: Stakeholders question Govt on resuming Kashmir tourism

Marriage Halls to Hajj House: Kashmir admin converts public buildings into COVID Care Centres

‘The Horse Whisperer’: Meet Kashmir’s lone equestrian

Kilns shut, labourers missing: Kashmir unit holders mull importing bricks from Punjab

No food, no money: Kashmir transporters take up odd jobs to feed families

Caught between coronavirus, border tension, Ladakh tourism players suffer Rs 400 crore loss

NRI businessman booked after FB post on Kashmir domicile law goes viral

Staring at huge loss, Kashmir apple farmers urge government to reintroduce MIS

KASHMIR ON EDGE! Lung failure, bilateral pneumonia cases flood hospitals as COVID continues to kill

Court bars J&K IPS officer from posting ‘defamatory, derogatory’ remarks

Covid-19 can be transmitted in womb: Study

PM directs for real-time monitoring of COVID-19 situation

Around 300 militants waiting to infiltrate into Kashmir: Army