Kashmir News

SME News, Friday, Feb 01, 2013
JAMMU:  In view of Jammu and Kashmir attracting low levels of investment from the private sector in over two decades, industry body Assocham has suggested that the state be given a special package of Rs.10,000 crore for five years to boost its industrial growth.   The state ...

SME News, Friday, Jan 18, 2013
SRINAGAR:  People in Kashmir woke up to blanket of white Friday morning with the season's first major snowfall, which disrupted electricity supply and also hit road and air connectivity. Due to heavy snowfall, the Bannihal and Patnitop sectors of Srinagar-Jammu highway traffic ...

SME News, Saturday, Jan 05, 2013
SRINAGAR:  Insufficient electricity supply, low voltage, endless periods of curtailments and shutdowns and burnt transformers come to Kashmir as a package with the winter season. As the winter gets worse, so do the electricity woes.   People blocking roads to seek repairs of ...

SME News, Monday, Dec 31, 2012
NEW DELHI:  Come March, India's longest tunnel -- the 11.2-km rail tunnel connecting Kashmir Valley to Jammu region across the Pir Panjal mountain range -- will be thrown open for the railways, an official of the company associated with the project said Sunday.   The ...

SME News, Wednesday, Dec 26, 2012
NEW DELHI:  Kashmir Valley could get enhanced connectivity with all places around, up till Banihal. This could be possible with completion of the Qazigund-Banihal line. This is part of the long transport tunnel in India. The tunnel has been in construction phase over the last seven years. ...

SME News, Monday, Dec 10, 2012
SRINAGAR:  Normal life in Srinagar was affected Monday owing to a shutdown called by the separatist Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) to protest against a court order sentencing two locals to life imprisonment.   "Kashmiris are being imprisoned in 22-year-old ...

SME News, Friday, Dec 07, 2012
NEW DELHI: The Government of India stated today that the ambitious rail plan for Kashmir has experienced the biggest cost overrun among those rail projects, which have faced a delay of over a decade. The overrun amounts to Rs 5.5K crore.   According to a written reply sent to the Lok Sabha ...

SME News, Monday, Nov 05, 2012
SRINAGAR: The J&K government has stated that it won't implement the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the state unless holding consultations with the stakeholders, comprising the traders community.   J&K's Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather said, “The proposed ...

SME News, Saturday, Oct 20, 2012
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has decided to play host to its first ever international cycling race, in which riders from 54 nations may participate, during the first week of December this year.   The event is expected to held at the summer capital during the first week of December this ...

SME News, Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012
SRINAGAR: The state government has requested Chief Secretary to take decision on the 'work plan' for the annual Amarnath Yatra 2013, that is scheduled to be submitted to Supreme Court next month. A meeting in this regard was held at the Raj Bhavan, which was chaired by Governor NN Vohra ...

SME News, Wednesday, Oct 17, 2012
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) has launched a Master's programme, a university recognised professional course, to develop human resources for the craft sector.   Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Shantmanu has launched the Masters in Craft Management and ...

SME News, Friday, Oct 12, 2012
SRINAGAR: Normal life is hit in the valley due to a strike call by a different trading bodies demanding rise in the number of subsidised LPG cylinders.   Schools, shops and other business set ups were shut down due to the strike called by Kashmir Economic Alliance and also supported by ...

SME News, Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012
SRINAGAR: The state is planning to start tube services for it commuters. The J&K government has approached consultancy company RITES for unveiling Metro Rail in twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu.   While throwing light on the traffic menace, Transport Minister Qamar Ali Akhoon, said, ...

SME News, Saturday, Oct 06, 2012
SRINAGAR: The young entrepreneurs need to infuse in the state and also emerge as the stakeholders in the rapid economic growth, said state Governor NN Vohra.   Vohra added, "Young entrepreneurs should come forward in a big way and invest in the State and become stakeholders in the ...

SME News, Friday, Oct 05, 2012
SRINAGAR: Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata wants to strengthen the group's activity in this state and also met with J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.   The business tycoon and the CM reviewed the possibility of partnership in information technology, hospitality, agro-product and ...