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(photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam)
Punjab wants central government to allow wheat export
Newstrack India
| Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state.  | Talking to media at Rakhra village in Patiala district, 100 km from here, Badal said Punjab was facing a problem of storage of wheat owing to b...
Re-rollers lament Pak ban on non-alloy steel exports through Attari
The Times Of India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | PATIALA: The integrated check post (ICP) at Attari came as a big hope for Punjab industry, but in a setback to the state industry, Pakistan has banned export of around 125 steel items from India through Wagah border, allo...
Babus struggle to find money for pension to farmers
The Times Of India
SHARE | AND | DISCUSSTweet | CHANDIGARH: The SAD-BJP government in Punjab, keen on fulfilling promises made during elections, is likely to incur an additional burden of over Rs 800 crore to give pension and provident fund to farmers in the state, as ...
Allow export of wheat from Punjab: Badal
Indian Express
| Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Saturday asked the Centre to allow export of wheat from the state, since Punjab was a major producer of the crop and the initiative will also help bail out farmers reeling under debt stress. | Speaking to media...
Delhi and Mumbai are still the key markets for luxury goods in India
The Times Of India
Tweet Walk into the DLF Emporio in New Delhi, inarguably India's only luxury mall, and chances are you will find more traffic on the Tarun Tahiliani floor than say Salvatore Ferragamo. It's not like the Indian consumer follows the 'be Indian, buy Ind...
Punjab wants central government to allow wheat export
Newstrack India
| Chandigarh, May 19 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday asked the central government to allow export of wheat from the state.  | Talking to media at Rakhra village in Patiala district, 100 km from here, Badal said Punjab w...
World Bank reviews progress of Eastern Freight Corridor
The Times Of India
Tweet NEW DELHI: International lending agency World Bank, which is lending $975 million to the Eastern Freight Corridor, a part of the ambitious dedicated freight corridor project, has expressed satisfaction on the progress made in its review of the ...
Real Estate , India
WN / Geeta
Interest rates cut will help in reviving the mood in real estate market
The Times Of India
Tweet There is good news for homebuyers. Finally, the RBI, in its quarterly review of monetary policy, cut its rates signalling banks to follow suit. And taking cue from the RBI, b...
Monsoon and rainy clouds on the lake in the monsoon season - weather - rain
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Normal rains likely for third straight year
The Times Of India
Tweet NEW DELHI: India is expected to have a normal monsoon for the third consecutive year, boosting prospects of good harvests and higher rural incomes. | "This year, monsoon as a...
Potatoes in a vegetable market
WN / Aruna Mirasdar
Pakistani potatoes rescue Indian consumers
The Times Of India
Tweet | AHMEDABAD: With potato prices ruling at Rs 20 a kg in retail in the domestic market, traders from Jammu and Kashmir have started importing potato from the two Line of Contr...
Pak working with India for setting up JBC for enhancing trade
DNA India
| Pakistan is working with India to set up a Joint Business Council and expects to increase the bilateral trade to 10 billion dollars, Commerce Secretary Zafar Mehmood has said. | The proposed Pakistan-India Joint Business Council is intended to enha...
Find the best FD rates
The Hindu
Click on the desired tenure for the best rates Bank 91-120 days 120-179 days 180-270 days 271-364 days 1yr - 2 yrs 2 yrs - 3 yrs 3yrs - 5 yrs 5 yrs & above Foreign Banks The Royal Bank of Scotland 6.25 6.25 7.5 8 8.25 7.75 7.75 7.75 Deutsche Bank...
State Bank loan for DVC project OUR BUREAU Calcutta, May 17: The State Bank and ...
The Telegraph India
State Bank loan for DVC project | OUR BUREAU | Calcutta, May 17: The State Bank and its associates will give a Rs 2,400-crore loan to the Damodar Valley Corporation for a new 500MW station at Bokaro. | Scheduled to go on stream from April 2014, the p...
Cabinet approves TAPI gas pact OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT New Delhi, May 17: The Union cabinet ...
The Telegraph India
Cabinet approves TAPI gas pact | OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT | New Delhi, May 17: The Union cabinet has given its approval to the agreement to bring gas from Turkmenistan via Afghanistan and Pakistan. | Officials said the cabinet had also approved the ...
Panchshil Realty buys back PE firms' stakes in 3 projects for over Rs 720 cr
The Times Of India
Tweet BANGALORE|MUMBAI: Pune-based Panchshil Realty has bought back private equity firms Merrill Lynch and IREO's stakes in three of its projects for over Rs 720 crore, at least three persons familiar with the development said. | Panchshil has acquir...
Economy
Kashmiri Muslims  learn how to embroider the famous Kashmiri shawls in a rural village Janurary 19, 2010, outside of Srinagar, India. The program has been set up by a a non profit non-governmental agency to help the girls learn a trade and empower them to earn a living. Kashmir has been suffering from 22 years of militancy and the economy has been devastated, especially in the more rural parts of the state.
(photo: WN / Imran Nissar)
Buyer-Seller Meets Promote Contacts, Understandings: Vohra
Kashmir Observer
| Srinagar, May 17– Governor N. N. Vohra  has said that the handicrafts Buyer-Seller Meets not only provide an excellent opportunity for buyers and sellers from various parts of the country and abroad to forge long term trade and business contacts but such meets also promote mutually beneficial understandings which contribute towards securing a ...



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