Srinagar: J&K Bank recently reported a record-breaking profit of Rs. 1,767.27 crore for FY 2024. However, a closer look at the bank’s financials reveals some underlying issues. Headline growth masks cost pressures: While J&K Bank achieved double-digit growth in both loans and deposits, a significant rise in interest expenses (30% YoY) outpaced the growth in […]
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Srinagar: ‘Miss World Undeclared’, a play in Hindi, written by Satyendra Shrivastava and directed by Neeraj Kant, was staged here today at Natrang’s Studio Theatre Kachi Chawni in its Weekly Theatre Series, Sunday Theatre. The play ‘Miss World Undeclared’ presented at Natrang Studio unfolds the sad saga of all those people, particularly Asians who reside in the developed European
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Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has initiated a process to identify suitable land for the development of 5-star hotels across the region. This move aims to boost the tourism sector by providing high-end accommodation options for travellers. District-level committees, headed by the respective Deputy Commissioners, have been formed to scout for potential locations. These
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By: Mixo Akua had always felt uneasy around her mother-in-law, Maame. Despite Maame’s blindness, she seemed to possess an uncanny ability to sense Akua’s every move. Maame’s constant criticism and disapproval had become a heavy burden for Akua. But things took a dark turn when Akua started having vivid dreams. In these dreams, Maame would
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By: Sawill Ameed Once upon a time, in a small town nestled between rolling hills and lush green fields, there lived a man named Jack. Jack was a common working-class man who toiled day in and day out to make ends meet for his family. Jack worked at the local factory, where he operated heavy
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Srinagar: A truck driver, Farooq Ahmad Mir, from Dangiwacha village in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, was found dead under mysterious circumstances early on Thursday morning. The 32-year-old’s body was discovered inside his truck (JK05E 9615) in the Nud area of Samba district, Jammu. Mir was rushed to a nearby hospital but was declared dead
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Srinagar: Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and President of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, has been booked for alleged violations of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Mebooba has been booked for the incident on May 25, in Bijbehara town, where a large number of PDP workers, led by Mufti, assembled
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Srinagar:  In a shocking incident, a husband allegedly killed his wife by strangulating her at Tangdhar in north Kashmir’s frontier Kupwara district. An official aid that a lady, in her 30’s (name withheld) was allegedly killed by her husband after strangulated her at their house during the intervening night of Tuesday-Wednesday. The accused, identified as
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Srinagar: Police on Wednesday said that it have installed GPS tracking device on a Lashkar-e-Toiba militant associate in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. In a handout, the police said that in compliance to an order received from Court, police in Baramulla today affixed a GPS tracking device on a under trial militant associate who was enlarged
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Srinagar: Amid forecast for dry and hot weather, night temperature continued to hover above normal in J&K except Jammu city on Tuesday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that Srinagar recorded a low of 15.4°C against 15.6°C on the previous night and it was 3.4°C above normal for the summer capital of JK for
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