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Srinagar: In an example of how the top schools in Kashmir are ignoring the authorities when it comes to regulating the fee, the Committee for Fixation & Regulation of Fee of PrivateSchools, J&K (FFRC) has passed strictures against BOMIS Lawaypora Srinagar and Minto Cirlce for violating the fee structure regulations. In an order issued last […]
Srinagar: Govt owned J&K bank has given loan to Adani Power, allowing its flexible structuring, documents show. Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JK Bank) has announced a substantial downsizing of 27% in its Restructured Loan book during the fiscal year 2024 after the loans of Adani power were restructured. A significant contributor to this downsizing was
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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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The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 21: The closure of the grand mosque of Charar-I-Sharief has forced the Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board to spent whopping sums of money on the arrangements for prayers in the town. According to sources during the recent Urs at the shrine of Shiekh Nurdin Wali (RA) which lies adjacent to
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 21: The Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board has approached the Lieutenant Governor (LG), Manoj Sinha, seeking a CBI probe in the multi-crore scandal in the construction of the grand mosque of Charar-i-Sharief during the National Conference (NC) regime. The Wakf Board chairperson, Dr Darakshan Andrabi, has taken up the matter
The Newscraving Desk Srinagar, Mar 21: A report by the National Institute of Technology (NIT) has noted that the grand mosque at Charar-i-Sharief requires a major strengthening of its structure to prevent vibrations. The two stories of the mosque have remained closed for nearly two-years depriving hundreds of devotees from offering prayers. Officials of NIT
Newscraving Desk: Srinagar, Dec 18: The Jammu and Kashmir Wakf Board has taken over the control of mosques in Kashmir and abolished the local Auqaf Committees. The authorities have said that the affairs of all the local mosques will be run by the Wakf Board instead of privately constituted committees. Sources said that they have
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Staff ReportSrinagar If you thought that why road mishaps are on rise the answer could be that the driver mayn’t have passed a test. With the issuing of driving licenses in northern Kashmir area of Baramulla being looked into by Anti Corruption Bureau, the rot lies deeper.Even as the Regional Transport Officer (RTO ) has
Staff ReportA top Forest Service officer has stoked a row by constituting an advisory panel after his own transfer from Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Committee.The officer Brij Mohan Sharma was transferred from the office of Member Secretary Pollution Control Committee on 28 January and shifted as Chief Conservator of Forests Jammu replacing, Ramesh Kumar.
