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| Investors explore investment opportunities in Kashmir | | Meet CM to discuss potential areas, will draft blue print in 6 months | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Mar 15
A group of world’s leading financial investors, currently on a two-day visit to Kashmir to look for investment opportunities in the State, met the Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad here last evening and discussed some potential areas for investment.
The Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Minister for Finance, Tariq Hameed Karra and Economic Advisor to J&K Government and Chairman, J&K Bank, Dr. Haseeb Drabu also joined the interactive session with the visiting investors.
The group comprised investors from United States of America and the United Kingdom including Capital Group, Fidelity, First State Investors and Federated Investors, collectively controlling businesses worth $ 30 trillion around the globe.
The Chief Minister briefed the foreign investors about the improved security scenario in the State, especially in Kashmir, and told them that areas like hydro electricity, financial services and off-shore banking offered great opportunities for investment here. He said the State was safe for investment and he looked forward to th... | |
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| US ‘Police officer’ dupes several on providing visas | | ‘Police still clueless’ | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu | Mar 15
A person claiming himself as a US Police investigating official has reportedly duped several people on pretext of providing them visas for settling in USA and went underground after collecting huge sums.
Govind Singh s/o Amar Singh r/o Greater Kailash is one of the victims who fell into the trap of the ‘US Police officer’.
Narrating his tale of woe, Singh told Early Times on phone that a US national, introducing himself as US police officer, used to come to his shop for decorating his Innova vehicle bearing registration number DL4CAE/0001 and became his tenant. “The US officer opened his office in Diagana and asked me if I wanted to go to America for which ... | |
| | | | Tarigami hints new political front | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 15
Hinting at new political combinations in the state in pre poll scenario, the CPI (M) state secretary and MLA MY Tarigami said that political dispensations in the state have become questionable and hoped that political empowerment of youths would let new faces to make entry into state legislature during the ensuing elections.
He said with the advancement of elections in the state the traditional political rivals would start ringing tones suiting to their political interests, adding those electorates were politically mature enough to judge this and observe the new political development around them.
Addressing eighth state level CPI (M) conference, Tarig... | |
| | | | Air India strike illegal | | | | New Delhi | Mar 15
A proposed strike by almost all sections of Air India employees next Tuesday on various demands, including implementation of agreements relating to wages and cadre policy, has been declared illegal.
After a meeting today, top officials of the the Civil Aviation Ministry and the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), which runs Air India, decided to "take serious view" if the employees went ahead with their threat, official sources said.
They said the March 18 strike, called by the Joint Action Committee comprising eight unions including those of the pilots, was "illegal in view of matter being under conciliation with the Labour Commissioner".
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| | | | NC traded J&K's dignity for power: Baig | | PDP launches pre-election mass contact program | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Mar 15
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President, Mehbooba Mufti has said given the unparalleled performance of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed as the chief minister, the people across the State are today recognizing him as a distinctive leader with a vision and a commitment to deliver. "People across the board are now convinced that only Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has the capability and commitment to pull Jammu & Kashmir out of the morass and put it on the path of political stability and economic prosperity," she said.
Launching the party's pre-election mass contact program at an impressive public meeting at Batamalloo today, the PDP President said even though he headed... | |
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