Excise Department to e-auction 305 vends amid ban row Amid ongoing controversy over the demand for a ban on the sale of alcohol in Jammu and Kashmir, the Excise Department has unveiled the excise policy for the 2025-26 period, which includes the e-auction of a total of 305 liquor vends across the Union Territory. The 305 vends will include 14 in the Valley, where the call for a ban on liquor in J&K was first raised. This policy comes at a time when political and religious leaders have expressed differing…
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MSME Crisis: J&K Suffers 700 Closures in Four Years, Part of National Struggle
700 MSMEs shut shop in J&K in 4 years; The closures in J&K are part of a larger nationwide trend, with 61,469 industrial units, including 60,909 micro, 507 small, and 53 medium-scale enterprises, closing during the same period Srinagar, Dec 5: In a significant blow to Jammu and Kashmir’s industrial landscape, over 700 Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) have shut down operations in the past four years. According to a written reply by Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal in the Lok Sabha, 701 industrial units, including…
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