Bandipora discuss employment opportunities, income generation for youth

BANDIPORA: In order to discuss employment generation avenues for educated unemployed youth, a meeting of sponsoring agencies and financial institutes was held at Bandipora under the chairmanship of chief faculty EDI, Ahmadabad, Shaibshmodi at RSETI Bandipora on Friday. Director RSETI, MM Fayaz, District Nodal Officer, EDI Bandipora, Waseem Raja besides officers and representatives from various […]

Horticulture Deptt holds workshop on spray schedule

SRINAGAR: A daylong workshop on the adoption of spray schedule 2014 for the control of various diseases/pests was organized Friday in the meeting hall of Directorate of Horticulture, Kashmir, an official spokesperson said. The workshop was attended by the prominent growers of all the districts of Kashmir division, farmers, growers, interest groups and representatives of […]

ACME wins bid for 100 MW solar power project

SRINAGAR: ACME, an Indian solar power company, Friday announced that it has been selected as solar power developer for 100 MW solar PV power projects during the financial bids opening for JNNSM Phase-II held at SECI. According to a statement issued by the company, ACME Solar has received one of the largest share of the […]

Come clear on Tosmaidan lease issue, TBF tells govt

SRINAGAR: The protesting civilians in Budgam district on Friday demanded clarification from the state government on the “contradictory statements” coming from Army and civilian administration. “We recently welcomed the government’s move of offering alternative firing ranges at Gurez and Wadwan to the Army, but we were shocked to read the Army spokesman Lt Col N […]

‘2 cops hurt in stone-pelting’

Srinagar: Two police personnel including a sub-inspector were injured during stone-pelting in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Friday, police said Groups of youths indulged in stone-pelting on police deployment at Khanpora in Baramulla district after Friday prayers injuring a sub-inspector and a cop, a police spokesman said. He said stone-pelting was also reported from Palhallan area […]