JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today chaired a meeting of committee constituted for promotion of commercial floriculture in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Floriculture, Parks and Gardens, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad. Principal Secretary stressed on the need to initiate special efforts for promotion of […]
NEW DELHI: Moody’s Investors Service on Monday said the acquisition of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd (NINL) by Tata Steel arm is credit positive because it will increase the subsidiary’s long-steel production capacity and its reserves of iron ore. Last month, Tata Steel had announced winning the bid for acquiring 93.71 per cent stake in Odisha-based […]
Srinagar: Adding to the wide-range of insurance solutions available to customers on its platform, Airtel Payments Bank has started offering Cyber Insurance in partnership with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company. Growth in digital payments and transactions has also led to a surge in online frauds that are becoming increasingly sophisticated. The cyber insurance solution from […]
SRINAGAR: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is known all over the world for Tourism and the tourism sector is one of the main contributors to the GDP of J&K. The Tourism Industry earns huge foreign exchange and provides employment to the thousands of unemployed youth. In order to strengthen and tap the potential […]
Say report aimed at disempowering Kashmiris Srinagar: Political parties on Sunday unanimously rejected the delimitation panel draft report that has proposed massive change in assembly and parliamentary constituencies in Kashmir, saying Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Conference (PC), Apni Party, CPI(M) and Awami National Conference criticised the Delimitation Commission’s draft report that proposed redrawing of boundaries […]
Srinagar: The People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration has convened a meeting of its constituent members in Jammu on 13 February to discuss several issues including Delimitation Commission’s second Draft report, sources said here on Sunday. Sources said that PAGD meeting has been convened by its president and National Conference patron Dr Farooq Abdullah at Jammu, […]
Night curfew to continue from 10 pm to 6 am Srinagar: Authorities on Sunday decided to lift weekend lockdown after decline in Covid-19 cases in Jammu and Kashmir and also allowed coaching centres to take offline classes with 50 percent capacity subject to the condition that both staff as well students are fully vaccinated. According […]
JAMMU: All the vacancies recalled by a recent decision of the Administrative Council shall be referred again to recruitment agencies for fast track recruitment as per the new domicile, reservation and recruitment rules providing equal opportunity to all. “A free, fair and merit based selection shall be quickly ensured,” an official handout said. It is […]
Srinagar: The J&K government has declared two days of state mourning as a mark of respect for prominent singer Kumari Lata Mangeshkar, who passed away in Mumbai this morning. “As a mark of respect to Kumari Lata Mangeshkar, who has passed away, the Government of India has decided that there shall be two days of […]
400 Health Infrastructure Projects worth Rs. 7177 Crores initiated Neonatal mortality down from 23.1 % to 13 %, Infant Mortality rate down to 16.3% from 32.4 % SRINAGAR: As the whole world as well as Jammu and Kashmir is facing an unprecedented challenge due to COVID-19 pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir Administration has amplified the […]