SRINAGAR: The Parents Association of Private Schools Kashmir (PAPSK) has expressed profound disappointment and dismay over the recent transport order issued by the Committee for Fixation & Regulation of Fee of Private Schools (FFRC) J&K. A PAPSK spokesperson in a statement said, “This order, mandating that private schools charge 50% of transport fees during winter […]
ANANTNAG: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday visited Seed Multiplication Farm Padgampora Anantnag and took stock of the progress on the implementation of different programs in the farm. He visited different sections of the farm and reviewed the various interventions adopted there. Speaking on the occasion, Director Agriculture said the departmental farms are […]
NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said despite the moderation seen in first quarter gross domestic product growth (GDP), the Indian economy is likely to achieve full year growth of 7.2 per cent as projected. Speaking at the FIBAC banking conference, the Governor said, “Fundamental growth drivers of the Indian economy […]
NEW DELHI: Benchmark indices ended lower on Thursday with Nifty at 25,150 with shares of select heavyweights such as Reliance Industries and Bharti Airtel ending up as the top drags. At close, the Sensex was down 151.48 points or 0.18% at 82,201.16, and the Nifty was down 53.60 points or 0.21% at 25,145.10. The mid […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) has expressed its solidarity with the fruit growers of Kulgam and Shopian, whose orchards were devastated by high-speed winds on Monday. “These strong winds ravaged large areas across the districts, knocking ripened apples from trees in orchards spread over thousands of kanals. Some of the hardest-hit […]
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Shailendra Kumar held a comprehensive review meeting on Wednesday at the Agriculture Complex, Lalmandi here. The meeting brought together directors, joint directors, provincial heads, scheme heads, and sectoral officers from the Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal and Sheep Husbandry, and Fisheries departments. The review focused on physical and financial achievements under the Holistic Agriculture […]
Meeting focused on physical, financial achievements, prompt utilization of funds, transparency in expenditures SRINAGAR: Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chawdhry Mohammad Iqbal on Tuesday held a comprehensive meeting with joint directors, provincial heads, scheme heads, and chief agriculture officers from various districts at the Agriculture Complex in Lalmandi, Srinagar. The meeting focused on reviewing the physical […]
NEW DELHI: Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has observed a significant rise in spam calls, with over more than 7.9 lakh complaints reported against Unregistered Telemarketers (UTMs) in the first half of the year 2024 (January to June). Taking this issue seriously, TRAI had issued stringent directives to all Access Providers on 13th August […]
Mamata, BJP spar over RG Kar, Kamduni, Hathras, Unnao KOLKATA: The Bengal Assembly on Tuesday passed the state’s new anti-rape legislation unanimously, but not without drama. The Assembly session witnessed a ruckus when the government tabled the Aparajita Woman and Child (West Bengal Criminal Laws Amendment) Bill, 2024. Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari raised the […]
NEW DELHI: Union Minister for Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav said here on Tuesday that more than 52 crore saplings have been planted across the country so far under the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign. “Another milestone achieved in the tree plantation Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam campaign. Initiated after a clarion call […]