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Dir Agri inaugurates 7-day DLTP on scientific beekeeping

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Monday inaugurated seven days divisional level training programme (DLTP) on scientific beekeeping under NBHM at Agriculture...

Natural Farming practices find wider adoption in Gurez valley

Srinagar: Natural Farming practices are finding wider adoption among the farming community of Gurez valley. This has been made possible due to the intensive...

Adani hikes stake in two group companies

New Delhi; Billionaire Gautam Adani-led promoter group has increased stake in two of the group’s listed companies, as the ports-to-energy conglomerate continues to work...

New Mahindra Dealership Encash Automotive Inaugurated

Kick Started With Mega Delivery Srinagar: Encash Automotive Pvt. Ltd., on Saturday inaugurated its new Mahindra Dealership at Hyderpora Bypass, Srinagar, J&K. The inaugural ceremony was...

Reliance Jio, Nvidia to develop AI infrastructure in India, for India

New Delhi: Reliance Jio Infocomm and chip maker Nvidia on Friday announced that they will develop India's own foundation large language model (LLM) trained...

Govt rolls out 3rd phase of mandatory gold hallmarking in 55 new districts in 17 states/UT

New Delhi: The government on Friday said the third phase of mandatory hallmarking of gold jewellery and artefacts has come into force in 55...

India removes additional duties on certain US products

New Delhi: India has removed additional duties on about half a dozen US products, including chickpeas, lentils and apples, which were imposed in 2019...

One biscuit less in pack, consumer forum in TN directs ITC to pay Rs one lakh as compensation

Tiruvallur (TN): The district consumer forum here has directed ITC Ltd Food Division to pay a sum of Rs one lakh to a consumer...

Govt approves Rs 3,760 cr viability gap fund to promote battery energy storage system

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 3,760 crore viability gap funding for setting up battery energy storage system in the...

FM asks financial entities to ensure customers nominate heirs

Mumbai: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked banks and other financial institutions to ensure that their customers must update nominees to help resolve...

India’s power consumption grows by over 16 pc to 151.66 bn units in Aug

New Delhi: The country's power consumption grew by over 16 per cent to 151.66 billion units in August this year compared to that of...

Vistara expresses regret over an incident involving blind woman passenger

New Delhi: Vistara has expressed regret about the incident involving a blind woman passenger who allegedly had to wait for a long time to...

Hyundai launches N brand’s 1st EV model Ioniq 5 N

New Delhi: Hyundai Motor on Monday launched the N brand’s first all-electric model, the Ioniq 5 N, in the domestic market as it accelerates...

Dir Agri Kashmir takes stock of paddy, other crops in Anantnag

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Sunday visited different paddy fields of Anantnag district and took stock of the agriculture scenario in...

Dir Fisheries review projects under CAPEX, HADP progs

Srinagar: In light of the recent reorganization of the Public Works (R&B) Department, which included the incorporation of the Departmental Engineering wing, a crucial...

Walmart paid $3.5 bn to buy Flipkart shares from Binny Bansal, Tiger Global & others

New Delhi: Retail giant Walmart has paid around $3.5 billion to acquire shares in e-commerce major Flipkart from non-controlling stakeholders, including co-founder Binny Bansal...

India’s imports of Russian oil fall to seven-month low in Aug

New Delhi: India's import of cheap Russian oil plunged to lowest in seven months in August as monsoon rains dampened demand, industry data showed. The...

Police arrests owner of bakery shop for selling expired bakery goods

Baramulla: To safeguard the health and well-being of the general public, police have arrested a bakery shop owner involved in selling expired and noxious...

Awareness prog on women hygiene & health held at Directorate of Agriculture

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Saturday presided over an awareness programme on 'Women Hygiene and Health' at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi Srinagar. The...

JKP, JKB sign MoU; Bank to provide preferential banking services & benefits to J&K Police personnel

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Police and Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) wherein the bank will provide...

Dir Agri visits Saffron growing areas of Pampore

Pulwama: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal on Friday visited saffron growing areas of Pampore including Munpora, Wuyan, Androosa and interacted with the saffron...

RBI says 93 pc of Rs 2000 notes returned to banks

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday said that as much as 93 per cent of Rs 2000 currency notes that were in circulation on...

Moody’s raises India’s growth forecast to 6.7 pc for 2023

New Delhi: Moody's Investors Service on Friday raised India's growth projection for 2023 calendar year to 6.7 per cent citing upside to growth performance...

Dir Agri kick-starts sowing operations at floriculture section Lalmandi

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Thursday kick-started sowing operations of winter annual flower seeds at floriculture section Lalmandi Srinagar. Speaking on the...

Director JKEDI conducts extensive tour of Shadab Karewa

Shopian: Director, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, who is also the Prabhari Officer of Shadab Karewa, Shopian on Thursday...

Tea production rises 6.2% at 165 million kg in July 2023

Kolkata: Tea production in the country increased marginally by 6.2 per cent at 165.01 million kilogramme during July 2023 as compared to 155.29 million...

SKUAST-K Vice-Chancellor Professor Nazir Ahmad Ganai lays foundation stones for training Hall and Tribal farmers Hostel at KVK Zanskar

Srinagar:Vice-Chancellor Professor Nazir Ahmad Ganai along with Director Extension Professor Dil Mohammad Makdoomi and Director Planning & Monitoring/Estate Officer Dr. Haroon R. Naik visited...

Austrian scientist visits Saffron Karewas of Pampore, lifts soil sample for research on spice

Pampore: Renowned Austrian Scientist, Dr Micha Horacek visited Pampore and Chandhara Karewas in South Kashmir's Pulwama district and lifted the soil sample to study...

Dir Agri inaugurates Hi-tech Polyhouses in Budgam

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Wednesday inaugurated Hi-tech Polyhouses under vegetable clusters at Narkara Budgam. On his visit, the Director monitored the...

Agri Dept organizes two-day seminar on transformation of beekeeping

Kupwara: The Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Kupwara on Wednesday organized a Seminar on the title ‘Transformation of Bee Keeping’, at Town Hall,...

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