Indian carriers face tough time as employees’ anger over low salaries well up

New Delhi: Indian carriers which were looking forward to sunny days with the receding of COVID-19 pandemic have hit serious turbulence, as they are now faced with an issue they left unaddressed in the past two years – employees’ disaffection over low pay. A significant section of aircraft maintenance technicians of IndiGo and Go First […]

Tomar says incomes of lakhs of farmers doubled in 8 years; releases success stories of 75k farmers

New Delhi: Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said incomes of lakhs of farmers have doubled in the last eight years with all-round efforts made by the governments at the Centre and states, scientists and the farming community. Tomar also released an e-book prepared by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), documenting the […]

IOC enters niche segment with Bikers Cafe to meet biking rush

New Delhi: As competition in fuel retailing grows, state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has launched a unique Bikers Cafe to cater to the needs of biker expeditions to the Himalayas as it looks to retain its market leadership with differentiated offerings tailored for various consumer sets. Officials said the first such offering has been started […]

94th ICAR Foundation Day celebrated across SKUAST-Kashmir KVKs

Srinagar: ICAR celebrated its 94th Foundation Day & Awards Ceremony – 2022 on Saturday which was telecasted live from ICAR-NewDelhi. Director Extension Prof. Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi who supervised the programme here with all the KVKs of SKUAST-Kashmir along with the progressive farmers whose DFI was published by ICAR participated in the programme for viewing the […]

Jamkash Vehicleades unveils the most admired SUV Hot and Techy Brezza

Srinagar: Jamkash Vehicleades (Kashmir) Pvt Ltd (Group) PAN India No. 3 Dealer on Saturday unveiled an All New feature packed Hot and Techy avatar of the country’s most loved compact SUV – Brezza. The chief guest for the occasion was Syed Shafat Hussain Rufai (JK Bank President C&B operations Kashmir Div), Riyaz Ahmad Wani (JK […]

Director Horticulture Kashmir tours various areas of Budgam

SRINAGAR: In his continuous effort to reach out to the farming community, the Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir today toured various areas of district Budgam. At the outset, the Director visited a private walnut nursery at Chattergam and Sabzar HD Apple Nursery, Bugam. He appreciated the work being done by the nursery growers and stressed […]

Cooperative Societies engines of Rural Economy: Yasha Mudgal

RAMBAN: Describing cooperative movement as engine of rural economy, Secretary Cooperatives, Yasha Mudgal, on Saturday asked the District Administration to engage more youth in setting up of viable Cooperative Societies across the UT of Jammu & Kashmir. The Secretary made these remarks during a function – Sehkar Se Samridhi – here today to felicitate the […]

Suzuki V-Strom 250 launched in Kashmir

Srinagar: Jamkash Suzuki on Saturday unveiled The Master of adventure bike Vstrom- SX The chief guest for the occasion was Syed Shafat Hussain Rufai (President JK Bank C&B operations Kashmir Div), Riyaz Ahmad Wani (JK Bank Head Cluster-1 Srinagar) Directors of Jamkash Suzuki Irfan Ahmad Narwaroo and Aawan Ahmad Narwaroo in presence of officials of […]

Northeast will play pivotal role in making India frontline nation in world: Jitendra Singh

Jammu: Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Friday said that northeast and other hilly regions will play pivotal role in making India a frontline nation in the world. Addressing a rally in Kishtwar virtually from here, he called upon the citizens to motivate the youth to avail maximum benefit of the startup avenues in aroma mission, […]

Digi Pay Sakhi scheme providing financial access to remote areas with transparency

SRINAGAR: Digi Pay Sakhi Scheme is providing financial access to the people of remote areas of Jammu and Kashmir with greater transparency. The people belonging to the village areas now are able to take the benefit of the additional banking and financial services. It is one of the initiatives that has been started by the […]