Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Potato Seed Development Farm Sedow

SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal along with Potato Development Officer Kashmir today visited high altitude Potato Seed Multiplication Farm Sedow. During the visit, the Director inspected all the sections of farm and reviewed the ongoing agriculture practices. He also held interaction with the concerned officers and asked them to adopt latest standard […]

Eicher Tractors Launches Prima G3 – Premium Range of Tractors

Srinagar: Eicher Tractors, from the house of TAFE – Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited, world’s third largest tractor manufacturer, announced the launch of the Eicher Prima G3 Series – all new range of premium tractors for the new-age Indian farmer who demands style, substance and solidity. The Prima G3 is a new series of tractors […]

Horticulture Kashmir organizes special awareness/ training camp at Faqir Gojri, Dara

SRINAGAR: A special awareness/training camp was today organized at Faqir Gojri, Dara in Srinagar district by the Department of Horticulture in response to the recent hailstorm in the area in which huge losses occurred to the fruit crops. A large number of orchardists and members of civil society from the area participated in the camp. […]

Valley’s travel agents hold protest against unethical trade practices by some hoteliers, service providers

Srinagar: Valley’s travel agents Friday held a peaceful sit-in here at Press Enclave to observe a black day and to protest the unethical trade practices by some hoteliers and other service providers in the tourism sector. The sit-in was organised under the banner of Joint Coordination Committee of Travel Trade to highlight the unfair trade […]

SKUAST-K celebrates ‘International Day of Plant Health’

Experts caution about importing plant material via e-Commerce Srinagar: Experts at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science & Technology of Kashmir Thursday warned about importing plant material through e-commerce channels without proper quarantine and phytosanitary controls as such products have high chances of spreading various diseases. The experts were speaking at an event held to commemorate […]

India to send trade delegations to nine countries to boost wheat exports

New Delhi: India will send trade delegations to nine countries including Morocco, Tunisia, and Indonesia to explore possibilities of boosting wheat shipments as it targets to export 10 million tonnes of the grain in 2022-23. The commerce ministry has set up a task force on wheat exports with representatives from various ministries, including commerce, shipping […]

Tourism Department cracks whip on erring service providers

Deptt. slaps fine on Lalit, Taj for exorbitant rates, other service deficiencies SRINAGAR: Continuing with its efforts to check overpricing of tourism services by service providers, a team of officers of the Tourism Department conducted checks of various hotels in the city to check the services and their pricing being offered to visitors. During the […]

Traders Federation Kreeri calls on DC Baramulla Flag-off various issues

BARAMULLA: A delegation of Traders Federation Kreeri headed by its chairman, Syed Noorudin Andrabi today called on Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar at her office Chamber here. The visiting delegation warmly welcomed her on assuming charge as Deputy Commissioner Baramulla and also briefed her with regard to various issues and demands of […]

KTA decries proposed power tariff hike

Srinagar: Kashmir Traders Alliance (KTA) has decried the proposed power tariff proposal submitted by KPDCL before Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission. President, KTA Aijaz Ahmad Shahdhar said that the proposed power tariff hike is like adding insult to the injury. “Business community in particular and common people in general is passing through tough times due to […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Floriculture Development Farm Nunnar Ganderbal

Ganderbal: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Floriculture Development Farm Nunner Ganderbal. He moved to different blocks of the farm and was briefed by the concerned Farm Manager, Technical Experts about different ornamental, medicinal plants cultivated in the farm. Various latest interventions adopted and introduced during the cultivation of ornamental and medicinal plants […]