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KCCI delegation meets Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir

SRINAGAR: A delegation of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) led by its President, Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad today met Director Handicrafts & Handloom,...

Navin Choudhary reviews working of Agriculture, allied departments

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department (AP&FW), Navin Kumar Choudhary, said that several innovative schemes are on anvil to enhance and...

Principal Secretary I&C chairs meetings regarding sanction of cases under CPI, CCIIAC, IDS

JAMMU: Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce (I&C), Ranjan Prakash Thakur, chaired separate meetings of State Level Committees regarding sanction of subsidy cases under Central...

Samoon reviews status of different components of Skill Development Department

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the status of different components of SDD...

Rupee surges 19 paise to 72.77 against USD

Mumbai: The rupee strengthened by 19 paise to end at 72.77 against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking weakness in the American currency in...

Gold declines Rs 102, silver also tumbles Rs 269

New Delhi: Gold dipped Rs 102 to Rs 48,025 per 10 gram in the national capital on Tuesday amid rupee appreciation, according to HDFC...

SKUAST-K commemorates ‘International Day of Biodiversity

Srinagar: Biodiversity plays a major role in maintaining the balance of the earth. It is the foundation of ecosystem services to which human well-being...

18th SAC meeting held at KVK Leh, and Nyoma

Srinagar: The 18th Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting was conducted at KVK Leh and Nyoma. The meeting was chaired by Vice Chancellor SKUAST J&K Prof...

Dir Horticulture Kashmir holds meet for setting up of pesticide, soil testing labs

SRINAGAR: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Monday chaired a meeting regarding establishment of two Pesticide Testing Laboratories and one Soil...

Navin Choudhary launches new E-Plant Clinics, “JMU KHETI” Brand

JAMMU : Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today launched e-Plant clinics in 5 uncovered districts of Jammu division. He...

Dir Agri suspends 29 employees during visit to SMF Allowpora

Shopian: Ensuring the improvement of work culture at all levels, Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today conducted a surprise visit to different offices...

Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra inaugurated at Shopian

SHOPIAN: To Celebrate the Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Diwas-2021, the Chief Planning Officer (CPO) Shopian, Khursheed Ahmed Khatana along with Chief Medical Officer (CMO)...

Sarmad Hafeez reviews ongoing tourism projects

SRINAGAR: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez today reviewed the pace of work on various projects being undertaken by the Tourism Department at various...

Secretary Co-operatives inspects properties of erstwhile JAKFED at Jammu

JAMMU: Secretary, Cooperatives Department, Yasha Mudgal, today visited various places in Jammu city and inspected the land and properties of erstwhile JAKFED. Secretary was accompanied...

KCCI menbers launh socio-economic initiative YANA

SRINAGAR: Members of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Javed Ahmed Tenga, Past President alongwith other affiliated Associations and today launched...

Director Horticulture (P&M) reviews progress of work at Parimpora Mandi

SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture (P&M), Vishesh Mahajan today visited Fruit & Vegetable Market Parimpora where he had a detailed review of developmental activities and also...

Drone deployment by Coal India arm delayed by COVID-19

Kolkata: Deployment of high-end drones at coalfields by CMPDI, a subsidiary of Coal India, is getting delayed due to COVID-induced lockdowns and other restrictions...

China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’ Yuan Longping passes away

Beijing: Chinese scientist Yuan Longping, renowned for developing a hybrid rice strain that vastly improved the grain output in the country, passed on Saturday...

Curfew restrictions impact retail sales; health, hygiene, instant food products pick up

New Delhi: Retailers are having continued growth in health and hygiene category products as well as in food, personal care and home care items,...

Agri Dept Kashmir, JKHPMC committed to safeguard farmer’s interests: Director Agriculture Kashmir/MDJKHPMC

Srinagar: Amid lockdown and lack of availability of regular marketing facilities for the commercial and other vegetable farmers and to protect these farmers from...

DPC Kulgam approves district plan of Rs. 537.99 crore for 2021-22

KULGAM: A meeting of District Planning Committee (DPC) members was today held here at mini-secretariat Kulgam for approval of the district plan for the...

Div Com reviews formation of District Capex, Panchayat, BDC, DDC plan

SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting to review the formation of District Capex, Panchayat, BDC and...

Capacity Building Programme for aspiring dairy entrepreneurs started in Jammu

Interested persons invited to join online courses offered by Stock Assistant Training Institute JAMMU: The Stock Assistant Training Institute, Jammu, has started a Capacity Building...

Dir Horticulture Jammu reviews development activities in districts

JAMMU: Director Horticulture Jammu, Ram Savak, today chaired a meeting of Chief Horticulture Officers of Jammu Division to review the progress of various developmental...

Covid crisis in India a warning of possible events in other low- and middle-income countries: IMF

Washington: Observing that the ongoing "catastrophic" second wave of COVID-19 in India is a sign that the worst may be yet to come, the...

Apple CEO faces tough questions about app store competition

San Ramon: Apple CEO Tim Cook described the company's ironclad control over its mobile app store as the best way to serve and protect...

Dir Agri Kashmir visits Anantnag, calls for raising awareness about CSS

Anantnag: Continuing the drive to reach out to the farmers of different districts of Kashmir Division Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal took an...

Dir Horticulture holds meeting for providing subsidy on freight for cherry crop

SRINAGAR: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir, on Friday chaired a meeting regarding subsidy support for transportation of fruits, as the Government of J&K...

Reliance Jio adds up 20 MHz spectrum in AP, Telangana

Hyderabad: Reliance Jio said on Friday that it has successfully implemented additional 20 MHz spectrum across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to enhance subscriber experience. This...

Forex reserves near record high, jump USD 563 mn to USD 590.028 bn

Mumbai: The country's foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 563 million to reach USD 590.028 billion in the week ended May 14, RBI data...

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