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NHPC Dulhasti Power Station commissions 500 KW Solar Power Plant

SRINAGAR: NHPC Dulhasti Power Station has installed a 500 KW solar power plant in Semna Residential Complex of Power Station. This 500 KW solar...

RBI to transfer Rs 99,122 crore as dividend to govt

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday decided to transfer Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to the exchequer, a move that will help the government...

KCCI delegation suggests measures for supporting trade, commerce with DC

SRINAGAR: A delegation of members of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Javed Ahmed Tenga, former President, Friday held a detailed...

Tripura wants its teas to be auctioned again in Bangladesh, stopped since 1965 war with Pakistan

Agartala: The tiny state of Tripura which has a century old tea growing history wants its teas to be auctioned again in Bangladesh, 56-years...

IT Dept to launch new e-filing portal for taxpayers on Jun 7

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department is expected to launch a new e-filing web portal for taxpayers, which they use to file routine ITRs...

Director Agriculture visits vegetable clusters of sub division Srinagar

Srinagar: To preserve the biodiversity and ecological balance in the region the organic cultivation of vegetables and other crops would play a key role...

Farmers in Pampore see inter-cropping of Saffron and Kala Zeera as means to double income

PAMPORE: With Kala Zeera cultivation getting popular among Saffron farmers in Pampore, who now see a better return on the crop along with their...

SKUAST holds webinar on World Bee Day

Srinagar: Directorate of Extension/SAMETI conducted a one day webinar on the occasion of World Bee Day in conjunction with the KVKs of Kashmir and...

Director Horticulture tours fruit growing areas of Pulwama

Srinagar: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Thursday conducted an extensive tour of the district Pulwama. Director Horticulture along with Chief Horticulture Officer,...

Samba leading in Agriculture marketing activities

SAMBA: The Agriculture sector is continuing to scale progress to new heights as orchardists are successfully growing crops and infusing much needed vigour in...

A case for lives & livelihoods: Safely continuing the infrastructure projects will help return our economy to health

Rajiv Kumar There is a strong case for continuing large-scale construction and infrastructure projects where there is good capacity to control the spread of infections. On...

LG releases Finance Department’s Annual Report

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday released “Annual Report - Promoting Good Governance” in the form of an e-book compiled by the Finance...

Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K, Director Agriculture Kashmir visits IIKSTC Pampore

Pampore: Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K Prof J P Sharma and Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal visited India International Kashmir Saffron Trade Centre Dussu Pampore....

Visits KVK Pulwama, calls for seamless dissemination of agri-technologies

SRINAGAR: Vice-chancellor SKUAST J&K Prof. J. P. Sharma along with Director Extension Prof. D. M. Maqdoomi, Director Research Prof. Sarfarz Ahmad and associate Directors...

Director Horticulture (P&M) meets fruit Associations

SRINAGAR: Members of Parimpora Fruit Association Srinagar and Fruit Association Shopian today called on Director Horticulture (P&M) Vishesh Mahajan to flag off the issues...

Rupee snaps 3-day winning streak, drops 13 paise to 73.18/USD

Mumbai: Snapping its three-day winning run, the rupee on Wednesday declined by 13 paise to close at 73.18 against the US dollar in line...

KTA demands special economic relief for traders, transporters, industrial units

Srinagar: The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) Wednesday demanded a special economic relief package for the traders , industrial units and transporters of J&K. In a...

DDC Chairman Doda holds preliminary meeting on District Capex budget plan formulation

DODA : District Development Council Chairman, Doda, Dhananter Singh today chaired a preliminary meeting of all the District Development councilors ahead of the formulation...

Director Agriculture along with MD JKHPMC visits vegetable clusters of district Budgam

Srinagar: A joint team of Agriculture Production & Farmer’s Welfare Department and Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (JKHPMC) Ltd led by Director Agriculture...

JK government’s COVID relief half-hearted, discriminatory: NC

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Tuesday rued the selective relief announced by incumbent JK government, saying the discriminatory measure has left...

Dastak: Ambitious Youth engagement program rolled out at Shopian

SHOPIAN: The District Administration Shopian has rolled out ‘Dastak’ first of its kind youth engagement program for providing sustainable livelihood through self-employment to unemployed...

SKUAST-Kashmir,Vice Chancellor holds review meeting of KVKs

Srinagar: A review meeting of Krishi Vigyan Kendras was held today at Directorate of Extension, SKUAST-Kashmir under the chairmanship of Prof. Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi,...

Farooq Khan reviews progress on procurement of wheat for RMS 2021-22

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today convened a meeting to review progress on procurement of wheat crop for the Rabi Marketing Season...

Rupee rises by 17 paise to over 7-week high

Mumbai: The rupee rose by 17 paise to close at a seven-week high of 73.05 against the US dollar on Tuesday, extending its gaining...

Annual Plan 2021-22: Focussed development in Tribal areas

Education, Youth Engagement and Livelihood key priorities: Shahid JAMMU: Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary today chaired a meeting of officers to finalise...

Power consumption grows nearly 19 pc in 1st fortnight of May

New Delhi: Power consumption in the country grew by around 19 per cent in the first fortnight of May to 51.67 billion units (BU)...

‘Kashmiri artisans without work, no help from govt’

Srinagar: Kashmiri artisans who have kept the handicrafts trade alive are facing the most difficult times but the government has not come forward to...

DC Kathua releases Evaluation Study on Start-up Village Entrepreneurship Programme under NRLM

KATHUA: District Development Commissioner Kathua, Rahul Yadav today released Evaluation study on Start Up Village Entrepreneurship Programme (SVEP) under National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)...

McDonald’s plans Rs 100 cr investment to open 30 outlets this fiscal

New Delhi: Westlife Development, which operates McDonald's restaurants in southern and western region in India, plans to invest Rs 100 crore to open up...

Harvesting of vegitable crop begins at Krishi Bhawan Jammu

JAMMU: Director Agriculture Jammu, K. K. Sharma, while inspecting the different interventions being made under the Vegetable Improvement Scheme at Krishi Bhawan Jammu today...

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