Need to address challenges relating to conflict for achieving shared prosperity: Sitharaman

Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said it was necessary to address the challenges of conflict and violence to achieve the twin role of ending extreme poverty and boosting shared prosperity. “Union Finance Minister Smt. @nsitharaman attended Ministerial Dinner for Development Committee members in Washington D.C., today,” the Finance Ministry said in a tweet. […]

63rd Pre-Research Council meet of FVSc&AH, SKUAST Kashmir held

Srinagar: The 63rdPre-Research Council Meet for Faculty of Veterinary Sciences & Animal Husbandry(FVSC&AH), SKUAST Kashmir was held on Thursday Dean’s Conference Hall at Shuhama Alusteng under the Chairmanship of Prof.Sarfaraz Ahmad Wani, Director Research SKUAST-Kashmir. The meeting was Co-chaired by Prof. M.T. Banday, Dean FVSc & AH and was attended by Prof. M.R. Fazili (Associate […]

Faculty of Horticulture also holds meeting

Srinagar: The 63rd Pre- Research Council Meeting for Faculty of Horticulture of SKUAST- Kashmir was held on April 20, 2022 in the meeting hall of Directorate of Research Shalimar, under the chairmanship of Prof. Sarfarz A. wani, Director Research, SKUAST-Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Prof.Shabir Ahmad, Dean FOH, Shalimar and Prof A. H. Mughal, […]

CCIK aghast over frequent power cuts in Ramadhan

Srinagar: Taking a strong note of the unscheduled power cuts in Srinagar and other parts, Chamber of commerce Industry Kashmir (CCIK) expressed concern and said that erratic power schedule at Sehri and Iftiar by the KPDCL is unfortunate, injustice to the people. According to a statement issued to Media, CCIK President Tariq Ghani said that […]

Govt to take action against defaulting EV firms in e-scooter fire accidents: Gadkari

New Delhi: With increasing incidents of electric two-wheelers catching fire, Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday said the government will issue necessary orders on defaulting companies after receiving the report of an expert panel that has been formed to enquire into the matter. In a series of tweets, Gadkari said several mishaps involving electric two-wheelers […]

2 SKUAST-K students selected for Erasmus+ fellowship in Italy

Srinagar: Two students from SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir have been selected for Erasmus+ Fellowship at the University of Padova, Italy. Under the fellowship, the students from the SKUAST-K’s Division of Plant Biotechnology will undergo advanced training in the area of plant proteomics and metabolomics. The programme is a joint student […]

J&K Bank gets latest ISO 27001:2013 Certification with enhanced scope, level

SRINAGAR: In a major boost to its information and cyber security system, J&K Bank has received the latest certification of prestigious ISO 27001:2013 from Intertek – a reputed London-based Total Quality Assurance provider – for being compliant with the best industry standards in terms of privacy and security protocols. While commending the Bank’s Information Security […]

PM Modi announces electric locomotive plant in tribal-dominated Dahod in Gujarat

Dahod (Guj): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that an electric locomotive manufacturing plant with an investment of Rs 20,000 crore would be set up in the tribal-dominated Dahod district of Gujarat. The area, thus, will become a major centre of the Make in India initiative, he said, speaking at a large gathering of […]

SKUAST-Kashmir Directorate of Extension held seed distribution programme at ChuntWaliwar

Srinagar: Directorate of Extension SKUAST-K organized a mega Maize Seed distribution programme for high altitude area of Ganderbal. Director Extension Prof. Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi distributed high yielding hybrid maize seed among the farmers at village ChuntWaliwar Tehsil Lar District Ganderbal on Tuesday. The programme was held under the guidance of Vice Chancellor Prof. Nazir Ahmad […]

Gold declines Rs 317

New Delhi: Gold fell by Rs 317 to Rs 53,177 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, reflecting an overnight correction in international precious metal prices, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal finished at Rs 53,494 per 10 grams. Silver also declined by Rs 476 to Rs 69,984 […]