I-T dept raids premises of former NSE MD Chitra Ramkrishna, operating officer Subramanian

New Delhi/Mumbai: The Income Tax Department on Thursday raided the premises of former NSE MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna and group operating officer Anand Subramanian in Mumbai and Chennai as part of a tax evasion investigation against them, official sources said. The searches were aimed at checking and gathering evidence against the two facing charges […]

Govt notifies Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

New Delhi: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Guidelines on Extended Producers Responsibility on plastic packaging under Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016. The guidelines on extended producer responsibility coupled with prohibition of identified single use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, with effect from 1st July 2022, […]

VC KVIB reviews Bankers performance under JKREGP, PMEGP in Jammu division

Board released Margin Money worth Rs 400.49 cr creating jobs for 139964 persons JAMMU, FEBRUARY: Vice Chairperson, J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, today chaired a meeting to review bankers performance under JK Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) and Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) being implemented by the Board […]

Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana enters its 7th year of implementation

New Delhi: The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) has successfully entered its 7th year of implementation with the upcoming Kharif 2022 season, completing 6 years of its implementation since its launch announcement on 18th February 2016 by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi at Sehore, Madhya Pradesh. A flagship scheme of the Government of India, […]

Saudi Arabia keeps lid on oil output as US gas prices rise

Dubai: Saudi Arabia is signalling it isn’t willing to pump more oil and won’t push for changes to an agreement with Russia and other producers that has kept a lid on oil production levels. This has Washington concerned as gasoline prices rise and tensions with Russia over Ukraine fuel market uncertainty. The Biden administration dispatched […]

J&K Bank wins ‘Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiatives’ Award

Will boost our morale as we keep moving towards systemic excellence: MD & CEO SRINAGAR: Continuing its journey towards excellence, J&K Bank has won the ‘Best Digital Financial Inclusion Initiatives’ Award in the prestigious ‘Indian Banks’ Association’s (IBA) ‘17th Annual Banking Technology Conference and Awards: 2020-21.’ In the function that was held virtually on February […]

‘Winter Carnival’ concludes with felicitation ceremony at Kulgam

Event witnesses overwhelming participation of students, tourists, locals KULGAM: The ‘Winter Carnival’ Kulgam, organized by the District Administration Kulgam in collaboration with Tourism Department, Aharbal Development Authority and Forest Division Kulgam concluded today with a colorful felicitation ceremony held at Aharbal, here. The ‘Winter Carnival’ was attended by a galaxy of participants from different walks […]

SKUAST-Kashmir holds an interface of farmers and scientists on organic farming

Srinagar: An interface of progressive organic farmers of the valley and scientists of the organic group in the university had an interaction programme at Shalimar campus wherein both the scientists and the farming community shared their views. Vice-Chancellor Prof.Nazir Ahmad Ganai chaired the session, besidesDirector Extension Prof Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi, Director Research Prof Sarfaraz Ahmad […]

Employees of JK Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation appeal LG for securing their withheld pensionary benefits

SRINAGAR: J&K Handicrafts (Sale & Export) Corporation (Kashmir Government Arts Emporium), Srinagar, Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of J&K have urged the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to felicitate early release of penesionary benefits of employees who had opted for Voluntary retirement In a statement issued here by these employees it said that the corporation […]

Skill Development Programme inaugurated at College of Temperate Sericulture, SKUAST-K, Mirgund

SRINAGAR: Six days skill development trainingprogramme 3rd in series and this time on“Low cost Rearing Technologies for Increasing Farmer’s Income” was inaugurated today on 17th Feb. 2022 at College of Temperate Sericulture,Mirgund, SKUAST-K. Dr. K. A. Sahaf, Head Division of SPS, on inaugural function spoke about the relevance of programme, keeping in view the latest […]