Dept of Agriculture organizes capacity building training program at Srinagar

Srinagar: To redefine the role and responsibilities of the Agriculture Extension Machinery by suitably up-scaling the up-to-date technical knowhow of the field extension set up, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department Kashmir held a capacity building/training program at Srinagar. Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal inaugurated the program. While delivering his inaugural address Director highlighted […]

Dir Agriculture Kashmir files online, organic certification with APEDA for accreditation

Srinagar: Department is committed in pursuing the Prime Minister’s Vision of promoting zero budget natural farming, to make Agriculture sector economically vibrant and environmentally sustainable the organic farming coupled with natural farming could be a game changer, to promote the natural farming and to increase the scope for trade of organic produce on national as […]

KVK B’gam kick-starts series of training programmes on Scientific sheep, goat rearing

BUDGAM: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Budgam kick started series of trainings from today with the inaugural function of three days training programme on the theme “Scientific Sheep and Goat Rearing and its role in the Subsidiary Occupation Generation” through hybrid mode at KVK campus. The trainings are sponsored by the Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry […]

Stop CEL disinvestment, says Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday accused the Modi government of compromising the country’s strategic interests by selling profitable PSU Central Electronics Limited (CEL) to a private firm with no domain experience. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Gourav Vallabh claimed that the valuation of the CEL using different methods was between Rs 957 […]

Traders body opposes odd-even scheme for Delhi markets

New Delhi: Traders’ body CAIT on Wednesday wrote to Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, terming the ‘odd-even’ scheme for shops impractical and called for markets in the national capital be divided into various zones to open at different timings for smooth conduct of trade. In its letter to Baijal on the Covid restrictions in Delhi, […]

PCCF visits Faculty of Forestry SKUAST

Srinagar: Dr Mohit Gera (IFS), Principal Chief Conservator and Head of Forest Forces (PCCF & HFF) with Conservator of Forests, Irfan Shah (IFS), DFO Sind Owais Farooq, Research Officer (JKFRI) Tariq and other officials from forest department, government of Jammu and Kashmir visited the Faculty of Forestry, Benhama-Watlar, SKUAST-K The visit was to develop collaboration […]

RBI flags Omicron threat to growth; says banks strong enough to face challenges

Mumbai: Though the economy has steadily gained momentum and remained resilient since the second quarter of the current fiscal, the Omicron variant of coronavirus remains the major challenge along with rising inflation pressures, says the Reserve Bank in its second financial stability report. In the foreword to the report released on Wednesday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta […]

J&K to soon have marketing of tribal products, MFP through MSP

NEW DELHI: In order to ensure marketing of tribal products produced by tribal youth, Officer on Special Duty, Mission Youth, Jammu and Kashmir, Dr. Abdul Khabir, today held detailed deliberations with the team of TRIFED at New Delhi. Pertinently, Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs, has announced a scheme for Marketing of Minor Forest Produce (MFP) […]

Labour Deptt organizes two day training programme on labour laws

JAMMU: The Labour Department today organized two day training programme on various labour laws which was inaugurated by Labour Commissioner, Abdul Rashid War. The programme witnessed training sessions on various labour laws by the resource persons and in-house master trainers. Assistant Labour Commissioner and field staff of the department from 10 districts of Jammu division […]

Asiya, a successful dairy farmer considers dairying a solution to growing unemployment

SHOPIAN: Hailing from a family with an agricultural background, there has been no looking back for Asiya Bashir who at the very beginning had the idea of becoming an entrepreneur, supporting her family financially. For Asiya, a graduate and resident of village Chiraath, Shopian, the Department of Animal Husbandry Shopian has become a source of […]