New Delhi: Zupee, India’s largest skill-based casual gaming company, has announced a first-of-its-kind strategic partnership with Jio Platforms Limited. This will entail integration of products and strong synergies in user engagement and distribution in a future-ready ecosystem that will benefit over 450 million users. With this new synergy, the aim is to build an ecosystem […]
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today conducted surprise visit to district Pulwama, District Shopian, Anantnag, Kulgam and Processing Plant at Seed Multiplication Farm Padgampora . Amid heavy snowfall and current weather conditions, Director Agriculture asked the Chief Agriculture Officers of concerned Districts of Kashmir Division to ensure that […]
RAJOURI: A Mannual Chir Pine briquetting machine was today installed by Nowshera Forest Division here at village Bhajwal of Sunderbani Forest Range. The machine has been developed by IIT Rurkee. It is very easy to operate and also potable. Women Men and even elderly persons can easily operate it. The machine was test run by […]
JAMMU: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta and Deputy Governor Reserve Bank of India, M. K. Jain Friday co- chaired the “Special Meeting of J&K UT Level Bankers’ Committee” to review the measures taken by banks in enhancing the flow of credit in UT of J&K. Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Chairman NABARD, Regional […]
BUDGAM: In order to promote the agricultural sector, the Government has launched various schemes, initiatives and other farmer empowerment policies from time to time. Sub- Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM), is one such scheme under which farm machinery/ equipment is issued to individual farmers or SHGs on subsidized rates and 40% and 80% subsidies are […]
NEW DELHI: Bank officers’ union AIBOC has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to consider bankers as the frontline workers for administering booster shots amid rising COVID-19 cases across the country. In a letter addressed to the Finance Minister, All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC) also suggested the implementation of a 5-day week to break the […]
NEW DELHI: The Union Home Ministry has restored the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) registration of the Missionaries of Charity, days after revoking it following some “adverse inputs”. A home ministry official said that with the restoration of the FCRA licence, the Kolkata-based famed organisation will be able to receive foreign fundings and can also […]
Colombo: A top state-owned bank in Sri Lanka on Friday paid USD 6.9 million to a Chinese company to settle a longstanding dispute triggered over its fertiliser shipment that was rejected by Colombo after it was found to be contaminated. The announcement came ahead of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s visit to Colombo during the […]
SRINAGAR: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry is deeply concerned at the spike in Covid Positive cases in Jammu & Kashmir. An analysis of the spread of 3rd Covid Wave in Jammu & Kashmir can be directly linked to ignoring prescribed protocols by certain individuals amongst us. Now, after previous lockdown stands squandered away […]
Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir held a daylong workshop on “Universities’ Changing Role in Innovation Development” in which prominent innovation researchers and industry experts held sessions with the students. he workshop was organised by the university’s Faculty of Horticulture in coordination with the World Bank-ICAR funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project […]