Mela on “Be Rozgar Se Swarozgar Yojana” held at Block Chittergul Anantnag

ANANTNAG: A mega mela under the theme ‘Berozgaar se Swa-Rozgar” was held at BHQ Chittergul. At the occassion, a gathering of enthusiastic young entrepreneur was sensitized about the different schemes run through different line departments , eligibilty criteria, choice of business they can opt and avenues in different schemes for self employment. Around 300 local […]

Gold tumbles Rs 302; silver declines Rs 81

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday tumbled Rs 302 to Rs 46,848 per 10 gram reflecting an overnight decline in international precious metal prices along with rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 47,150 per 10 gram. Silver also dipped Rs 81 […]

Agri Dept Jammu launches 2nd Crop Insurance Week Celebration

IEC van flagged off for mass awareness JAMMU: To mark the celebration of 2nd Crop Insurance / PMFBY Week under Bharat Ka Amrut Mahatsav-India@75 campaign, a function was held today at Krishi Bhawan Jammu. An Information Education and Communication (IEC)Van was flagged off by Director of Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare K. K. Sharma. The […]

Rupee gains 22 paise against USD on positive macro data, expected FII flows

Mumbai: The rupee rose by 22 paise to close at 74.91 against the US dollar on Wednesday as positive economic data and a weak American currency in the overseas markets boosted investor sentiment. Stronger emerging market currencies, expected foreign fund inflows into IPOs and strong gains in domestic equities also supported the local unit. At […]

Nov GST mop up at Rs 1.31 lakh cr; second highest since roll out

New Delhi: Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in November grew 25 per cent to Rs 1.31 lakh crore — second highest since its implementation — indicating economic recovery with normalisation of business activity and increased compliance, a finance ministry statement said on Wednesday. This is the fifth month in a row that the revenues […]

New Bill on cryptocurrency to be introduced after Cabinet approval: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government is working out a new Bill on cryptocurrency which will be placed in the ongoing session of Parliament after approval of the Union Cabinet. The ongoing winter session is scheduled to end on December 23. Replying to a series of questions in the Rajya […]

21 days winter school concluded at SKUAT-K

SRINAGAR: Twenty one days winter school on Geospatial Technology towards Sustainable Future and Development concluded today on 30th November 2021. J.P Sharma Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-K was chief guest of the valedictory function. Prof, Dil Mohammad Makhdoomi was guest of honour and DrShamitaMumar, Prof and Vice Principal institute of Environmental Education and Research (IEER) Pune was distinguished […]

Virtual gaming arena comes up at Lal Chowk

Srinagar: A first of its kind e-Sports gaming center is now in the city with a host of games that the kids and even adults can play under one roof at the Pavilion Gaming Center at Maulana Azad Road in city centre Lal Chowk. The facility has been established on 4000 square feet by two […]

India’s GDP growth at 8.4 pc in July-Sept

New Delhi: India’s economic growth slowed to 8.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2021-22, mainly due to waning low base effect, official data showed on Tuesday. The GDP growth in April-June quarter this fiscal stood at 20.1 per cent. The Indian economy had contracted by 24.4 per cent in April-June last year. The […]

DDC Kupwara reviews District Capex Budget Kupwara

KUPWARA: A joint meeting of District Development Council Kupwara and Officers of District Administration Kupwara was held here today under the Chairmanship of District Development Council (DDC) Chairman, Irfan Sultan Panditpori. The Vice Chairman DDC, Haji Farooq Ahmad Mir and Chief Executive Officer/ Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC), Altaf Ahmad Khan; DDC Members, BDC Chairpersons […]