NEW DELHI: The government has received a final dividend of Rs 6,665 crore from privatisation-bound Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) for the 2020-21 fiscal, DIPAM Secretary said on Wednesday. “Govt received final dividend of Rs 6,665 crore from BPCL for the FY 2020-21. This includes special dividend on account of gains especially on sale of […]
Srinagar: Agriculture Production & Farmers welfare Department Kashmir today observed “Vigilance Awareness Week” and an integrity pledge taking ceremony was observed at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, Srinagar. Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today initiated the event at Agriculture Complex Lalmandi, where he along with other senior officers/officials of the Department took pledge. On the occasion […]
NEW Delhi: The Gurugram Zonal Unit (GZU) of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has arrested three persons under the provisions of the GST Act on charges of running multiple fake firms on the strength of fake documents in two different cases. Two persons were arrested from Delhi on 5th and 9th October 2021 on […]
Shopian: After massive damage to apple trees and fruit due to early snowfall on the 23rd of this month, the demand for government compensation is growing among apple growers here in south Kashmir. Orchardists said that even after huge losses, both in trees and fruit, the government was acting as mute spectator to the miseries […]
New Delhi: Limited digital skills, lack of digital competency and engaging students were some of the barriers teachers faced while conducting online classes during Covid times, according to a study by Oxford University Press (OUP). The report, “Addressing the Deepening Digital Divide”, is based on the views of 1,557 school and English language teachers from […]
Ahmedabad: Swedish car maker Volvo on Tuesday launched two new petrol mild-hybrid models of its luxury sedan S90 and the midsize luxury SUV XC60 in the Gujarat market. Both the cars are priced at Rs 61.90 lakh each (ex-showroom) in Gujarat, said Prakash Mishra, Head of Sales, Volvo Car India. He added that these launches […]
New Delhi: State-run Power Grid Corporation of India (PGCIL) on Tuesday said the high voltage direct current (HVDC) power transmission links connecting three states of Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have started commercial operation. The transmission links connect Raigarh in Chhattisgarh; Pugalur, Tamil Nadu and North Trichur, (Kerala), the company said in a BSE filing. […]
SRINAGAR: The Director General, Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today chaired a meeting here to review the preparedness for celebration of Apple Festival-2021 at SKICC Srinagar on 28th and 29th of October, 2021. During the meeting, the Director General said that the main attractions of the programme would be Buyer-Seller meet, Exhibition of local and […]
Srinagar: Three STRY training programmes of one week each were inaugurated today at Directorate of Extension SKUAST-K on “Organic Vegetable Production Technologies for open and Protected Cultivation”, “Quality Seed Production with Special reference to Resistance Breeding for Organic Agriculture” , and “ Milk from Udder to Laboratory Desk”. The programme were held under the guidance […]
BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad on Monday chaired a meeting to review the implementation and registration of unorganized workers on National Database for Unorganized Workers (NDUW)-e-SHRAM portal in Bandipora district. On the occasion, the DC directed the officers of all the departments to register the daily wagers associated with their respective […]