SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar and two Ministers of State held interactions with farmers, horticulturists, agriculture scientists and other stakeholders to get first hand appraisals of numerous welfare schemes and policies being taken in the region. The Minister was accompanied by his two deputies—Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture & […]
WB Tourism trade fraternity pledges its commitment to J&K SRINAGAR: The J&K Tourism Department organised a promotional event at Kolkatta in which all the prominent heads of travel trade associations, local media and senior officials from the Tourism Department of West Bengal participated. The J&K Tourism Department team was represented by Waseem Raja, Additional Secretary, […]
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr. Asgar Samoon, today held a meeting to review progress on projects taken up under Capex Budget 2021-22 besides reviewing admission process in government polytechnics and ITIs of J&K. The meeting was attended by Director SDD J&K, CE R&B Kashmir, Secretary BOTE J&K, Principals of Government Polytechnics of J&K, […]
SRINAGAR: Directorate of Extension organized two days exposure visit for a group of 70 farm women from Ladakh UT belonging from Kargil and Zanskar. The theme of the training programme was “integrated farming system, approaches for income generation and sustainability”. The programme was conducted under the directions of Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor SKUAT J&K Prof. J. P […]
ANANTNAG: As many as 12 vehicles were today handed over to the beneficiaries under 2nd Phase of Customised Livelihood Generation, Mumkin Scheme, at Dak Bungalow Khanabal, here. Beneficiaries hailing from different areas of the district have been allotted the vehicles. Earlier, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) also Chairman DLIC Anantnag, Dr. Piyush Singla took detailed […]
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday hiked the minimum support price for wheat by Rs 40 to Rs 2,015 per quintal to boost production as well as farmers’ income and asserted that the system of purchasing crops at support prices will continue. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, […]
SRINAGAR: The Workshop on Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centre (ACABC) was held at Faculty of Agriculture Wadura on Wednesday under the theme of “Atma Nirbhar Bharat” focusing the self-employment mind set up for the agriculture graduates. The workshop aimed to tap the expertise available in the large pool of agriculture graduates. The workshop was attended by […]
SRINAGAR: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review various activities being undertaken by the Tourism Department to highlight and promote new tourist destinations. Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department along with MD, JKTDC, and concerned officers of the Department participated in the meeting. It was informed that the Tourism Department is […]
GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today reviewed the progress of works proposed under District Capex Budget 2021-22 and B2V3 works. The meeting discussed detailed proposals under the District Capex Plan, 2021-22 including physical status of projects targeted for completion in the current fiscal and took a comprehensive review on the progress of […]
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated a training program for the progressive women farmers of Kargil district who are on an exposure visit to Kashmir Valley. At the inaugural function, the Director welcomed the group of 60 women farmers and appreciated their participation in the training program. During his interaction with […]