Forex reserves rise by USD 889 mn to lifetime high of USD 621.464 bn

Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves increased by USD 889 million to a lifetime high of USD 621.464 billion in the week ended August 6, 2021, RBI data showed on Friday. In the previous week ended July 30, 2021, the reserves had surged by USD 9.427 billion to reach USD 620.576 billion. In the reporting […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir visited Vegetable producing villages of Anantnag District

Anantnag: Vegetable cultivation is a focus area in Kashmir Division, area expansion being taken on large scale for which the department has initiated various farmer friendly programs. These views were expressed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal while inspecting vegetable producing villages of Anantnag District. During the visit Chowdhary Iqbal said a quick evaluation […]

Convener JKTDC retired employees meets MD, TRC Srinagar

SRINAGAR : The Convenor JKTDC Retired employees association Srinagar Mohammad Jabbarr along with the president Mohammadd Yasin Zargar had a meeting with the newly posted Managing Director Syed Fakhruddin (IAS) in his office chambers at TRC Srinagar. During the meeting the Convenor and the president JKTDC retired employees association Srinagar put forth all its demands […]

Navin reviews release, re-validation of funds during 2021-22 under CSS Agri and allied departments

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers’ Welfare Department (AP&FWD), Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting of senior officers to review the release and re-validation of funds during 2021-22 under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes of AP&FWD and allied departments. Director Finance AP&FWD, Director Planning AP&FWD, Director Agriculture Jammu/Kashmir, Director Animal/Sheep Husbandry Jammu/Kashmir and Director […]

Advisor Farooq Khan inaugurates CBBO, gives registration certificates to FPOs at Nud, Samba

JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, today inaugurated Cluster Based Business Organization (CBBO) office besides handing over the registration certificates to the Board of Directors of FPOs at Nud block in Samba district. The event was a step forward towards creating awareness and providing maximum benefit of the scheme to farmers of the area. […]

Rupee recoups loss to end flat against USD

Mumbai: The Indian rupee reversed its intra-day losses to close almost flat at 74.24 against the US dollar on Friday, tracking a strong rally in domestic equities. Besides, a weak American currency against its major rivals and lower crude prices also helped the rupee to recover. At the interbank forex market, the local unit opened […]

Gold jumps Rs 222; silver rallies Rs 100

New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Friday jumped Rs 222 to Rs 45,586 per 10 gram amid a recovery in international precious metal prices and rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 45,364 per 10 grams. Silver also gained Rs 100 to Rs […]

Ramban gets four new bank branches

Two start functioning today at Halla and Rajgarh RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, in presence of local Sarpanch Mehraj Ahmed Khan and senior officers of Jammu and Kashmir Bank inaugurated a new Bank Branch here at Halla area. Zonal Head JK Bank, Rajesh Gupta, Cluster Head JK Bank, Subash Chander and various officials of […]

Irrigation canal lying in disrepair frustrates Shopian village’s ‘green revolution’

Irrigation canal lying in disrepair frustrates Shopian village’s ‘green revolution’

Shopian: Safnagri is the lone village in Shopian district where people grow vegetables instead of fruits, on more than 400 kanals of land in the village, but despite their efforts towards a mini green revolution, they have been denied irrigation facilities by a government that doesn’t seem to care. Villagers in Safnagri told Kashmir Reader […]

NITI Aayog Releases Handbook to Guide EV Charging Infrastructure in India

NEW Delhi: NITI Aayog Thursday released a handbook to guide state governments and local bodies to frame policies and norms towards setting up charging networks for electric vehicles (EV). The objective is to enhance charging infrastructure and facilitate a rapid transition to electric mobility in the country. The Handbook for Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Implementation […]