SKUAST Kashmir celebrates ‘World Environment Day’

SRINAGAR: World Environment Day 2021 with a theme ‘Ecosystem Restoration.’ was celebrated at main campus Shalimar under the chairmanship of Prof. J. P. Sharma, Honorable Vice-Chancellor SKUAST J&K as a part of formal launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030. Dr Sumati Sharma, the first lady of the Varsity & Chief Scientist at […]

Department of Horticulture holds event to mark day

Srinagar: The Department of Horticulture, Kashmir on Saturday celebrated the world Environment day at the Directorate of Horticulture Kashmir, Rajbagh, Srinagar. Besides Director Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat (KAS), many officers/officials participated in the event. To mark the event the Director planted a fruit plant at the Horticulture complex. On the occasion the director highlighted […]

Tourism Dept celebrates day across Valley

SRINAGAR: The Department of Tourism celebrated World Environment Day today as a pledge to preserve the fragile ecosystem and environment at the tourist destinations for safe and responsible tourism. The main feature of these functions today was the active involvement of stakeholders viz hoteliers, tour operators and service providers who participated in the cleanliness drives, […]

Principal Secretary I&C visits JKI Joinery Unit

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Ranjan Prakash Thakur today visited Government Joinery Mills of Jammu Kashmir Industries Limited located at Pampore and took stock of the working of the unit. On this occasion Managing Director JKI informed that services of reputed designers are being sought so that the products being manufactured are as per […]

Member Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah visits organic vegetable outlet Lalmandi, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The Member of Parliament, Dr. Farooq Abdullah today visited organic vegetable outlet Lalmandi, Srinagar and inspected the stalls at the outlet. On the occasion the MP also held interaction with the progressive organic farmers and buyers besides with some of the successful agri entrepreneurs from different districts of the valley. Speaking on the occasion, […]

CHO Pulwama discusses modalities for formulation of FPOs in the district

PULWAMA: The Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO) Pulwama, Mukesh Sharma today chaired a meeting here to discuss the formation of Farmers Producer Organization (FPOs) in the district. During the meeting, the issues regarding the formation of FPOs in the Horticulture Sector were discussed in detail while DDM NABARD elaborated upon the process for registration and formation […]

GST mop-up tops Rs 1.02 lakh cr in May, crosses Rs 1-trn mark for 8th straight month

New Delhi: GST tax collections remained above Rs 1 lakh crore mark for the eighth straight month in May, indicating that the impact of the devastating second wave of Covid infections on the economy may have been limited. Tax collections on sale of goods and rendering of services in May at Rs 1.02 lakh crore […]

G-7 nations sign key pact to make tech giants pay fair taxes

London: The world’s richest countries signed a landmark agreement Saturday committing them to confronting corporate tax avoidance and making sure that giant tech companies pay their fair share, Britain’s treasury chief said. Rishi Sunak, chancellor of the exchequer, said finance ministers from the Group of Seven leading industrialised nations signed the pact on the second […]

CHO Pulwama discusses modalities for formulation of FPOs in the district

PULWAMA: The Chief Horticulture Officer (CHO) Pulwama, Mukesh Sharma today chaired a meeting here to discuss the formation of Farmers Producer Organization (FPOs) in the district. During the meeting, the issues regarding the formation of FPOs in the Horticulture Sector were discussed in detail while DDM NABARD elaborated upon the process for registration and formation […]

Raise states’ borrowing limits to 5 pc of GSDP sans condition, Bengal urges FM

Kolkata: The West Bengal government on Friday suggested to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman that the borrowing limits of states be raised to 5 per cent of GSDP without any condition to save them from a financial crisis. In a letter to Sitharaman, state Finance Minister Dr Amit Mitra also expressed disappointment over the proposal […]