V-C lauds IDP-SKUAST-K team for outstanding performance Srinagar: SK University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir has been placed among the top three best performing State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) of the country for the progress achieved under the World Bank-funded National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) for institutional development in 2020-21. The performance of 58 […]
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inspected one of the biggest mushroom cluster unit having 1700 bags established under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP) at Khimbar Srinagar. Director Agriculture said establishing of such clusters will provide a dignified livelihood to the interested mushroom growers, for which Department is committed in devising a composite strategy […]
Demand exemption of bank interest, electricity fees, other taxes Srinagar: Traders have unanimously demanded concessions from the government in electricity fees, bank interest and other taxes, sayingthe working days have been limited to one day a week. Kashmir Trade Alliance President Ajaz Shahdhar, Shahar Khas Traders Coordination Committee President Bashir Ahmed Kenu and City Traders […]
Shopian: The J&K Government this year has made special arrangements for transport subsidy to ferry Kashmiri cherry to different parts of India. The arrangements include 25 percent subsidy to farmers who opt for air traffic and refrigerator trucks to send their cherry to other parts of India. Director Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat told Kashmir […]
No paucity of drugs or vaccines, experts from DIL Nowshera deputed for surveillance on disease outbreak SRINAGAR: Following reports of the cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Kashmir, the Directorate of Sheep Husbandry Kashmir has informed all the Sheep farmers of the division not to panic and take necessary preventive measures as the […]
KISHTWAR: Divisional Commissioner Jammu Dr Raghav Langer today visited the far off Sinthan top and Paddar area and inspected various potential tourism destinations there, besides taking first hand appraisal of progress on developmental works. Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Ashok Sharma, Chief Executive Officer, Kishtwar Development Authority/SDM Chatroo Inderjeet Singh Parihar, GM(P) NHIDCl, Parveen Ahlawat, besides other […]
BARAMULLA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan, today visited Baramulla district where he inaugurated Micro-Irrigation System at Intensive Vegetable Cluster, Sadderbal Palhalan, Pattan besides launching a special programme for revival of local Chilli known as ‘Lal Mirchi’. Advisor was accompanied by Director Agriculture and other senior functionaries. After the inauguration, Advisor interacted with some […]
New Delhi: The number of active internet users in the country is likely to grow nearly 45 per cent to 900 million by 2025 compared to 622 million as of last year, an IAMAI-Kantar Cube report released on Thursday said. According to the report, rural India may have a higher number of internet users compared […]
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare and Horticulture department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today chaired a meeting of State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) regarding finalization of scale of finance. Principal Secretary had an elaborate discussion on fixation of scale of financing for different crops for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He asked […]
SRINAGAR: The YANA Initiative of the KCC&I Relief Trust yesterday undertook a major distribution program of food kits in IICT Grounds Baghi Ali Mardan Khan for the stakeholders of the handicrafts sector including artisans and weavers of Srinagar City. The program was jointly presided over by Zubair Ahmad Mir, Director IICT and Abdul Hamid Punjabi, […]