Dir Agri Kashmir visits Anantnag, calls for raising awareness about CSS

Anantnag: Continuing the drive to reach out to the farmers of different districts of Kashmir Division Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal took an extensive visit of district Anantnag and chaired a review meeting with officers and officials of the District. On this occasion Director Agriculture emphasized that awareness with respect to different centrally sponsored […]

Dir Horticulture holds meeting for providing subsidy on freight for cherry crop

SRINAGAR: Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, Director Horticulture Kashmir, on Friday chaired a meeting regarding subsidy support for transportation of fruits, as the Government of J&K (UT) has earmarked funds for the said purpose. The meeting was attended by the officers of Department of Horticulture, Kashmir, representative of Horticulture Planning and Marketing, J&K, President Fruit Growers Association, […]

Reliance Jio adds up 20 MHz spectrum in AP, Telangana

Hyderabad: Reliance Jio said on Friday that it has successfully implemented additional 20 MHz spectrum across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh to enhance subscriber experience. This would add upto the existing 40 MHz spectrum and enhance the total spectrum availability in the region by 50 per cent, a press release from the company said. In the […]

Forex reserves near record high, jump USD 563 mn to USD 590.028 bn

Mumbai: The country’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 563 million to reach USD 590.028 billion in the week ended May 14, RBI data showed on Friday. The reserves had touched a lifetime high of USD 590.185 billion in the week ended January 29, 2021. In the previous week ended May 7, 2021, the reserves […]

NHPC Dulhasti Power Station commissions 500 KW Solar Power Plant

SRINAGAR: NHPC Dulhasti Power Station has installed a 500 KW solar power plant in Semna Residential Complex of Power Station. This 500 KW solar power plant was commissioned by Nirmal Singh, General Manager (In-charge), Dulhasti Power Station today in the presence of R.N. Sharma, General Manager (Civil), Surendra Kumar Mishra, General Manager (Electrical) and other […]

RBI to transfer Rs 99,122 crore as dividend to govt

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Friday decided to transfer Rs 99,122 crore as surplus to the exchequer, a move that will help the government to channelise more resources to combat the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The decision to transfer the surplus amount for the accounting period of nine months ended March 31, 2021 was […]

KCCI delegation suggests measures for supporting trade, commerce with DC

SRINAGAR: A delegation of members of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry led by Javed Ahmed Tenga, former President, Friday held a detailed meeting with Mohammed Aijaz, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar and Chairman of the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA). The meeting was for following up on issues regarding trade, commerce and industry raised in […]

Tripura wants its teas to be auctioned again in Bangladesh, stopped since 1965 war with Pakistan

Agartala: The tiny state of Tripura which has a century old tea growing history wants its teas to be auctioned again in Bangladesh, 56-years after exports through East Pakistans Chittagong tea auction centre stopped in the aftermath of the 1965 war. Tea growers in Tripura want to sell their teas through neighouring Bangladeshs Sreemangal tea […]

IT Dept to launch new e-filing portal for taxpayers on Jun 7

New Delhi: The Income Tax Department is expected to launch a new e-filing web portal for taxpayers, which they use to file routine ITRs and perform other tax-related works, early next month, officials said on Thursday. The existing web portal will be shut for six days between June 1-6. Officials said the new portal will […]

Director Agriculture visits vegetable clusters of sub division Srinagar

Srinagar: To preserve the biodiversity and ecological balance in the region the organic cultivation of vegetables and other crops would play a key role in this direction, these views were expressed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal during his visit to the high potential vegetable clusters of Maloora, Tengpora, Sangam of zone Qamarwari Sub […]