Distribution of Vegetable seedlings kick-started at Kitchen Garden Lalmandi

Vegetable production has a potential that not only can contribute to the daily consumption of population but can be adopted for commercial purposes as well: Div. Com Comprehensive plan devised for distribution of 60 lakh seedlings throughout valley during year 2021 : Director Agriculture Kmr. SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir P. K. Pole (I.A.S) today kick-started […]

META holds annual seminar at Tagore Hall

PAMPORE: Mr English Training Academy held its annual seminar for 2021 at Tagore hall in Srinagar. The theme of the seminar was, “dad,please listen to me. ” Mr English Training Academy (META) is training students in spoken English and public speaking. The academy is run by Gowhar Amaan, a resident of Saffron town Pampore. Amaan […]

J&K Tourism Department kick-started extensive Spring, Summer Promotional Campaign

Kashmir Houseboat Owners announce special seasonal offers for tourists BHUBANESWAR: Buoyant by the encouraging rush of Tourists during the winter months, Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Department has kick-started extensive Spring and Summer Tourism promotional campaigns across major cities of the country to pull in the massive domestic tourist market available that is keen to move […]

166 street vendors provided loan under PM SVANidhi in Ramban

RAMBAN: Deputy Commissioner, Ramban, Mussarat Islam, Sunday reviewed the progress of PM SVANidhi, a scheme, launched by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Development to empower street vendors by providing collateral-free working capital loans up to Rs.10,000 per annum in urban areas, including peri-urban and rural areas. Lead District Manager, Ramban, Shakeel Ahmad, informed the […]

State Taxes Department Anantnag organises One Day Training cum Awareness Programme

ANANTNAG: State Taxes Department Anantnag in collaboration with District Administration organised a one day training cum awareness programme for the DDOs on TDS Deduction under JK GST Act 2017, here at Dak Bungalow Khanabal, Anantnag. The programme was presided over by Deputy Commissioner Enforcement South, Syed Shahnawaz as Chief Guest and was attended by DTO, […]

LIC’s authorised capital to be hiked to Rs 25,000 crore to facilitate listing

MUMBAI: The government has proposed to significantly increase the authorised capital of Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) to Rs 25,000 crore to facilitate its listing slated for the next fiscal. Currently, the paid-up capital of the life insurance company with over 29 crore policies is Rs 100 crore. Starting with an initial capital of […]

Skill development programme in medicinal plants commences at SKUAST-K

Srinagar: Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir kick-started a 25-day skill development programme for the educated youth of the valley at the Faculty of Forestry, Benihama, Ganderbal. The programme aimed at enhancing the skills of the educated youth in medicinal plant cultivation, harvesting and postharvest technology organised by SKUAST-K’s Division of Forest Products […]

Muthoot Finance chairman MG George dies at 71

New Delhi: M G George Muthoot, largely credited for making the Muthoot Finance a pan-India and the largest gold loan NBFC, passed away on Friday evening in a freak incidence of falling from the fourth floor of his house. As the chairman of the company, he played a pivotal role in taking Muthoot Finance to […]

Mining Department set to implement Pre-embedded clearance of mineral blocks for PRIs: Dwivedi

JAMMU: In a step towards Ease of Doing Business, the Department of Mining is first time implementing pre-embedded Clearances for allotment of mining blocks in J&K. This was informed in a meeting chaired by M.K. Dwivedi, Commissioner Secretary Mining Department. Earlier, the Clearances from various departments like Environment, Forests, Pollution Control Board, Fisheries, Irrigation and […]

Stone quarry, crusher union protest ban on mining

SRINAGAR: The people who are Associated with the work stone quarrying and stone crushers on Saturday held a protest demonstration here in Srinagar demanding the government to lift the ban on story quarrying activities. The protesting quarry and stone quarry workers and owners from the various areas of the Pampore tehsil assembled here in press […]