Govt’s ‘virtual fair’ of Kashmiri handicrafts fails to generate sales

Govt’s ‘virtual fair’ of Kashmiri handicrafts fails to generate sales

Srinagar: While online sales of many businesses picked up during the coronavirus lockdown, traditional Kashmiri artisans found no customers on the web portal the government had set up for them in the form of a “virtual fair”. Artisans who would sell their goods through the government’s handicrafts department were told to put up their artefacts […]

RBI holds interest rates, sees economy contracting 9.5% in FY21

RBI holds interest rates, sees economy contracting 9.5% in FY21

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) left key interest rates unchanged on Friday but signalled more easing ahead to support an economy that it sees contracting 9.5 per cent in the current fiscal. The six-member Monetary Policy Committee, with three newly inducted external members, voted unanimously to retain the benchmark repurchase or repo rate […]

Craft Mela at Numaish Gah from October 13

SRINAGAR: In order to provide direct marketing support to maximum number of artisans and weavers of Jammu and Kashmir who have been distressed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the Handicrafts & Handloom Department, Kashmir, is organizing a Craft Mela from October 13 at Numaish Gah (Kashmir Haat), Srinagar, on rotational basis. The Department has urged civil […]

Director Horticulture Kashmir inaugurates Mini Grading Line at Lassipora

SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture Kashmir Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today inaugurated Mini Grading Line at Lassipora, Pulwama and Zawoora Shopian. He also visited Pulwama and Shopian where harvest season of Apple crop is going on, and directed Horticulture field staff to aware the public for proper scientific harvesting methods. The Director informed that practice of grading yields […]

HDFC Bank takes ‘FestiveTreats 2.0’ to rural India

Mumbai: HDFC Bank today took its festive offers to the most remote parts of the country. It launched the semi-urban and rural phase of ‘Festive Treats’, its annual financial services dhamaka through the Government of India’s Common Service Centres (CSC)network. Through the network of 1.2lakh village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) enrolled with CSC, customers in these […]

Gold, silver jump tracking strong global trends

New Delhi: Gold prices rose Rs 236 to Rs 51,558 per 10 gram in the national capital on Friday following a positive trend in the international market, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, gold had closed at Rs 51,322 per 10 gram. Silver prices also jumped Rs 376 to Rs 62,775 per kilogram […]

Relief & Revival package for J&K’s business sector

JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce Department, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, today reviewed progress on relief and revival package for revival of business sector of Jammu and Kashmir announced by Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, on the basis of a report of the Committee constituted for the same. Dwivedi dealt with all the points of action pertaining […]

Sarmad Hafeez reviews functioning of Tourism Directorate Jammu

Interacts with travel trade fraternity members JAMMU: Secretary, Tourism, Culture, Youth Services& Sports, Sarmad Hafeez chaired a maiden review meeting of the Directorate of Tourism, Jammu. Earlier, Secretary Tourism & Culture visited Bagh-e-Bahu, and inspected the prestigious project “Musical Water Fountain with Light & Sound Show” being taken up under PMDP by the Directorate at […]

Agri Dept raids godowns, premises to check spurious fertilizers, pesticides, seeds

SRINAGAR: The Department of Agriculture Kashmir has make it a resolve to have spurious free pesticides, fertilizers and seed shops in valley for the farmers welfare, in this context, Law Enforcement Agency of Agriculture Department has started a valley wide special drive headed by Director Law Enforcement Abdul Rahim Samoon. During the day long drive […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir inaugurates Seed Production Office at Lalmandi

SRINAGAR: In an effort to provide the basic facilities and good working environment to the employees, Director Agriculture Kashmir Altaf Aijaz Andrabi today inaugurated a pre-fabricated Seed Production Office at Kitchen Garden Lalmandi, here. The Director Agriculture on the occasion reiterated the commitment of providing all facilities to the employees so that they can work […]