SRINAGAR: In a bid to revive traditional crafts like pottery, willow wicker, gabba sozi, bamboo work etc and provide support to the livelihood of the artisans involved, the present dispensation of J&K Handicrafts (S&E) Corporation is going to link such crafts with the corporation showrooms. For this purpose, the corporation has asked a team of […]
ANANTNAG: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, K.K. Sidha who is also chairman of District Skill Committee today convened a meeting of concerned officers directing them to undertake registration of beneficiaries during the Jan Abhiyan programme on Wednesdays. He instructed them to ensure installation of stalls for the registration of eligible beneficiaries for scholarships, skill […]
MUMBAI: Taxpayers who have sold shares last fiscal will have to fill up finer details of every share sale in their income tax return for assessment year 2020-21 for computing long-term capital gains tax liability. The ITR-2 form, which individuals other than businessmen or professionals have to use, demands finer details of share sales, such […]
SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today visited Anantnag to inspect departmental nurseries and various other orchards. During the visit he inspected departmental Fruit Plant Nursery Ganeshpora where he was briefed about various varieties of walnuts that are being propagated at nursery so that quality plants are produced for distribution amongst the orchardists. He […]
New Delhi: The government on Monday hiked the minimum support price of wheat by Rs 50 per quintal to Rs 1,975 per quintal to encourage farmers to increase cultivation of the crop. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and was […]
New Delhi: Gold prices fell Rs 326 to Rs 52,423 per 10 gram in the national capital on Monday, in line with a weak global trend and rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 52,749 per 10 gram. Silver prices also declined Rs 945 to […]
NEW DELHI: Public sector banks (PSBs) reported frauds worth over Rs 19,964 crore in total 2,867 cases during the April-June quarter of the ongoing fiscal year, according to a reply to an RTI query. The country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) saw the highest number of fraud cases; however, Bank of India was […]
New Delhi: Dues of four major domestic airlines — IndiGo, SpiceJet, GoAir and AirAsia India — to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) have more than doubled between February and July amid the coronavirus pandemic, senior officials said. However, the domestic airline that owes the highest amount of dues to the AAI is Air India. […]
Srinagar: President Kashmir Trade AAlliance Ajaz Shahdhar welcomes the package announced by the Government in the first step and it is optimised that in next step all small traders and shopkeeper will get covered for the economic package in order to revive his business. Kashmir trade alliance has demanded for extension of amnesty scheme for […]
Over 350 certificates issued, Handicrafts Dept designated agency, membership free SRINAGAR: In order to access various benefits under the foreign trade policy and become part of a worldwide network of exporters in international market, the Directorate of Handicrafts and Handloom, Kashmir, has called upon craft entrepreneurs to apply for Registration-cum-Membership Certificate (RCMC) in terms of […]