SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Saturday asked for speedy execution of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPS) and other infrastructure in the Industrial Estates. Speaking at a meeting of senior functionaries of the department, he directed that the execution of the works with respect to the Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPS) need […]
Srinagar: Association of Agrometeorlogists Anand (AAM) has opened its Kashmir-chapter at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir. The move is aimed to boost the conduct of climate-smart agricultural research and capacity building of farmers that will help them to change from conventional to real-time weather-based agricultural practices. The Kashmir-chapter of AAM was inaugurated […]
BUDGAM: Krishi Vigyan Kendra Budgam and SKUAST-Kashmir held 02 day webinar on “Feed and Fodder Management of Livestock during winters”. The webinar commenced on September 18, 2020 and culminated today, here. During the inaugural session of the webinar, Director Extension, SKUAST-K, Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad, stressed upon importance of quality feed and fodder for livestock. Speaking […]
Washington: Six people, including an Indian national and an Indian-American, were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday with conspiring to pay over USD 100,000 in commercial bribes to employees and contractors of Amazon for unfair competitive advantage on its merchant platform. According to the indictment, all the six accused used bribery and fraud […]
SHOPIAN: District Development Commissioner, Shopian Chaudhry Mohammad Yasin today visited Mega Fruit Mandi Aglar & took stock of ongoing developmental activities in the Mandi. On the occasion, DDC held threadbare discussion with the fruit growers regarding the current status of ongoing developmental activities in the Mandi. During the discussion the DDC was appraised about the […]
BANDIPORA: Additional Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Zahoor Ahmad Mir Saturday distributed horticulture tools among orchardists during Jan Abhiyan campaign in Sumbal Sub-Division. Mir handed over 64 agricultural tools including 2 tractors, 5 tillers, 7 weeders among farmers of the Sumbal Sub Division besides Brush Cutters, Ampi-Sprayers and Motor Chain Saws. Rs 14 lac subsidy was also […]
New Delhi: Companies having not less than 300 workers will soon be allowed to hire and fire workers without seeking prior government permission, with the labour ministry proposing changes to rules in a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Saturday. The proposal, which was the bone of contention between the ministry and trade unions, is […]
Schemes for yarn supply, CFCs, raw material banks, new looms, skill upgradation being proposed SRINAGAR: To overcome the stiff challenges confronting the carpet industry in Jammu and Kashmir, Commissioner Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Friday chaired a meeting to discuss slew of measures to revive the sector, which remains the mainstay of exports […]
Srinagar: A daylong training program for skill development in mushroom cultivation for mining affected areas was held at Zewan Bala of district Srinagar today. The program is being organised by Mushroom Development Office Srinagar under Pradhan Mantri Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojna (PMKKKY) wherein educated unemployed youth and other interested persons are given training regarding skill […]
SRINAGAR: A spokesperson of the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry Friday welcomed the directions of the High Court for facilitation of elections in the august body, as was prayed for by the KCC&I. The High Court in it’s order has restored functioning of KCC&I by the Executive Committee elected in the year 2018, subject […]