New Delhi: Gold prices witnessed volatile trading on Monday and dipped marginally by Rs 44 to Rs 53,040 per 10 gram in the national capital, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had closed at Rs 53,084 per 10 gram. “Spot gold prices for 24 carat in Delhi traded volatile with […]
Asks to expedite funds release under Centrally Sponsored Schemes SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production, Horticulture and Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Navin Kumar Choudhary, today convened a meeting to review the functioning of Agriculture department besides assessing the status of works under CAPEX budget. Director, Agriculture Kashmir, A A Andrabi, Director, Agriculture Jammu, Inder Jeet, Director […]
Srinagar: Losses suffered by the trade and business community over the last five months of coronavirus lockdown amount to Rs 21,000 crore, nearly a quarter of the total GDP of Jammu and Kashmir, according to a report released by Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) on Sunday. The KTA said that the Rs 21,000 crore list in […]
Shopian: High-density apple trees are proving revolutionary for people dependent on the fruit industry in Kashmir. This year, the locally grown imported varieties of these apples are fetching record rates in markets outside the valley. According to traders, a kilogram of Gala variety of high-density apple is being sold at Rs 150. Growers say that […]
Srinagar: Anyone who has to bring dairy animals into Jammu and Kashmir will now have to complete a series of paperwork. This is against the current scheme of transportation in which the movement is absolutely free. According to the new guidelines, buyers will first have to get registered, have the animals profiled, and then keep […]
JAMMU: The Directorate of Agriculture Jammu conducted first ever eAuction of left over items through www.eauction.gov.in Government of India portal for promoting transparency and fair competition among all the stakeholders. As per the Directorate Agriculture, it was the first ever e-Auction conducted in UT of J&K. The e- auction for Leftover/Surplus seeds and Unserviceable Gunny […]
NEW DELHI: The Day 2 of the first Virtual Edition of 40th India Carpet Expo, an exclusive trade fair for handmade carpets and other floor-coverings, today witnessed encouraging response with almost every participant having substantial online meetings with overseas buyers and buying representatives. The expo has received overwhelming response from around 321 overseas buyers from […]
Thiruvananthapuram: Unfazed by criticism over his stand favouring Centre’s decision to lease out the airport here to Adani Enterprises, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Saturday privatisation would help expand its potential and attract investors. The congress MP from Thiruvanathapuram had faced flak not only from the Left parties but even from his own […]
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, K K Sharma, today visited Advanced Centre for Horticulture Research to review progress on Centre of Excellence, Fruits at Udhaywala, Jammu which is being established under MIDH. Advisor Sharma directed for introducing innovative measures in the field of Horticulture in Jammu province under the supervision of Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu, Professor […]
DDC reviews progress achieved so far KISHTWAR: District Administration Kishtwar has targeted to register 21355 Building and other Construction workers under the Mission Mode Project (MMP). The information was given at a meeting chaired by District Development Commissioner, Rajinder Singh Tara convened to review the progress made so far. Assistant Commissioner Development, Kishore Singh Katoch, […]