DGAT stresses on adopting e-Kuber Payment System for Treasuries

JAMMU: A meeting of District Treasury Officers, City Treasury Officers of Jammu Province was held Saturday to review the functioning of the Treasuries. Mahesh Dass, Director General Accounts & Treasuries, Finance Department, chaired the meeting, held here at Finance Complex Muthi,. Speaking at the meeting, the Director General Accounts & Treasuries, Mahesh Dass said that […]

JKAP for waiving off artisan loan

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) leader Irfan Naqeeb, on Saturday appealed to the J&K Government to waive off the loans of Kashmiri artisans who have been reeling under the uncertain times since August last year. In a statement issued here, Naqeeb said that the loans granted by the government through women’s development corporation […]

RBI signs documents to extend USD 400 mn currency swap facility to Sri Lanka: Indian mission

Colombo: The Reserve Bank of India has signed necessary documents for extending a USD 400 million currency swap facility to Sri Lanka to boost the island nation’s draining foreign exchange reserves due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Indian High Commission here said on Saturday. The currency swap arrangement will remain available till November 2022, the […]

Coverage area increased by 18 pc, kharif sowing healthy in India

Kolkata: Riding on favourable rainfall in the third week of July, the area of major kharif crop sowing in the country increased by 18.50 per cent over the corresponding period of the previous year, according to the latest data available with the Ministry of Agriculture. Sowing data of major kharif crops such as paddy, pulses, […]

Kargil Vijay Diwas: Defence modernisation, operational preparedness at new levels

Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ Every year, young officers pass out of Indian Military academy with Chetwood Motto “The safety honour and welfare of the country comes first, always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time”. With […]

LG unveils comprehensive policy & guidelines for establishment of Cattle Feed Processing Units, Fodder Development in JK

SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today unveiled a comprehensive policy and guidelines for establishment of Cattle Feed Processing Units and Fodder Development in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The guidelines specify incentives and subsidies that will be available for establishment of Cattle Feed Processing Units and Fodder Development. Complimenting the Animal & […]

Kashmir Trade Alliance calls for easing of trade related restrictions

Srinagar : Demanding revision of restrictions of trade activities in view of Eid-ul-Adha, Kashmir Trade Alliance said that a strong and stable economy is essential to combat the global epidemic code-19. Kashmir Trade Alliance President Ajaz Shahdhar while reacting to the administrative decision to make the lockdown more serious and stringent, he demanded that the […]

Gold hits fresh high of Rs 51,946, rises by Rs 475

New Delhi: Gold prices in the national capital continued to hit new highs, rising by Rs 475 to Rs 51,946 per 10 gram on Friday, on the back of gains in the international prices of the precious metal and a rupee depreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, it had closed at Rs […]

SKUAST-K holds 7-day skill training at COTS Mirgund

Srinagar: A seven-days training programme on “Communication Skills and Personality Development” orgnised by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmir at College of Temperate Sericulture (COTS). The training programme which was conducted under IDP (NAHEP) was attended by undergraduate and postgraduate students and faculty members from SKUAST-Kashmir and University of Kashmir as well. Speakers […]

Advisor Sharma discusses modalities for JKHDC, JKHC merger at BoD meeting

SRINAGAR: Advisor to the Lt Governor, KK Sharma today directed for making the Jammu and Kashmir Handloom Development Corporation (JKHDC) and Jammu and Kashmir Handicrafts Corporation Limited (JKHC) more vibrant and financially viable so that these can effectively contribute to the economy and create the much-needed employment avenues by effectively marketing handmade products of the […]