Director Agriculture visits Model Lavender Centre Nunner Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, today visited Model Lavender Centre Nunner Ganderbal and inspected different blocks of the farm. The Director was briefed by the concerned Farm Manager, and Technical Experts about different aromatic, and medicinal plants cultivated on the farm, besides various latest interventions adopted and introduced during the […]
Director JKEDI reviews functioning of District offices
Jammu: Director Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Rajinder Kumar Sharma (JKAS) Saturday chaired a review meeting here at Bari Brahmana. During the virtual review meeting, the Director reviewed the overall functioning of the district offices of the institute especially the progress made regarding the registrations under J&K Startup Policy 2024-27 and repayments and […]
NABARD launches Food Processing Skill Training at Anantnag
ANANTNAG: NABARD has launched a 30-day Skill Development Programme (SDP) for 30 females from the Kokernag sub-division of District Anantnag. The programme was inaugurated by Deputy General Manager NABARD, Surinder Singh in the presence of District Development Manager NABARD Rouf Zargar. The training will focus on processing the fallen apples and vegetables towards value addition […]
RBI raises GDP growth projection to 7.2 pc for FY25
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday revised upwards the GDP growth projection for the current fiscal to 7.2 per cent from 7 per cent on rising private consumption and revival of demand in rural areas. Unveiling the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said estimates released by the National Statistical Office (NSO) […]
Payments outages due to failure in banks’ systems, not NPCI: RBI Guv
Mumbai: Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said the Reserve Bank of India has found that the public suffers challenges in executing online payment transactions because of problems in the banks’ systems, and not that of the UPI or NPCI. Das said each and every instance of an outage is studied by officials concerned at the […]
Investors’ wealth soars Rs 28.65 lakh cr in three days of market recovery after rout
New Delhi: Investors’ wealth has soared by Rs 28.65 lakh crore in the three-day rally to Friday in the stock markets, which saw benchmark Sensex recouping 4,614.31 points or 6.40 per cent to close at a record high. The sharp rebound in stock markets follows Tuesday’s mayhem which wiped out over Rs 31 lakh crore […]
RDD organizes 2-day capacity building training workshop on VRPR, GPDP
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, on Thursday had an interactive session with Self Help Group (SHGs) and other participants of two-day UT-level capacity building and training workshop on Village Poverty Reduction Plan (VPRP) and Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) at TRC Srinagar. Dr Shahid, while interacting with […]
Mandeep Kaur inspects Solid Waste Management Plant in Kunzer
TANGMARG: In a significant step towards enhancing urban sustainability and addressing environmental concerns, Commissioner Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Mandeep Kaur, today inspected Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plant in Kunzar. The Commissioner Secretary was accompanied by Director Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), Mathoora Masoom, Executive Officer MC, Tangmarg, Kunzer, Mir Tafveez and other officials from the […]
JKEDI holds EAP for students of GDC Tral
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), District Centre Pulwama in collaboration with Government Degree College, Tral organised an Entrepreneurship Awareness Programme (EAP) within the college campus. The awareness program was held at Government Degree College, Tral, as part of the institute’s mandate to foster entrepreneurial spirit among the youth of Jammu and Kashmir […]
Investors become richer by Rs 13.22 lakh cr as markets bounce back after rout
New Delhi: A day after facing massive erosion from their wealth, equity investors became richer by Rs 13.22 lakh crore on Wednesday with markets making a strong comeback. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 2,303.19 points, or 3.20 per cent, to settle at 74,382.24. During the day, it rallied 2,455.77 points, or 3.40 per cent, to […]
