SC to hear pleas challenging electoral bond scheme in last week of January
New Delhi: The Supreme Court said on Thursday it will hear in the last week of January 2023, a batch of PILs challenging laws permitting funding of political parties through the electoral bond scheme. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring […]
Introduction of new varieties of crops to boost income of farmers: Dir Agri
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal said that we have to introduce new crops and varieties to our menu because this will boost the income of farmers and will help us to explore the unique agro-climatic conditions of the region. These views were expressed by Director Agriculture Kashmir during his visit to Banday […]
FCS&CA lodges 4 FIRs against erring traders in Sgr, seals poultry shop
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement squad of the Department of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs, headed by Assistant Director Enforcement, Mushtaq Ahmad Wani today launched a massive drive within the vicinity of Srinagar City following the complaints from various corners. During the course of action as many as 16 erring traders were penalised with a sum […]
State Taxes Deptt in collab with NIC J&K launches ‘APNA TDS’
JAMMU: On the directions of Commissioner State Taxes, Dr Rashmi Singh, the State Taxes Department in collaboration with NIC J&K has developed an online web application namely ‘APNA TDS’ to identify payments made to works contract service providers by DDOs through JKPaysys portal. Currently, DDOs are mandated to deduct a particular percentage of the tax […]
India gets broad support on its proposed finance track priorities for 2023 at G20 meet
Bengaluru: The First G20 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting, under the Indian Presidency, saw broad support on the proposed priorities of India’s G20 Finance Track agenda for 2023, Secretary in the Department of Economic Affairs Ajay Seth said. The meeting which concluded here on Wednesday was held under the co-chairship of Seth and Deputy […]
Govt to further bring down inflation: FM in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday assured the Lok Sabha that the government will take measures to further ease inflation, which has dipped below the RBI’s upper tolerance level of 6 per cent. Retail inflation has moderated to an 11-month low of 5.8 per cent in November from 6.77 per cent in the […]
Agristack & Agri Mission to complement each other to revolutionize Agriculture: Dr Mehta
Says, Geo-referencing of Land Records to be a reality soon
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today maintained that the soon-to-be-launched J&K Agriculture Mission and the ongoing Government of India scheme Digital Agriculture Mission (Agristack) will complement each other in revolutionizing the Agriculture sector in the UT. He made these remarks while chairing the High-Level Meeting to take stock of the implementation of the […]
Rejuvenating agri sector with a multi-pronged approach: J&K Admin
‘J&K among top five States/UTs of country in terms of farm income’
SRINAGAR: J&K Administration took several measures to rejuvenate Agriculture and allied sectors by filling credit gaps, diversification, high-density plantation, building storage capacity, market linkages, and extension services. The continuous deliberations among eminent agricultural scientists, policy planners, policymakers, academia, and farmers led to the formulation of a futuristic roadmap for rapid growth in agriculture and the […]
JKTPO sponsors over 30 exhibitors at Punjab Int’l Trade Expo Amritsar
JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) participated in the 16th edition of Punjab International Trade Expo (PITEX), held from the 8th to 12th of December 2022 at Amritsar, Punjab, a flagship B2B and B2C event. The pavilion setup by JKTPO showcasing the UT’s Culture, Heritage, Handloom, and Handicrafts besides Agricultural products was one […]
Banks wrote off NPAs over 10 lakh crore in last five financial years: FM
New Delhi: Banks have written off bad loans worth Rs 10,09,511 crore during the last five financial years, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed Parliament on Tuesday. The non-performing assets (NPAs), including those in respect of which full provisioning has been made on completion of four years, are removed from the balance sheet of the bank […]
