Pradhan calls upon industry to create enabling ecosystem in line with spirit of NEP
New Delhi: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday called upon the industry to create an enabling ecosystem in line with the spirit of the National Education Policy. Pradhan made the comments in his address at the national council meeting of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). “Our wealth creators have to play an important […]
FM Nirmala Sitharaman kicks off pre-budget consultations
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday kicked off pre-budget consultations, holding meetings with industry chamber heads and infrastructure experts about their expectations from the upcoming Budget. The meetings were held virtually and Union Ministers Of State For Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad, and other senior officials also attended the meeting. “Union Finance […]
Director Agri to identify certified seed producers in Kashmir Division
SRINAGAR: In view of creating new certified seed producers in Kashmir division, Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Wakherwan and adjacent areas of Pulwama district. He visited and interacted with many seed producers in the area who have laid out carrot seed production of 120 kanals of land. Speaking on the occasion, Director […]
J&K Cooperative Deptt celebrates 69th AIC Week at Tagore Hall
SRINAGAR: An impressive & grand function was today organized by J&K Cooperative Department Kashmir on the culminating ceremony of 69th All India Cooperative Week here at Tagore Hall Srinagar. Registrar Cooperative Societies, Shafqat Iqbal, was the Chief Guest on the occasion, while Additional Commissioner Kashmir, Qazi Sarwar was the guest of honour. Among others present […]
Jerseys, flags sell like hot cakes at Kolkata market ahead of FIFA World Cup
Kolkata: Hundreds of football fans jostle as they rummage through piles of jerseys, looking for the shirt number of their favourite players — Welcome to Kolkata’s Maidan Market, which almost resembles the streets of Qatar, where the FIFA World Cup kicks-off on Sunday. Jerseys and flags of counties like Argentina, Brazil, Portugal, Germany and Spain […]
Want to establish India as global content hub: Anurag Thakur ahead of IFFI 2022 opening ceremony
Panaji: Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur on Sunday said the government aims to establish the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) as the one-stop destination for content creation, filmmaking and shooting. The 53rd edition of the nine-day festival is set to kickstart here with film personalities including Ajay Devgn, Kartik Aaryan, Pankaj […]
Operationalize single window fully for industrialists to avail different services: CS
Directs for adhering to timelines specified for each service
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today stressed on fully operationalizing the unified platform for availing different services for the establishment of units by the industrialists here in J&K. Dr Mehta made these remarks while reviewing the status of the grant of permission with respect to the establishment of Industries under the Single Window […]
There is a need to focus on seed processing to increase productivity: Atal Dulloo
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, today impressed upon the officers to focus on seed processing so that productivity could be increased manifold. The ACS stated this while charging a review meeting on seed availability of allied sectors of the agriculture department. Atal Dulloo said that an apex committee headed […]
Addl Chief Secy reviews progress on PM-KSK
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review PM-KSK (One Nation One Fertilizer) at Civil Secretariat, Jammu. The concerned officers and representatives of fertilizer companies including CCFCL, IFFCO, IPL, and NFL briefed the Additional Chief Secretary about progress on PM-KSK in Jammu and Kashmir. The Additional Chief Secretary […]
Dir Agri inaugurates High Tech Poly House at Pinjoora Shopian
SHOPIAN The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, today visited different areas of Shopian and inaugurated High Tech Poly House at Pinjoora besides two Community Bore Wells at Safanagri. On the occasion, the Director formally initiated the sowing operations of different vegetable crops of peas in 10 Kanals of land at Safanagri Shopian and was […]
