ACS Agriculture Production Department links 9 mandis with eNAM
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo chaired a review of implementation of e-NAM (National Agriculture Market) in a meeting held at Civil Secretariat here today. On the occasion, the ACS formally linked 9 new mandis- Anantnag, Chrar-sharif, Handwara, Kathua, Kulgam, Pulwama, Sopore Shopian and Udhampur, with eNAM. Pertinently, fruit and vegetable […]
Yasha Mudgal sets target of bringing down NPAs to 6% for Cooperative Banks
JAMMU: Secretary, Co-operative Department, Yasha Mudgal today chaired a meeting to review the financial status of 34 branches of Anantnag Central Cooperative Bank (ACC Bank) and 35 branches of Baramulla Central Cooperative Bank(BCC Bank) at Civil Secretariat Jammu. The meeting was attended by Registrar Cooperative Societies, J&K, Shafqat Iqbal; Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies Kashmir; Additional […]
RBI’s MPC starts monetary policy review, may raise interest rate on Friday
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India’s rate-setting panel on Wednesday began its three-day deliberations on the next bi-monthly monetary policy amid expectations of at least a 35-basis-point hike in the interest rate to check high inflation. If raised, it will be the third consecutive hike in the repo rate — the short-term rate at which […]
Bill to set up carbon markets introduced in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: A bill that seeks to make it mandatory for buildings with a minimum connected load of 100 kW to meet their energy requirements from renewable sources was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Power Minster R K Singh introduced in the Lok Sabha the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill that also has provisions […]
Atal Dulloo takes stock of expenditure, works of Horti, Agri departments
Reviews Jammu, Kashmir Livestock Development Boards
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo today chaired meetings to review status of works being carried out under UT CAPEX, NABARD, Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH) Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture, centrally sponsored schemes and to assess other deliverables of Horticulture and Agriculture departments at Civil Secretariat here. […]
JKRLMs two-day workshop for homestay owners concludes
SRINAGAR: A two-day training cum workshop for the homestay owners of Kashmir Division organised by Jammu Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) concluded today here at the Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) Shalimar here. Commissioner Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, Mission Director JKRLM, Indu Kanwal Chib, CEO […]
Srinagar Admin launches drive against erring FBOs
Processing, preparation space of Delhi di Rasoi sealed
SRINAGAR: On the directions of District Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a team of Food Safety Department today conducted a special drive along Dalgate and Boulevard Road to check the hygiene and quality of food available for locals and tourists at different Food Business Units including Hotels, Restaurants, Dhabas, Hawkers, Tea Stalls and Roadside […]
Baldev Prakash inaugurates J&K Bank’s Bengaluru Cluster Office
SRINAGAR: With a view to attaining greater efficiency and productivity in its Rest of India operations, J&K Bank today commissioned a full-fledged Cluster Office in Bengaluru. MD & CEO, J&K Bank, Baldev Prakash inaugurated the suitably equipped office of the Bank today in presence of Bank’s Divisional Head (Rest of India) Rakesh Koul amid a […]
There is no collapse of Indian rupee, asserts FM Sitharaman
New Delhi: Amid concerns over the decline in the value of the rupee against the US dollar, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asserted there is no collapse of the unit and it is actually finding its natural course. Sitharaman informed the Rajya Sabha that the RBI is continuously monitoring the local currency and intervening […]
84,600 posts lying vacant in paramilitary forces; 1.12 lakh hired in last 3 yrs
New Delhi: Over 84,600 posts are lying vacant in six paramilitary forces, including CRPF and BSF, while 1.12 lakh posts were filled up in these forces in the last three years, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai told Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Rai said as that according to the instructions of the Department […]
