Cultivation of lavender has changed fortunes of farmers in J&K: Govt
‘Doda district achieves tremendous results under Aroma Mission’
Srinagar: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has said that cultivation of lavender has changed fortunes of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir under ‘Aroma Mission’ or ‘Purple Revolution’, an initiative of Centre government towards transforming lives of UT’s farmers community. Pertinently, Purple or Lavender Revolution was launched in 2016 by the Union Ministry of Science […]
Rupee slips 6 paise to 77.61 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee declined 6 paise to close at 77.61 against the US dollar on Thursday, as firm crude prices and relentless foreign capital outflows dented investor sentiment. However, a rally in domestic equities and a weak American currency in the overseas market restricted the rupee’s fall, traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, […]
Sensex halts 3-day decline, rebounds over 500 pts amid F&O expiry
Mumbai: Equity benchmarks mustered gains for the first time this week on Thursday as investors piled into the recently-battered metal, bank and IT stocks amid expiry of monthly derivative contracts. Snapping its three-session losing streak, the 30-share BSE Sensex rallied 503.27 points or 0.94 per cent to settle at 54,252.53. On similar lines, the broader […]
Dulloo reviews CAPEX, CSS, NABARD of agriculture & allied sector
Asks concerned officers to focus more on achievements
Srinagar: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to review the physical achievements of agriculture and allied sectors under CAPEX, Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and NABARD. Director General Command Area Development Jammu, Managing Director Agro Industries Development Corporation Limited, Director Sericulture J&K, Director Agriculture Kashmir/Jammu, Director Command Area […]
Rupee edges up 3 paise to close at 77.54 against US dollar
Mumbai: The rupee recovered 3 paise to settle at 77.54 (provisional) against the US currency in a restricted trade on Wednesday as interventions by banks supported the local unit while a stronger dollar in overseas markets restricted the gains. At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened higher at 77.54 against the greenback and moved […]
Gold marginally lower; silver gains Rs 101
New Delhi: Gold in the national capital on Wednesday dipped marginally by Rs 13 to Rs 50,935 per 10 grams in line with weak trends in international precious metal prices along with rupee appreciation, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal settled at Rs 50,948 per 10 grams. Silver, however, gained […]
JKRLM trains 125 women as ‘DIGI-Pay Sakhi’
Srinagar: In an endeavor to promote door to door digital banking and financial services in remote areas of Jammu Kashmir, J&K Rural Livelihood Mission (JKRLM) has trained 125 women from Self Help Groups as DIGI-Pay Sakhis in 2000 villages under Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’. Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, led administration is taking several […]
Srinagar: 4 establishments sealed for ‘fabricating’ copper utensils by machines
Srinagar: In order to implement the ban on the manufacture of specified copper utensils by machines, as prohibited under J&K Prohibition on Manufacture of Specified Copper Utensils (by Machines) Act 2006, the dedicated teams of District Administration Srinagar today conducted a special drive in the City markets to inspect the business establishments involved in the […]
Raghav reviews progress of 7th Economic Census
SRINAGAR: Secretary PD&MD, Raghav Langer, today had a detailed review of the conduct of 7th Economic census in the UT and release of provisional results drawn thereafter. The meeting was attended by DG, Economics & Statistics; District Development Commissioners, Officers from the National Survey Organization, DSEOs and other officers of the department. The Secretary urged […]
Dir Agriculture interacts with vegetable growers in Pulwama
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited different areas of district Pulwama. During the visit, the Director interacted with the vegetable growers of Kakpora and other adjacent villages and monitored the paddy transplantation in the district. He met a number of farmers and took on spot feedback regarding various interventions introduced by […]
