Director Agriculture Kashmir inaugurates “Farm Day” celebrations
Says, department is chasing self-reliance in seed requirement
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated the ‘’Farm Day” at Floriculture Farms Lalmandi, Srinagar. On the occassion, he also participated in some farm activities there. Pertinent to mention, that there are more than 30 Departmental farms which are the key source for the supply of seeds of different agriculture crops to the […]
India bans wheat exports to control domestic prices
Congress says, it is anti-farmer; Govt justifies decision
New Delhi: With retail prices of wheat and wheat flour rising by 14-20 per cent in the last one year, the government has banned wheat exports to control rising domestic prices and meet the foodgrain requirement of neighbouring and vulnerable countries. “The export policy of wheat … is prohibited with immediate effect…,” the Directorate General […]
AAI to commission Jabalpur airport’s new terminal building by March 2023
New Delhi: The Airports Authority of India (AAI) will commission a new terminal building at the Jabalpur airport in Madhya Pradesh by March next year, according to an official statement on Saturday. The new terminal building will be equipped with world-class passenger facilities and have the capacity to handle 500 passengers during peak hours, the […]
‘Giving adventure a further push’, Tourism Deptt to start paragliding, other activities
SRINAGAR: Giving J&K’s adventure potential a further push, the Tourism Department is starting a whole range of adventure activities in the city from today. Organised under the tagline of Spirit of Adventure & Healthy Life, the adventure activities include Paragliding from Astanmarg top to Chandpora ground. The flight covers a vertical drop of 2000 ft […]
Dr G N Itoo reviews pace of development works of Tourism Department
SRINAGAR: Director, Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo today reviewed the pace of works being undertaken by the Tourism Department at a meeting of officers. During the meeting, the Director Tourism underscored the need for timely completion of all ongoing development works in view of an encouraging tourist influx and approaching summer season. He laid […]
Rupee slips 5 paise to close at all-time low of 77.55/USD
Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains and settled 5 paise lower at its fresh lifetime low of 77.55 against the US dollar on Friday, as inflation concerns and strength of the American currency weighed on the local unit. Forex traders said the rupee consolidated in a narrow range, as the weakness in regional currencies […]
SBI Q4 net up 41 pc to Rs 9,114 cr on higher NII growth, drop in bad loans
Mumbai: The country’s largest lender SBI on Friday reported a 41.28 per cent rise in standalone profit after tax at Rs 9,114 crore for the quarter ended March 2022, driven by healthy interest income and better asset quality. Its standalone profit after tax (PAT) stood at Rs 6,451 crore in the fourth quarter of the […]
Tourism Department cracks whip on erring service providers
Lalit, Taj fined for exorbitant rates, other service deficiencies
Srinagar: Continuing with its efforts to check overpricing of tourism services by service providers, a team of officers of the Tourism Department conducted checks of various hotels in the city to check the services and their pricing being offered to visitors. During the checking, the team of officers slapped fines on two hotels, Taj Vivanta […]
Union MoS for Cooperation reviews functioning of Cooperative Deptt
Srinagar: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Cooperation and Development of North Eastern Region, B.L Verma today held a detailed review of functioning of Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Department here The meeting was attended by Secretary, J&K Cooperatives Department, Yasha Mudgal; Registrar Cooperative Societies, J&K, Shafqat Iqbal, Director Finance, Sukhwant Kaur, Additional Registrar Cooperative Societies, […]
J&K Bank crosses Rs 500 Cr mark in annual net-profit after seven years
With these results, we have surely strengthened and stabilized as financial institution: MD & CEO
Srinagar: Posting its highest annual profit after FY 2014-15, J&K Bank today registered annual net-profit of Rs 501.56 Cr for the Financial Year 2021-22 witnessing 16%YoY growth when compared to Rs 432.12 Cr recorded last financial year, while delivering net profit of Rs 112.20Crfor Q4 of the current financial year. The bank declared its annual […]
