Secy Tourism reviews tourism scenario with stakeholders
Asks them not to let prices escalate in view of demand
Srinagar: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez reviewed the tourism scenario of Kashmir in a joint meeting of stakeholders and officers of the Department here today. Chairing the meeting, the Tourism Secretary expressed satisfaction over the brisk tourist activity being witnessed in the Union Territory for which he complimented the stakeholders and the Department for […]
Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari: Dir Agri inaugurates awareness, training prog at Harwan
Srinagar: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated a one day awareness cum training programme under Kisan Bhagidari Prathmikta Hamari campaign at Harwan, here. The program is devised to facilitate the inclusion of farmers in getting the benefits under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) and other agriculture related schemes. During the inaugural address, the […]
Promotion of high value crops need of the hour: DC Bla
Baramulla: In a bid to increase the farming dividends by promotion of high value crops and to engage maximum youth towards Agriculture Sector, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar handed over 200 mushroom units to the beneficiaries costing 60 lac Rupees with a subsidy of 50 percent under Aspirational District Programme (Award money) at […]
Fertiliser subsidy may go up 55% to record Rs 2.5 lakh crore in FY’23: Govt sources
New Delhi: India’s fertiliser subsidy bill is likely to shoot up by 55 per cent to record Rs 2.5 lakh crore this fiscal as the government will provide additional funds to make up for the spike in cost from higher import price, top sources said on Thursday. The government will ensure that there is no […]
Twitter revenue climbs to $1.2B, daily users grow 16%
San Francisco: Twitter on Thursday posted quarterly earnings of $513 million days after it agreed to be sold to billionaire Elon Musk. The social media company said Thursday that revenue rose 16% to $1.2 billion in the three months to March compared with the same period last year. Twitter, based in San Francisco, reported an […]
‘H&H Dept Kmr initiates widespread publicity to promote GI tagged crafts’
Srinagar: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir has initiated a widespread publicity to promote the GI tagged crafts through print and digital media, moreover, all the major airports were used as a platform to spread awareness, far and wide. “The results are evident as can be ascertained by the fact that 6500 Pashmina Shawls […]
IG BSF, Dir Agri organize farmers outreach prog at Keran
Kupwara: Continuing the collective efforts to reach out to the farmers of far flung and border areas of Kashmir Division, the Agriculture Production & Farmer’s Welfare Department and Border Security Force (BSF) today organized a farmers outreach program at Keran, Kupwara. The outreach program was jointly inaugurated by Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF) […]
Shafqat Iqbal reviews CAPEX Budget, deliverables of Cooperative Societies
Srinagar: The Registrar Cooperative Societies J&K, Shafqat Iqbal today chaired a meeting of the officers of the Department, wherein CAPEX Budget 2022-23 and the deliverables to be achieved during the current year were discussed in detail and Officers were sensitized to accomplish the desired targets in a time bound manner. It was informed in the […]
D&FCO intensifies market checking across Sgr ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr
Srinagar: Ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the Food Safety wing of Drugs and Food Control Organization (D&FCO) has sealed 13 food business operators (FBOs) and recovered a fine of Rs 1, 76,500 from the erring traders during its intensified market checking drive from last one week. The 13 FBOs that were sealed mainly included the bakers. It […]
FM assures investors of addressing pain points to encourage investments
Washington: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday assured investors that the government will address any possible pain points to encourage investments in the country. Addressing a roundtable on ‘Investing in India’s Digital Revolution’ in San Francisco, the minister encouraged constant engagement with investors to understand and address their concerns. The Finance Minister said she was […]
