Tourism Dept organizes Ethneco Spring Festival at Wudur Wattlar, Ganderbal
BUDGAM/GANDERBAL: To mark the beginning of Spring, the Department of Tourism in collaboration with Budgam district administration organised a first of its kind spring festival at Nagam here today. Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Shahbaz Ahmed Mirza said that this winter was a big success for Budgam district as both Doodpathri and Yousmarg […]
JKEDI trains 375 women for self-employment under Tejaswani Scheme
10-Day EDP concludes across 15 Districts of UT
Jammu: A batch of 375 aspiring women entrepreneurs have passed out from Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI). The 10-Day Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP) was held under Tejaswani Livelihood Scheme across 15 districts of the Union Territory to achieve the special endeavor of Mission Youth of J&K Government to empower the young women by […]
Dir Agri inaugurates vegetable seedling distribution at Hi-tech Poly house Wagoora Bla
Baramulla: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated the vegetable seedling distribution event at special Hi-tech Poly house Wagoora, here. Speaking on the occasion, the Director appreciated the efforts of the concerned officers/officials and said that the department has been successful in providing vegetable seedling to the farming community to a large extent […]
DG Horticulture visits Tumlihal Pulwama
Srinagar: The Director General (DG) Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today visited the Tumlihal area of Pulwama to participate in a series of events. At the outset, the DG interacted with the members of Self Help Group “Seed Solutions” and discussed various issues with its founder Sana Masood. He also visited Strawberry Farm developed by […]
World shares mixed after oil climbs back above $100
New York: Shares have opened lower in Europe after gains for most Asian benchmarks as oil prices hovered above USD100 per barrel. Stocks rose in Tokyo and Shanghai but fell in Paris, Frankfurt and London. U.S. futures were lower. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for more help for his country after days of bombardment of […]
India’s decision to buy Russian oil would put them on ‘wrong side of history’: US
New Delhi, Mar 18: Amid the reports that India is planning to study the impact of Western sanctions against Russia while devising a payment mechanism to settle its trade with Moscow, sources in the know have said that the country is also planning to buy Russian oil at a discounted rate following the surge in […]
Job seeker becomes job provider
RSETI transforms life of Afroza Jan of Shopian
Shopian: Hailing from a nearby village Hajipora Herman, located at a distance of 15 Kms from District headquarter Shopian, Afroza Jan could not continue her studies after secondary school due to some economic constraints. Afroza had a desire to support her family financially to overcome the economic crisis that her family was going through and […]
Surajkund Int’l Crafts Mela to be held after gap of 2 years
JK participating as Theme Partner
New Delhi: Encompassed by the blue hills of Aravalii, the celebrated international Surajkund Crafts Mela 2022 is all set to host a wide range of audience after a gap of two years, in the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, from 19th this month. Jammu and Kashmir is participating as theme partner in the event which will […]
Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana: ‘One stop convergent support towards empowering rural women’
Jammu: Women empowerment is a process that leads women to claim their rights to have access to equal opportunities in economic, cultural, social and political spheres of life and realize their full potential. This progress has to be accompanied by their freedom in decision making both within and outside their home with the ability to […]
War in Ukraine will take global economic toll, OECD warns
New York: Russia’s war in Ukraine will disrupt commerce and clog up supply chains, slashing economic growth and pushing prices sharply higher around the globe, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development warned Thursday. In a grim new assessment, the 38-country OECD said that over the next year, the conflict would reduce gross domestic product […]
