Petrol, diesel prices hiked by 80 paise a litre
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise a litre each on Friday, the third increase in four days as oil firms recoup losses from holding rates during the period prior to the recently-concluded assembly elections. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.81 per litre as against Rs 97.01 previously while […]
2022-23 budget fails to cater to needs of J&K’s industry and commerce: Masoodi in LS
Srinagar: National Conference Member Parliament Hasnain Masoodi on Thursday flagged the plight of Jammu and Kashmir trade and industry in the Lok Sabha, saying the Budgetary allocations of 2022-2023 have failed to cater to the needs of the J&K industry and commerce. He said this while making an intervention on the demands for grants from […]
DAK inaugurates Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer at Shopian
Shopian: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, today inaugurated atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) at District Soil Testing Laboratory, here. Speaking on the occasion, the Director said that the installation will provide state of the art soil testing laboratories to the farmers of the concerned district and adjoining areas. He said that the analysis of […]
J&K TPO participating in 22nd edition of India Soft Int’l ICT exhibition, conference
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (J&K TPO), is taking part in the 22nd edition of India Soft International ICT exhibition and conference, which is being held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from March 23 to 25, 2022. JKTPO is one of the partners in the event being organized by the Electronics […]
India’s 2022 GDP growth downgraded to 4.6% due to ongoing war in Ukraine: UN report
United Nations: India’s projected economic growth for 2022 has been downgraded by over two per cent to 4.6% by the United Nations, a decrease attributed to the ongoing war in Ukraine, with New Delhi expected to face restraints on energy access and prices, reflexes from trade sanctions, food inflation, tightening policies and financial instability, according […]
Lok Sabha passes demands for grants for 2022-23, completes two-thirds budgetary exercise
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Demands for Grants and Appropriation Bill 2022, authorising the government to withdraw funds from the Consolidated Fund of India for its working as well as implementation of programmes and schemes for the fiscal beginning April 1. This completes two-thirds of the budgetary exercise by the Lok […]
DEDS proves lucrative for dairy entrepreneurs in J&K
Over 10000 dairy units setup in 2 years
Jammu: With the focus of the Jammu and Kashmir government to ensure farmers’ income gets doubled by 2022, as envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, dairy farming is thriving across the Union Territory. Centrally sponsored Dairy Entrepreneurship Development Scheme (DEDS), is one of the pioneer initiatives, which is transforming the rural landscape of J&K. The […]
Petrol, diesel prices hiked for 2nd day in a row
New Delhi: Petrol and diesel prices on Wednesday were hiked by 80 paise a litre each for the second day in a row since the ending of an over four-and-half month election-related hiatus. Petrol in Delhi will now cost Rs 97.01 per litre as against Rs 96.21 previously while the diesel rate has gone up […]
India achieving USD 400 bn goods export target key ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ milestone: PM
New Delhi: Hailing the country’s success in achieving its goods export target of USD 400 billion this fiscal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Wednesday that this is a key milestone in India’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ journey. The highest ever goods export target was achieved nine days ahead of the March 31 deadline. Exports increased by […]
T SUZUKI visits JAMKASH Vehicleades Delhi Unit
New Delhi: President Suzuki Motor Corporation Toshihiro Suzuki, currently on a visit to India as part of the Japanese delegation led by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, today visited JAMKASH Vehicleades Delhi Unit–AAA Vehicleades– and took stock of its operations in northern states of the country. The visit comes soon after the signing of Memorandum of […]
