Dir Agri Kmr inaugurates farmer awareness cum training prog at Chadoora
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited organic vegetable cluster Bonhaar, Chadoora and inaugurated a farmers awareness cum training program. Addressing the farmers, the Director highlighted the importance and scope of organic vegetable cultivation in the region. We have been able to send our vegetables not only to other parts of the […]
Valedictory function of JKB RSETI held at Srinagar
SRINAGAR: In connection with International Women’s Day celebrations week, the J&K Bank’s Rural Self Employment Training Institute (RSETI) Srinagar on Thursday organised a valedictory function on successful completion of a 30-day tailoring-course attended by a batch of 31 girls under Entrepreneur Development Programme (EDP). Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad was the Chief Guest […]
India good at managing finances but global energy price rise will hurt it: IMF MD
Washington: India has been very good at managing its finances but the surge in global energy prices after Russia’s military operations in Ukraine is going to have a negative impact on its economy, according to IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), during a media round table on Thursday […]
RBI asks Paytm Payments Bank to stop opening new accounts
Mumbai: The RBI on Friday asked Paytm Payments Bank to stop opening new accounts amid “material supervisory concerns” observed in the bank. “Reserve Bank of India has today, in exercise of its powers, inter alia, under section 35A of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, directed Paytm Payments Bank Ltd to stop, with immediate effect, onboarding […]
Navin discusses proposed annual action plans of CSSs for FY 2022-23
Directs concerned deptts to revise & formulate comprehensive AAPs
Jammu: Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers’ Welfare Department (AP&FWD), Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting of senior officers to discuss the proposals of various centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) for the financial year of 2022-23. The State Level Executive Meeting (SLEC) over Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization (SMAM) & Sub-Mission on Seeding & Planting (SMAP), […]
‘Jammu and Kashmir EDI Budgam at forefront of youth engagement’
2500 employed in 876 business units, Rs 29.30 Cr subsidy, Rs 16.90 Cr loan disbursed
Budgam: The Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Budgam has been successful in engaging over 2500 youth with the establishment of 876 entrepreneurial and self-employment units across the district. JKEDI District Centre, Budgam has been at the forefront of engaging the educated unemployed youth of the district including females. Out of the 876 units […]
J&K Bank wins National Award for SHG Bank Linkage
SRINAGAR: In recognition of its best performance in Self Help Group Bank Linkage, Ministry of Rural Development (GoI) has awarded J&K Bank with ‘National Award for Outstanding Performance for FY 2020-21’. Zonal Head Delhi Kirti Sharma received the national award on behalf of Bank from the Union Minister for Rural Development, Giriraj Singh during the […]
Tourism Deptt felicitates Tourism Icons
Honesty, fair play biggest branding of Kashmir tourism: Dir Tourism
SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir today felicitated the tourism players who have exhibited exemplary honesty, dedication and commitment in their trade and in the service of tourists. The felicitations were done in collaboration with a local tourist trade body, Nigeen Tourist Trade Association. These tourism players have either rescued the tourists from very extreme […]
US reaches out to oil states as prices rise
Washington: Three checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past US leaders have spectacularly snubbed — Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran — are now targets of US outreach as global fuel prices reach jarring levels during the Ukraine crisis. But it’s not clear any US diplomacy could get more crude oil on the market […]
China eases control to let ruble fall faster against yuan
Beijing: China is easing government exchange rate controls to let the Russian ruble fall faster in value against the Chinese yuan to help insulate Beijing from economic sanctions on Moscow. The margin by which the ruble is allowed to fluctuate against the yuan in state-controlled daily trading will be doubled in size to 10 per […]
