Advisor Baseer Khan chairs 91st BoD meeting of JKTDC
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired the 91st Board of Directors meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) at Civil Secretariat here. Secretary Tourism, Managing Director JKTDC, Director Tourism Jammu and other officers were present. While speaking on the occasion, Advisor asked the JKTDC to evolve effective strategies for […]
Advisor Baseer Khan directs for early commissioning of Musical Fountain at Bagh e Bahu
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, today chaired a meeting of officers at Civil Secretariat here regarding commissioning of Musical Fountain at Bagh e Bahu. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Secretary Tourism, Chief Engineer Jal Shakti, Chief Engineer PDD. Advisor directed the officers to work in close coordination so that […]
Brokerages downgrade India’s GDP growth projections for FY’22 amid resurgence of Covid cases
New Delhi: With the resurgence of COVID-19 cases posing risks to economic recovery, leading brokerages have downgraded India’s GDP growth projections for the current fiscal year to as low as 10 per cent on local lockdowns threatening fragile recovery. While Nomura has downgraded projections of economic growth for the fiscal year ending March 2022 to […]
GST officers to be soon armed with real-time data on vehicles moving without e-way
New Delhi: The government is working on a system to soon provide report to GST officers on a real-time basis for those vehicles which are moving without e-way bills, to help intercept stuck trucks at toll plazas and check GST evasion. The tax officers would also be provided analysis reports on identifying e-way bill EWB […]
New modus operandi by fraudsters to withdraw money from ATMs
New Delhi: In view of increasing incidents of Man in the Middle (MiTM) attacks on ATMs, all banks have been asked to enhance their safety norms for ATMs through end-to-end encryption in the network, officials said. In a recent communication to all banks, the central government has said the MiTM attacks have been increasing under […]
COVID-19 resurgence: J&K tourism players face mass cancellation of hotel bookings for summer season
Srinagar: Amid a resurgence in Covid-19 positive cases across India, the hoteliers and houseboat owners in the valley are facing mass cancellation of hotel bookings for the summer season. Talking to Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Manzoor Pakhtoon, a tour operator, said that amid a spike in Covid-19 cases, the majority of the advance bookings for […]
Rollback existing Geology and Mining policy: CPI(M)
Srinagar: Demanding a rollback of existing Geology and Mining policy in Jammu and Kashmir, CPI (M) Secretary Ghulam Nabi Malik Saturday said that if not rolled back it can snatch the livelihood of thousands of people across the region. In a statement issued here, Malik said: “From contractors to sand diggers, labourers and transporters who […]
VC KVIB inspects units established under PMEGP, JKREGP schemes at Reasi
REASI: Vice Chairperson (VC) J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB) Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat today visited district Reasi and inspected various units established under Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) and J&K Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) here. The Vice Chairperson was accompanied by Secretary, KVIB, Rashid Ahmad Qadri, Dy CEO KVIB (Administration), Masroor […]
Dir Agri Jammu kick starts Kharif-2021 Campaign
New varieties of Basmati distributed among farmers
JAMMU: Director Agriculture, Jammu, K. K. Sharma today kick started the Kharif 2021 campaign by conducting multiple interactions with the farmers in Sub-Division Marh and Sub Division Samba. The visit was conducted to gear up the departmental activities at grassroots level in view of the upcoming Kharif season. The team of officer including Joint Director […]
Businesses owned by women entrepreneurs likely to grow up to 90% in next 5 yrs in India: Study
New Delhi: Businesses owned by women entrepreneurs in India are likely to grow up to 90 per cent in the next five years, according to a new study which also notes that the uptake of government schemes supporting such entrepreneurs is quite low. The study by prominent philanthropic organisation, EdelGive Foundation, was conducted across 13 […]
