Director Agriculture inaugurates training program of officers
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, today inaugurated a two-day training program of officers/ officials of different districts on Enforcement of Seeds/Fertilizers/Pesticides and Mushroom cultivation at Lalmandi, here. While addressing the participants of the training program, the Director reiterated the importance of upholding the different provisions of Seed Act, Insecticide Act and Fertilizer […]
JKTPO, JKIT-IDC, India SME Forum join hands to promote J&K as IT Hub
JAMMU: With a strong emphasis on IT and digital transformation, Government of Jammu and Kashmir has been working in line with Centre to promote IT and ITES sector in the Union Territory. This was highlighted in a virtual session organized by JKTPO and JKIT-IDC in partnership with India SME Forum to highlight strengths and advantages […]
Lavender to be promoted on commercial lines in J&K: Director Agriculture
SRINAGAR: Continuing its efforts to introduce new crop varieties in the region, besides giving extension to some crops from the areas they were traditionally grown to newer areas, the Agriculture Department is exploring the avenues and opportunities to introduce lavender to some new areas of Jammu and Kashmir. The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal […]
Pr Secy I&C reviews progress on ongoing JTFRP works at Silk Factory Rajbagh, Woollen Mills Bemina
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Industries & Commerce (I&C), Ranjan Prakash Thakur along with Union Joint Secretary Ministry of Agriculture, Shubha Thakur today visited Silk and Wool units of Jammu Kashmir Industries Limited, Rajbagh and Bemina and took stock of the ongoing works being undertaken at these units under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery […]
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 […]
