Kohli, Mir Zahoor flag off poultry, dairy farmers to progressive States’ tour

SRINAGAR, MARCH 18: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Ghani Kohli and Minister of State for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control, Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Fisheries, Forest and Cooperatives Mir Zahoor Ahmad today flagged off a group of poultry and dairy farmers to progressive States of the Country for exposing them to modern scientific […]

Demonetised notes are being shredded, briquetted: RBI

New Delhi, Mar 18 : Demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, which have been counted and processed for genuineness, are shredded and briquetted before being disposed of through a tendering process, the RBI has said. The central bank had earlier estimated the value of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes received, as on […]

Goyal junks report suggesting airline-like dynamic pricing in railway

New Delhi, Mar 18 : Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has asked a committee, set up to review the flexi-fare scheme, to go back to the drawing board and draft a fresh report after it suggested introducing dynamic pricing, like airlines, in the railways, officials said. The Committee, formed in December last year, had a mandate […]

MPs raise concern over delay in North East telecom project

New Delhi, Mar 18: Members of Parliament from BJP as well as Congress have expressed concern over delays in mobile network rollout in uncovered villages of the sensitive North East region. In a letter to telecom minister Manoj Sinha, Congress MP from Arunachal Pradesh Ninong Ering said that despite north eastern states signing memorandum of […]

India and Bangladesh meeting next month on transit protocol

Kolkata, Mar 18 :The proposed high-level meeting on the Protocol on Inland Water Transit and Trade (PIWTT) between India and Bangladesh next month is expected to finalise its Standard Operating Procedures (SoP), an official said. Once the PIWTT SoP is in place, inland waterways will boost trade to the north eastern states and Bangladesh from […]

Chairman Legislative Council visits TFC Chakan-Da-Bagh

POONCH, MARCH 17: Chairman State Legislative Council, Haji Anayat Ali today visited Trade Facilitation Center Chakan Da Bagh Poonch and reviewed the functioning of the Cross-LoC Trade. He interacted with representatives of different agencies performing their duties there and advised them to work in close coordination to make TFC successful as this was the dream […]

DDC Anantnag flags-off farmers’ exposure tour

ANANTNAG, MARCH 17: District Development Commissioner Anantnag, Mohammad Younis Malik today flagged-off a group of 30 progressive fish farmers of the district on a one-day exposure tour under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme. During the tour, the farmers will be visiting different departmental and private fish ponds of the district, located at Nambal, Sakhras, […]

Govt committed to increase green pastures for progressive sheep breeding: Kohli

Mir Zahoor stresses youth to opt for sheep farming as viable source for creating employment avenues

BUDGAM, MARCH 17: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Ghani Kohli Saturday said that the Government is committed to turn barren land into pastures for creating more grazing fields for progressive sheep breeding in Kashmir. The Minister made these remarks, after inaugurating a ‘Kisan Mela’ organized by District Sheep Husbandry department Budgam at […]

Hanjura inaugurates Krishi Unnati Kissan Mela

Says keen to make J&K state self-sufficient in agriculture

NEW DELHI, MARCH 17: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Hanjura today visited the Krishi Unnati Kissan Mela held in New Delhi. The Kisan Mela themed “Doubling Farmer’s income by 2022” was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare was attended a number of progressive Farmers from across the state. Minister said the aim […]