Union Minister lays foundation stone Frozen Semen Station at Ranbirbagh
GANDERBAL: Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, Thursday visited Frozen Semen Project Ranbirbagh, Ganderbal where he laid foundation stone for Frozen Semen Station (FSS) approved at the cost of Rs 21.63 crore under Rashtriya Gokul Mission. On the occasion, Union Minister was briefed about the financial layout of the project and […]
Ramban DC directs scrutiny of records to ensure PF, insurance cover to labourers
Ramban/Jammu: Authorities in Ramban district have started a process to identify all construction workers not yet brought under provident fund and insurance cover in accordance with labour laws. The move comes as a major relief for labourers engaged in national projects in the district. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mussarat Islam issued the order after taking serious […]
DC Anantnag approves 106 cases under Mission Vatsalya
ANANTNAG: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr. Basharat Qayoom, sanctioned 106 eligible cases of sponsorship under Mission Vatsalya here Thursday. During the meeting, the District Social Welfare made a presentation on various aspects of Mission Vatsalya, an umbrella scheme for child protection services in the country. Components under Mission Vatsalya include improving functioning of […]
G20: Making Indian Handicrafts truly global
By: Dar Javed The G20 meetings will witness a surge in the handicrafts sector due to their cultural and financial values. The events will help in proving a major role in the development of the Indian economy as it is one of the largest employment generators and accounts for a significant share in the country’s […]
World Hearing Day: Living with hearing loss
By: M Ahmad A person is said to have hearing loss if he is not able to hear as well as someone with normal hearing, meaning hearing thresholds of 20 dB or better in both ears. It can be mild, moderate, moderately severe, severe or profound, and can affect one or both ears. Major causes […]
Halt Mining Projects
By: Vijay Kumar H K The Karnataka reserve forests in Ballari are at the mercy of profit-driven mining companies. Last year, the Supreme Court lifted a decade-old ban and increased the annual mining limit from 28 million tonnes to 35 million tonnes. Following that, mining companies filed requests to explore minerals in thousands of acres […]
G20 foreign ministers’ meet could not agree on joint communique
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) The G20 foreign ministers’ meeting on Thursday was unable to come out with a joint communique due to sharp differences over the Ukraine conflict despite persistent efforts by host India to build consensus. The meeting, held under India’s presidency, adopted a Chair’s Summary and Outcome document. There were issues relating […]
Don’t threaten, leave my court: CJI DY Chandrachud to SCBA prez Vikas Singh
New Delhi, Mar 2 (PTI) A heated exchange of words was witnessed in the Supreme Court on Thursday between Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) president Vikas Singh in a case related to allotment of land for lawyers’ chambers with the CJI directing the senior lawyer not to raise his […]
Lt Guv chairs high-level meeting of Public Sector Banks, Administrative Departments
JAMMU, MAR 02: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chaired a high-level meeting of Public Sector Banks, Administrative Departments & other Financial Institutions, today at Civil Secretariat. The Lt Governor reviewed the action taken on the directions passed in the previous meeting on seamless credit to potential entrepreneurs and saturation of other government schemes aimed to facilitate […]
Ramban deputy commissioner directs scrutiny of records to ensure PF, insurance cover to labourers
Ramban/Jammu, Mar 2 (PTI) Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ramban district have started a process to identify all construction workers not yet brought under provident fund and insurance cover in accordance with labour laws. The move comes as a major relief for labourers engaged in national projects in the district. Ramban Deputy Commissioner Mussarat Islam […]
