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JK’s first poultry estate coming up at Tral in south Kashmir: Officials

JK’s first poultry estate coming up at Tral in south Kashmir: Officials

SRINAGAR: The Department of Animal Husbandry is going to establish its first poultry estate in Jammu and Kashmir in Tral area of south Kashmir. The innovative initiative to set up the estate conceptualized by Principal Secretary, Animal, Sheep and Fisheries Department Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon will give a boost to the poultry sector in the […]

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Dry Fruit Mandi coming up at Srinagar, Div Com directs preparing DPR

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday directed Horticulture department to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the establishment of Dry Fruit Mandi in Srinagar. He further asked the department to include number of dry fruit growers and traders across valley, total shops and their premium cost, auctioneering platform, basic amenities, transport terminal, […]

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JK produces 20000 tons of fish annually, 93000 people dependent on fisheries sector

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Governor, K Skandan, Thursday said that a massive fisheries and aquaculture programme has been undertaken by the government to boost the fishing industry in the State. The Advisor stated this while speaking at a two-day National Conference on Fisheries and Climate Change at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Kashmir (SKUAST-K) […]

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JKSRTC to start night service on Jmu-Sgr highway

Srinagar: For the comfort of commuters, Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) has decided to start night service from Jammu to Srinagar and vice-versa after 15th August 2019. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Principal Secretary Transport Department Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon. MD JKSRTC, RTO Kashmir, SSP Srinagar, SSP Traffic […]

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KVIC organizes workshop on PMEGP

Srinagar: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Thursday organized State Level Workshop on flagship Prime Ministers Employment Generation Program at SKICC Srinagar. Continuing its drive for providing employment avenues to the unemployed youth, Sub Office/State Office KVIC Jammu & Kashmir organised State Level Workshop on flagship Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) at SKICC […]

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Maintain momentum of LS polls up to assembly elections: Omar to party functionaries

Maintain momentum of LS polls up to assembly elections: Omar to party functionaries

Presides NC’s provincial meet

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday presided over a provincial committee meet of Kashmir province at party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar. The party vice president applauded the party functionaries for conducting segment wise conventions across the province. He said the need of the hour was to step up the efforts […]

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PUF announces to review ‘New Pension Scheme’, scrap SRO 202

Srinagar: Peoples United Front (PUF) Thursday said that if elected to power in the upcoming assembly elections, its government will scrap the New Pension Scheme and strengthen the social security net for state government employees and members of three All India Services, IAS, IPS and IPS, posted to J&K. As per the NPS, employee contribution […]

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‘Derogatory, blasphemous, reflection of feudal mindset’

PDP hits out at Vikramaditya Singh over remarks on 1931 martyrs

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday held meeting of its north Kashmir leadership to take stock of the overall functioning of the party affairs and measures needed to strengthen it further. The party also flayed Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh over his statement on July 13, 1931 martyrs, terming it “derogatory, mischievous and reflection of […]

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NIA Amendment Bill 2019: Mainstream parties say encroaching space of agencies will hamper investigation

Srinagar: Days after the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was unanimously passed by Rajya Sabha, the mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday said there was no need to extend the powers to the agency as some agencies already exist in the country which have been authorized to investigate any matter outside India. The […]

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Saurabh Baghat visits Directorate of Employment

Reviews implementation of schemes

SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment, Saurabh Baghat Thursday visited Directorate of Employment and held a detailed meeting with the concerned officers to review the implementation of PM-SYM scheme, Self Help Group for Engineers, registration of unemployed Post-Graduates and Model Career Centres etc. Baghat while reviewing the status of PM-SYM directed the officers of Employment […]