J&K Bank wins top award at MSME Banking Excellence Awards 2022
SRINAGAR: J&K Bank has emerged winner as Best MSME Bank, MSME Friendly Bank, Govt Schemes Implementing Bank, Best Branding Bank and Best Bank for Implementing COVID Schemes at a function of MSME Banking Excellence Awards – 2022 that was organized by Delhi-based Chamber of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (CIMSME). Accompanied by General Manager […]
Secretary Culture inaugurates 4 day Dogri Literary, Cultural Festival
Says ‘Art, Literature reflects socio cultural milieu of a region’
JAMMU: Secretary Culture, Dr Syed Abid Rashid Shah, Friday inaugurated a 4 day Dogri Literary and Cultural Festival at KL Saigal Hall, Abhinav Theatre. “Literature has the power to move all age groups and sections of society. It is a constructive force to ensure that our culture and diversity thrives”, maintained the Secretary while addressing […]
Union Minister inaugurates mega job fair, awareness programme
UDHAMPUR: Union Minister for Environment, Forest, Climate Change and Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav, Thursday inaugurated mega job fair cum awareness programme at Udhampur during his exhaustive tour of the district. District Development Council, Chairperson, Lal Chand, DDC Vice Chairperson, Juhi Manhas Pathania, Principal Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, Dheeraj Gupta, Commissioner Secretary, Labour and […]
CCIK office bearers meets newly elected KCCI body
Srinagar: A CCIK delegation led by its President Tariq Ghani along with his office bearers met newly elected KCCI President Javed Tenga and his team, a statement issued here said. The CCIK President felicitated newly elected President and his team and congratulated the entire Hope 21 team for their massive victory in recently held elections. […]
Group of 33 farmers flagged-off on inter-state exposure tour by Agri Dept
GANDERBAL: A group of 33 farmers from three different districts of Kashmir was Thursday flagged-off by Joint Director Agriculture (Inputs) Kashmir, Farooq Ahmad Bhat for an exposure cum training visit outside the UT of J&K from the Farmer Training Centre (FTC) Ganderbal. The seven day exposure visit has been organised by the FTC Ganderbal under […]
Tourism Dept. registers 251 complaints of cheating, other TT Act violations
SRINAGAR: The Department of Tourism has registered 251 complaints of various nature from tourists and visitors in respect of violations of J&K Tourist Trade Act-1978/2012 by respective service providers even as 247 of these were settled and fine to the tune of Rs. 21.95 lakh was recovered from the erring service providers. The Department, during […]
B’pora witnesses vibrant winter, owing to Winter Carnival-2023
Enthusiastic Youth converged at Authwatto to celebrate winter festival
BANDIPORA: Winters in Bandipora have remained vibrant due to the winter carnival organised by the District Administration. The carnival warmed up the atmosphere and youth were seen actively participating in winter festivals at select unexplored tourist resorts of the district. The Authwatto tourist resort on Wednesday witnessed an unusual rush despite heavy Snow accumulation in […]
Dr Samoon reviews modalities for up gradation of FCI to IHM
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Tuesday chaired an officer’s meeting here at Civil Secretariat to review upgradation of Food Craft Institute (FCI), Nagrota. Dr Samoon had a detailed discussion on modalities for upgradation of FCI to Institute of Hotel Management (IHM) and Catering Technology besides Applied Nutrition. The meeting […]
One seat in each course reserved for displaced JK students
VC Vishwakarma Skill University stresses on acquiring skill education
Jammu: Vice Chancellor of Shri Vishwakarma Skill University (VSU) Raj Nehru on Tuesday said one seat in each course has been reserved for displaced students from Jammu and Kashmir in the varsity. He said the university offers courses that are “hybrid” in nature, with a focus on “you earn while you learn”. Nehru called upon […]
JKRTC buses promoting tourism, providing affordable, reliable transport services: MD
112 vehicles of JKRTC plying on Kashmir roads: Officials
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) Tuesday said that around 112 vehicles providing affordable, reliable transport services and promoting tourism are plying across Kashmir. Pervaiz Abdullah, Kashmir head of JKRTC said that last year they had 17 vehicles plying on Srinagar roads and this year 16 more vehicles, which include eE-buses have […]