High Density Plantation scheme transforming horticulture landscape of JK: Govt
Srinagar: The J&K administration is executing High Density Plantation scheme with a multi-pronged strategy to make the UT a leading region in horticulture, the government said on Tuesday. The initiative is being taken by the government as part of its commitment towards enhancing the quality and quantity of horticulture produce and doubling farmers’ income “The […]
Implementation of ABDP in JK reviewed
SRINAGAR: Secretary Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Dr Raghav Langer Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the implementation of Aspirational Block Development Programme (ABDP) in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Director General, Economics & Statistics J&K, all District Development Commissioners of J&K, ABDP District Nodal Officers, Chief Planning Officers, and other concerned […]
Milk testing held at Shopian under ‘Eat Right India’ programme
SHOPIAN: Under ‘Eat Right India’ initiative and on the directions of Commissioner Food & Drug Administration, a mobile testing van was deputed to District Shopian to conduct on spot milk testing. A total of 13 loose milk samples were tested on spot among which five samples failed the test that was conducted by Parveena Marazi […]
Promoting Border Tourism: Kupwara admin starts e-permission for tourists
Kupwara: To make it easier for non-resident tourists to visit border areas, authorities in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district Monday inaugurated an online portal for e-permission. Deputy Commissioner Kupwara Khalid Jahangir said that the launching of e-permission service portals is an innovative step of administration to boost the tourism activities in the district. “It will also […]
New software installation by J&K Bank creates ‘hindrances’ for clients
Srinagar: The transactions and other procedures have got affected in all branches of Jammu and Kashmir bank in view of new ‘people- friendly software’ installation leaving the people hapless. It was learnt from various account holders that the system at all J&K bank branches have crashed hours ago. They said that the transactions through the […]
Secretary visits limestone mines in Kashmir
Reviews ongoing extraction works
SRINAGAR: Secretary, Mining Department, Amit Sharma, Saturday visited captive limestone mines located near Khunmoh Industrial Estate at Srinagar to review ongoing mining operations there. He was accompanied by Joint Director, Geology and Mining, Kashmir, Nisar Ahmed and DMO Srinagar, Javid Ahmed Rather besides other officials of the department. Secretary visited the active limestone mining sites […]
Craft Safari of Handicrafts, Handloom Deptt enters streets of Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: The Srinagar craft Safari on Saturday continued in the Jamia Masjid area of downtown Srinagar. The officers and officials from the Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Academic Scholars, Journalists, Tour operators, Students and people from art loving fields started today’s safari from the Namda Felt unit of Bashir Ahmad at Baha ud din Sahib. The […]
PMFME scheme: Govt launches pioneering interventions to push ‘One District one Product’
Srinagar: The J&K government was vigorously working on specific interventions like enhanced marketing, technological innovations, and latest designs to push “One District One Product” under PM Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises (PMFME) scheme. The initiative has been taken to promote manufacturing and exports as well. In J&K, the list of “One District One Product” […]
Financing for commercial electric vehicles: J&K Bank signs MoU with MoEVing
Srinagar: J&K Bank on Friday signed an MoU with MoEVing- India’s new age commercial electric mobility platform. The MoU was signed as a step towards facilitating affordable financing solutions to encourage electric vehicular transport in the country. This is one of the first of its kind partnership where a large Bank has developed a solution […]
Official reviews progress on WB funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project
SRINAGAR: Secretary ,Planning Development and Monitoring, Dr. Raghav Langer Friday reviewed the progress on the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project being executed by JKERA (Jammu and Economic Reconstruction Agency) at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar here today. Chief Executive Officer, JKERA/JTFRP, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, while giving out the details of the World […]