Principal Secretary H&UDD reviews progress on development works
BUDGAM6: Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta, who is also In-charge Administrative Secretary for Budgam, Tuesday reaffirmed government’s commitment towards ensuring maximum involvement of District Development and Block Development Councils besides other PRIs in development process. Principal Secretary stated this during his day long extensive visit to Budgam where he chaired a meeting […]
Dr Jitendra Singh visits dairy farms at Badhori, Samba
JAMMU: Minister of State (Independent Charge), Prime Minister’s Office, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Tuesday visited Santosh Janak Dairy Farm (Sahiwal Cows) at Badhori, Samba. Dr. Singh inspected working of the dairy farm and interacted with Dinkar Kausal, owner of dairy farm, to take stock of his issues and concerns. He emphasized youth fraternity to start their […]
Tourism department, District Admin organizes Lolab Festival
Festival part of exploring 75 new destinations by Tourism Department
KUPWARA: As part of promoting lesser known destinations across Kashmir, Tourism Department in collaboration with District Administration Kupwara Saturday organized first ever Lolab Festival at Chandigam which was attended by a galaxy of participants from different walks of life. The objective of the festival was to bring the virgin and hidden tourist places of Lolab […]
HDFC Bank integrates with GOI’s National Agriculture Market
Srinagar: HDFC Bank Friday announced its integration with the Government of India’s National Agriculture Market (eNAM) to enable digital collections and settlement of funds to various e-NAM beneficiaries. Launched in 2016, with Small Farmers Agri–Business Consortium (SFAC) as the nodal implementing agency under the aegis of the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, eNAM is […]
J&K Bank half-yearly profit jumps to 215.41 Cr
Posts Rs 111.09 Cr net profit for September Quarter
SRINAGAR: J&K Bank’s half-yearly (H1) net profit for the Current Financial Year (2021-22) jumped over four-times Year-on-Year (YoY) to Rs215.41 Cr when compared with Rs 50.43 Cr recorded during the corresponding period of the last financial year. For the September quarter (Q2), 2021, the Bank posted Rs 111.09 Cr as net profit registering 153%rise as […]
Field Demonstration of Super Seeder Sowing machine held
JAMMU: The Agriculture department Friday organized a field demonstration of Super Seeder Sowing Machine at border village Treva of Sub Division R S Pura under the supervision of Principal Secretary Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Navin Kumar Choudhary. Pertinently, the department is promoting Super Seeder as a solution to the problem of Paddy stubbles left […]
Implementation of CAPEX, Back to Village works reviewed
Four contractors blacklisted, salary of one officials stopped
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Friday reviewed the execution of works under District CAPEX and Back to Village plans at Dak Bungalow, here. The implementation of works by Rural Development and KPDCL were also reviewed. SE, KPDCL Anantnag informed the chair that 311 works have been authorised under District CAPEX plan of […]
Record oilseed production expected in JK
Navin Choudhary holds meeting with members of Advisory Board
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Navin K Choudhary, also Vice Chairman, Jammu and Kashmir Advisory Board for Development of Kisan, Thursday had an interactive meeting with the newly nominated members of the Board from Jammu division. Professor J.P. Sharma, Vice Chancellor, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), Jammu, who is also […]
SKUAST-K signs MoU for stem cell research
Srinagar: SKUAST-K Shalimar Thursday signed a MoU for stem cell research, a spokesman of the varsity said. He said that the signing ceremony was held at Directorate of Research, SKUAST-K and the Memorandum of Understanding was signed between Cell Med Biotech Pvt Ltd and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir. The MOU […]
Banks sanctions finance for 2390 cases under PMEGP, JKREGP: VC KVIB
JAMMU: Vice Chairperson J&K Khadi & Village Industries Board (KVIB), Dr Hina Shafi Bhat, Tuesday chaired Bankers meet held to review Bank wise performance under JKREGP and PMEGP schemes. The meeting took stock of Bank wise performance of District Offices of Jammu Division in implementing JK Rural Employment Generation Programme (JKREGP) and Prime Minister’s Employment […]
