Implementation of BLCs: Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir reviews progress
SRINAGAR: Director Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir Mahmood Ahmad Shah Monday took stock of the Cluster Program of the Handloom wing that are currently being implemented across different locations in the Kashmir. At the outset, the field functionaries apprised the chair that presently there are 08 Block Level Clusters (BLCs) in various phases active in Kashmir […]
Banihal-Qazigund tunnel likely to be operational in coming weeks
Banihal/Jammu: The ambitious double-tube Banihal-Qazigund tunnel along the 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway built at a cost of Rs 2,100 crore is going through the testing and commissioning process and is likely to become operational in coming weeks, officials of the construction company said on Sunday. The work on the 8.5-km-long tunnel started in June 2011 […]
Farooq Abdullah visits organic vegetable outlet in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Member of Parliament, Dr. Farooq Abdullah Saturday visited organic vegetable outlet Lalmandi, Srinagar and inspected the stalls at the outlet. On the occasion the MP also held interaction with the progressive organic farmers and buyers besides with some of the successful agri entrepreneurs from different districts of the valley. Speaking on the occasion, […]
Petrol crosses Rs 100/litre mark in Leh, other regions
New Delhi: After Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, petrol price has crossed the Rs 100-per-litre mark in Leh, in almost all districts of Andhra Pradesh and parts of Telangana after fuel prices were again hiked on Friday. Petrol price was increased by 27 paise per litre and diesel by 28 paise a litre, according to […]
Advisor Baseer Khan discusses issues and demands of tourism stakeholders
SRINAGR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, Friday chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to discuss the issues raised by various stakeholders of tourism sector during various meetings held by the Advisor with them. The meeting was attended by Secretary Tourism and Culture, Sarmad Hafeez; Director Information and Public Relations, Rahul Pandey; Director […]
Police arrests three persons for carrying out illegal mining
Srinagar: Police have arrested three persons involved in illegal excavation and transportation of clay and also seized three vehicles used in transportation of illegally extracted clay, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that a police party during night patrolling seized three tippers loaded with illegally extracted clay and arrested three drivers for transportation of […]
FMD outbreak: Sheep Husbandry department asks farmers no need to panic
SRINAGAR: Following reports of the cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Kashmir, the Directorate of Sheep Husbandry Kashmir has informed all the Sheep farmers of the division not to panic and take necessary preventive measures as the disease is not usually manifested in a virulent form in small ruminants. The department as per […]
Meeting to finalise scale of finance for JK crops held
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare and Horticulture department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Thursday chaired a meeting of State Level Technical Committee (SLTC) regarding finalization of scale of finance. Principal Secretary had an elaborate discussion on fixation of scale of financing for different crops for the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. He asked […]
11 brick kilns sealed in Kulgam
KULGAM: In a major crackdown on erring brick kilns, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr.Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Wednesday sealed 04 brick kilns during his visit to Hablish and Devsar areas of the district. The brick kilns were sealed after they were found operating without licenses. The DC during the visit was accompanied by ACR, Mir […]
HDFC Bank deploys Mobile ATMs across 50 cities in India
Mumbai: In view of restrictions imposed in various parts of the country, HDFC Bank today announced the availability of Mobile Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) in 50 cities across India to assist customers during the lockdown. At restricted areas, the Mobile ATMs will eliminate the need for general public to move out of their locality to […]
