Local day-picnickers barred visiting Gulmarg on weekends
Srinagar: Authorities in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Thursday imposed a ban on the entry of local day-picnickers in the tourist destination of Gulmarg during weekends to prevent the spread of coronavirus, officials said. “No local day-picnickers shall be allowed to enter tourist destination Gulmarg on weekend days (Saturday and Sunday),” Baramulla Deputy Commissioner Bhupinder Kumar […]
Reduce fuel prices, GST rates of mass-consumed goods: Congress to Govt
New Delhi: Slamming the government on the issue of price rise, the Congress on Tuesday said there is no respite from its “economic mess” and demanded that fuel prices and GST rates on mass-consumed goods be reduced to provide relief to the common people. It also hoped that a joint strategy would be evolved by […]
Lt Governor inaugurates 15-day long Craft Mela at Kashmir Haat
SRINAGAR: Taking forward the Vocal for Local Campaign in the J&K to support the local artisans, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Saturday inaugurated a 15-day long Craft Mela at Kashmir Haat. With the opening ceremony on Saturday, the Kashmir Haat has been thrown open for the public. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor observed that […]
Night flights at Jmu airport
Div Com holds coordination meeting as flights to operate from July end
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer Saturday chaired a coordination meeting to review progress of works regarding night landing of flights at Jammu Airport, expansion of airstrip, commissioning of parking area, expansion and other works at Civil Airport Jammu. Director Airport Authority of India (AAI) gave a powerpoint presentation and briefed the Chair about […]
Promoting tourism : JK to introduce helicopter, Air rides and Safari services
SRINAGAR: The tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir is set to undergo a sea change with various tourist destinations in both the regions of Jammu and Kashmir getting helicopter services in very near future. In a move meant to cater to high end tourism in the UT, the government has also decided to launch Air […]
FCS&CA appeals left out beneficiaries for seeding Aadhaar with ration cards
SRINAGAR: Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs has appealed left out National Food Safety Act (NFSA) beneficiaries to get their Aadhaar details seeded with ration cards. The Department said the seeding would strengthen consumers’ claim for rightful ration and help it weed out bogus beneficiaries. FCS&CA has appealed to the consumers if they […]
J&K Bank, Tata Motors ink pact over financing of vehicles
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Bank Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Tata Motors, India’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, at its Corporate Headquarters here. As per the agreement, J&K Bank will be preferred financer for Tata Motors Limited for financing all variants of commercial vehicles manufactured and marketed by them. President Anil Deep Mehta […]
HDFC Bank spends 634.91 Cr towards CSR in FY 2020-2021
Mumbai: HDFC Bank spent Rs 634.91 crore towards #Parivartan, the umbrella programme for all Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, in FY 2020-21. Out of Rs 634.9 crore, over Rs 110 crore was allocated and utilised towards initiatives focused on Covid-19 relief. Further, the bank’s #Parivartan has cumulatively have impacted over 8.5 crore lives across India. Parivartan […]
Cherries from JK launched in Dubai market
Efforts afoot to export perishable fruits of UT to other Gulf countries
SRINAGAR: In a significant move towards revolutionizing fruit export in the International market, the government of Jammu and Kashmir Monday launched export of Mishri Cherry from Srinagar to Dubai for the first time in history of the Union Territory. The first consignment of Cherry was today flagged off through virtual mode by Principal Secretary, Agriculture […]
Govt working on formulation of new incentive scheme to tourism sector: Dir Tourism
SRINAGAR: J&K Tourism Department Monday held a hand holding session for the tourism stakeholders in which technical experts from Industries & Commerce Department apprised them about the incentives under New Industrial Policy 2021-30. The session was held at SKICC here where Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr GN Itoo, technical experts of I&C and representatives from travel […]