Week long Management development programme begins for MSMEs
SRINAGAR: The MSME Development Institute, Srinagar has organized one week Management development program commencing from Tuesday under Ministry of MSME on ‘Documentation and performance analysis of an enterprise’, in collaboration with KSSIA Bagh Ali Mardan Khan at IICT Nowshera, here. The inaugural session of the programme was attended by Director I&C Kashmir, GM DIC Srinagar, […]
Union Secy Tourism reviews functioning of tourism sector in JK
Holds meet with Dir tourism Kashmir, senior officers
SRINAGAR: Union Secretary Tourism, Arvind Singh who is on a 2-day visit to Kashmir on Monday reviewed the overall status of the tourism sector and the various tourism promotional activities being undertaken by the J&K Tourism Department to attract travellers to the region. During his visit, Union Secretary, Tourism, held meeting with Director Tourism Kashmir, […]
J&K Bank conducts Anantnag DLRC meet
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Bankconducted District Level Review Cum Consultative Committee (DLRCC) meeting last week at Anantnag to review the performance of banks and line departments for the 3rd quarter ended December 2020 under District Credit Action Plan 2020-21. District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag Anshul Garg (IAS) chaired the meeting which was attended by LDM […]
Virtually meet held to promote export of JK`s Handicraft, Handloom in Toronto
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) in association with Consulate General of India Toronto, Canada & Indo Canada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC) has organized a virtual meet aimed to increase the export of Handicrafts and Handloom items to Canada by creating more avenues of trade. The virtual meet was attended by Apoorva Srivastava, […]
Exporters from Kmr meet ADG Foreign Trade
Demand separate ITC (HS) code, testing Lab for Pashmina
SRINAGAR: The leading Kashmir based exporters had a meeting with the Additional Director General, (ADG) Foreign Trade (FT) Ministry of Commerce, Govt. of India, Suman Sharma at SKICC and discussed varied issues of their interest. The exporters put forth solid suggestions before the visiting dignitary for arresting the decline of exports from Kashmir Valley. Exporters […]
PDD launches online portal for monitoring of projects

Kansal reviews progress on ongoing CSS projects
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal Friday chaired a meeting to review the financial and physical progress on the ongoing centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) of Power department in Jammu and Kashmir. The Principal Secretary reviewed district-wise and circle-wise status of financial and physical status of the ongoing works under different CSS being […]
Baseer Khan visits IE, IICT Bagh-i-Ali Mardan Khan
Says government committed to promote industrial sector
SRINAGAR: Describing the Carpet (Kaleen), the identity of Kashmir, the Advisor to LG, Baseer Ahmad Khan has asked the authorities of Handicrafts Handloom Department and Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT) to come up with a comprehensive plan for revival and promotion of this industry envisaging therein the interests of the weavers to keep this […]
J&K Biodiversity Council holds maiden meeting
Discusses up-dation of People’s Biodiversity Registers, other issues
JAMMU: The first meeting of J&K Biodiversity Council was Thursday held here at Van Bhawan, Jammu under the Chairmanship of Principal Chief Conservator Forests/HoFF & Chairman Biodiversity Council, J&K, Dr. Mohit Gera. The Biodiversity Council was constituted by Government of Jammu & Kashmir with the objective of conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its […]
Advisor Baseer Khan inaugurates Sonamarg winter festival
Event witnesses participation of hundreds of tourists, locals
GANDERBAL: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday inaugurated one-day Sonamarg winter festival that witnessed the participation of hundreds of locals and tourists. During the festival, various colourful activities and cultural programmes were performed. During the day-long event various snow sports activities including skiing, snow sledge, snow biking, etc. were held in which athletes […]
Skill development certificates distributed among students
SRINAGAR: Director Skill Development Department in collaboration with STIC Infotech on Wednesday organized a Certificate Ceremony and placement drive for its students who have completed their training course at Women Polytechnic College, Bemina Srinagar. Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, was Chief Guest on the occasion. On the occasion, Dr Samoon lauded […]