BUSINESS

Mobile Labs to provide Soil Testing Facility to farmers at doorsteps: Bukhari

  Jammu: Commissioner Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Mr Mohammad Ashraf Bukhari today inaugurated Hi-Tech Mobile Soil Testing Lab at Agriculture Complex, Talab Tillo. Simultaneously he also inaugurated two Mobile Soil Testing Labs of Kashmir Division through Video Conferencing. These Mobile laboratories fitted with latest gadgets and soil testing equipments for Macro & Micro-nutrients have been […]

Pakistan, Iran: Businesses asked to cooperate as economies take off

 ISLAMABAD: Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) President Abdul Rauf Alam has said that economies of Pakistan and Iran are taking off and the time is ripe for the business community to search for opportunities in each other’s markets. Speaking at the Pakistan-Iran Joint Business Council on Saturday, Alam termed the visit […]

Pak Suzuki mulls moving investment to Iran

KARACHI: A major automaker has threatened to shift its investment for a new plant worth $400-500 million to Iran from Pakistan citing dearth of incentives for existing assemblers in the Automotive Development Policy (ADP) 2016-21. Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited (PSMCL), which has over 50 per cent market share, informed the government some time back […]

Horticulture Dept. swings into action against illegal marketing of pesticides

Srinagar :Today on 29.03.16 a team of Horticulture Development Officers / Insecticide Inspectors inspected various retail shops and godowns of pesticide dealers in Kupwara and Handwara.  During the course of inspection some pesticide were seized in contravention of Insecticide Act 1968. During inspection some samples were also collected for analysis.  

Handicrafts department organizes awareness camp at Doda

DODA:- The department of Handicrafts today organized an awareness camp at Doda to bring awareness among artisans of the district. Chief Planning Officer, Yoginder Katoch, Assistant Director Handicrafts and other officers were present during the camp. Speaking on the occasion,  Mr Katoch urged artisans to come forward and take benefits of  various schemes of the […]

HDFC Bank launches Missed Call Mobile Recharge

Srinagar: HDFC Bank Ltd., today announced the launch of Missed Call Mobile Recharge, a simple yet revolutionary way to top up your prepaid mobile number. HDFC Bank customers can now recharge their mobile by giving a missed call, without the need to visit a shop, log onto a website or open an app. Further, customers […]

Meet held to approve market value of lands

Jammu :Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Dr Asgar Hassan SamoonTuesday convened a meeting to finalise market value rates of various types of lands in the valley. The meeting was attended by Additional Inspector General Registration, Dr Shamim, Chief Town Planner, Iftikar Ahmad and Deputy Commissioner Stamps, Ulfat Jabeen. After threadbare discussion Divisional Commissioner Kashmir approved the rate […]

‘Bandipora becoming milk bowl of Kashmir’

Bandipora:- The annual milk production in Bandipora district is expected to touch 102 thousand tons this fiscal while the total population of breedable cows in the district has gone upto 89000. This was stated during a training-cum-awareness camp organized by Animal Husbandry Department under ATMA at Town hall Bandipora with Chief Executive Officer Livestock Development […]

City jewellers take out protest rally; continue stir

Srinagar: A large gathering of Jewellers associated with Anjuman-i-Zargaran and Kashmir Gold Dealers Association, Srinagar Monday took out a protest rally against one per cent excise duty on gold and marched across downtown. The rally culminated at Khayam Chowk.  Protesting Jewelers were demanding the roll back of 1% levy of excise duty on gold which […]

Governor directs constitution of an Expert Committee for Walnut sector

Jammu:Governor N.N. Vohra has directed the Agriculture Production Department to establish a Committee of Experts to look into all the problems faced by the walnut and kernel sector in the State. This Committee, headed by Prof. Nazeer Ahmad, Vice-Chancellor SKUAST-K, shall  comprise Director Horticulture (Planning & Marketing) J&K, Director Horticulture Kashmir, Director Horticulture Jammu, Director […]

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