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Jammu and Kashmir administration approves Rs 400 crore rooftop solar project for govt buildings

Jul 29, 2024, at 06:31 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Sunday (July 28) approved a Rs 400 crore project to install grid-tied rooftop solar power systems on all government buildings in the union territory, reports said.

Jammu and Kashmir: Three districts to get four new Industrial Estates

Nov 25, 2023, at 11:11 pm

Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Council on Saturday accorded the administrative approval for setting up of four new Industrial Estates in J&K.  

Jammu and Kashmir govt approves Rs 176 cr project to boost fish production

Feb 15, 2023, at 11:14 pm

The Jammu and Kashmir administration has now approved Rs 176 crore project to boost fish production in the Union territory, media reports said on Wednesday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Rs 42 crore project set to revolutionize mushroom cultivation in UT

Jan 08, 2023, at 11:30 pm

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government is implementing  ‘Promotion of Round the Year Mushroom Cultivation’ (PRYMC) project across the UT which is expected to prosper the lives of farmers.

Jitendra Singh says Jammu and Kashmir has potential to become agri-tech startup hub

Nov 21, 2022, at 11:32 pm

Srinagar: Union Minister Jitender Singh said Jammu and Kashmir has huge potential to become an agri-tech startup hub.

Jammu and Kashmir govt making reformative interventions to amplify milk production across UT

Nov 04, 2022, at 09:59 pm

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to increase milk production and double the Dairy farmers’ income with the unique initiative of Integrated Dairy Development Scheme (IDDS).

Go First set to resume Srinagar-Sharjah flight from June-end

Jun 21, 2022, at 09:51 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Go First on Tuesday said that it will resume scheduled direct flights to and from Srinagar to Sharjah from end of this month.

Transforming JK: Rs 98 crore allocated for 400 tribal villages under IVDS

Apr 15, 2022, at 11:42 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: With an aim to ensure focused development in tribal areas and fill infrastructure gaps, more than 70 government schemes were converged for implementation in 400 tribal villages under the domain of centrally sponsored  Integrated Village Development Scheme (IVDS) for tribal development.

Gulf investors look for investment prospects in Jammu & Kashmir

Mar 22, 2022, at 07:23 pm

Srinagar/IBNS: A 36-member gulf nations delegation has reached Srinagar to explore investment prospects in the region starting Sunday, officials informed.

Jammu and Kashmir: Apple growers expecting bumper harvest this year

Mar 02, 2022, at 04:24 am

Srinagar: Apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir are expecting to see a good harvest of the fruit this year due to heavy snowfall and moderate temperature in those areas where these apples are grown.

J&K: Four women bakers in Rajouri inspire entrepreneurs

Jan 19, 2022, at 01:55 am

Jammu/IBNS: Four women bakers hailing from a border village in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district became role models for aspiring entrepreneurs after their bakery, set up with Indian Army's assistance, became self-reliant and bought the historically significant village popularity.

Dubai Expo 2021: Kashmir startups impress global investors

Jan 19, 2022, at 12:46 am

Dubai/IBNS:  Five startups from the Kashmir province participated in the event during which the Jammu and Kashmir government sealed several investment deals with Dubai-based companies.

Dubai Expo 2022: J&K inks six investment agreements

Jan 11, 2022, at 12:46 am

Srinagar/IBNS: From real estate to tourism sector, Jammu and Kashmir has wooed investors to sign crucial business deals at the Dubai Expo 2020.

Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar-based start-up FastBeetle raises $100,000 from investors

Dec 18, 2021, at 02:18 am

Srinagar: FastBeetle Logistics, a Srinagar-based tech start-up has raised $100,000 funding from investors.

J&K begins exercise to retrieve unutilised industrial estate lands

Dec 04, 2021, at 12:22 am

Srinagar/IBNS: Jammu and Kashmir Government has set in motion an exercise to retrieve un-utilised industrial land allotted in the union territory.

Jammu and Kashmir economy will double in next few years: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nov 23, 2021, at 11:13 pm

Jammu/UNI: Stating that Jammu and Kashmir is rapidly passing through a developmental phase, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that the economy of Jammu and Kashmir will be doubled in the next few years.

Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Jammu and Kashmir on Nov 23

Nov 20, 2021, at 03:52 pm

Jammu/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to be on a two days visit to Jammu and Kashmir starting from Nov 23.

Investment in J&K expected to reach Rs 35,000 cr by year end: Manoj Sinha

Nov 20, 2021, at 01:05 am

Jammu/IBNS: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha highlighted the key reforms and steps taken for managing the union territory’s economy during Covid, its growth potential, besides putting across issues that require consideration by the administration during an interaction with the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Govt puts order for relief, revival of J&K’s business sector in abeyance

Nov 06, 2021, at 03:32 am

Srinagar/IBNS: The J&K government Thursday put the order regarding the relief and revival of the union territory's business sector in abeyance.

Govt of Jammu and Kashmir and JSW Foundation sign MOU

Jul 29, 2021, at 12:23 am

Srinagar: Government of Jammu & Kashmir and JSW Foundation, the social development arm of US$ 13 billion JSW Group on Wednesdya signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the conservation, restoration & maintenance of the Mughal Gardens of Kashmir located at Shalimar Bagh & Nishat Bagh.

Gardening fascinating youth of Jammu and Kashmir amid COVID-19 pandemic 

Jun 16, 2021, at 12:34 am

Srinagar: Gardening is slowly emerging as a new hobby among Jammu and Kashmir youth.

J&K Bank offers 250 Oxygen Concentrators to J&K Government

May 10, 2021, at 02:48 am

Srinagar: Conscious of its social responsibilities, being the chief driver of financial empowerment in the region, Jammu and Kashmir Bank today offered to donate 250 Oxygen Concentrators to the government of J&K UT for use during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.

Jammu and Kashmir Bank opens new business unit at Sawjian village in Poonch

Apr 21, 2021, at 11:01 pm

Srinagar: As part of its commitment to provide state-of-the-art banking facilities to the people of region irrespective of their location and status, J&K Bank commissioned a business unit at Village Sawjian in Mandi tehsil of District Poonch.

Jammu and Kashmir: Govt to give fillip to rural economy, allocates Rs 4817 cr

Apr 19, 2021, at 10:10 pm

Srinagar: In a bid to give a fillip to the rural economy in J&K, the government has enhanced the annual allocation of the rural sector by Rs 342 crore as compared to the last year’s annual allocation.

Pandemic boosts digital India, J&K tops list of digitally inclusive states and UTs say study

Apr 13, 2021, at 02:14 am

Mumbai/IBNS: According to a recent study, digital payment transactions in India have gone up by 76 per cent in the January-March period this year compared to what it was in the same period last year.

Jammu and Kashmir: Progress under KCC reviewed at Shopian  

Mar 09, 2021, at 11:14 pm

Srinagar: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today chaired a meetingof concerned officers to review the progress made under Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme. 

Jammu and Kashmir Bank conducts Anantnag DLRC meet

Mar 03, 2021, at 06:06 pm

Srinagar:  Jammu and Kashmir Bank conducted 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.

Jammu and Kashmir: Pune-based horticulture experts to support Kashmiri apple growers

Mar 01, 2021, at 01:37 am

  Srinagar: Sopan Kanchan, Sachin Korde and other leading experts in horticulture from Maharashtra have expressed their willingness to help Kashmiri farmers with the advanced technology in this field.

DPIIT to oversee Rs 28,400 cr industrial dev scheme in Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 26, 2021, at 09:50 pm

Srinagar: The Rs 28,400 crore central scheme for industrial development in J&K will be implemented under the supervision of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), government of India, while the UT government has been delegated the power of registration and processing of claims under the scheme.

World Bank push to revive silk industry of Jammu and Kashmir

Feb 22, 2021, at 02:51 am

Srinagar: To boost silk production in Jammu and Kashmir, the World Bank-funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) has spent over Rs 12 crore to infuse new lease of life in the sick silk factory in Srinagar.