Author: News Desk Kashmir Ahead

Munshi Hussain Baniya, a Gujjar Bakarwal local of Shopian district in Jammu & Kashmir says, in the olden days, we used to sow maize and then everybody used to gather to harvest maize.The culture is to do the work collectively by singing songs, playing drum beats and joining in singing to cut grass. Abdul Rashid, a local, says together we enjoy cutting grass. Ali Mohammad Awan belonging to the Scheduled Tribe says, this is our culture which has been continuing from our forefathers. We Gujjar Bakarwals mostly do cattle rearing. We need grass so before snowfall, we cut grass and…

Shela Najib, Beneficiary UMEED Scheme says, when she started the Kashmiri embroidery work she did not know how to do the embroidery, then she learnt the skill. There are seven groups in Budgam district in Jammu & Kashmir and she joined one group called Subhanallah. Then she started doing the embroidery work and also began to study. She said all the girls in the group are doing the embroidery work and also continuing with their studies. Before joining the group, we used to ask for Rs 10 from family members. Now, I earn at least Rs 10,000 per month ,says…

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 10: For agricultural sector, improved credit outreach is one of the biggest enablers for achieving higher productivity and sustainable growth. In this regard, the massive push for KCC saturation and efforts to cover all the eligible farmers under the governments’ nudge have provided a fertile ground for the banks and other stakeholders to take the financial inclusion to next level by using the credit history and data of the farmers for enhanced credit outreach and expeditious delivery.J&K Bank MD & CEO Baldev Prakash made these remarks at India International Agro Trade & Technology Fair – Agro World 2022…

Educator Rameez Ahmad Sudhan belonging to Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir has emerged a winner among lakhs of applicants who applied to attain the Fulbright scholarship. Rameez has been granted a Fulbright Fellowship by the US Department of State for 2023. He says only six students are selected from all over India. After a process of rigorous scrutiny, Rameez has been selected for the prestigious Fulbright Fellowship. Rameez is an educator, community worker and a columnist from Baramulla. His journey in the Education department started in 2010 as a teacher and ever since he has been serving the education department. He…

At the Kulgam ITI centre in Jammu & Kashmir, women are taught practicals in cutting, stitching and tailoring. Moreover, designing is taught along with embroidery. We teach them skills on the basis of which women can earn their own livelihood. The central government and the state government heads along with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir and the Director and Principal Secretary of the Skill Development and the DC Kulgam and the Superintendent are all giving a lot of focus on the skill development and training of women to make them educated and independent enough to set up their…

Jammu, November 10: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today attended the ‘Meritorious Students’ Award’ function organized by Amar Ujala Group at Baba Jitto Auditorium of SKUAST-Jammu.

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the two-day ‘Jashn-e-Sehat’ health conclave in Jammu & Kashmir. It is the celebration of the rights of every individual. It is a celebration of trust in Modi Care without any discrimination. We need to celebrate people’s rights to health and deliberate upon challenges and future roadmap for better health services delivery. Without any financial constraints, and like other infrastructure – electricity, water, education, housing, even health facilities should also be given to the citizens. This is what the ‘Jashn- e- Sehat’ is all about. On December 26, 2020, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had…

Kashmir proudly known as ‘Paradise on Earth’ is also home to temperate fruits like apples, for which the state is very famous across the globe. Kashmir apples are a good source of Vitamin C, dietary fibre, flavonoids and antioxidants. The labour force employed at apple orchards begin apple picking and sorting from 9am till 5pm in the evening. Ghulam Muhammad, an apple farmer in Shopian says we do the grading of apples. The apples are graded according to size and packed. Around 100 apple cartons are packed in a day. Kashmir apples are blush-red and smooth skinned apples which are…

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 9, 2022: Jammu and Kashmir has a huge potential of becoming the hub of agri-tech startups and technology can value add to the products from the region with its immense biodiversity said Union Minister for Science and Technology Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Science and Technology; Minister of State (Independent Charge) Ministry of Earth Science; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Space and Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh at the inauguration of the three day ‘Kashmir Expo Start-ups for Livelihood’ today at Srinagar.The expo is being organized under the aegis of the Department of Science…

The District Employment and Counselling Centre, Kulgam held a Rozgar Mela to help the educated unemployed youth meet opportunities. Its key aspects were online registration on employment portal/NCS portal. Career counselling for educated unemployed youth, self-employment opportunities, and on-spot placement by private agencies. Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-din Bhat, DC Kulgam said, we give a platform via job fair where the job provider companies and job seekers come together and match their requirements. Nineteen private companies participated in the job fair and around 300 vacancies were available. The DC urged the youth of Kulgam to participate in such Rozgar Melas where they…