Author: News Desk Kashmir Ahead

Shopian Fruit Mandi In 2006 our turnover was Rs. 2 crore and 40 lakh says Mohd Ameen Peer, President Fruit Association, Shopian. The economy of the whole area depends on this fruit mandi at Shopian. Around 10-12,000 people work in this mandi and we are getting a lot of benefits says Peerzada Shabir Ahmad, President Pesticide & Dealer’s Association, Shopian. The youth who were wasting away their life now work in this mandi from morning till evening and take home around Rs 1000-1,500 per day. Many apple fruit growers have benefitted as they have got a good market in this…

At Agniveer recruitment rally registration, Rizwana Bukhari, a candidate from Poonch district of Jammu & Kashmir says, she filled the online form of Agniveer Scheme and her registration was done by the Indian Army. She was made to prepare for the written and physical exams by the coaches of Indian Army. This scheme is good as it gives everyone a chance to join the Army and to serve the nation. Earlier, we were in a dilemma, but now we are happy that we will get a chance to do some service for the nation, says Rizwana. Candidate Zoheb Riyaz enlisted…

Gurez Valley Kashmir People living in Gurez Valley Kashmir are happy that macadamization of local, internal roads of Gurez connecting with main areas has begun. Zeeshan Mir, a resident of Gurez says, the roads were in a bad shape. We told our difficulties to the DC on his visit and demanded a better road, said another resident, Ajaz Dar. The DC took appropriate action and pushed for the road construction work to start. Ismail, another Gurez resident says, he is grateful to the DC, R&D department and the LG administration for carrying on the work in full swing. Officers like…

In Jammu & Kashmir, Falak Riyaz, a school girl in Srinagar is talking about the importance of literacy on Literacy Day celebrated in her school on September 8, 2022. No one should remain illiterate in the world, school children from government schools in Srinagar opine. Everyone must study, even big people and small children included, says Muskan Ashraf. This is what literacy implies. Firdous Nabi, a teacher in Srinagar says, the main intention is to get this message across to those sections of people who are away from learning opportunities. Children believe that in day-to-day life, the illiterates have to…

International Literacy Day is celebrated each year on September 8 across the world. Azam Manzoor, a student of Government Boys Higher Secondary School in, Charishareef Budgam in Jammu & Kashmir says, this day is being celebrated since 1967. The purpose of highlighting literacy is to make the uneducated around us aware of its importance and how the lack of literacy brings huge drawbacks in life. Shamshad Ahmed a, student citing the Right to Education Act 2009, Says, all children between the age groups of 7 to 14 years have the right to free education. The International Literacy Day theme in…

The Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO) organised a Farmers Conference on Promotion of IFFCO Nano Urea which was held on September 9, 2022.The farmers conference was a joint effort of the Department of Agriculture and IFFCO. Zamindar is the backbone of India, said A B Jabar Parray, a villager in Srinagar. Eighty percent of the population is of zamindars .Whatever steps are taken for their welfare will be good. Nano format technology is currently being introduced and promoted in agriculture and horticulture crops so that the farmers’ cost of cultivation is reduced, said Iqbal Choudhary, Director Agriculture Kashmir. Distribution…

J&K LG Shri Manoj Sinha addressing bright young minds at the 8th convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University in Katra, Jammu & Kashmir last month gave meaningful message to the youth. He said that while Convocation ceremony is the end of formal education, but this day also marks the beginning of the birth of a new society. The ceremony is not just about giving students, degrees, medals and certificates. It is about bringing change in the whole nation society and the youth joining in with new energy in nation building. He said that our success as a nation can…

In Wakura cluster in district Ganderbal of Jammu & Kashmir, the girls who were not doing anything and who did not have any source of employment, got associated with UMEED scheme. Under UMEED, they were given full support, training and financial assistance to start their own units. District Ganderbal runs Tilla Centre in full swing with support from the Central Government’s scheme UMEED. Women in Ganderbal associated with UMEED are grateful to Jammu & Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) UMEED for this opportunity. They took loan on their cash deposits from Post Office. Then they bought suit pieces and clothes…

A mega sports uniform distribution drive was carried out at Chadoora town in Jammu & Kashmir organised by the President Municipal Committee (MC) Chadoora, Syed Fahad Andrabi. The drive was aimed at pulling the youth away from drugs into positive energies like physical fitness and sports. This is the only option, say officials. To realise this initiative, we manufactured sports uniforms and provided them to the youth at an event, said President MC Chadoora. A player from Chadoora, Jeetpal Singh also thinks that the event is a good attempt to keep the youth away from drugs influence and to incline…

Farmer Nishar Ahmad is at the Department of Horticulture, Soil Testing Laboratory, Pulwama, getting his horticulture mechanization motor sanctioned. This is through the government mission of integrated development of horticulture operational assistance. He had filled the form last year and the motor was sanctioned this year. He says it is a decent government scheme in which we get good subsidy. For the zamindaars, money is not an issue, but we are grateful to the government for giving people like us this scheme. The zamindaar has no problem with it. Farmer Javed Ahmad says, this scheme is benefitting the poor. I…