Watch how Kashmir apples are handpicked and sorted for the market
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 […]
On-spot jobs available for youth at Rozgar Mela
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 […]
Back to Village will fill schemes for welfare of villagers in Poonch
Back to Village is the coming together of officers and people and administration and the public. Officers visit villages and sit with the public to understand problems, says Rohit Kansal, Pt. Secretary to government, Information Department. It is a knowledge campaign that has identified 80 schemes in the 35 departments. These are public facing schemes […]
This Kashmiri singer will steal your heart through his singing
Furquan Bashir from Budgam in Jammu & Kashmir has liked singing since childhood. He used to keep humming songs all through the day. Along with studies he kept his singing on. Today, singer Furquan Bashir earns through his singing and helps 4-5 others assisting him to earn their livelihood. Bashir wants to raise the name […]
PM Modi praises LG Manoj Sinha and team for working to end corruption in J&K
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha and his team for working hard to end corruption. A Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in India from October 31 to November 6, 2022. The theme this year is ‘Corruption-free India for a developed nation’. The Prime Minister urged […]
Back to Village initiative based on programme of dialogues
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha attended the Back to Village programme at Garkhal border village, Akhnoor. The Back to Village programme, he said, has been carefully crafted keeping in mind certain things. He said the programme of dialogues is very important. The work of district administration starts from here. Which is […]
Saffron cultivation to grow in Sikkim
To promote saffron cultivation an agreement has been signed between the Jammu & Kashmir UT government and the Sikkim government. Abdul Majeed Wani, a local resident of Pulwama says, we hope the Kashmiri saffron gets a lot of boost. Ganga Prasad, Honourable Governor of Sikkim said, the PM wants the farmers to earn double profit. […]
Transforming lives of sericulture farmers through ‘Silk Samagra & Beyond’
Silk is produced in India as a natural fibre, said Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary Union Ministry of Textiles. He said that polyster, nylon and viscose come under man-made fibre. There are four types of natural fibres like cotton, jute, silk and wool. Silk is the queen of fibre or known as the queen of fabric. […]
Leh’s Pashmina fibre of the finest quality in the whole world
Dr Feroz Din Sheikh, Associate Professor in animal genetics and breeding at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, SKUAST Leh has been doing a research on Pashmina goats for the last 10 years. It is an all India Co-ordinated Research Project on Changthangi Goats. The research is being conducted at the High Mountain Arid […]
J&K promotes cultural artists as the engines of change
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated a three-week long cultural festival Jashn-e-Kashmir. The cultural festival is being organised by the All J&K Folk Artists Association. The aim is to preserve and promote Jammu & Kashmir’s rich cultural heritage, said LG Manoj Sinha. How can a cultural renaissance happen? How can the […]