Pulwama farmer switches to hi-tech farming to earn Rs 5000 daily through polyhouse cultivation
Farooq Ahmad Ganie, a farmer in Pulwama involved in horticulture said, we earn annually. That annual income we used to spend on procuring fertiliser, pesticide, labour and cartons for apples. So in the end, our expenses were equal to the annual earnings we made. Now after using the Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, […]
Jammu residents using Common Service Centres to avail public utility services
Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address mentioned that there are four lakh Common Service Centres in every part of India. Thousands of services are reaching the people. These Common Service Centres are also providing a platform to provide employment to many people. The e-Governance mechanism has made fulfilment of the services online. This has […]
Chappal making unit started by Udhampur man with PMEGP scheme
My shop at Shivnagar had closed during Covid time. Then we were at home and greatly troubled about what to do. Then a friend gave the suggestion that you could take a loan from the PMEGP scheme. We approached the government authorities and got a positive response. So we got some finance from them and […]
Dooru villagers dance as electric power gets flowing for the first time here
For the first time in Dooru village in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir we saw a light bulb and electricity. We were in darkness so far and therefore we are celebrating and dancing. Without electricity, children used to face a lot of difficulties in studying. Now they can study well. The residents said they are grateful […]
Roads in Jammu are getting developed under Smart City project
Smart City work is being done in Jammu. The roads and streets are getting constructed. Progressive work is going on in Jammu like the construction of flyovers and bridges. It gives us a good feeling about our city. Hospitals and schools are being well maintained and kept clean. The government is doing development work. Lots […]
930 flats to get constructed in Srinagar’s Zewan for Kashmiri migrants in one year, said J&K LG
The lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone of 930 Transit accommodation flats for Kashmiri migrant employees in Zewan, Srinagar on January 20, 2023. This project is being laid under the Department of Disaster Management, Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (DMRR & R). It is said to be accomplished in […]
Kulgam bridge to play a beneficial role in South Kashmir connecting nearby villages and districts
For the last 18 months work has been going on in Kulgam by the R&D Department, Kashmir with the help of District Administration Kulgam, said the authorities. Nearly 90 per cent of the bridge structure is complete. Small work is remaining like river training and protection works. These will take about a month’s time. But […]
Doppler Weather Radar inaugurated in J&K’s Banihal
On the foundation day of India Meteorological Department, in Jammu & Kashmir’s Banihal top, a Doppler Weather Radar was inaugurated. A new historical chapter has been added to the progress of modern Kashmir by the weather department under the guidance of the PM Shri Narendra Modi. It is a big achievement, said the Lieutenant Governor […]
Anantnag farmer starts commercial vermicomposting unit, says demand is good
A farmer in Bejbehara in Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir started his Vermicomposting enterprise in 2002. Entrepreneur Abdul Ahad Lone has established commercial vermicomposting comprising 30 concrete pits of dimensions 15ft x 3 ft x 1ft with a capacity of 6 qt per ft. It has a capacity of 150-200 qt of vermicompost per cycle. In […]
Diesel Generator sets procured under Jal Shakti schemes solving water issues in Baramulla
In Baramulla there are 325 schemes for the welfare of the people, said the authorities. These Jal Shakti schemes require electricity. We have allocated 47 lakhs to the PHE department for aspirational district programmes. We have procured motor mounted DG sets or generators. There are 33 sites where we can move these DG sets. Wherever […]