Shopian, May 22 (PTK): A comprehensive farmer awareness programme on the Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme was organised on Thursday at Mini Secretariat Shopian as part of a pilot project aimed at protecting apple growers against climate-related crop losses. The pilot project has been launched jointly by SKUAST Kashmir, SMARTX and ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company…
Kupwara, May 22 (PTK): Majid K A Drabu on Thursday visited Vibrant Village Rawathpora in Block Reddi Chowkibal under the Vibrant Villages Programme-II (VVP-II) to review developmental activities and implementation of welfare schemes in the border area. The visit was aimed at assessing the status of infrastructure, public service delivery and implementation of various Central…
Srinagar, May 22 (PTK): Atal Dulloo on Thursday chaired the fifth meeting of the Multi Disciplinary Committee (MDC) on Traffic Management System to review implementation of a comprehensive action plan aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving mobility in the twin cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The meeting was attended by senior civil and police…
Srinagar, May 22 (PTK): Surinder Choudhary on Thursday chaired a meeting of the Sub-Committee constituted to examine issues related to Gair Mumkin Khads in Jammu and Kashmir and called for submission of a time-bound report addressing genuine public concerns. The meeting, held at the Civil Secretariat Srinagar, was attended by Javed Ahmad Rana and Javid…
Jammu, May 21 (PTK): The Adjudicating Officer under the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 in Jammu has imposed fines exceeding ₹14 lakh on several business establishments for violations of food safety norms aimed at protecting public health and ensuring safe food practices. Officials said penalties amounting to ₹13,78,000 were imposed on manufacturers, distributors and…
Jammu, May 21 (PTK): Manoj Sinha on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of The Akshaya Patra Foundation’s centralised mid-day meal kitchen facility in Katra, which will provide around 5,000 nutritious meals daily to school children once operational. Addressing the gathering, the Lieutenant Governor called for stronger collaboration between the government and social organisations to empower…
