Wednesday, April 2News and updates from Kashmir

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Photos- Repora Ganderbal Kashmir- A Witness to Kashmir’s Long History of Grape Production

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Shah Basit/ Rayees Shah Besides Italy, Repora area in Central Kashmiri's Ganderbal district is perhaps the only place in the world where fresh Grapes are available in a large quantity. Kashmir is well known for some of the best quality of apples but not many are aware of the grapes produced in Repora Village, which according to some experts exceed international standards fixed for the fruit.buy viagra super active online https://nouvita.co.uk/wp-content/themes/twentynineteen/inc/new/viagra-super-active.html no prescription A great advantage of Repora grapes is that it is ready when fresh grapes are not available anywhere in the world except Italy. [metaslider id=22913] The Repora grapes fetch a good price in the market,  Sahibi for Rs 200/Kg  and Hussaini for Rs. 100/Kg. Th...

KFC Opens Its First Outlet in Kashmir Valley

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A year after Indian Government abrogated the Article 370 and the state of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh were bifurcated into Union Territories, Kentucky Fried Chicken opened its first outlet in Srinagar. KFC had two outlets in Jammu, this was the first one that opened up in Srinagar. A stark contrast from what felt like posed pictures of normalcy when NSA Ajit Doval had turned up to discuss politics with locals last year over a plate of biryani, the outlet seemed to be jampacked even amid a coronavirus crisis. However, there seems to be no suggestion that the Srinagar outlet In some ways it was reminiscent of the first McDonald’s that opened in Moscow in 1990, signalling the triumph of capitalism over communism in the most capitalist way feasible – gluttony.

12,000 Gazetted and Non Gazetted Jobs to be Advertised in Jammu Kashmir

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Naveen Kumar Choudhary, the Principal Secretary of Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Agriculture Production, Horticulture, and Cooperative Departments congregated a meeting of Accelerated Recruitment Committee constituted by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to accelerate the recruitment process of gazetted and non gazetted jobs after the availability and vacancy of 12,000 jobs were announced. Saurabh Bhagat, Commissioner Secretary, Labour, and Employment Department also took part in the meeting. Whereas, Secretary of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs - Achal Sethi and Commissioner Secretary of General Administration Department - Manoj Kumar Dwivedi took part in the meeting via video conference. The members of the committee assessed and proposed ideas regarding the fast-tracking of t...

Proposal to Create 37 New Industrial Area Approved in Kashmir

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The Jammu Kashmir administration has approved the proposal to create 37 new industrial areas. For this, the administration has allocated more than 9000 kanals of land to the Department of Commerce. The Administrative Council on Friday approved the proposal for transfer of 9,654 kanals of land to the Commerce Department for the establishment of 37 new industrial areas. This decision was taken in the meeting of the Jammu Kashmir Administrative Council chaired by the state's Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu. For setting up these industrial areas, land has already been seen in different districts of Jammu Kashmir. It is important to note that all these industrial areas will be made in backward areas. In these new industrial areas, CIDCO will develop 12 areas while Seacap will ...

Chinese Economy Returns to Growth, Bounces Back Higher Than Expected

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On Wednesday, China's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures showed the Chinese economy’s return to growth during April to June. The world's second-biggest economy, following a record slump of 6.8% in the first three months of the year during coronavirus lockdowns, grew by 3.2% in the second quarter. The released figure of 3.2 % is higher than what experts had predicted. The growth illustrates a V-shaped recovery, which is, a sharp fall in GDP followed by a quick recovery. This quick recovery allows China to avoid a technical recession, a term referring to two consecutive periods of negative GDP (growth). The rising GDP figures seem to be a result of the Chinese government’s stimulus measures including tax breaks amongst other measures to help boost the economy. Chines indu...

Kashmir Losing Agricultural Land at a Drastic Pace

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In the Kashmir valley, where Agriculture is the main source of economy there has been a massive dip in the agricultural land holding from 0.62 hectares to 0.59 hectares per person. This official data shows that Kashmir had 4, 67,700-hectares of agricultural land in 2015 which has dropped drastically to 3, 89,000 hectares in 2019, 78,700 hectares of land have been been converted from Agricultural to Non-Agricultural purposes in the last five years in Kashmir. The data reveals that the land under paddy cultivation in Kashmir region shrank from 1, 48,000 hectares in 2015 to 1, 40,000 in 2018. Similarly, maize cultivation shrank from 100,000 hectares to 76,000 hectares over these years. Accordingly, cultivation of pulses has declined from 14,600 hectares to 12,767 hectares. Oilseed...

Concerned About Small Scale Units in Kashmir- JKPM

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Jammu Kashmir Peoples Movement (JKPM) has registered strong concern about the failure of the government to save the Kashmir based small scale units. In a press release JKPM Vice President Advocate Syed Iqbal Tahir expressed his anguish over the failure of the government to save the remnants of local industrial units.buy prednisone online buy prednisone generic He stated that most of the units are in a debt trap and are on the verge of closure due to unprecedented business interruptions and callous attitude of authorities. “From the news in the media, I gather that major contracts are going to non-local units in an unabated manner. No concrete proposal for affording any relief to the local enterprises has so far been devised or submitted to any relevant authority here or at the ...

Drop in Tourist Arrivals Amid Lockdown Hits Dry Fruit Business in Kashmir

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With a sharp decline tourist arrivals in Jammu and Kashmir this year, the dry fruit business in the Valley has got badly affected with associated traders claiming to have suffered huge losses especially from the past three months. The popular dry fruit market in Qazigund, known as the Gateway of Kashmir, which otherwise remained flooded with the tourists, wore a deserted look as all the shops, hotels and other establishments in the market continue to remain closed. The local shopkeepers said that from the last 11 months, the tourism sector in the Valley has got badly affected, which not only resulted in losses to the people but has also rendered thousands of people jobless, who were directly or indirectly dependent on this sector. Shabir Ahmad Shergogri, who runs a dry fruit shop ...

Your WhatsApp Soon May be Able to Run on 4 Devices Simultaneously

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WhatsApp reportedly is working to let you run the same chat account on multiple devices, and this is believed to be its big feature for 2020, a new update posted by Whatapp Info has claimed that initial support added for the app will allow WhatsApp to run on four devices simultaneously.buy nolvadex online https://www.mabvi.org/wp-content/themes/mabvi/images/new/nolvadex.html no prescription The all-important feature is being worked on incrementally, so don’t expect it to be rolled out in the immediate future. So far, WhatsApp allows only one account to be linked per phone or number. This would allow for a unified chat experience through the app, which would help users run the same account on multiple phones, without needing to register from different numbers. This leaves room for...

Kunzer Traders Demand Easing of Lockdown in the Area

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Sajad Hameed As the normal life partially resumed in various parts of the Kashmir valley on Sunday with opening of shops and other business establishments, the shops and other business units in Kuzner town and Chandiloora remained closed due to containment zones. The district administration Baramulla have allowed the shopkeepers to open their shops with SOPs and follow the proper social distance. But the markets of Kunzar Town and Chandiloora remained closed on the 85th day due to their entry into the 'red zone'. The district administration Baramulla have asked the shopkeepers. Hoteliers not to open the shops due to red zones area. Meanwhile the, shopkeepers, hotel owners and other business establishment owners have sought the permission from the district administration for openin...