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Friday, March 29, 2024
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Special Supplements

Lower Jhelum: Before It Roars

After traversing most of Kashmir, the Jhelum leaves the Vale generating the cheapest bulk energy at Gantamula, reports Sameer Yasir The Lower Jhelum Hydel Power...

The Rs 40,000 Crore Meeting

For three days, last week, a series of close door interactions took place around Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar as the 13th Finance Commission team...

Exquisite Art, gifted hands

Over the centuries, skilled Kashmiri artisans have produced a myriad of intricate and elegant pieces of art—carved in wood. Junaid Bazaz reports on the...

Carving excellence

Kashmir is one of the few places in the world and the only place in India where walnut grows. Walnut grows here at an...

Venturing, Jointly into Chenab valley

To tap the hydro-electric potential of Chenab, the state has entered into a joint venture with NHPC and NTPC for implementing three projects with...

The Story, So Far

While the financial year which is about to close has been very rewarding as well as challenging, the ensuing year too is going to...

Reviving A Symbol

For the youngsters, the Mall powerhouse at Bhaderwah might be just a few years old. But the fact is that implementation of this project...

Kashmir’s Carpet Industry

Zubair Ahmad The handicrafts industry is one of the major industries of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The industry generates employment for lakhs of...

Ravaged economy needs liberal financial support

Shakeel Qalander Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) sought liberal financial support from the 13th Finance Commission to transform a conflict economy into a self...

Initiatives

Computerization of VAT Administration
The Government is continuing its efforts in making extended use of Information Technology for improving its public interface and for enhancing the transparency and efficiency of the government departments.

Militarisation hurts

by Dr Shujaat Bukhari At the outset I would like to congratulate the FCIK and IYCN for organizing the three day seminar dealing with vital...

Outsource the burden

Faced with absence of manpower management, proper technology and the adequate dumping sites, state policy makers see outsourcing the solid waste management a way-out,...

Employment Generation

As the Hon’ble members are fully aware, Sher-e-Kashmir Employement and Welfare Policy for Youth (SKEWPY) is an integrated programme, which helps us in keeping the burning issue of educated unemployment in focus. As of now, the Seed Capital Scheme of ‘SKEWPY’ has resulted into approval to about 1600 DPRs, involving project costs of Rs 118 crore.

The challenges Ahead

We must recognize that the biggest challenge before us is to boost our economic activities to catch up with national growth rate and per...

Artisans to Artists

The cultural industries of Kashmir can become the harbinger of an enterprising future for commerce, says Haseeb A Drabu. Handicraft is not any odd enterprise...