New Delhi, July 19 (IANS) The first shipment of premium Areko cherries and Centrose plum from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts to Singapore will provide growers with better prices, direct access to global markets and further strengthen India’s agricultural exports, Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday.In a post on social media platform X, the minister described the development as a major milestone for orchardists in Shopian and Pulwama, saying the exp…
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Jammu, July 17 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) said on Friday that it has apprehended an Assistant Engineer working with the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) during a trap operation in connection with a bribery case. According to the CBI, the action followed a complaint alleging that the official, namely Liyakat Javed Sheikh, a resident of Shopian, had sought an illegal payment from a resident for processing and facilitating the release of compensation related to damage …
New Delhi, July 16 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday said that the export of first shipment of 5 metric tonnes of organic apricots from Ladakh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is yet another example of domestic food products gaining global recognition.In a post on social media platform X, the minister said that over the past few months, thanks to the efforts of the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), farmers across the coun…
Srinagar, July 4 (IANS) Gunshots were heard on Saturday during a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district, police sources said.Police sources said gunshots were heard during a CASO in the Saidpora area of south Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday evening.Joint security forces had launched the operation in the area following intelligence inputs about the presence of terrorists there.Sources said that after gunshots were heard in the cordoned-off area, reinforc…
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has facilitated the first export shipment of premium Areko cherries and Scentrose plums from Jammu and Kashmir to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a significant milestone in expanding the global footprint of the Union Territory’s high-value horticultural produce, it was announced on Saturday.The inaugural consignment — comprising one metric tonne of premium stone fruits sourced from farmers…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) Two persons were arrested in J&K’s Kishtwar district on Friday for aiding terrorists, while 3 others were detained in Shopian district after the recovery of arms and ammunition, police said.A Forest Department employee and another person have been arrested in Kishtwar for providing support to terrorists, police said.“The arrests were made during the investigation of a case registered at Police Station Kishtwar under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay…
Srinagar, June 13 (IANS) The Crime Branch officials on Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations in Shopian and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir as part of an ongoing investigation into the alleged manipulation of date-of-birth entries in government service records.According to an official statement, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Kashmir Crime Branch carried out searches at the office and residence of a senior Health Department official in connection with the case. The ra…
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) A junior officer of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) died inside a camp on Friday in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district while a youth was found dead in Kulgam district.Police said that an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of the CRPF died after falling unconscious at a camp in Zainapora area of Shopian district today.The ASI, posted at the Horticulture Camp in Zainapora area suddenly collapsed inside the camp.“He was immediately taken to the Community Health Cent…
Budgam, May 27 (IANS) Eid-ul-Adha was celebrated with religious fervour across Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, as thousands of worshippers gathered at mosques and Eidgahs to offer prayers and spread the message of brotherhood, communal harmony, and peaceful coexistence. Large congregations were witnessed at several places across the Union Territory, including Jammu, Budgam, Banihal, Shopian, and Kupwara.In Budgam, Anjuman-e-Sharie Shian President, Aga Syed Hassan Mosavi Al-Safavi, said that larg…
Srinagar, May 25 (IANS) Sleuths of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday carried out raids at multiple places across Kashmir in connection with the ongoing terror-related investigation.Official sources said the NIA carried out raids simultaneously in several areas of Srinagar and other districts of the Valley as part of a crackdown on terror networks, overground workers (OGWs) and suspected terror-funding activities.“NIA raids are underway at the banned Jamaat-e-Islami-linked Siraj…