14 Greater Kashmir SRINAGAR | September 26, 2017, Tuesday GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMEN CLUSTER UNIVERSITY SRINAGAR MOULANA AZAD ROAD, SRINAGAR PRESS RELEASE In its unwavering commitment to serve the student community, the Dept. of Chemistry coordinated one day mentorship programme organised by RISE (Raising Interest in Science And Education) on 19 th Sep. 2017. The aim of the mentorship programme was to raise awareness among science students regarding various career options in research. A number of students and faculty members participated in the programme. Principal, Prof. Shaheen Altaf appreciated the efforts of the department for organizing such activities. The resource persons, Dr. Shabir Hassan(PDF-Harvard MIT), Zeeshan Mushtaq (Kaiserlautern, Germany) and Tanzila Mukhtar(University of Basel) delivered a series of motivational lectures on various themes and also shared their experiences with students. The event concluded with an interactive session in which the students interacted with a galaxy of scientists from premier international institutes which included Dr. Wajid Waheed Bhat (University of Michigan, USA), Dr. Mir Faizal (Princeton University) Dr. Aashaq Hussain (CERNSwitzeland) and Dr Muneeb-u-Rehman (SKUAST). M-006 GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR OFFICE OF THE SR. MATERIALS MANAGEMENT OFFICER (IMPORTS) SHER-I-KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SOURA e-NIT NO: SIMS-324-NIT 23 (Imports) of 2017 DATED: /09/2017 Subject: - Abbreviated Notice inviting e-tenders for supply of reagents/consumables etc. for Influenza (H1N1) testing at SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar. For and on behalf of Governor of Jammu & Kashmir state, e-tenders under two bid system are invited through Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences from Original Manufacturers/ their authorized distributors/ dealers for supply of reagents/consumables etc. for Influenza (H1N1) testing. The detailed tender document is available on www.jktenders.gov.in & on SKIMS website www.skims.ac.in. The NIT schedule is as following: Last Date for submission of online bids 14/10/2017. Last Date for submission of hard copy (Technical bids only) 16/10/2017 up to 4:00 p.m. Opening of technical bids 17/10/2017 at 12:30 p.m. Complete bidding process will be online on e-tender portal www. jktenders.gov.in & the tenders should be submitted strictly in accordance with the provisions of the detailed NIT. Sd/-Sr. Materials Management Officer SKIMS No: SIMS-324- NIT 23 (lmports)-2017-4208-15-356-358D 004 Office Of the Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LIHP Gantamulla E-mail: [email protected] Fresh E-Tender N.I.T No: CMD/LJHP/05 of 2017-18 Dated: 18-09-2017 For and on behalf of Managing Director Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited, e-tenders (in single cover) are invited on item rates from Registered PWD Contractors of J&K State for the following works: S. No. Name of work Estimated Cost (Rs. In Lacs) Cost of Tender Doc Earnest Money DLP Period Time of Compl. Class of Contract 01. Renovation/Repair of Executive Engineer quarter presently SDM quarter at Tanghdar. Rs. 4.73 Rs. 500/- Rs 9460/- 06 Months 30 Days “DEE” Position of AAA/TS: under Submission / Position of Funds: Demanded The bidding documents consisting of quantities (B.O.Q), set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen / downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in. 01. DATE OF ISSUE OF TENDER NOTICE 18-09-2017 02. PERIOD OF DOWNLOADING OF BIDDING DOCUMENTS 19-09-2017 TO 26-09-2017 FROM 10:00 AM TO 04:00 PM 03. BID SUBMISSION START DATE 19-09-2017 FROM 11:00 AM 04. BID SUBMISSION END DATE 26-09-2017 UP TO 05:00 PM 05. DEADLINE FOR RECEIVING THE HARD COPY (ORIGINAL DD & EMD) 27-09-2017 UP TO 03:00 PM 06. DATE & TIME OF OPENING OF BIDS (ONLINE) 28-09-2017 AT 12:00 NOON Bids must be accompanied with cost of tender documents in shape of demand draft pledged to “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla’’ (tender inviting authority) and Earnest money / Bid security in shape of CDR pledged to “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla” for the works mentioned in the E-NIT(tender receiving authority). The date and time of opening of bids shall be notified on website www.jktenders.gov.in / www. jkspdc.nic.in and conveyed to bidders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail address. The bids of Responsive bidders shall be opened on same website in the office of the “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla” (tender receiving authority). The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of bids. Sd/- Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP DIPK-NB-1770/17 Gantamulla LOSS OF PASSPORTS While travelling from Naseem Bagh Sgr to Dargah, Hazratbal Srinagar, I lost my bag containing among other things three passports with following particulars. Passport No: G0620145 issued in favour of Diyan Ul Imaan S/o Mohammad Yaqoob Gada R/o New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar. (Already Expired). Passport No: Z2315611 issued in favour of Diyan Ul Imaan S/o Mohammad Yaqoob Gada R/o New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar. (Validity: 25-10- 2016 to 24-10-2026). Passport No: J3557411 issued in favour of Sameem Naheed D/o Gulam Rasool (W/o: Mohmmad Yaqoob Gadda) R/o: H. No. 28, Lane - 4, New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar. Anybody having found the passports may kindly inform me on 7006318191, 9018288810. The person will be rewarded Rs. 5000/-. Meanwhile, the duplicates of the passports are to be applied for. Objections, if any, must reach the concerned within a week at the most. Diyan Ul Imaan S/o Mohammad Yaqoob Gada WALEED AGENCIES Cashier – 01 No. Experience: must have minimum two years. Applying candidates age between 30 to 55 years. WALEED AGENCIES / GOGJI BAGH, SRINAGAR Cell: 7006952496, 7006052900 Hotel Pine Spring (Group) Urgently Requires (M/F) RESERVATION (04 NO’S) SALARY (NEGOTIABLE) Address: Sir Syed Market Wazir Bagh, Srinagar For further query you can contact on following numbers 0194-2312354, 9419455556, 9796800046 Or Mail your resume at [email protected] Govt to launch ‘Apple Year’ A K Dar to hold charge of MD JK HPMPC Open auction for minor mineral mining on Vishow Nallah PM forms Economic Advisory Council; Debroy to head it New Delhi, Sep 25: Over three years after coming to power, Prime Minister Nar- endra Modi today formed an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) amid the govern- ment's endeavour to give a push to the growth which has witnessed a slowdown. The five-member EAC will be headed by NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy and will include NITI Aayog's Principal Advisor Ratan Watal as its member and econ- omists Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy and Ashima Goyal as part-time members, according to an official statement. "The five-member coun- cil consists of economists of high repute and eminence," said the statement. Terms of reference of the EAC would be to "analyse any issue, economic or otherwise, referred to it by the prime minister and advising him thereon," the statement said. It will also "address issues of macroeconomic impor- tance" and present its views to the prime minister, it said, adding "This could be either suo-motu or on reference from the prime minister or anyone else." It's terms of reference also includes attending to "any other task as may be desired by the prime min- ister from time to time," the statement said. Formation of the EAC by the prime minister comes over three years after he assumed power and at a time when the GDP has slipped to 5.7 per cent in April-June quarter, the lowest since May 2014. PTI Rajiv Mehrishi sworn in Comptroller and Auditor-General of India Public hearing for env clearance of 800 MW Bursar project held Kishtwar, Sep 25: J&K State Pollution Control Board conducted public Hearing under the chairmanship of Angrez Singh Rana, District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, for Environmental clearance of 800 MW Burasur Project to be constructed by NHPC ltd on river Marusudar near village Tiller (Changer) tehsil Marwah, district Kisht- war. About 1200 to 1500 people from village Nawapachi, Rarr, Changer, Dhehrana, Hanzal Machhana, Yourdu, Pathgam, Satrawgan, Kedra- na, Hynen, Dehrai etc partici- pated in the hearing Dr. Yashpaul, senior Sci- entist, Head Labs and state Board analyst from SPCB made the general public aware about the importance of public hearing and role of Pollution Control Board for conducting such hearings as per Environment impact Assessment Notification of MOEF, Govt of India in 2006. He said the mandate of public hearing is to seek the public opinion of project affected areas and their issues and concerns on the project. Many speakers raised their issues and concerns on establishment of Bursar project which were record- ed videograpically for the observation and examina- tion by the panel of experts of MOEF, Govt of India. Some of the speakers expressed their concerns with regard to the height of Dam and creation of employment opportunities, compensation for the project affected areas in particular and for Marwah in general. General Manager NHPC, P K Langer clarified the quar- ries on different aspects of the project raised by the speak- ers. The environmental con- sultants from Kashmir Uni- versity, General Manager NHPC (Environment) from corporate office, Dr. Shahid Ali Khan briefed the audi- ence with regard to the Envi- ronment Management Plan (EMP) including Rehabilita- tion and Resettlement Plan for the project affected area. DDC Angrez Singh Rana in his address assured the people that all their views and concerns have been record and shall be submitted to MOEF for consideration. Centre extends MSP scheme for minor forest produce New Delhi, Sep 25: In a bid to provide a wider platform to tribals to sell their pro- duce, the government on Monday announced extension of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) to all the states in the country. Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram made the announcement regarding pan-India exten- sion of the scheme -- initially introduced in nine states in 2014 -- during a National Work- shop on Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce here. The MFP could be the largest generator of revenue after minerals, he added. In the workshop, Tribal CoOperative Mar- keting Development Federation (TRIFED) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amazon Seller Services for the sale of tribal products through the e-commerce platform. The MSP, a form of market intervention by the government, for MFP scheme provides a safety net for the tribals against excessive fall in the forest produce's prices. MFP is a major source of livelihood for trib- als, who belong to the poorest of the poor sec- tions of society. IANS Srinagar, Sep 25: In connec- tion with Apple Year launch, Secretary Horticulture, Manzoor Ahmad Lone today convened a meeting with its coordination committee. The meeting was attend- ed by Director Information Muneer-ul-Islam, Direc- tor Horticulture Kashmir Mathora Masoom, Direc- tor Horticulture Planning and Management Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Director Tourism Kashmir Mahmood Shah, Director Floriculture Muhammad Hussain Mir and various other officers of Horticulture, J&K Bank and SKUST. The Secretary was informed by the member of the committee that all arrangement are being done regarding the ‘Apple Year’ launch. Lone directed the commit- tee to coordinate for launch- ing publicity campaigns and mass awareness camps for traders and growers regard- ing ‘Apple Year’ launch. He said that in a bid to promote Kashmiri Apple in domestic as well as interna- tional market the committee will look after the arrange- ments being made for the celebration of Apple Year for next two years. The Secretary directed the Horticulture Department to work in close coordination with J&K Bank, Tourism Department and SKUAST for better media and event management for ‘Apple Year’ launch. The members will coor- dinate various activities for celebration of ‘Apple Year’ as announced by the Chief Minister during the launch of High Density Plantation Scheme in February this year. Terming horticulture as the backbone of State’s econ- omy, the Secretary Horticul- ture said that the horticulture industry has huge potential to boost the socio economic scenario of the State. He said the Government is taking a slew of measures to revamp- ing the industry and Apple Year Celebration will act as road map to achieve the goal. Kulgam, Sep 25: An open auction for grant of minor mineral mining rights on Vishow Nallah was today held in Kulgam under the chair- manship of District Develop- ment Commissioner Talat Parvez Rohella. The auctions for grant of minor mineral mining rights on the Nallah include lease for a period of 5 years as per the J&K Minor Minerals Conces- sion, Storage, Transportation of Minerals and Prevention of Illegal Mining Rules, 2016. Five out of fifteen blocks auctioned were allotted during the auctioning process. The remaining ten blocks will be re-auctioned. Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman said the pro- cess entails checking of illegal mining operations on Vishow Nallah besides generating rev- enue for the State. Pertinently, this is the first time that an open auction of minor minerals has been held. Srinagar, Sep 25: The Jammu and Kash- mir government has ordered that Dr Abdul Kabir Dar, secretary (technical) in the health and medical education department, shall hold the charge of the post of managing director, J&K horticulture pro- duce, marketing and processing corporation, relieving Javaid Ahmad Shah, General Manager, J&K horticulture pro- duce, marketing and processing corporation of the additional charge of the post. New Delhi, Sep 25: Rajiv Mehrishi was sworn in as the Comp- troller and Auditor- General of India today at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the President. Rajiv Mehrishi will have a tenure till August 7, 2020. PIB SSM college hosts workshop on data analytics Srinagar, Sep 25: A national-level workshop on ‘data analytics of cloud based IoT’ was held at SSM college of engineering and technology. The two day workshop, which con- cluded on September 24, was attended by a rich gathering including partici- pants from outside the state. The speakers included IT profes- sionals and experts from industry and academia. S H Abbas Nehvi, joint director software technology parks of India was the chief guest. The opening ceremony was initi- ated by vice-chairperson of the college Dilafroz Qazi. The speakers highlighted the data impact on the development of people, business organizations, and govern- ments and eventually the value added services it provides. “The two-day event was a platform for young learners to appreciate the importance of big data and cloud com- puting in present scenario. Participants were introduced to the concept of business analytics with big data technologies,” a statement here said. 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14 Greater KashmirSrinagar | September 26, 2017, Tuesday
GOVT. COLLEGE FOR WOMENCLusTER uNiVERsiTy sRiNaGaR
MOuLaNa azad ROad, sRiNaGaR
Press release
In its unwavering commitment to serve the student community, the Dept. of Chemistry coordinated one day mentorship programme organised by RISE (Raising Interest in Science And Education) on 19th Sep. 2017. The aim of the mentorship programme was to raise awareness among science students regarding various career options in research. A number of students and faculty members participated in the programme. Principal, Prof. Shaheen Altaf appreciated the efforts of the department for organizing such activities. The resource persons, Dr. Shabir Hassan(PDF-Harvard MIT), Zeeshan Mushtaq (Kaiserlautern, Germany) and Tanzila Mukhtar(University of Basel) delivered a series of motivational lectures on various themes and also shared their experiences with students. The event concluded with an interactive session in which the students interacted with a galaxy of scientists from premier international institutes which included Dr. Wajid Waheed Bhat (University of Michigan, USA), Dr. Mir Faizal (Princeton University) Dr. Aashaq Hussain (CERNSwitzeland) and Dr Muneeb-u-Rehman (SKUAST). M
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GOVERNMENT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR O F F I C E O F T H E S r. M AT E r I A L S M A N AG E M E N T O F F I C E r ( I M p O rTS )
SHEr-I-KASHMIr INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, SOUrAe-NIT NO: sIMs-324-NIT 23 (Imports) of 2017
DATED: /09/2017Subject: - Abbreviated Notice inviting e-tenders for supply of reagents/consumables etc. for
Influenza (H1N1) testing at SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar.
For and on behalf of Governor of Jammu & Kashmir state, e-tenders under two bid system are invited through Director Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences from Original Manufacturers/ their authorized distributors/ dealers for supply of reagents/consumables etc. for Influenza (H1N1) testing.
The detailed tender document is available on www.jktenders.gov.in & on SKIMS website www.skims.ac.in. The NIT schedule is as following:
Last Date for submission of online bids 14/10/2017.Last Date for submission of hard copy (Technical bids only) 16/10/2017 up to 4:00 p.m.Opening of technical bids 17/10/2017 at 12:30 p.m.
Complete bidding process will be online on e-tender portal www.jktenders.gov.in & the tenders should be submitted strictly in accordance with the provisions of the detailed NIT.
Sd/-Sr. Materials Management Officer SKIMS
No: SIMS-324- NIT 23 (lmports)-2017-4208-15-356-358D
004
Office Of the Executive EngineerCivil Maintenance Division LIHP Gantamulla
E-mail: [email protected] E-Tender N.I.T No: CMD/LJHP/05 of 2017-18 Dated: 18-09-2017
For and on behalf of Managing Director Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Limited, e-tenders (in single cover) are invited on item rates from Registered PWD Contractors of J&K State for the following works:S.No.
Name of work Estimated Cost(Rs. In Lacs)
Cost of Tender Doc
Earnest Money
DLP Period
Time of Compl.
Class of Contract
01. Renovation/Repair of Executive Engineer quarter presently SDM quarter at Tanghdar.
Rs. 4.73 Rs. 500/- Rs 9460/- 06 Months
30 Days “DEE”
Position of AAA/TS: under Submission / Position of Funds: DemandedThe bidding documents consisting of quantities (B.O.Q), set of terms and conditions of contract and other details can be seen / downloaded from the departmental website www.jktenders.gov.in.01. DaTE of ISSuE of TENDER NoTICE 18-09-201702. PERIoD of DowNLoaDINg of bIDDINg DoCuMENTS 19-09-2017 To 26-09-2017 fRoM
10:00 aM To 04:00 PM03. bID SubMISSIoN STaRT DaTE 19-09-2017 fRoM 11:00 aM04. bID SubMISSIoN END DaTE 26-09-2017 uP To 05:00 PM05. DEaDLINE foR RECEIvINg ThE haRD CoPy (oRIgINaL DD & EMD) 27-09-2017 uP To 03:00 PM06. DaTE & TIME of oPENINg of bIDS (oNLINE) 28-09-2017 aT 12:00 NooNBids must be accompanied with cost of tender documents in shape of demand draft pledged to “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla’’ (tender inviting authority) and Earnest money / Bid security in shape of CDR pledged to “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla” for the works mentioned in the E-NIT(tender receiving authority).The date and time of opening of bids shall be notified on website www.jktenders.gov.in / www.jkspdc.nic.in and conveyed to bidders automatically through an e-mail message on their e-mail address. The bids of Responsive bidders shall be opened on same website in the office of the “Executive Engineer Civil Maintenance Division LJHP Gantamulla” (tender receiving authority).The bids for the work shall remain valid for a period of 120 days from the date of opening of bids.
Sd/- Executive EngineerCivil Maintenance Division LJhP
DIPK-Nb-1770/17 gantamulla
LoSS of PaSSPoRTSWhile travelling from Naseem Bagh Sgr to Dargah, Hazratbal Srinagar, I lost my bag containing among other things three passports with following particulars.Passport No: g0620145 issued in favour of Diyan Ul Imaan S/o Mohammad Yaqoob Gada R/o New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar. (Already Expired).Passport No: Z2315611 issued in favour of Diyan Ul Imaan S/o Mohammad Yaqoob Gada R/o New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar. (Validity: 25-10-2016 to 24-10-2026).Passport No: J3557411 issued in favour of Sameem Naheed D/o Gulam Rasool (W/o: Mohmmad Yaqoob Gadda) R/o: H. No. 28, Lane - 4, New Colony Naseem Bagh, Habak Srinagar.Anybody having found the passports may kindly inform me on 7006318191, 9018288810. The person will be rewarded Rs. 5000/-.Meanwhile, the duplicates of the passports are to be applied for. Objections, if any, must reach the concerned within a week at the most.
Diyan ul Imaan S/o Mohammad yaqoob gada
WaLEED aGENCIEsCashier – 01 No.
Experience: must have minimum two years. Applying candidates age between 30 to 55 years.
waLEED agENCIES / gogJI bagh, SRINagaR Cell: 7006952496, 7006052900
Hotel Pine spring (Group)urgently Requires (M/f)
RESERvaTIoN (04 No’S)S A L A RY ( N E G O T I A B L E )
Address: Sir Syed Market Wazir Bagh, SrinagarFor further query you can contact on following numbers
0194-2312354, 9419455556, 9796800046Or Mail your resume at [email protected]
Govt to launch ‘Apple Year’
A K Dar to hold charge of MD JK HPMPC
Open auction for minor mineral mining on Vishow Nallah
PM forms Economic Advisory Council; Debroy to head itNew Delhi, Sep 25: Over three years after coming to power, Prime Minister Nar-endra Modi today formed an Economic Advisory Council (EAC) amid the govern-ment's endeavour to give a push to the growth which has witnessed a slowdown.
The five-member EAC will be headed by NITI Aayog member Bibek Debroy and will include NITI Aayog's Principal Advisor Ratan Watal as its member and econ-omists Surjit Bhalla, Rathin Roy and Ashima Goyal as
part-time members, according to an official statement.
"The five-member coun-cil consists of economists of high repute and eminence," said the statement.
Terms of reference of the EAC would be to "analyse any issue, economic or otherwise, referred to it by the prime minister and advising him thereon," the statement said.
It will also "address issues of macroeconomic impor-tance" and present its views to the prime minister, it said, adding "This could be either
suo-motu or on reference from the prime minister or anyone else."
It's terms of reference also includes attending to "any other task as may be desired by the prime min-ister from time to time," the statement said.
Formation of the EAC by the prime minister comes over three years after he assumed power and at a time when the GDP has slipped to 5.7 per cent in April-June quarter, the lowest since May 2014. PTI
Rajiv Mehrishi sworn in Comptroller and Auditor-General of India
Public hearing for env clearance of 800 MW Bursar project heldKishtwar, Sep 25: J&K State Pollution Control Board conducted public Hearing under the chairmanship of Angrez Singh Rana, District Development Commissioner Kishtwar, for Environmental clearance of 800 MW Burasur Project to be constructed by NHPC ltd on river Marusudar near village Tiller (Changer) tehsil Marwah, district Kisht-war.
About 1200 to 1500 people from village Nawapachi, Rarr, Changer, Dhehrana, Hanzal Machhana, Yourdu, Pathgam, Satrawgan, Kedra-na, Hynen, Dehrai etc partici-pated in the hearing
Dr. Yashpaul, senior Sci-entist, Head Labs and state Board analyst from SPCB made the general public
aware about the importance of public hearing and role of Pollution Control Board for conducting such hearings as per Environment impact Assessment Notification of MOEF, Govt of India in 2006.
He said the mandate of public hearing is to seek the public opinion of project affected areas and their issues and concerns on the project.
Many speakers raised their issues and concerns on establishment of Bursar project which were record-ed videograpically for the observation and examina-tion by the panel of experts of MOEF, Govt of India. Some of the speakers expressed their concerns with regard to the height of Dam and creation of employment opportunities,
compensation for the project affected areas in particular and for Marwah in general.
General Manager NHPC, P K Langer clarified the quar-ries on different aspects of the project raised by the speak-ers. The environmental con-sultants from Kashmir Uni-versity, General Manager NHPC (Environment) from corporate office, Dr. Shahid Ali Khan briefed the audi-ence with regard to the Envi-ronment Management Plan (EMP) including Rehabilita-tion and Resettlement Plan for the project affected area.
DDC Angrez Singh Rana in his address assured the people that all their views and concerns have been record and shall be submitted to MOEF for consideration.
Centre extends MSP scheme for minor forest produce New Delhi, Sep 25: In a bid to provide a wider platform to tribals to sell their pro-duce, the government on Monday announced extension of the Minimum Support Price (MSP) scheme for Minor Forest Produce (MFP) to all the states in the country. Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram made the announcement regarding pan-India exten-sion of the scheme -- initially introduced in nine states in 2014 -- during a National Work-shop on Minimum Support Price for Minor Forest Produce here.
The MFP could be the largest generator of revenue after minerals, he added.
In the workshop, Tribal CoOperative Mar-keting Development Federation (TRIFED) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Amazon Seller Services for the sale of tribal products through the e-commerce platform.
The MSP, a form of market intervention by the government, for MFP scheme provides a safety net for the tribals against excessive fall in the forest produce's prices.
MFP is a major source of livelihood for trib-als, who belong to the poorest of the poor sec-tions of society. IANS
Srinagar, Sep 25: In connec-tion with Apple Year launch, Secretary Horticulture, Manzoor Ahmad Lone today convened a meeting with its coordination committee.
The meeting was attend-ed by Director Information Muneer-ul-Islam, Direc-tor Horticulture Kashmir Mathora Masoom, Direc-tor Horticulture Planning and Management Manzoor Ahmad Qadri, Director Tourism Kashmir Mahmood Shah, Director Floriculture Muhammad Hussain Mir and various other officers of Horticulture, J&K Bank and SKUST.
The Secretary was informed by the member of the committee that all arrangement are being done regarding the ‘Apple Year’ launch.
Lone directed the commit-tee to coordinate for launch-ing publicity campaigns and mass awareness camps for traders and growers regard-ing ‘Apple Year’ launch.
He said that in a bid to promote Kashmiri Apple in
domestic as well as interna-tional market the committee will look after the arrange-ments being made for the celebration of Apple Year for next two years.
The Secretary directed the Horticulture Department to work in close coordination with J&K Bank, Tourism Department and SKUAST for better media and event management for ‘Apple Year’ launch.
The members will coor-dinate various activities for celebration of ‘Apple Year’ as announced by the Chief Minister during the launch of High Density Plantation Scheme in February this year.
Terming horticulture as the backbone of State’s econ-omy, the Secretary Horticul-ture said that the horticulture industry has huge potential to boost the socio economic scenario of the State. He said the Government is taking a slew of measures to revamp-ing the industry and Apple Year Celebration will act as road map to achieve the goal.
Kulgam, Sep 25: An open auction for grant of minor mineral mining rights on Vishow Nallah was today held in Kulgam under the chair-manship of District Develop-ment Commissioner Talat Parvez Rohella.
The auctions for grant of minor mineral mining rights on the Nallah include lease for a period of 5 years as per the J&K Minor Minerals Conces-sion, Storage, Transportation of Minerals and Prevention of
Illegal Mining Rules, 2016.Five out of fifteen blocks
auctioned were allotted during the auctioning process. The remaining ten blocks will be re-auctioned.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman said the pro-cess entails checking of illegal mining operations on Vishow Nallah besides generating rev-enue for the State.
Pertinently, this is the first time that an open auction of minor minerals has been held.
Srinagar, Sep 25: The Jammu and Kash-mir government has ordered that Dr Abdul Kabir Dar, secretary (technical) in the health and medical education department, shall hold the charge of the post of managing director,
J&K horticulture pro-duce, marketing and processing corporation, relieving Javaid Ahmad Shah, General Manager, J&K horticulture pro-duce, marketing and processing corporation of the additional charge of the post.
New Delhi, Sep 25: Rajiv Mehrishi was sworn in as the Comp-troller and Auditor-G enera l of I ndi a today at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati
Bhavan. He took and subscribed to the oath of office before the President.
R ajiv Meh r i shi will have a tenure till August 7, 2020. PIB
SSM college hosts workshop on data analytics
Srinagar, Sep 25: A national-level workshop on ‘data analytics of cloud based IoT’ was held at SSM college of engineering and technology.
The two day workshop, which con-cluded on September 24, was attended by a rich gathering including partici-pants from outside the state.
The speakers included IT profes-sionals and experts from industry and academia. S H Abbas Nehvi, joint director software technology parks of India was the chief guest.
The opening ceremony was initi-
ated by vice-chairperson of the college Dilafroz Qazi.
The speakers highlighted the data impact on the development of people, business organizations, and govern-ments and eventually the value added services it provides.
“The two-day event was a platform for young learners to appreciate the importance of big data and cloud com-puting in present scenario.
Participants were introduced to the concept of business analytics with big data technologies,” a statement here said.
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