Baramulla: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan, today visited Baramulla district where he inaugurated Micro-Irrigation System at Intensive Vegetable Cluster, Sadderbal Palhalan, Pattan besides launching a special programme for rev
Kulgam : Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan, today had a comprehensive review of Covid mitigation measures being implemented by the district administration in Kulgam.Advisor visited the District Hospital Kulgam and inspected the
Kulgam: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Ahmad Khan, today visited Kulgam and met the members of District Development Council, Block Development Councils and Panchayat Raj Institutions.Chairperson, District Development Council, Mohammad A
STAY AWAY FROM ILLEGAL PROFITING: GEELANI TELLS TRADERS
Srinagar: Chairman Hurriyat (G) Syed Ali Geelani thursday send relief teams to the flood affected people of different districts of the Valley, asking the activists to remain cautious while distributing the relief material.
According to the statement issued to KNS, Huriyat (G) spokesman said that all the creation is the family of Allah and it is our basic duty to serve the Allah’s creation at this hour of grief. Geelani sahib said that different delegation of people, who met him at his residence Hyderpora, complained that some traders taking advantage of the national disaster are selling the commodities particularly eatables at very high price. “He expressed sorrow over this and said that on the one hand the government is subjecting the people to the vengeance and on the other hand our own traders are using unkind ways to get more profit. Geelani sahib appealed all the traders and shopkeepers to stay away from illegal
Apr 21, 2021
The Director said that the Advisor Farooq Ahmad Khan has a vision to add new dimensions to the existing agriculture scenario so that the framers of the region could become agri- entrepreneurs and promotion of lavender cultivation in new areas is a step towards this direction.
He further added that Principal Secretary AP&FWD Navin Kumar Chowdhary is personally monitoring the execution of different programs to introduce new crops of economic importance in the region in order to achieve the target of doubling the farmers income by 2022.
Pertinent to mention that lavender is a perennial shrub belonging to the mint family. Besides being an ornamental plant, it is also economically viable plant with a kilo of oil extracted from the flowers selling for upwards of Rs 14000, mostly used in aroma Industry. The residue after the oil extraction is used to make agarbattis, soaps etc.