Only Handicrafts Directorate initiates process for more crafts
Mohinder Verma
JAMMU, Apr 25: The concerned departments of the Government of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir are dilly-dallying on submission of details for Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of locally produced products and goods despite ample opportunity given by the Industries and Commerce Department and being aware of the fact that such an initiative would help the people affiliated with the job to get good amount in international markets.
Due to this, the Industries and Commerce Department is finding it difficult to furnish the requisite information to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, which is more than keen to extend necessary help to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir on this aspect.
SRINAGAR: In an apparent attempt to boost public morale, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday that there was no need to be concerned because the government was ensuring an uninterrupted supply of medicines and oxygen to combat COVID19 in Jammu and Kashmir.
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“The administration is alert and working round the clock to ensure best health-care facilities. I am continuously reviewing hospitals preparedness, strengthening core capacities, and ensuring uninterrupted supply of medicines and oxygen. There is no need to panic. We have one of the best doctors to population ratio in the country, medical infrastructure and I can assure you, the administration is committed to tackling the impact of COVID-19,” the LG wrote in an opinion piece for a local daily.
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The Jammu and Kashmir administration has approved implementation of "New Industrial Policy 2021-30" and its procedural guidelines with effect from April 1.The experts stated that the new policy is different from the policies that were .
Universities, schools in Jammu and Kashmir to stay shut
Hindustan Times.
This was announced by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha in a high-level meeting he chaired to review the COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir, which witnessed some major decisions in the direction of containment and control efforts for mitigating the spread of the virus in the union territory.
After a detailed discussion, the decision was taken to keep all universities and colleges in Jammu and Kashmir closed for imparting on-campus or in-person education to the students till 15 May except for the courses or programmes that require the physical presence of students on account of laboratory or research or thesis work and internship. Colleges will move to the online teaching mode.