Daily Mirror of Kashmir

  Rice Quality in Kashmir Ration Depots of High Quality:  Dr. Abdul Salam Mir, Civil, Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs (CAPD)  In this edition we talk on various dimensions of Civil, Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs (CAPD)  with Director Dr. Abdul Salam Mir  Aadhar Updation status of ration cards in Jammu and Kashmir ? The Aadhar Updation status is overall 96 percentage in Kashmir which is quite impressive . Are people cooperative ? Yes intially people were a bit hesitant but with the time they understood that without biometric Aadhar Updation they will not get ration card they became cooperative . How do you see the rice  quality provided by the ration depots in Kashmir? I monitor it every week on Sunday and the rice quality has improved vastly and it is now quite of high quality standards . A bit on Ration card holders in Kashmir statistics vise ? We have three categories in this regard  . In the poorest of poor AAY they get per ration card 35 ki...

  Papier - mache art is dying in Kashmir :MOHAMMAD AKHTER MIR, Prominent face of Papier Mache sector  Kashmiri papier-mâche is a rich  handicraft of Kashmir that was brought by renowned  Muslim  saint Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani from Persia in the 14th century to medieval India. It is based primarily on paper pulp, and is a richly decorated, colourful artifact; generally in the form of vases, bowls, or cups (with and without metal rims), boxes, trays, bases of lamps, and many other small objects. These are made in homes, and workshops, in Srinagar, and other parts of the Kashmir Valley, and are marketed primarily within India, although there is a significant international market. We talk with prominent face of Kashmiri Papier Mache Sector ,artisan and Buisnesman MOHAMMAD AKHTER MIR in an exclusive interview with our senior correspondent Rameez Makhdoomi. Your take on current status of Papier Mache industry in Kashmir? Papier mache of Kashmir has rich legacy and her...

 Bumper increase in Vegetable production a great development for agriculture in Kashmir :Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Agriculture is the mainstay of Kashmir . To talk on burning issues confronting our agriculture , Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal talks to Senior Correspondent Mirror of Kashmir Rameez Makhdoomi . Sir , you recently revived different schemes going on with reference to promotion of agriculture and farmers in Kashmir . Your overview on that ? As far as taking review is concerned  Department of agriculture is concerned with the welfare of more than 70 percent of people engaged in agriculture , and in this regard taking implementation progress of these schemes is must . We have here two main cropping seasons Kharif and Rabi .Kharif crop can be grown in Kharif season only and similarly Rabi Crop can be grown in Rabi only . If we do not take constant review we can't know what is needed ,when we grow paddy , Sweet corn , m...

  Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar, Syed Haneif Balkhi  is a dynamic officer known for his vibrant approach and quickly resolving the burning issues faced by the masses .  In an exclusive Chat with Mirror of Kashmir he talks on burning issues . On drug addiction Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Srinagar, Syed Haneif Balki states that :" The Drug addiction is a severe problem confronted by humanity and it has reached alarming proportions in a place like Kashmir , where few decades back we didnt had this problem on this magnitude.  Parents need to play a key role by communicating with their children's and understanding the challenges in life they face . They also need to monitor the phones of there kids so so as to check their online activities as today's online world is full of negative things . While we at administration are trying to increase the rehabilitation centers for those who have fallen prey to drug addiction more needs to be done on public...

Director Sericulture, Kashmir  Manzoor Ahmad Qadri is a dynamic officer , in an exclusive interview with the Mirror of Kashmir Senior Correspondent Rameez Makhdoomi he talks on diverse paradigms of the sericulture picture of Kashmir .  How will the modernization of Rajbagh Sericulture factory help our sericulture sector in Kashmir ? The Rajbagh Sericulture factory is not the property of Department of Sericulture . That is the unit of JK Industries dealing with reeling and weaving , we as Sericulture Department are not in domain of reeling and weaving but production of quality Cocoons which act as quality raw material. Since this cocoon feeds on silk worm which is dependent on mulberry tree so we produce , distribute quality mulberry trees . So we give sericulture farmers associated with us quality mulberry plants and silk worm that feeds on mulberry trees, only quality food for silk worm produce quality cocoons . Few years back both quality vise and market vise our Sericulture...