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Express Tribune
19-05-2025
- Business
- Express Tribune
Hazara launches land record digitisation project
The Hazara Division Commissioner has announced the launch of a pilot project to digitise land revenue records, beginning with a village in Haripur district. The initiative is designed to enhance transparency, streamline processes, and improve public convenience. Speaking during an official visit to the Abbottabad Press Club, Commissioner Syed Fayaz Ali Shah said that the digital system will allow citizens to pay bank fees online and access important documents such as the Jamabandi (land ownership record) and Fard (ownership certificate) from homeeliminating the need to visit Service Delivery Centres. "The provincial government is committed to implementing digital reforms across all departments to ensure better service delivery and greater accountability," he said, urging the media to continue playing its vital role in highlighting public concerns and administrative shortcomings. "Abbottabad's media has always demonstrated a constructive approach," he added. "Let us work together to promote transparency and the public good." During the visit, President of the Abbottabad Press Club Sardar Naveed Alam, General Secretary Raja Munir Khan, AUJ President Atif Qayoom, and General Secretary Saqib Khan briefed the commissioner on various issues affecting the Hazara Division. Commissioner Fayaz Ali Shah reiterated his commitment to addressing these challenges, expressing a strong sense of connection with Abbottabad. He also commended the Abbottabad Press Club for its initiatives supporting the welfare of journalists and highlighted recent successes in tax reforms. "In the Excise, Taxation, and Narcotics Control Department, we achieved a revenue target of Rs5.5 million this year through vehicle registration, house tax, and token tax collections," he said. "This marks a significant turnaround, as the department was in deficit last year."
Al Etihad
10-04-2025
- Business
- Al Etihad
2nd Al Wathba Date Festival showcases importance of sustainable date palm cultivation and Emirati tradition
10 Apr 2025 13:10 ABU DHABI (ALETIHAD)The second edition of the Al Wathba Date Festival has concluded. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, the event was organised by the Abu Dhabi Heritage festival, which commenced on January 10, featured 12 competitions for date packaging - both with and without additives - covering six varieties of dates: Khalas, Fard, Dabbas, Bumaan, Shishi, and Zamli.A total of 120 prizes, exceeding Dh2 million, were allocated for the competitions, which attracted 310 date producers and manufacturers from across the presented over 3,100 kilograms of premium dates, utilising innovative and sustainable packaging designed to meet high-quality festival showcased more than 200 varieties of dates and related products across 40 dedicated shops, with 172 date producers and manufacturers participating in rotation over 79 days. To ensure diversity, the festival revamped its line-up of shops every 10 days, offering visitors a dynamic selection of Emirati dates and a variety of date-based products, including items crafted from date palm festival aims to raise awareness about the importance of the palm tree, aligning with the vision of the Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, to ensure the sustainability of date palm cultivation while encouraging date production, date trade, and related also supports food security initiatives, contributing to their long-term a specialised platform for marketing and selling Emirati and international dates and their products, the festival plays a vital role in preserving the country's agricultural heritage. It also facilitates the exchange of expertise among farmers from around the world, promoting modern agricultural techniques, palm tree care, and the rich Emirati heritage.
