Horticulture Deptt organizes awareness programme for Orchardists at Bandipora
BANDIPORA, NOVEMBER 30: The Department of Horticulture on Tuesday organised a daylong awareness programme for progressive orchardists with an aim to equip them with modern farming techniques. A large number of farmers attended the awareness programme. The programme was inaugurated by Chief Horticulture Officer Rajindra Kumar while experts Dr Malik Hilal from KVK, Subject Matter […]
Lebanese protesters block roads over economic misery
BEIRUT: Demonstrators, some of them burning tyres, blocked roads across parts of Lebanon on Monday in protest at the country’s economic meltdown, days after the Lebanese pound sank to new lows. Lebanon’s economic crisis, which erupted in 2019, has propelled more than three quarters of the population into poverty and the local currency has plummeted […]
Patients Rue Filthy Washrooms At GMC Baramulla
Baramulla: The washrooms at Government Medical College Baramulla are in an utterly unhygienic condition, causing a huge inconvenience to the patients and attendants alike. Several patients admitted at the hospital Tuesday, expressing their resentment told GNS that the unclean washrooms can lead to serious infections as, according to them the authorities concerned have failed to […]
“Jammu & Kashmir is all set out on a growth path with high hopes and expectations, ” said Manoj Sinha, Lt Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, here.” This is the dawn of new era for the growth, development and overall well-being of the people of J&K. Barriers to commerce and trade have also been removed. […]
JK reports 171 new positive cases
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 30: The Government today informed that 171 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 32 from Jammu division and 139 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 336852. Moreover, 172 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from […]
Department fully prepared for winter, as compared to last year consumers getting 10-12 percent more electricity: Rohit Kansal
Principal Secretary to power development department, Information and official spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir government, Rohit Kansal has said that the department is fully prepared for winter especially the 40-day harsh ‘Chillai Kalan” period and stated that Kashmir is getting 10 to 12 per cent more power supply as compared to last year. Talking exclusively […]
Low-intensity earthquake hit Ladakh
Leh: A low-intensity earthquake hit parts of the union territory of Ladakh in the wee hours Tuesday, the National Centre of Seismology said. An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred at 4.50 am with its epicentre at East of Leh in Ladakh region, the NCS said. Further details are awaited. PTI
Cold conditions grip Kashmir, Ladakh
Srinagar: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh with Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, recording minus 1.5°C against previous night’s minus 0.2°C. A meteorological department official said that the minimum temperature was minus 0.6 below normal for this time of the year. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C in […]
Ecosystem
In order to focus on the importance of forests for the restoration of the ecosystem, the government is making some innovative proposals for the same. Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has asked his officers to properly compensate those people whose land goes for afforestation. It was the 20th meeting of the Steering […]
Omar hits out at BJP for linking restoration of statehood with Kashmir situation
Former chief minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah on Monday hit out at BJP for linking restoration of statehood with the situation in Jammu and Kashmir. He was reacting to senior BJP leader Ashok Koul’s statement, who earlier in the day said the statehood will be restored “when the situation in J&K becomes better” and […]