Former Minister, delegation of J&K Ex-Services League call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JANUARY 07: Sh Sunil Sharma, former minister today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhawan. The former Minister apprised the Lt Governor about the welfare issues of Rehbar-e-Khel and Rehbar-e-Janglat appointees, VDC SPOs, National Youth Corps and other issues of public importance. Later, a delegation of J&K Ex-Services League led by […]
Night Temp Increases Above Normal As J&K Braces For Wet Spell
Srinagar: The minimum temperature recorded a considerable increase on Saturday as Jammu and Kashmir braces for nearly weeklong cloudy and wet weather in wake of two back-to-back western disturbances. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against last night’s minus 5.5°C that was coldest for the season so far. […]
Washout raises Khawaja conundrum for Australia in Sydney Test
SYDNEY: The entire third day of the final Sydney Test was washed out Friday forcing a reappraisal of Australia’s push for a series clean sweep over South Africa. Skipper Pat Cummins has a decision to make ahead of Saturday’s fourth day: whether to declare the team’s first innings at 475 for four and get the […]
No respite for Ukraine’s east despite Putin’s truce
BAKHMUT: Artillery exchanges pounded war-scarred cities in eastern Ukraine on Friday despite Russian leader Vladimir Putin unilaterally ordering his forces to stop attacking for 36 hours. The brief ceasefire declared by Putin earlier this week was supposed to begin at 0900 GMT on Friday and would have been the first full pause since Moscow’s invasion […]
Agriculture sector
The J & K government is trying to push agriculture and allied sectors to a new horizon of opportunities. Recently a buyer seller meet was held in Jammu and in it big players of the market participated. J&K government is trying to transform the agriculture and allied sectors to provide new opportunities to farmers so […]
Govt Orders Restructuring Of R&B Department
Srinagar: The Government on Friday ordered restructuring of Public Works (R&B) Department by way of re-organisation of cadre and rationalization of jurisdiction of its subordinate and field offices by making them co-terminus with territorial limits of divisions, districts and blocks of the Jammu and Kashmir. According to a government order, a copy of which lies […]
Power shutdown
JAMMU, JANUARY 6: Chief Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL, Jammu has informed that the power supply to SMVDU University Campus shall remain affected on January 07 from 10 am to 4 pm. Similarly, the power supply to Chatha, Bhour Camp, Govindpura, Khandwal, SKUAST and adjoining areas shall remain affected on January 07 from 9 am to 3 […]
80 percent work on dog sterilisation facility at Tengpora completed: SMC Commissioner
Srinagar: Srinagar Municipal Corporation Commissioner Athar Amir Khan on Friday said that around 80 percent work has been completed on dog sterilisation facility in Tengpora area of Srinagar. Talking to reporters here, Khan, said the Corporation was working hard to control dog population in the City and for that several initiatives have been taken. He […]
Minimum Temp Improves Slightly In J&K, Possibility Of Snowfall Over Few Days From Saturday
SRINAGAR, Jan 6: There was some respite from the intense cold conditions in Kashmir as the minimum temperature improved slightly even as the Valley braces up for a possible wet weather spell for a few days from Saturday, officials said on Friday. Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.5 degrees Celsius on Thursday night against […]
Youth in focus
While the government of Jammu and Kashmir is stressing on providing skill training to the youth, the Chief Secretary has recently asked his officers to help the youth to get self employed in different sectors. Principal Secretary, SDD, recently gave insights about the training to be started by the department to upskill the youth identified […]