Hunt for buried survivors after Indonesia quake kills 162
Rescuers on Tuesday searched for survivors buried under rubble after an earthquake on Indonesia’s main island of Java killed 162 people, injured hundreds and left more feared trapped in collapsed buildings. The epicentre of the shallow 5.6-magnitude quake on Monday was near the town of Cianjur in Indonesia’s most-populous province West Java, where most of […]
Amid monthly tariff hike, Pulwama residents demand enhancement of power infrastructure
Pulwama : As PDD has resorted to monthly tariff hike, the residents of Pulwama district of south Kashmir demanded enhancement of power infrastructure as they claim that dangling electric wires tied with trees, old poles are posing grave threat to the lives of people as well as to their property. The residents of Rakh, Zahid […]
Sheep rearing
Sheep and goat rearing units are being set up across Jammu and Kashmir and the government is providing subsidies to the youth to set up such units. Integrated Sheep Development Scheme is proving a game changer for the unemployed youth and even the girls to set up their own farms especially in the rural areas. […]
Make accountability core part of the Governance: LG
Directions passed in previous meetings should be implemented in time-bound manner to ensure ease of living to citizens: LG It is the prime duty of the administration to empower people, make the system and process transparent: LG JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review the working of Revenue […]
Div Admin Kashmir issues Advisory for sale of X, H & H1 drugs
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 21: As part of Nasha Mukht Bharat Abhiyan, the Divisional Administration Kashmir today issued advisory for sale of X, H and H1 drugs. In an official handout, the Administration has mentioned do’s & dont’s to adhere for sale of these scheduled drugs. It makes mandatory to mention on the prescription the date of […]
SKUAST-J will soon be one of the premier agricultural institutions of country: Chief Secretary
5 day Krishak mela 2022 concludes at SKUAST Jammu JAMMU, NOVEMBER 21: The five day long Krishak mela 2022, organized by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu, concluded here today with Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, chairing the valedictory ceremony. The Chief Secretary interacted with the farmers, entrepreneurs, startups and the […]
MeT forecasts mainly dry weather till November end in J&K
Pahalgam Coldest At Minus 3.5°C In J&K, Drass Shivers At Minus 11.5°C* Srinagar : Meteorological department on Monday forecast mainly dry weather throughout Jammu and Kashmir till the end of the present month. “Currently weather is clear throughout J&K. Mainly Dry weather is expected till the end of November,” an official of the MeT department […]
Pace ace Shaheen Afridi undergoes appendectomy, says ‘feeling better’
Pakistan pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi on Sunday underwent surgery, a week after a knee injury forced him on the sidelines during the T20 World Cup final against England in Melbourne. In a tweet, Shaheen said that he had an appendectomy — a surgery to remove the appendix when it is infected — adding that […]
World’s longest-standing president seeks to extend 43-year rule
DAKAR: Equatorial Guinea votes on Sunday in a general election in which President Teodoro Obiang Nguema, the world’s longest-standing president, is expected to extend his 43-year rule at the helm of the tiny oil-producing West African nation. Over 400,000 people registered to vote in the country of around 1.5 million. Voters will also cast ballots […]
Health cover
In order to provide health cover to every individual in Jammu and Kashmir, the J & K government is trying to provide health cards to every citizen here. Healthcare has been the top most priority of J&K administration and recently a three day conference on blood transfusion was held here. It was addressed to LG […]