Traditional fervour
Recently Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir has given a target to his officials for uploading 80000 events under ‘Swachhta hi Sewa’ Mission. He called for collecting the soil for Amrit Kalashs with traditional fervour as envisaged under the guidelines by the Ministry of Culture. He told them to celebrate all the Panchayat/Block/District level events […]
Operation Ajay: Second batch of Indians gather to board return flight from Israel
Indian passengers on Friday night gathered at the airport to board flight back to India from Tel Aviv under ‘Operation Ajay’ launched amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. After safely evacuating 212 Indian nationals from Israel, Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv facilitated more flights to bring second batch of Indian passengers. The passengers […]
Spain, Norway hold up Scotland’s Euro qualification
PARIS: Scotland missed their first chance to seal a Euro 2024 berth as they lost to two late goals in Spain on Thursday as the third contender in Group ‘A’, Norway, won 4-0 in Cyprus. Elsewhere, Turkey, in their first game under Vincenzo Montella, won in Croatia to vault to the top of Group ‘D’ […]
Teacher stabbed to death in attack at French school
ARRAS: A man of Chechen origin stabbed to death a teacher and severely wounded two other adults Friday at a school in north-eastern France, with prosecutors opening a probe into a suspected act of terror. The attack in the town of Arras comes with France, which has large Jewish and Muslim populations, on high alert […]
Kashmir higher reaches receive fresh snowfall, temperature plummets
Srinagar: The higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley on Saturday morning experienced a fresh spell of snow, while plains received rainfall, leading to a significant drop in the maximum temperatures. An official said that higher reaches of Gurez Valley including Razdan Pass experienced fresh snowfall, while plains saw heavy rains. He said that continuous rain […]
2 dead after truck skids off road on Zojila Pass in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Two persons were killed after a truck they were travelling in fell into a deep gorge on Zojila Pass in cental Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Saturday. An official said that the truck that was on way from Kargil to Sonamarg skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Mandir Mode on […]
AB-PMJAY SEHAT Scheme: Dispelling falsehoods through transparency, verified data
Unmasking attempts to discredit initiative; facts, figures illuminate financial realities: SHA SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 13: Reacting to recent social media dissemination of misleading information aiming to tarnish the reputation of AB-PMJAY SEHAT scheme in Jammu and Kashmir, State Health Agency (SHA) today said the claims were found baseless after thorough examination of irrefutable facts and figures […]
Urban polls
As the Municipal elections are going to be held in Srinagar, The Deputy Commissioner(DC) Srinagar, who is also the District Election Officer(DEO) Srinagar recently met with the representatives of different Political Parties of Srinagar District here at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex. He said the proposed/recommended new 37 locations of the said polling […]
Director Agriculture visits Saffron Areas of Pampore
Says, Department endeavouring for area expansion under saffron crop SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 12: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited Saffron areas of Pampore and took stock of the crop scenario amid recent wet spell. During the visit, the Director inspected different fields and took feedback from the concerned Saffron growers regarding the positive […]
Road map
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has made a road map for the horticulture sector so that new root stock and varieties of high density applications are introduced. Recently reviewed performance & functioning of several departments including Horticulture and Rural Development Department with respect to completion of projects, implementation of schemes, deliverables and achievements. He […]