Russia-Belarus joint military drills spark fears of new offensive
DNIPRO: Russia and Belarus began joint military exercises on Monday, triggering fears in Kyiv and the West that Moscow could use its ally to launch a new ground offensive in Ukraine. The two allies will conduct air force drills from Jan 16 to Feb 1 using all Belarus military airfields and began joint army exercises […]
Advisor Bhatnagar chairs 63rd BoDs meet of JKHPMC
JAMMU, JANUARY 17: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today chaired the 63rd Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Horticultural Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation (JKHPMC) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo; Secretary Planning Development and Monitoring Department, Raghav Langar; […]
DDC Chairperson; ex-MLC; Travel Agents Association Jammu call on Lt Governor
JAMMU, JANUARY 17: Ms Nuzhat Ishfaq, DDC Chairperson, Ganderbal called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today at Raj Bhawan. The DDC Chairperson apprised the Lt Governor about various issues of public importance of Ganderbal. She also put forth the issue of installation of electric poles in the district. Former Legislator, Sh Surinder Ambardar also called […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, Pahalgam freezes at minus 11.8°C
The minimum temperatures hovered below freezing point at most places in Jammu and Kashmir as Pahalgam recorded the season’s coldest night at minus 11.8°C on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 2.7°C against last night’s minus 1.9°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 2.1°C below normal for the summer capital, […]
Climate-smart-agriculture
The J & K administration is trying to use a scientific approach for the better economy of the agriculture sector and is trying to make it climate smart. LG Manoj Sinha while inaugurating UT level training & orientation program for effective implementation of 29 projects under holistic agriculture development plan. He said the concept of […]
Militants killed in Budgam had escaped recent gunfight: ADGP Kashmir
Two militants killed in a retaliatory fire after government forces tried to stop a vehicle during area domination in central Kashmir’s Budgam district had escaped from a recent gunfight in the area, police said. Kashmir zone police on its official Twitter handle informed that both militants belonged to LeT militant outfit “Both the killed terrorists […]
91 tech companies lay off over 24K employees in Jan to date
The year 2023 began on a bad note for tech workers globally and 91 companies have laid off more than 24,000 tech employees in the first 15 days this month, signalling worse days ahead. About 24,151 tech workers lost their jobs, dominated by companies like Amazon, Salesforce, Coinbase and others, according to layoff tracking website […]
Govt declares J&K as ‘Free area’ for purposes of PCICDA Act 2009
JAMMU, JANUARY 16: The Jammu and Kashmir government has declared the whole Union Territory as “Free Area” for purposes of Prevention and Control of Infectious and Contagious Diseases in Animals Act, 2009. According to a government notification issued here today in this regard, the declaration has been made in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section […]
Commencement of Digital era in J&K
All offline services to end from today JAMMU, JANUARY 16: In an important decision, J&K has decided to go fully digital from today. This was decided by the Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta in a meeting of Committee of Secretaries (CoS) today attended by all the Administrative Secretaries. Dr Mehta directed Commissioner Secretary, IT […]
Lots of credit goes to them for our success: Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill introduce Indian cricket team’s special trio
After clinching the ODI series against Sri Lanka by 3-0, India batters Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill introduced the throwdown specialists Raghu, Nuwan and Daya in a great gesture during their interview and credited the trio for team’s success. A destructive powerplay spell from Mohammed Siraj continued Sri Lanka’s downfall for the third straight ODI, […]