DG Horticulture visits Kangan, Gbl
Directs officers to aware public about Modified High Density programme GANDERBAL, AUGUST 21: The Director General (DG) Horticulture Kashmir, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat today visited Kangan Sub-division of district Ganderbal as a part of public outreach programme. On the occasion, the DG visited various Apple High Density (HD) Orchards of the area. He highlighted the scope […]
Justice Magrey inaugurates ‘Legal Literacy Club’ in P. Convent HSS Rajbagh
SRINAGAR, AUGUST 21: The Executive Chairman of J&K Legal Services Authority, Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey on Saturday inaugurated ‘Legal Literacy Club’ in Presentation Convent Hr. Sec. School, Rajbagh, here. The Executive Chairman on the occasion emphasised that the main aim of opening this Legal Literacy Club is to educate and empower students about their legal rights […]
More than half of slum population lives in Srinagar says data
By: Wani Parvaiz CK Srinagar More than 52% of the slum population in Jammu and Kashmir is living only in Srinagar district and it has a lot of impact on the solid waste management and also on the other sectors of life here. According to the road map of a new master plan more than […]
Mehbooba bats for restoration of article 370 after coming under barrage of criticism
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar After the series of tweets by Sajad Gani Lone sharply criticizing Mehbooba Mufti and Farooq Abdullah for maintaining silence over the issue of restoration of article 370 in the recent opposition meet of Sonia Gandhi, on Saturday PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti has asked New Delhi to restore article 370 if […]
Paralympic flame in Tokyo as virus surges days before opening
TOKYO: The Paralympic flame arrived in Tokyo on Friday as virus cases hit fresh records nationwide just four days before the Games begin. Japan’s daily infections topped 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the number of severe cases also higher than ever as the nation battles a fifth wave driven by the more […]
Sombre mood as Taliban are back at Friday prayers in Afghanistan
KABUL: Gunmen flanked an Islamic scholar as he delivered a fiery speech on Friday to a packed Kabul mosque at the most important prayers of the week — the first since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan five days ago. The preacher rallied the faithful at the Abdul Rahman Mosque with a history lesson on […]
Taj Mahal To Reopen For Night Viewing From Today
The Taj Mahal will open for night viewing for visitors from Saturday, August 21. The monument had closed for night viewing on March 17, 2020 during the first lockdown due to Covid-19. Night viewing will be allowed on August 21, 23 and 24 as the monument is closed every week on Friday and the lockdown […]
Scholarship Schemes
There have been many schemes from the central government for the students of Jammu and Kashmir so that they can move forward in their lives with the help of such schemes. In order to see the pace of implementation of such schemes recently Lt Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with beneficiary students from J&K under AICTE’s […]
03 JeM militants killed in Tral Gunfight: IGP Kashmir
Three militant of Jash-e-Mohammad outfit were killed in an encounter in woods of Nagbaeran area of Tral in Awantipora of South Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Saturday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar told GNS that three militant of JeM have been killed in Tral upper reaches. However their identity couldn’t be established yet, IGP […]
Trooper dies after falling into gorge during anti-militancy operation in J-K
A soldier was killed after he fell down into 40-ft gorge during an anti-militancy operation along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range in Poonch district, army said. Defence ministry spokesman based in Jammu said that at around 1315 hours, the soldier, Sepoy Lovepreet Singh, while operating along the higher reaches of Pir Panjal Range […]