Latest technologies
Recently Minister for Agricultural Production, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives, and Election Departments, , said that all efforts are being made for best use of available agricultural land through adoption of the latest technologies. Speaking at ‘Gulistan News Conclave’ in Jammu, the Minister emphasised the importance of modernising agriculture and addressing the […]
Syria’s Sharaa says elections could take five years
DAMASCUS: Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said on Monday organising elections could take up to five years, the week after he was appointed interim president and less than two months after ousting Bashar al-Assad. “My estimate is that the period of time will be approximately between four and five years until the elections,” Sharaa said in […]
NIA Opposes Engineer Rashid’s Plea for Interim Bail to Attend Parliament
NEW DELHI: The NIA on Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court a plea by jailed Jammu and Kashmir MP Rashid Engineer for interim bail in a terror-funding case to attend Parliament. In its response to Engineer’s plea before Justice Vikas Mahajan, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said it was a classic case of misuse of […]
Master Craftsmen
Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir, extended heartiest congratulations to its three master craftsmen for having been conferred Padma Shri and J&K Government Awards for excellence in the field of arts and crafts. While Farooq Ahmad Mir, the renowned Kani weaver from Srinagar, was conferred the prestigious Padma Shri Award 2025, in recognition […]
Jammu Kashmir to Play Ranji Trophy Quarterfinal Against Kerala in Pune
PUNE: The Ranji Trophy quarterfinal between Jammu and Kashmir against Kerala will be played at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium here from February 8. The match has been relocated from its original venue in Srinagar due to “potential weather concerns” raised by the Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association with the BCCI. “We have a good […]
Road projects
Recently Chief Secretary, chaired a meeting of Public Works Department (PWD) attended by the Engineers of the executing agencies to review progress on major ongoing road projects in Jammu and Kashmir. While taking stock of overall progress on accomplishing these vital road connectivity links across the UT, the Chief Secretary emphasised on enhancing […]
J&K Police Gets 9325 crore
Srinagar: The Government of India has allocated Rs 9325 crore for the Jammu & Kashmir Police, which is under the administrative control of the Union Home Ministry, in the Union Budget for 2025-26. As per the Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) demands for grants for 2025-26, Rs 9325.73 crore have been allocated to the […]
Export Hub
Recently Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, chaired a comprehensive meeting at DC Office here to review the progress on ‘District Export Hub’ under the ODOP- DEH initiative being established at Kashmir Haat. The District Export Hub is coming up with an aim to boost the export of goods from Srinagar District with adequate […]
Sri Lanka reeling after Khawaja double ton steers Australia to 654-6
GALLE: Australia had Sri Lanka three down after opener Usman Khawaja’s first double century and a ton on debut by Josh Inglis helped the tourists to 654-6 declared in the first match on Thursday. Sri Lanka were 44-3 by stumps on day two at Galle with senior batsmen Dinesh Chandimal, on nine, and Kamindu Mendis, […]
Investigators seek to salvage aircraft after deadly Washington crash
Investigators plan to push forward on Friday with efforts to retrieve the two aircraft involved in a crash in Washington that killed 67 people and raised questions about air safety in the US capital. Fresh from recovering the so-called black boxes from the American Airlines plane that crashed into the Potomac River after colliding with […]