Local youth stage protest, demand closure of wine shops in Sonwar, Dalgate
Srinagar, Jul 05: Many local youth from Sonwar and Dalgate and adjoining areas protest at press colony Srinagar on Monday demanding closure of wines shops and strict against the drug dealers in their areas. Talking to the media the protesters said, “that youth involved in drugs and liquor are increasing day by day. We appeal […]
Div Com Jammu holds Revenue review meeting with all 10 districts
Pitches for accountability, speedy digitization of land records JAMMU, JULY 05: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer today chaired a marathon meeting of Deputy Commissioners to review the Revenue related issues in the districts of Jammu division. Threadbare discussions were held on various issues, while the Div Com reviewed in detail revenue issues in each […]
Tourism Department holds workshop for tourism stakeholders
New incentive scheme will provide much required impetus to tourism sector: Dr Itoo SRINAGAR, JULY 05: J&K Tourism Department today held a hand holding session for the tourism stakeholders in which technical experts from Industries & Commerce Department apprised them about the incentives under New Industrial Policy 2021-30. The session was held at SKICC here […]
Director SHD inspects Sheep Extension Center at Dhannu
JAMMU, JULY 05: Director, Sheep Husbandry Department, Jammu, Krishan Lal today inspected Sheep Extension Center Dhannu and took stock of its functioning. He also inspected the Sheep Unit of Mushtaq Ahmed of Sarote comprising 25 Ewes and the 10 Does unit of Liaqat Ali of Dhannu, Bhalwal established under Integrated Sheep Development Scheme for the […]
Wildlife Department captures leopard in Rampur Boniyar
A team of Wildlife Department captured a leopard in Rampur Boniyar area in frontier Uri town here in the district on Sunday evening. Official sources told a local news agency, Global News Service (GNS) said that on complaints of frequent sightings of the leopard in and around residential areas, a trap was laid by the […]
No joint decision on meeting Delimitation panel: PAGD
‘Respective parties to take decision as per their will’ Srinagar, Jul 05: Ahead of the Delimitation Commission’s Jammu and Kashmir visit, the People’s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) on Monday said that there was no joint decision over meeting the panel. Addressing a presser, PAGD spokesman Muhammad Yousuf Tarigami as per the news agency—Kashmir […]
Ladakh reports two more covid deaths
By: Muzamil Bhat CK Srinagar With a dip in cases in the union territory of Ladakh two more fresh deaths reported from Leh taking the death toll to 204 with five new positive cases tally goes to 20,120, officials said on Monday. The two deaths were reported from Leh on Sunday. Of the total fatalities […]
UAE criticises oil production deal as unjust
DUBAI: The United Arab Emirates on Sunday criticised the current oil output deal among Opec+ alliance members as unjust, escalating a row that could derail the energy market’s post-pandemic recovery. The UAE’s push to increase its production baseline is reported to have derailed last week’s meeting of the alliance of oil-producing countries, and also sets […]
England unchanged for Pakistan ODI series
LONDON: England on Saturday named an unchanged 16-player squad for the three-match One-day International series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on July 8. England are already 2-0 up in their ODI series against Sri Lanka, with the final match taking place in Bristol on Sunday. Tom Banton was a late […]
4 killed as worst forest fire in decades buffets Cyprus
ARAKAPAS: A huge forest blaze in Cyprus killed four people, destroyed homes and forced evacuations of villages, police said on Sunday, as Greece, Israel and other countries deployed fire-fighting planes to the Mediterranean island. The Egyptian government said the four dead were agricultural workers from the North African country, while Nicosia vowed in a tweet […]