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Navin Choudhary discusses draft of Agri-Horti Export and Organic Policies

Navin Choudhary discusses draft of Agri-Horti Export and Organic Policies

Calls for mass awareness at grass root level by involving PRIs SRINAGAR, JUNE 24:  Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers’ Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the draft of Agri-Horti Export and Organic Policies for Jammu and Kashmir at Civil Secretariat here. Special Secretary AP&FWD, Pankaj Magotra, Director […]

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Solution to J&K problems lies in democratic set-up: Altaf Bukhari in PM’s All Party meet

Solution to J&K problems lies in democratic set-up:  Altaf Bukhari in PM’s All Party meet

Pleads for early hearing of SC on Articles 370 & 35-A, Statehood, Delimitation on merit, constitutional protection for land, jobs and natural resources for J&K residents, youth policy, better inter-regional connectivity, early assembly elections Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party President Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Thursday participated in the All Party meeting called by the […]

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Toddler among two killed in Karnah road mishap

Toddler among two killed in Karnah road mishap

8-months-old toddler was among the two killed in a road accident that took place in Jabri locality of Karnah in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Thursday.   Report reaching to Kashmir News Service (KNS) said a tata sumo bearing registration no JK05B 8799 skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Jabri. […]

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Shephard goes missing after falling into Nallah in Bandipora village

Shephard goes missing after falling into Nallah in Bandipora village

A 55- year-old shepherd has gone missing after he slipped into a Nallah near Vevan hamlet in North Kashmir’s Bandipora District on Thursday morning.   An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that the shephard identified as Noor-ud-din Chopan, resident of Ajas Bandipora had taken his sheep to forest area for grazing.   He said […]

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Mission Youth

Mission Youth

Recently LG Manoj Sinha under Mission Youth has accorded approvals to a host of schemes, to be launched soon, in various sectors which will make a greater impact on the Youth engagement and Livelihood generation programmes in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. To begin with, the government has decided to start two state-of-the-art coaching […]

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CS approves Annual Action Plans for NFSM, RKVY, SAME-ATMA

CS approves Annual Action Plans for NFSM, RKVY, SAME-ATMA

Asks Agri Deptt to evolve farmer-centric interactions, trainings; universal coverage under Soil Health Card scheme SRINAGAR, JUNE 23: The Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired a meeting to review the achievements of Agriculture, Production & Farmers Welfare Department under National Food Security Mission (NFSM), Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) and Sub-Mission on Agricultural […]

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DG IMPARD reviews arrangements for upcoming 2-day regional conference

DG IMPARD reviews arrangements for upcoming 2-day regional conference

SRINAGAR, JUNE 23: Director General, Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat today took stock of all the arrangements to be made for upcoming 2-day regional conference here at SKICC, Srinagar. The participants from all the concerned departments like GAD, Information, IT, NIC, Hospitality & Protocol, SKICC and others were present. […]

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Vaccine effective, imperative tool to defeat Covid-19: DC Kulgam

Vaccine effective, imperative tool to defeat Covid-19: DC Kulgam

Urges people to get vaccinated KULGAM, JUNE 23: Vaccine is an effective and imperative tool to defeat Covid-19 and people who have not taken the jab shall get themselves vaccinated at an earliest appealed Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ku;lgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat to people during a presser at mini-secretariat here. While briefing about the COVID situation […]

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Advisor Baseer inaugurates Park at Palwan Akhnoor developed by Floriculture department

Advisor Baseer inaugurates Park at Palwan Akhnoor developed by Floriculture department

JAMMU, JUNE 23: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmed Khan today inaugurated a park at Palwan Akhnoor which is developed on around 18 Kanal land by the department of Floriculture. Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Parks and Garden, Sheikh Fayaz; Director Floriculture, Jatinder Singh; Deputy Director, Executive Engineers, PRI members and locals were present on the occasion. […]

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JK reports 444 fresh covid-19 cases

JK reports 444 fresh covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 444 fresh covid-19 cases while 16 persons succumbed to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. According to the health department’s data, 138 of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 306 from Kashmir Valley.