Takes stock of wetlands of Ganderbal GANDERBAL, SEPTEMBER 14: Commissioner Secretary Forest, Ecology and Environment, Sanjeev Verma, today visited Ganderbal and took stock of wetlands of the district. During the visit, the Commissioner Secretary was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna, ACR Ganderbal, Regional Wildlife Warden Kashmir, ACD, DFO Sindh Forest Division Ganderbal and […]
Srinagar, Sep 14: In order to promote door-to-door digital banking and other services in remote areas under Jammu and Kashmir State Rural Livelihoods Mission(JKRLM), Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday distributed 80 Aadhar Enabled Payment Systems. Inaugurating week-long training programme for Krishi and Pashu Sakhis in south Kashmir, Mr Sinha on Tuesday launched Mission ‘One […]
The summer capital, Srinagar, has again turned into a COVID hotspot, registering over 55 per cent of the total fresh cases recorded in the Kashmir valley in the last fortnight amid gross violation of guidelines imposed to curtail the spread of the pandemic, officials said here on Tuesday. The Srinagar administration has now notified 22 […]
China on Tuesday hit out at the upcoming first-ever Quad summit to be hosted by US President Joe Biden, saying the formation of “cliques” targeting other countries “won’t be popular” and has “no future”. President Biden would host the first in-person Quad summit on September 24 in Washington which will be attended by Prime Minister […]
Speculations are rife in the media and Congress circles about Kanhaiya Kumar, the former JNU Students Union president, joining the party. Sources close to the CPI leader, however, said ‘these are rumours which are being spread and there is no talk of his joining the Congress’. Sources in Congress say that he has been meeting […]
A Fast Track Court here on Tuesday sentenced a man to ten years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 17-year-old girl in 2018. The convict, Rakesh Kumar of Kaleri Bhalwal Jammu, has also been sentenced to seven years of jail for kidnapping the 17-year-old girl. However both sentences shall run concurrently, the presiding officer of […]
The Himachal government has ordered schools in the state to remain closed until September 21. The latest order, issued by Chief Secretary Ram Subhag School on Tuesday, does not apply to residential schools. “All schools shall continue to remain close, except residential schools further up to 21.09.2021,” the order said. “Teaching and non-teaching staff shall […]
The international community has announced over USD 1.2 billion in aid for the Afghanistan humanitarian crisis, with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres underlining the importance to engage with the Taliban to ensure continued humanitarian assistance in the country and address other concerns, including terrorism, human rights and the nature of the government. The United Nations […]
A decrease of 0.02% in Gold Price in India was seen since yesterday, taking the value to ₹47000 from ₹47010. It was also lower than the previous week average of ₹47048.6 by 0.1%. The Gold Price Today in India ( ₹47000) decreased as compared to yesterday, despite of the fact that the global Gold Price Today increased by 0.18% […]
Virat Kohli will continue to captain India in all three formats, a top national cricket board official said on Tuesday, after speculation that the batting great could be replaced as skipper for limited-overs games. Kohli’s recent sketchy form with the bat has led to reports that changes could be made after the T20 World Cup, […]