6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 280

6.1-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan kills at least 280

An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 that rocked Afghanistan has killed at least 280 people in the country’s east, officials of the interior ministry said on Wednesday, adding that hundreds of people were injured and the toll was likely to rise as information trickled in from remote mountain villages. Most of the confirmed deaths were in […]

Drug addiction

Drug addiction

Drug addiction has spread in Jammu and Kashmir like other parts but the government is trying to tackle it in a scientific manner. All those arrested have been put behind the bars under strict laws in order to create a deterrent in society. Recently in a big policy decision the government has framed a comprehensive […]

Dulloo reviews progress on devising action plan for promotion of Commercial Floriculture across J&K

Dulloo reviews progress on devising action plan for promotion of Commercial Floriculture across J&K

SRINAGAR, JUNE 21: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a high level meeting of the committee constituted to devise an Action Plan for the promotion of commercial floriculture across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Floriculture, Gardens and Parks department, Sheikh […]

No flood threat in Kashmir: MeT

No flood threat in Kashmir: MeT

The Kashmir Valley faces no flood threat, authorities said on Tuesday. Deputy Director of the meteorological office, Mukhtar Ahmed dismissed any flood threat to the Kashmir Valley. He told news agency Kashmir News Trust that a couple of days back people were complaining that there is a scarcity of water and where from now two […]

Lt Governor, Union MoS participate in International Day of Yoga celebrations at Dal Lake

Lt Governor, Union MoS participate in International Day of Yoga celebrations at Dal Lake

Hundreds of People gather at the banks of iconic Dal Lake to perform Yoga ‘Yoga For Humanity’ theme for this year emphasizes the message of universal brotherhood in trying times: Lt Governor Yoga- the invaluable gift to humanity is being used as a therapeutic intervention for various disorders and bringing equilibrium of body, mind and […]

Non-local worker hangs himself to death in Srinagar

Non-local worker hangs himself to death in Srinagar

A non-local worker from Haryana hung himself to death in a rented room in Mehjoor Nagar area of Srinagar city. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that house owner informed police station Saddar after they found the non-local tenant hanging from the ceiling. Police reached the spot and shifted the body to SMHS […]