WASHINGTON: One day after the Taliban banned Voice of America (VOA) broadcasts from terrestrial television, the US government-funded news agency on Tuesday launched a 24/7 direct-to-home satellite-delivered television channel for Afghanistan. In an earlier statement, the US State Department urged Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to allow journalists and human rights defenders to operate freely and without fear. The VOA announced […]
Managing the weather and climate risks is the job of scientists and many agricultural scientists have contributed in this field. Recently at SKUAST-K, a three day National Conference was held on Managing Weather & Climate Risks in Agriculture. Adopting crops to climate variability and uncertainty is the main thrust of such research being conducted by […]
Kashmir Welfare Transporters Welfare Association, an amalgam of various transporters associations, on Wednesday deferred ‘Chaka Jam’ (stop wheels) strike scheduled today after midnight negotiations with the government. “There were two rounds of meeting with officers at Jammu during the day on Tuesday and both ended without any headway. However late last night we were called […]
IGP says one of the slain militants was carrying media ID, which indicates clear misuse of media Srinagar, Mar 30: Two militants were killed in an encounter that broke out in Rainawari area of Srinagar late last night, police said here. An official told Kashmir News Service (KNS) that encounter broke out in Rainawari at […]
An encounter has broke out between security forces and militants in Rainawari area of central Kashmir’s Srinagar district. An official told GNS that on receipt of specific input about presence of militants in Rainawari, a joint party of forces subsequently laid a cordon at the site. Soon after, the militants opened fire the party, triggering […]
SRINAGAR, MARCH 29: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today convened a meeting of officers to review the arrangements by all line departments for the month of holy Ramadhan to facilitate general public during fasting days. The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioners, Directors of FCS&CA, Health, Sheep Husbandry & UEED; CEO, Wakf […]
Terms PRIs as the foundation of rural construction and development programmes In governance, from policy to service delivery, PRIs act as living cell of the system. By strengthening PRIs, we are empowering a more effective system to truly realize the vision of Gram Swaraj: LG Under the guidance of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi, we […]
JAMMU, MARCH 29: Principal Secretary Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, has called for achieving hundred percent coverage under flagship farmers’ welfare schemes of Government of India. Navin Choudhary, while chairing a meeting of the department held in this regard, set deadline for achieving complete saturation under schemes like PM KISAN, PM Fasal […]
Srinagar, Mar 29 Jammu and Kashmir reported 13 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Tuesday. They said one of the fresh cases was reported from Jammu Division and 12 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453690. Giving district […]
By: Musaib Iqbal MK Srinagar While the dry weather conditions are prevailing and day temperatures are higher than normal, there is a predication that there can be rains in higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir. Night temperatures are showing dip except at the ski resort of Gulmarg according to the MeT department officials who have […]