JAMMU, MARCH 31: Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review promotion campaign to be launched for raising awareness on Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) in the Union Territory here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Director General Sericulture, Director General, Sheep Husbandry, Kashmir, Director Finance, […]
J&K administration is focussing on enhancing veterinary units in the entire Jammu and Kashmir, especially in Jammu region. For this purpose many new schemes have been launched and technology is being brought to the ground to enhance milk production. Recently, the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, inaugurated 20 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) during […]
A 20-year-old youth from Hyderpora area of Srinagar lost his life in a road accident in Nishat area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district on Friday afternoon officials said. They told Kashmir Scroll that a youth identified as Moomin Bhat son of Manzoor Ahmad Bhat resident of Hyderpora met with an accident on Boulevard road in […]
BUENOS AIRES: Lionel Messi surpassed the 100-goal mark for World Cup champions Argentina on Tuesday by scoring a hat-trick in their 7-0 friendly win over Curacao. Argentina’s leading scorer reached a century of international goals when he opened the scoring after 20 minutes in Santiago del Estero, Giovani Lo Celso setting him up in the […]
Two US Army helicopters crashed during a nighttime training mission in Kentucky, killing all nine soldiers on board, a general said on Thursday. The helicopters — variants of the Black Hawk designed for medical evacuation — were taking part in a routine training mission the night before when the crash occurred, Brigadier General John Lubas […]
SRINAGAR, MARCH 30: The Director Fisheries, J&K, Mohammad Farooq Dar conducted an extensive tour of District Budgam and inspected Trout Hatchery, Khag, Trout rearing Unit, Beerwah and Carp Fish Farm, Narbal. The Director reviewed the implementation of the various fisheries developmental schemes being implemented in District Budgam and reviewed the Trout seed production and functioning of […]
JAMMU, MARCH 30: In one of the largest reformative measures started few months back, J&K Administration has nearly completed appointing about 10000 educated and young persons belonging to different villages of the UT on the significant grassroots level posts of Lumbedars and Village Guards (Chowkidars). The information was revealed in a meeting chaired by […]
Weather department on Thursday issued an orange warning for isolated heavy rain and thunder and lightning in Jammu and Kashmir on 31 March. A meteorological official told GNS that there was forecast for scattered light rain and thunder over Jammu and Kashmir in the next 24 hours. For the subsequent two days, he said, there […]
The authorities in Jammu have issued an avalanche warning with low danger level for four districts during the next 24 hours. JKDMA said the avalanches are likely to occur above 3500 metres above sea level in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch and Ramban in the next 24 hours. People living in these areas are advised to take […]
PARIS: Cancer-causing chemical compounds called nitrosamines have been detected in a range of everyday foods and could pose a health risk to consumers, the European Food Safety Agency warned on Tuesday. The 10 nitrosamines — which are not intentionally added to food but which can form during its preparation and processing — are carcinogenic and […]