North Korea adopts law for nuclear first strike

North Korea adopts law for nuclear first strike

SEOUL: North Korea has passed a law allowing it to carry out a preventive nuclear strike and declaring its status as a nuclear-armed state “irreversible”, Pyongyang’s official media said Friday. The announcement comes at a time of crumbling ties between the North and South, with Pyongyang blaming Seoul for the outbreak of Covid-19 in its […]

Global growth

Global growth

The way the economy is growing, there is more focus on developmental programs. Recently LG Manoj Sinha said in a seminar that  the Indian Diaspora is considered the largest and the most prosperous group in the world and people of Indian origin including J&K have become the significant driver of global growth. Underscoring that mobility, […]

Lt Governor chairs high level meeting to review functioning of Revenue Department

Lt Governor chairs high level meeting to review functioning of Revenue Department

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 09: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today reviewed the functioning of Revenue Department at the Civil Secretariat. The Lt Governor appraised implementation of several initiatives undertaken by the department for ensuring smooth delivery of services to the public. The Lt Governor was briefed about Aapki Zameen Aapki Nigrani; Digitization of Land Records; Change of […]

JK reports 64 fresh positive cases, 473290 recovered

JK reports 64 fresh positive cases, 473290 recovered

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 09:The Government today informed that 64fresh  positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19) have been reported today; 15from Jammu division and 49 from Kashmir division, thus taking the total number of positive cases to 478626. Moreover, 154 more COVID-19 patients have recovered and been discharged from various hospitals including 46 from Jammu division […]

Power shutdown

Power shutdown

JAMMU, SEPTEMBER 09: Superintending Engineer (Distribution) JPDCL O&M Circle Kathua has informed that the power supply to Janglote, PHE and adjoining areas shall remain affected on September 10 and 11 from 7 am to 12 noon. Similarly, the power supply to Nagri, Airma Morh and adjoining areas shall remain affected on September 10 and 12 […]

Dulloo reviews progress under Capex, CSS, NABARD for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries

Dulloo reviews progress under Capex, CSS, NABARD for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries

SRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 09: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to take a review of progress made under UT CAPEX, RIDF-NABARD, Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Deliverables 2022-23 being implemented by Animal/Sheep Husbandry & Fisheries (ASH&F) Departments. The meeting was attended by Secretary in Agriculture […]

Lt Governor inaugurates IFFCO’s Farmers awareness conference on use of ‘Nano Urea’

Lt Governor inaugurates IFFCO’s Farmers awareness conference on use of ‘Nano Urea’

Highlights farmer’s efforts in fulfilling Hon’ble PM’s vision to reduce the use of chemical fertilizers & transition to sustainable alternatives to protect soil health, plants & environment “Sustainable farming is the only way forward to ensure food security and growth”, says the LG Farmers are ultimate entrepreneurs and our effort is to provide them with […]

Scattered light rain forecast in J&K, temp increases at most places

Scattered light rain forecast in J&K, temp increases at most places

Srinagar, Sept 9 : Weather department here on Friday forecast scattered light rain and thunders in for next 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department here told GNS that “scattered light rain/thunders” were also expected for subsequent two days. Regarding minimum temperature, he said, Srinagar recorded a low of 17.6°C against 16.8°C on […]

Army man commits suicide in Budgam

Army man commits suicide in Budgam

Budgam, Sep 09: An Army man allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself to death in Nagam area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday. Official sources told news agency Kashmir Dot Com that an Army trooper identified as bhupinder Singh son of Surjeet Singh, a resident of Makshoorpur, Punjab posted at 53 RR Nagam camp […]

India bans export of broken rice with immediate effect

India bans export of broken rice with immediate effect

India banned the export of broken rice with immediate effect. The export policy has been revised from “free” to “prohibited”. Some exports will, though, be allowed till September 15, including for where loading of broken rice on the ship has commenced before this ban order, where the shipping bill is filed and vessels have already […]