Chairs meeting to approve, recommend annual action plan 2023-24 JAMMU, MARCH 9: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, today advocated the need for evolving meticulous planning for effective implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) relating agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir. ACS was chairing a meeting held to approve and recommend the Annual […]
1,43,000 new bee colonies to be set up enhancing honey production to 66100 quintal SRINAGAR, MARCH 9: Jammu and Kashmir government has embarked upon multi-pronged strategies to increase number of bee colonies through cluster formation, encouraging bee-preneurship and bee-startups besides developing infrastructure for post harvest management, value addition and marketing. Beekeeping or Apiculture has been […]
While predicting mainly dry weather to continue, the meteorological department on Thursday said that minimum temperature recorded a fall in Kashmir Valley and rise in Jammu except Banihal. An official of the meteorological department said that Srinagar recorded a low of 2.9°C against 3.5°C on the previous night and it was 0.4°C below normal for […]
The School Education Department Thursday said that the new academic session will commence soon after the culmination of annual regular board examinations. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain Mir said new academic session will begin soon after the culmination of ongoing exams. “We are prepared for […]
Recently Secretary Planning of J&K government took a review of fund availability and expenditure position under centrally sponsored schemes. He was told the expenditure has improved from Rs 5224 crore to Rs 6222 crore; an increase of 9% till 31st Jan, 2023 over the corresponding period of the previous Financial Year. Substantial progress will further […]
JAMMU, Mar 8: Several allottees of mining blocks of minor minerals in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district were booked for cheating, police said on Wednesday. The accused were allegedly selling sand and Bajri using fake bills and receipts, they said. The action followed reliable information that the allottees of mining blocks at Arnas and other […]
JAMMU, MARCH 8: The department of Social Forestry today organized a special plantation drive along the National Highway Ring Road NH-44, at Chak Avtara Gram Panchayat to mark celebration of International Women’s Day. Over 300 participants including volunteers of women SHGs, girl students, representatives of PRIs, staff of Social Forestry and NHAI, Eco Club […]
Amid forecast for mainly dry weather, the minimum temperature recorded a rise in Jammu and Kashmir barring Pahalgam, Gulmarg and Kupwara on Wednesday, officials said. An official of the meteorological department said Srinagar recorded a low of 3.5°C against 3.3°C on the previous night and it was 0.2°C above normal for the summer capital. Qazigund, […]
Scores of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) job aspirants gathered in Press Enclave on Wednesday to protest against the purported grant of contract to APTECH Ltd. for conduct of various exams. The protesters demanded that the LG administration must investigate as to why paper leaks and scams only occur in Kashmir. “All blacklisted […]
The J & K administration has taken many policy decisions for the economic development and for the good of the society at large. In this direction recently LG Manoj Sinha said that healthy growth in the business sector will benefit society as a whole in Jammu and Kashmir. It is imperative to ensure that economic […]