The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered premature retirement of three officials of Prison Department for their involvement in corruption, underperformance and anti-social activities. In a statement, a spokesperson said in its endeavour to make the administration more efficient and transparent, the government prematurely retired three personnel of Prison Department on charges of their involvement […]
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to enhance the green cover in the rural areas with the help of Gram Panchayats, Social Forestry. In this direction, the administration is trying to create green assets at the village level with the help of Panchayats. According to the J&K government 27932.25 qntl fodder, 17982.855 […]
A tanker driver died in a road accident near Kawbagh in Ramban district on Monday early morning, officials said. An official said that the tanker that was on way from Jammu towards Srinagar met with an accident near Kawbagh this morning. He said driver identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad son of Abdul Qayoum Wani, from Wagan […]
KPDCL teams braving inclement weather rectify faults MD, KPDCL assures public all feeders will be up & live SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: Following heavy Snowfall during the intervening night of 30th January, electric supply to many areas of Kashmir Valley got disrupted and the load of the whole valley dipped below 850 MWs during the early […]
UT forest cover is substantially higher than national average SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: Jammu and Kashmir government’s ambitious initiative ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’ has recorded plantation of 90 lakh saplings during the current fiscal against set target of plantation of1.35 crore seedlings. Pertinently, the government of Jammu and Kashmir launched this remarkable initiative in consonance with the […]
Srinagar, Jan 30: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who set off a national debate when he walked the Bharat Jodo Yatra in a T-shirt in north India’s cold winter, donned a ‘pheran’ to ward off Kashmir’s bone-freezing chill on Monday. As the snow fell steadily, carpeting much of the Valley in white, the former Congress president […]
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is focusing on the farming community in order to give a boost to the agriculture sector here. In this direction recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department said in a review meeting that 2.5 lakh farmers to be trained in agri-skills and 29 skill training programmes identified, a […]
The University of Kashmir has postponed all PG, engineering and other examinations scheduled to be held on 30 January 2023 (Monday) in view of inclement weather conditions. Controller of Examinations Dr Majid Zaman said fresh dates for the deferred examinations will be notified separately later. Agencies
Jammu and Kashmir parts are receiving snowfall since morning, leading to closure of Jammu Srinagar national highway besides delay in flights to and fro the Srinagar ‘international’ airport and suspension of Baramulla—Banihal train service on Monday. Jammu-Srinagar national highway is blocked for vehicular movement due to mudslides/shooting stones at many places between Chanderkot and Banihal, […]
SRINAGAR, Jan 29: Amid forecast of moderate to heavy snowfall over the plains and higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have issued an avalanche warning in nine districts on Sunday. State Disaster Management Authority (SMDA) in a statement said that avalanche with “Medium Danger” Level is likely to occur at areas situated 2200 […]