Director Agriculture reviews preparedness for valley wide vegetable seedling distribution drive

Director Agriculture reviews preparedness for valley wide vegetable seedling distribution drive

SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 19: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today took stock of the preparations for the valley wide distribution drive of vegetable seedlings among the farmers. He visited different seedling production installations including Seed Multiplication Farm Gangbug, Seed Multiplication Farm Harran and Hi-tech poly house Kitchen Garden premises Lalmandi. Director Agriculture impressed upon […]

J&K militancy conspiracy case: NIA conducts raids at 8 places in J&K, Rajasthan

J&K militancy conspiracy case: NIA conducts raids at 8 places in J&K, Rajasthan

National Investigation Agency (NIA) Saturday conducted searches at multiple locations across Jammu & Kashmir and Rajasthan in a case pertaining to J&K militancy conspiracy. A statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) reads that NIA conducted searches at 8 locations in districts Sopore, Kupwara, Shopian, Rajouri, Budgam, Ganderbal of Jammu & Kashmir and […]

Challenges for development

Challenges for development

There are many environmental challenges for the developmental projects in Jammu and Kashmir including in the Srinagar city. Under the smart city project, the government is trying to walk the tightrope of not tampering with the environmental balance while going for the developmental projects here. Recently LG Manoj Sinha was looking into the different projects […]

Shopian Gunfight: 2 Soldiers, Militant Killed

Shopian Gunfight: 2 Soldiers, Militant Killed

Two soldiers and a militant were killed in the ongoing gunfight in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Saturday. Earlier, a joint team of Police, army and CRPF launched a cordon and search operation on the input generated by J&K Police in the area, officials said. A defence ministry spokesperson based in Srinagar identified the soldiers […]

Zainapora Gunfight: Militant killed, search on

Zainapora Gunfight: Militant killed, search on

A militant has been killed in an encounter between the government forces and militants in Chermarg village of Zainapora area in South Kashmir’s Shopian district, officials said on Saturday. A senior police officer told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that an unidentified militant has been killed, whose identification is being ascertained while the operation […]

Secy. Tourism reviews tourism scenario with stakeholders, officers

Secy. Tourism reviews tourism scenario with stakeholders, officers

Exuding optimism, asks for making early preparations for coming seasons; stakeholders laud Department’s efforts SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 18: Secretary, Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez reviewed the tourism scenario of Kashmir in a joint meeting of tour travel operators and officers of the Department here today. Chairing the meeting, the Tourism Secretary said due to the coordinated […]

Attendants at SMHS allege of medicine shortage

Attendants at SMHS allege of medicine shortage

Medicines available, but won’t get it on OPD tickets: MS Srinagar, Feb 18: There is a shortage of medicines and other drugs at Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital (SMHS) in Srinagar, attendants accompanying patients said on Friday. The attendees alleged that they are being forced to purchase life saving drugs from open markets at exorbitant […]

Land Passbooks to be issued in J&K from Feb 19

Land Passbooks to be issued in J&K from Feb 19

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 18: As a major initiative towards good governance and ease of convenience to the citizens, the Revenue Department is starting issuance of trilingual Land Passbooks in Hindi, Urdu and English to the landholders with effect from 19th of February 2022 from the districts of Jammu and Srinagar. To begin with, 7 Tehsils of […]