Night temperature again falls to freezing point in Kashmir

Night temperature again falls to freezing point in Kashmir

Srinagar: A day after some respite, mercury dropped to below freezing point across Kashmir Valley with Pahalgam being the coldest at minus 3.3°C on Friday. A meteorological department official here told GNS that mercury in Srinagar settled at minus 1.3°C against previous night’s 0.4°C. On November 23, the mercury settled at minus 2.3°C which is […]

POWER CUTS

POWER CUTS

In this winter there are still unscheduled power cuts going on and it is irking not only the traders but also the student community here. Power cuts are becoming a routine despite the assurance given recently by the J&K Chief Secretary that they will minimize the unscheduled power cuts in Kashmir. The Power Development Department […]

DG IMPARD chairs valedictory function of training courses at Srinagar campus

DG IMPARD chairs valedictory function of training courses at Srinagar campus

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 25: Director General, Jammu and Kashmir Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (IMPARD), Saurabh Bhagat, today presided over joint valedictory function of two 3-day training courses here at IMPARD Main Campus, Srinagar. These short duration training courses including “Sustainable Development Goals and Gram Panchayats” and “Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA)” were conducted […]

Lt Governor Launches Smart Schools in Tribal Areas

Lt Governor Launches Smart Schools in Tribal Areas

Under Historic Tribal Education Plan, 200 Schools to be Transformed into Smart Schools Lt Governor Announces Scholarships to 21,000 children of Gaddi, Sippi, Dard, Sheena communities Our priority is to secure the future of tribal children, says the LG Smart schools in tribal & remote areas equipped with modern facilities to develop scientific temper in […]

Samoon reviews progress of the implementation of ‘Covid Crash Course’

Samoon reviews progress of the implementation of ‘Covid Crash Course’

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 25: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today reviewed the implementation of crash course for covid frontline workers here. The meeting was attended by Director Health Services, Kashmir; Chief Medical Officer, Srinagar; Principal AMT School, Srinagar in person. The representatives of Director Health, Jammu; MD, Skill Development Mission and MD […]

Director Agriculture visits Potato Seed Tuber Sorting & Grading plant, Lalmandi

Director Agriculture visits Potato Seed Tuber Sorting & Grading plant, Lalmandi

SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 25: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited Potato Seed Tubers Sorting and Grading Plant at Central Potato Store Lalmandi. During the visit, the Director inspected different sections of the plant and took stock of different operations under execution there. While expressing his views, the Director said that Potato Grading /Processing […]

J&K Reports 182 Covid-19 Cases, No Death

J&K Reports 182 Covid-19 Cases, No Death

Jammu and Kashmir reported 182 fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 33 were reported from Jammu Division and 149 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 336063. There was no death either from Kashmir and […]

DAK bats for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections

DAK bats for booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections

Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Thursday said people who are fully vaccinated need booster shots of Covid-19 vaccine to prevent breakthrough infections. “Booster shots would extend the immune protection provided by Covid-19 vaccines,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said though Covid-19 vaccine provides high level of protection against […]

Unidentified body found In Kokernag

Unidentified body found In Kokernag

The body of an unidentified man was found in Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning, officials said. The man apparently looks like an outsider wearing a blue trouser and white shirt, they said. However there is no visible torture marks etc on the body found at Voi Bemdoora village of Kokernag, […]