JAMMU, JULY 12: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department (APD), Shaliendra Kumar, today chaired a meeting to assess progress achieved under various ongoing development projects of APD. The meeting focused on evaluating the physical and financial milestones attained under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP), Capex and Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) besides assessing Detail Project Reports […]
Unknown male dead body was recovered from Jhelum river near Cement Kadal area of Central Kashmir Srinagar district Friday afternoon. An official said that an unknown dead body was recovered. An official said that locals spotted a body near cement Kadal in Noorbagh Srinagar who accordingly informed police. He said that police reached the spot […]
Srinagar: The final flight of the Hajj 2024, carrying 317 pilgrims, has landed at Srinagar International Airport on Friday morning, marking the conclusion of this year’s pilgrimage for Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The journey, however, has been marred by tragedy, as 11 pilgrims from the region as per the officials succumbed to ‘heat stroke’ […]
Recently Chief secretary of Jammu and Kashmir. takes stock of progress made on construction of Highways across J&K. He observed that frequent change in timelines is not good sign and should be corroborated with clear justifications. He maintained that such unilateral change in deadlines should be avoided in future. He directed the concerned Divisional and […]
Srinagar: National Conference vice president Omar Abdullah on Thursday said assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir should be held in time to prove the supremacy of security forces over terrorists, who have carried out a spate of attacks in Jammu region recently. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a party function here, Abdullah said […]
Huge upsring in the tourist arrivals has indicated that the bookings for Kashmir will remain intact till winters. Recently Lieutenant Governor addressed ‘J&K Tourism Development Conclave’, organized by J&K Tourism Department, in Srinagar. We must lead the country by ensuring mandatory quality standards through the quality certification mechanism for facilities and resources in the tourism […]
Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General M V Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday visited forward areas along the Line of Control in Ladakh and asked troops to be prepared for future challenges. The Army commander also visited the Kargil War Memorial in Drass, and paid homage to those who laid down their lives during Operation Vijay. “Lt […]
In a heartbreaking incident, two young brothers lost their lives after drowning in a stream in the Bonjwah area of Kishtwar. According to a local news agency, the victims have been identified as Nasir Hussain (16) and Yasir Hussain (13), sons of Mohd Shafi Zargar from Gundoo Tehsil, Chilli Pingil District Doda. The boys were […]
New criminal laws would be implemented in Jammu and Kashmir very soon. Recently Chief Secretary, in a meeting with all the concerned stakeholders reviewed J&K’s preparedness to implement the new criminal laws scheduled to come in force in the UT from July this year. Regarding preparations by Forensic Science Laboratories, it was revealed that 48 […]
SRINAGAR – Weatherman on Tuesday forecast “brief spell” of rain and thundershower at scattered places of Jammu Division and isolated places of Kashmir Valley till July 10. The meteorological department here also forecast a spell of light to moderate rain/thundershower at scattered to fairly widespread places from July 11-13. The MeT said in a […]