KULGAM, FEBRUARY 27: Under Backyard Horticulture Scheme, DDC Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat today launched plant distribution drive here today. Under the scheme various varieties of plants including Apple, cherry, appricot were distributed among beneficiaries. The drive will continue for three days. Present on the occasion were Joint Director Horticulture, L.K Bali , CHO Kulgam and […]
Govt aims to reach zero-deficiency target in domestic milk production: Dr Samoon SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27: At a time when white revolution is gaining momentum across India, Jammu and Kashmir Government is taking all possible measures to keep the pace—producing 70 lakh litres of milk per day, besides strengthening the public private partnerships. Principal Secretary, Transport, […]
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Dr Pawan Kotwal and Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Yasha Mudgal today took stock of people’s grievances during a public interaction camp at PWD guest house, Gandhi Nagar. As many as 50 deputations and individuals met the Administrative Secretary and highlighted their grievances. A deputation from […]
Khusrhid Shah, Talat Parvez take stock of public grievances at Srinagar SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27: Commissioner Secretary, Public Works Department (R&B), Khurshid Ahmad Shah and Secretary, Department of Higher Education, Talat Parvez Rohelalla today took stock of people’s grievances during a day-long public grievance camp held at Banquet Hall, Srinagar. During the programme, a number of […]
An army man died after he fell into a deep gorge following an avalanche in Gurez sector along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir, said the army on Thursday. “Sepoy Karnail Singh, 22, was deployed on the forward post in Gurez sector. On February 26, owing to sudden snow avalanche, he fell […]
Former and active India cricketers, including Rohit Sharma, on Wednesday appealed for peace and harmony in violence-hit northeast Delhi, saying the incidents of arson and rage were unfortunate and heart-breaking. At least 24 people have been killed and over 200 injured in communal violence which broke out in northeast Delhi three days ago, triggered by clashes […]
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, urging him to ask the Government to preserve ‘Raj dharma’ in the wake of Delhi violence. Speaking to reporters after leading a delegation of top party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sonia Gandhi called upon the President to secure the […]
Washington: the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) will hold a hearing next week on how citizenship laws in countries like India and Myanmar are leveraged to deny the religious minorities legal protection, making them vulnerable to exploitation, discrimination and mass atrocities. USCIRF stated: “With widespread protests in recent months in India in response to […]
Saudi Arabia on Thursday halted travel to the holiest sites in Islam over fears about a viral epidemic just months ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage, a move that came as the Mideast has over 220 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus. The extraordinary decision by Saudi Arabia stops foreigners from reaching the holy city […]
Srinagar: Kashmir’s business community including traders, hoteliers, silk producers, artisans, fruit associations and other trade and commerce bodies have sent out an SOS in a full-page ad published on Wednesday in several local dailies. The SOS message emphasises that the “ill-fated trade, tourism, horticulture, agriculture, handicrafts, commerce and industrial community of Kashmiris is in the middle […]