As most of the tourist destinations in Kashmir valley have remained open during the winters, a lot of tourists have visited these places. With the arrival of tourists during the winter season, the people connected with this trade are happy and want more measures to be taken by the government for the success of […]
The University of Kashmir on Tuesday postponed the examinations of MBBS, LLB and BA LLB which were scheduled to be held on 1 February 2023. Controller of Examinations Majid Zaman said students from snow-bound areas of Kashmir requested for postponement citing inaccessibility due to heavy snowfall. “Fresh dates for the deferred examinations will be notified […]
JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting to review implementation of Restructured Weather Based Crop Insurance Scheme (RWBCIS) in Jammu and Kashmir here today. The meeting focused on the response from various insurance companies to the tender document. During the meeting, discussion was held on […]
JK produces best quality wool, need to tap economic potential: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to discuss roadmap for revamping wool sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The developments would be made with the support of Central Wool Development Board (CWDB), Rajasthan […]
LAHORE: Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur is set to return to the national team setup, but in a consultancy role, the country’s cricket board’s interim Management Committee chairman Najam Sethi told Dawn on Monday. “The negotiations are being finalised with Mickey Arthur to work as a consultant with the Pakistan team with his own handpicked […]
GENEVA: All countries remain “dangerously unprepared” for the next pandemic, the Red Cross warned on Monday, saying future health crises could also collide with increasingly likely climate-related disasters. Despite three “brutal” years of the Covid-19 pandemic, strong preparedness systems are “severely lacking”, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said. The […]
Scores of people staged a protest in Sunjwan-Bathindi on the city’s outskirts against the Jammu and Kashmir administration’s ongoing anti-encroachment drive to retrieve “illegally occupied” land, reported PTI. The authorities have served public notices to violators in the area and ordered them to remove illegal constructions within seven days. Carrying tricolours, the protesters, including women […]
Mainly dry and foggy weather has been forecast till 4 February and light rain and snowfall thereafter for one week in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the weather department has ruled out the possibility of any major snowfall in the next ten days. “From February 1 to 4, mainly dry weather is expected but fog is […]
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway continued to remain closed for vehicular traffic for the second day in a row, officials said on Tuesday. Shooting stones and mudslides were triggered by rain at several places between Chanderkot and Banihal, the officials said. “Jammu Srinagar NHW still closed. People are advised not to take any journey on NH-44 […]
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 […]