Green cover

Green cover

  The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is trying to enhance the green cover in the rural areas with the help of Gram Panchayats, Social Forestry. In this direction, the administration is trying to create green assets at the village level with the help of Panchayats. According to the J&K government 27932.25 qntl fodder, 17982.855 […]

Tanker driver dies in Ramban road accident

Tanker driver dies in Ramban road accident

A tanker driver died in a road accident near Kawbagh in Ramban district on Monday early morning, officials said. An official said that the tanker that was on way from Jammu towards Srinagar met with an accident near Kawbagh this morning. He said driver identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad son of Abdul Qayoum Wani, from Wagan […]

90 lakh saplings planted in J&K this year under ‘Har Gaon Haryali’

90 lakh saplings planted in J&K this year under ‘Har Gaon Haryali’

UT forest cover is substantially higher than national average SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: Jammu and Kashmir government’s ambitious initiative ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’ has recorded plantation of 90 lakh saplings during the current fiscal against set target of plantation of1.35 crore seedlings. Pertinently, the government of Jammu and Kashmir launched this remarkable initiative in consonance with the […]

US city disbands police unit after fatal beating video

US city disbands police unit after fatal beating video

MEMPHIS: The US city of Memphis on Saturday disbanded the special police unit whose officers fatally beat a young Black man, after graphic video of the assault sparked widespread shock and outrage. The video, which shows five officers repeatedly kicking and punching 29-year-old Tyre Nichols as he moans and calls out for his mother, triggered […]

Farmers in focus

Farmers in focus

The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is focusing on the farming community in order to give a boost to the agriculture sector here. In this direction recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department said in a review meeting that 2.5 lakh farmers to be trained in agri-skills and 29 skill training programmes identified, a […]

Snowfall disrupts flight, train operations; Jmu-Sgr highway blocked

Snowfall disrupts flight, train operations; Jmu-Sgr highway blocked

Jammu and Kashmir parts are receiving snowfall since morning, leading to closure of Jammu Srinagar national highway besides delay in flights to and fro the Srinagar ‘international’ airport and suspension of Baramulla—Banihal train service on Monday. Jammu-Srinagar national highway is blocked for vehicular movement due to mudslides/shooting stones at many places between Chanderkot and Banihal, […]