With the start of farming season and amid Covid-19 pandemic, the Irrigation Department in District Budgam has taken number of measures to implement various farmer-oriented works to encourage the progressive farmers. The pro-farmer initiatives taken include de-silting of irrigation canals and massive anti-encroachment drive on water channels to provide better irrigation facilities to farmers across […]
New Delhi: A Delhi Court Monday sought response from Tihar jail authority on a plea of Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah, arrested in two separate cases of alleged militancy financing, seeking a separate cell in Tihar central jail in the wake of coronavirus pandemic. Special Judge Dharmendra Rana issued notice to the jail superintendent with […]
A cop died after the motor-cycle he was riding was hit by a tipper in North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Police sources told News Agency KNT that a motorcycle (PB2BC/1357) was driven by SPO Sukhvender Singh (367/SPO) that collided with Tipper (JK09/2973) at Chamkot due to which he was seriously injured. The 25 year old cop […]
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered Bhim Sen Tuti (IPS), DIG, JKS Range and Rajiv Omprakash Pande (IPS), SP Udhampur, to report at their new places of postings in Ladakh, forthwith. Both the officers are under orders of transfer from J&K to Ladakh as per June 9 order and the government today […]
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah says only talks can resolve issues between India and China, and India and Pakistan. “India-China or India-Pakistan, the only future is talks. War is not a solution,” Abdullah said on Sunday. He was talking to reporters in South Kashmir where he had gone to express condolence to […]
Kashmir valley is the best place for organic farming but the efforts are very little from the concerned wings of the government including the researchers to give it a boost. In most of the villages unemployed educated youth have started organic farming at their own level but the agriculture department of Kashmir is trying to […]
JK Congress today took out protest demonstrations in capital city Jammu and all district’s as part of nationwide Congress protests against unprecedented price hike of petrol diesel and other essential commodities. The main protest was held in Jammu city outside PCC HQ which was led by senior leaders of JK PCC and DCC Jammu comprising […]
A 22-year old youth was found dead in Uri sector of Baramulla District on Monday. Reports reaching KNS said a youth identified as Zameer Ahmad Son of Talib Hussain of Dhani Uri was found dead at his home today morning. Reports said accordingly police was Informed about the incident. Meanwhile, police has confirmed the incident […]
In the picturesque valley here in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, the slump in tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic has been a blessing in disguise as less human intervention has led to a bumper crop of ‘digitalis purpurea’, a flower species primarily native to temperate Europe. Experts have predicted a bigger crop of the wild […]
Srinagar: The men at the helm of Jammu and Kashmir before and after the scrapping of Article 370 and the bifurcation of the state into two union territories present a study in contrast. Former governor Satya Pal Malik and current Lieutenant Governor Girish Chandra Murmu differ not only in their work backgrounds — one a politician […]