Manzoor Lone inaugurates Horticulture Mela at Srinagar
SRINAGAR, MARCH 05: Secretary, Horticulture Department, Manzoor Ahmed Lone today inaugurated a Horticulture Mela here today. The event witnessed a huge rush of orchardists, plant lovers, entrepreneurs associated with horticulture sector besides representatives of pesticides companies. Secretary Horticulture, on the occasion, said that aim of the event is to expose people to the new trends […]
Lt Governor launches ‘Student Health Card’ to improve the education and health status of students across J&K
Awareness key to achieving a healthy society JAMMU, MARCH 05: In a significant move aimed at improving the health and overall well being of over 12 lakh students enrolled in various government schools across J&K, Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu launched the Student Health Card today which is part of the government’s comprehensive school health […]
Broadband internet services restored in Kashmir
Srinagar, March 5 Broadband internet services were restored in Kashmir on Thursday, a day after the Jammu and Kashmir administration lifted a ban on social media in the Union territory, ending a seven-month information blackout in the Valley, officials said. Internet services were snapped across all platforms on August 4 last year. The next day, the […]
J&K High Court temporarily promotes 22 civil judges
The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has temporarily promoted 22 civil judges on the basis of their superiority and merit. In an order, the office of Registrar General stated that 22 civil judges (Junior Division)/Munsiffs have been temporarily promoted as civil judges (senior Division)/Sub-Judges considering the comparative seniority and suitability of the judicial officers falling […]
5 persons with travel history to coronavirus-hit countries kept in isolation in Srinagar hospital
The divisional commissioners of the Kashmir and Jammu regions have been made in-charge of the programme in their respective areas of jurisdiction. Health authorities in Kashmir have kept five persons with a recent history of travelling to coronavirus-affected countries in the isolation ward of the SKIMS hospital here after they showed symptoms of the disease, […]
SC hears Sara Pilot’s plea challenging brother Omar Abdullah’s detention; to be taken up on March 17
The PSA was invoked last month against Omar Abdullah and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti, also a former chief minister, six months after they were taken into preventive detention in the wake of the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5. The Supreme Court heard Sara Pilot’s plea Thursday challenging the detention of his brother and National Conference […]
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar dead at 100
Former UN chief Javier Perez de Cuellar, who was known for his peace-making efforts including brokering a ceasefire in the Iran-Iraq war, died Wednesday in his native Peru, aged 100, his son said. Perez de Cuellar served as UN secretary general from 1981 to 1991, when he was often described as a “pacifist by vocation […]
India to set up lab in Iran to test citizens for coronavirus before evacuation
India is preparing to set up a make-shift laboratory in Iran to test 1,200 of its citizens stuck in the country before evacuating them, officials said on Wednesday. Those stranded in Iran are mostly students and pilgrims. Four scientists from the Indian Council of Medical Research have reached Tehran, the Iranian capital, with equipment and […]
Rugby Sevens test event cancelled due to coronavirus concerns
TOKYO: The Japanese Rugby Football Union announced on Wednesday that next month’s Asia Sevens Invitational, which doubles as a test event for rugby sevens at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, has been cancelled due to concerns over the coronavirus outbreak. The tournament, due to be held April 25-26, is the latest Tokyo 2020 test event to […]
Jamkash Vehicleades Kashmir launches new Vitara Brezza
The unveiling was done by the Chief Guest of the occasion ArunGandotra President, Credit J&K Bank in presence of Irfan Ahmad (Managing Director Jamkash Vehicleades (Kashmir)Pvt Ltd.), along with Syed Rayees Maqbool (Zonal Head Central 1), Farhat Abbas (Cluster Head 1), Zaffar Akeel (Branch Head Residency Road). According to the statement, all top management of […]
