Mother-daughter duo injured in Shopian gas LPG cylinder leak
Mother-daughter duo were injured due to gas leakage in Pinjoora area of south Kashmir’s Shopain district on Thursday afternoon, officials said. An official said that mother and daughter- identified as Firdous Jan wife of Mumtaz Ahmad and her daughter Fatimah (08) were injured due to leakage in LPG cylinder. Official said that both the injured […]
Power shutdown
SRINAGAR, MARCH 16: Power Controller Kashmir has informed that, in order to facilitate laying conductors for realignment of 33 Kv TRC-Rajbagh Tap line, the power supply shall remain affected at Receiving Station Rajbagh on March 19 from 10.00 am to 4.00 pm.
Three week training on Cyber Security commences at NIELIT Jammu, Srinagar
JAMMU, MARCH 16: Three week training programme on Cyber Security commenced here today at National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT) Jammu and Srinagar. The training programme is being organized by Information Technology (IT) department of Jammu and Kashmir Government under Centre of Excellence (CoE) established by the department in collaboration with NIELIT J&K. […]
India’s exports dip 8.8 pc to USD 33.88 billion in February
India’s exports dipped in February by 8.8 per cent to USD 33.88 billion against USD 37.15 billion in the same month last year, according to the data released by the commerce ministry on Wednesday. This is the third consecutive month of decline. Accordingly, India’s imports also declined by 8.21 per cent to USD 51.31 billion […]
Budget Session: TMC MPs protest with black cloth around their faces
Trinamool Congress MPs entered the Well of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday with black cloth tied around their mouths as they registered a unique protest which led to the adjournment in both Houses. A similar protest was seen in Lok Sabha as well. Opposition MPs have been protesting against the Government, demanding a JPC probe […]
HBL PSL: Relentless Sultans rout Qalandars to reach final
LAHORE: The pitch at the Gaddafi Stadium here on Wednesday was tailor-made for the Lahore Qalandars — considered the best bowling unit of the HBL Pakistan Super League. There was movement, bounce and carry, all that the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf would ask for. But it were the Multan Sultans who […]
Saudi Arabia could invest in Iran ‘very quickly’, says minister
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia could start making investments in Iran “very quickly” after they agreed to restore diplomatic ties, the Saudi finance minister said on Wednesday, despite sweeping US sanctions against Tehran. Mohammed Al Jadaan said there were “a lot of opportunities” in Iran and that he could not see any reason to prevent investments from […]
Strategic Sgr-Leh highway thrown open for traffic in record 68 days
Zojila: The strategic 434 km long Srinagar-Leh highway was thrown open by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in a record 68 days, officials said Thursday. Talking to reporters after throwing the highway open for traffic officially, Director General Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lt General Rajeev Chaudhary, as per news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), it is […]
Generally cloudy weather with light rain forecast in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for generally cloudy weather with light rain at isolated to scattered places till March 20, the minimum temperature recorded further rise at most places in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 5.5°C against 5.1°C on the previous night and it was […]
Beekeeping promotion
Apiculture is taking roots on the ground level in Jammu and Kashmir and the government has sanctioned a new project for its promotion. To increase their earnings manifold, new-age agri-preneurs are adding value addition to honey by making products such as soaps, candles, cosmetics, Ayurvedic medicines, etcetera which are in high demand in the Indian […]
