Rains, snow in Kashmir Valley; Gulmarg receive over 1-ft fresh snowfall
MeT Says Improvement In Weather Expected From Today Afternoon, Another Wet Spell From Feb 9-11 Srinagar, Feb 6 : Rains lashed most plains including Srinagar while some parts of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall with Gulmarg receiving more than one foot of it since overnight, officials said here on Monday. The weather department […]
Josh Hazlewood to miss first India Test, McDonald hopeful of Green return
BENGALURU: The Australian cricket team’s injury concerns continue to mount before their first Test against India with seasoned fast bowler Josh Hazlewood ruled out of next week’s opener in Nagpur, which begins on Thursday. Hazlewood, 32, has been struggling with an Achilles problem sustained during Australia’s test against South Africa in Sydney last month and […]
Innovative approaches
The Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir recently held a review meeting about the schemes regarding the implementation of rights of the persons with disabilities. He stressed upon the officers to adopt innovative approaches for helping these people. He enjoined upon them that it is the social obligation of all of […]
At least 300 dead, many trapped as major earthquake strikes Turkey, Syria
A major earthquake of magnitude 7.9 struck central Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday, killing about 300 people as buildings collapsed across the snowy region, and triggering a search for survivors trapped in the rubble. The quake, which hit in the early darkness of a winter morning, was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. “I […]
US warns Turkiye on exports seen to boost Russia’s war effort
ISTANBUL: The United States warned Turkiye in recent days about the export to Russia of chemicals, microchips and other products that can be used in Moscow’s war effort in Ukraine, and it could move to punish Turkish companies or banks contravening sanctions. Brian Nelson, the US Treasury Department’s top sanctions official, visited Turkish government and […]
Agriculture Production department concludes Divisional level trainings
5273 Officers imparted training under Holistic Agriculture Development Programme JAMMU, FEBRUARY 5: The Agriculture Production department in second leg of the mammoth task of human resource development of officers of Agriculture and allied departments across the Union Territory, concluded its Divisional level training programme under the newly launched Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). The HADP […]
J&K Advisory Board for Development of Kisans, AP&FWD organize Kisan Sammelan
Mushroom cultivation shall now be around the year activity, 26 pasteurized compost units, 10 spawn production laboratories, 72 compost units to be established in J&K: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, FEBRUARY 5: The J&K Advisory Board for Development of Kisans organized a Kisan Sammelan in coordination with Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department at Kisan Bhawan, Talab […]
MeT forecasts ‘fairly widespread’ light snow on Feb 6
Weather department on Sunday forecast fairly widespread light snow on February 6 in Jammu and Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told GNS partly cloudy weather was expected on February 7-8. “Light to moderate snow/rain was expected at many places during February 9 (night) -11th,” the official said. Meanwhile amid cloud cover, the minimum temperature […]
Jammu And Kashmir High Court Rolls Out Virtual Hearing Of Cases From Ladakh
LEH, Feb 4: The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Saturday started taking up cases from the Union Territory of Ladakh by way of virtual hearing thereby allowing litigants and lawyers to appear and plead their cases from Ladakh itself. Acting Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan, who hails from Ladakh, rolled out the initiative by hearing […]
Lara hopes to boost West Indies on return to scene of big century
BULAWAYO: West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara has fond memories of the southwestern Zimbabwe city of Bulawayo where he scored 191 in a Test innings 20 years ago. The 53-year-old was back at the Queens Sports Club, the scene of his 203-ball knock, this week in a new role as West Indies performance mentor. His […]
