Amit emphasizes easing out Mining Portal functioning for convenience of general public
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 06: Secretary, Mining, Amit Sharma, today issued explicit directions regarding easing out mining portal functioning during a comprehensive review meeting on ongoing mining works in Kashmir division held at Civil Secretariat, here. The meeting was attended by Director Geology & Mining, Director Finance, all officers of the department including District Mining Officers of […]
Encroachment drive: Admin issues list of 28 hotels raised illegally in Sonamarg, Gagangir
Amid the ongoing eviction drive in Jammu and Kashmir, the authorities have issued a list of hotels that have been raised illegally in Sonamarg and Gagangir area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. An official said that at least 28 hotels have been found to be illegally raised on stateland and kahcharai land in Sonamarg and […]
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 […]
