Horticulture Department organizes mega awareness/ training camp at Utimulla, Pulwama
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 12: A mega awareness/ training camp was today organized at Utimulla, Pulwama by the Department of Horticulture under the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” campaign. Director General (DG) Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat was the Chief Guest at the function. In his address, the DG elaborated in detail about the various central and UT […]
Rohit Kansal visits SKUAST-J; Advocates Mushroom Cultivation as key enterprise for Youth
JAMMU, JANUARY 12: Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Rohit Kansal, during his recent visit to Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu interacted with undergraduate students of Experiential Learning Programme on Mushroom Cultivation and Spawn Production. He appreciated the efforts of faculty and students and motivated them to take up mushroom cultivation and spawn […]
Gunfight breaks out in Kulgam
Kulgam: A gunfight broke out between militants and security forces at Pariwan village of South Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Wednesday evening, the police said. A police official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the gunfight was triggered after a joint team of the police, CRPF and Army’s 34 RR cordoned off the Pariwan […]
JK reports 1695 new positive cases, 337412 recovered, 1,95,81,977Covid doses administered so far
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 12: The Government today informed that 1695 new positive cases of novel Corona virus (COVID-19), 812 from Jammu division and 883 from Kashmir division, have been reported today, thus taking the total number of positive cases in Jammu and Kashmir to 348201.Also, 01 Covid death has been reported from Jammu Division. Moreover, 262 […]
Kohli back in form but South Africa claim first day honours
CAPE TOWN: India captain Virat Kohli played a lone hand with 79 as the tourists were bowled out for 223 on the first day of the decisive third and final Test against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. The home side 17 for one in reply at the close. Kohli’s form had been under the […]
Half of Europe on track to catch Omicron, says WHO
COPENHAGEN: More than half of people in Europe are projected to catch Omicron by March, the WHO said on Tuesday, as millions in China locked down again exactly two years after Beijing reported the first Covid-19 death. The highly-transmissible variant has ripped through countries at breakneck pace, forcing governments to impose fresh measures and scramble […]
Supreme Court ex-judge Justice Indu Malhotra to head panel to probe breach in PM security in Punjab
Former Supreme Court Judge, Justice Indu Malhotra, will head the special panel to probe into the security lapse during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Punjab last week, the Supreme Court announced on Wednesday. A Bench led by CJI NV Ramana said the other members of the panel will be DG of the NIA or […]
Cold conditions intensify in J&K, Ladakh
Srinagar: Intense cold conditions continued in J&K and Ladakh as Srinagar recorded a low of minus 3.6°C. A meteorological department official here said that the minimum temperature in Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K, dropped from previous night’s 0.2°C and was 1.5°C below the normal for this time of the year. Gulmarg, the […]
Man found dead in Kulgam’s Buchroo
Kulgam: A 35-year-old man was found dead in mysterious conditions at Buchroo area in south Kashmir’s Kulgam on Wednesday afternoon, an official said. An official said that the body was spotted at around 12:30 pm this afternoon. “A police team recovered the body and shifted to hospital Kulgam for postmortem,” an official said. […]
Dog menace in the main city center shows the problem is visible
By: Tariq Shah VOV Srinagar Street dogs in dozens are roaming freely in Srinagar city especially in the city centers like Lal Chowk making the young people vulnerable to their bites. Hundreds of stray dogs are visible everywhere in Srinagar city especially in the localities and most of them are seen at the garbage dumps […]
