School building damaged in north Kashmir fire incident
A private school building was damaged partially in a fire mishap in the Dardpora Lolab area in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district. A school building ‘Al-Falah Public School’ caught fire this morning, following which the fire and emergency department reached the site. The fire was brought under control after persistent efforts by the fire and emergency […]
Mainly clear weather forecast as night temp records drop in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir, night temperature recorded dropped below sub-zero at a few places but hovered above normal except Qazigund on Wednesday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said Srinagar recorded a low of 3.7°C against the previous night’s 5.0°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was above […]
Focus on tourism
As there is a change in the tourist footfall in the past few years, the J & K government has released the figures about the number of tourists who have visited many places in the previous year. J&K administration is focused on exploring the full potential of pilgrimage tourism by developing various religious tourist […]
Union External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar Inaugurates First International Education Fair of J&K
NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 21: J&K’s first International Education Fair, a collaborative effort of SKUAST-Kashmir and ICCR was inaugurated by Union Minister for External Affairs Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar today in presence of Union Minister for Education, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan; Union MoS, PMO, Dr. Jitendra Singh; Lieutenant Governor, Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha and President ICCR, […]
Avoid unnecessary delay in completion of projects of public importance: Advisor Bhatnagar to executing agencies
Reviews progress on major healthcare infrastructure projects in J&K JAMMU, FEBRUARY 21: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, today exhorted upon the officers of various project executing agencies to expedite work on all major healthcare infrastructural projects, being executed in Jammu and Kashmir, for timely completion. “Avoid and overcome unnecessary delays in completion of […]
G20 Summit: Div Com Kashmir reviews progress of work for upgradation of roads
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 21: In preparation to host G20 Summit, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Tuesday convened a meeting to review the status of upgradation work of main roads from Srinagar Airport to Foreshore Road. The meeting was attended by CEO, Srinagar Smart City Ltd; Chief Engineer SSCL; SE, R&B and […]
MeT predicts dry weather in J-K
Parts of Kashmir Valley received rains and snowfall while Meteorological (MeT) department on Tuesday forecast mainly dry weather in Jammu and Kashmir for now. A MeT department official said that upper reaches including Gulmarg received fresh snowfall with the world famous skiing resort recording 10 cms (4 inches) of it since overnight till 8:30 am […]
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed due to landslides
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway has been closed for vehicular traffic due to landslide on the road stretch between Ramban and Banihal, officials said on Tuesday. “Jammu Srinagar NHW blocked due to landslide at CPPL Mess between Ramban and Banihal,” the J-K Traffic Police said in a tweet, adding that clearance work was currently underway. The […]
Sustainable development
Fish farming in Jammu and Kashmir will get a boost as the government has a program to increase trout production and farm production. The successful implementation of the project will not only promote sustainable development of fisheries but also contribute to nutritional security, employment generation, and economic prosperity in the UT of J&K. It […]
Dr Samoon chairs SSC meet; reviews working of IMCs under PPP scheme
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 20: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting of State Steering Committee (SSC) to discuss revision of Institute Development Plans (IDPs) for 32 ITIs under the scheme “Upgradation of 1396 Government ITIs through PPP” besides deliberating on other agenda points of the Committee at civil […]
