Five persons injured in twin blasts in J-K
At least five persons were injured in a twin mysterious blast in the Narwal area of Jammu on Saturday. A senior police officer said that the blasts were reported from two vehicles, leading to injuries to five persons. The injured have been evacuated to a nearby hospital. “The area has been cordoned off and a […]
Shooting stones in Panthyal closes Highway
The Jammu-Srinagar highway, only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with outside world, has been closed due to shooting stones at Panthyal in Ramban district. “Traffic movement stopped from both ends on Jammu-Srinagar highway in view of road blocked at Panthyal due to continuous shooting stones,” the traffic police official told GNS. Yesterday, the highway was […]
Principal Secretary visits Samba, reviews development of New Industrial Estates
SAMBA, JANUARY 20: Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Prashant Goyal, on Friday toured industrial area of Samba and reviewed development of new Industrial Estates besides assessing status of land availability. Secretary in Industries and Commerce Department, Samita Sethi, Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Anuradha Gupta, MD, SIDCO, Raman Kumar Kesar, SDM Vijaypur, ACR Samba besides officials of […]
Dr Samoon visits Polytechnic College Chadoora, ITI Charar-e-Sharief
Emphasizes introduction of new trades, handholding of skilled youths BUDGAM, JANUARY 20: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, today visited Polytechnic College Chadoora and ITI College Charar-e-Sharief in Budgam to assess functioning of the institutes besides reviewing progress on development works at both institutions. During his visit to Polytechnic College, Principal Secretary […]
JKDMA Issues Avalanche Warning In 10 J&K Districts
Srinagar, Jan 20: Jammu & Kashmir Disaster Management Authority has issued an avalanche warning for at least ten districts for next 24 hours. The JKDMA, as per GNS, has cautioned that avalanche with ‘Low’ Danger Level is likely to occur above 2500 metres over Bandipora, Baramulla, Ganderbal and Kupwara district and areas above 2000 […]
‘I am going back to my roots’: Rahul Gandhi, as Bharat Jodo Yatra enters J-K
Stating that his ancestors belong to Jammu and Kashmir, Congress leader and Parliamentarian Rahul Gandhi Friday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led government and allied parties were operating like a “group of pickpockets” who are “looting the nation” by diverting people’s attention from the core issues including unemployment. “I have travelled from Kanyakumari towards […]
Future challenges
There are a lot of future challenges in the horticulture sector and the J&K administration is trying to intervene in this sector by developing quality plant material and involving scientists in the field. In order to meet the future challenges and to ensure a new wave of growth momentum, 29 projects approved by Apex Committee […]
MeT predicts rain, snowfall in J-K
Kashmir Valley and parts of Jammu received snowfall even as the minimum temperature recorded an increase on Friday, officials said. The weather department has also forecast rain and snowfall in J-K during the next few days. A meteorological department official said in last 24 hours, Srinagar received 0.5 cm of snowfall, Qazigund 11 cm, Pahalgam […]
Chief Secretary directs officers to put STPs to optimum use
Also lays stress on improving quality of treatment SRINAGAR, JANUARY 19: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today directed the officers to focus on optimum utilisation of all the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in Jammu and Kashmir. He passed on these directions during a meeting here to review the functioning of the 30 MLD STP […]
Joint efforts of Gram Panchayats, Social Forestry leading towards creation of green assets in rural areas
27932.25 qntl fodder, 17982.855 qntl fuel wood distributed among 29043 households in 20 districts of J&K SRINAGAR, JANUARY 19: The shared endeavors of Social Forestry Department and Gram Panchayats has substantially proved of huge magnitude towards creation of green assets in rural pockets of Jammu and Kashmir. Pertinently, Jammu and Kashmir government, after successfully establishing […]
