Director Agriculture visits Hailstorm affected areas of Baramulla, Kupwara
All mitigation initiatives shall be taken to minimise the losses to the affected farmers: Chowdhury Iqbal SRINAGAR, MAY 26: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited hailstorm affected areas of Baramulla and Kupwara districts of north Kashmir. The hailstorm, gusty winds and heavy rains damaged crops across the several parts of north Kashmir’s […]
Omar Abdullah’s says new parliament building is “pretty damn impressive”, calls it welcome addition
Srinagar’: Former Chief Minister and National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah said that the new parliament building looks “pretty damn impressive” and it is a welcome addition. “Setting aside the brouhaha about the inauguration for a moment, this building is a welcome addition. The old Parliament House has served us well but as someone who has […]
Thousands of fish found dead in Dal Lake
Srinagar’: Thousands of fish have been found dead in the world famous Dal lake in Srinagar, with experts saying that the mass death has taken place due to thermal stratification. The residents in peripheries of Dal lake were stunned to see thousands of dead fish floating on the surface of the water body. “We found […]
Jal Jeevan Mission
Recently the Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir conducted a virtual tour of works taken up under the central flagship programme Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for their early completion across the UT of J&K. He interacted with the public and officials of the department for first hand appraisal of the progress made in the mission […]
AC approves establishment of Disaster Recovery (DR) centre outside J&K seismic zone
SRINAGAR, MAY 25: In a major decision, the Administrative Council (AC) which met here under Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave its assent to the establishment of Disaster Recovery Centre outside of J&K Seismic Zone along with its upkeep and maintenance for 5 years. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief […]
Atal Dulloo reviews Cluster Development Project Procurements
‘CSCs to extend agriculture services to farmers’ SRINAGAR, MAY 25: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review Cluster Development Project Procurements in Jammu and Kashmir at Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. The meeting had detailed discussion on various aspects of the project procurements for the districts of Kupwara and […]
Hailstorm wreaks orchards, crops across north Kashmir
A sudden and destructive hailstorm swept through dozens of villages across north Kashmir this afternoon, leaving a trail of devastation by damaging orchards and standing crops which are the primary sources of livelihood for the local population. Among the most affected locations include Khamoh, Rafiabad, Wagoora, Kreeri and Ladoora areas of Baramulla besides Haihama, Gutlipora, […]
Soibug Woman Murder Case: Police Files ChargeSheet Against Accused
Police on Thursday said that it presented challan in brutal rape and murder case of a lady in Soibug, in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate Budgam. In a handout to GNS, the police said that the case pertains to the missing report lodged in Police Post Soibug of a lady on 8th of March […]
CS launches eUnnat Dashboard with Auto-appeal System ushering in era of transparency & accountability
Breach of timelines in service delivery of these 103 services to attract penalty SRINAGAR, MAY 24: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today launched the PSGA auto-appeal system for 103 services offered by different government departments through eUnnat dashboard in presence of Commissioner Secretary GAD, Sanjeev Verma; Commissioner Secretary IT, Prerna Puri and Secretary Revenue, […]
Rains Lash Plains In J&K, MeT Predicts More Till May 26
Srinagar’: Rains lashed plains since overnight while the weather department forecast more precipitation in Jammu and Kashmir till May 26. A meteorological department official said Srinagar received 6.9mm of rain in last 24 hours till 0830 hours, Qazigund 8.2mm, Pahalgam 22.5mm, Kupwara 10.6mm, Kokernag 10.5mm, Gulmarg 21.0mm, Jammu 8.1mm, Banihal 9.2mm, Batote 14.6mm, Katra 4.8mm […]
