PDP’s DDC member resigns from party in Pampore
PAMPORE, May 27:People’s Democratic Party DDC member Pampore resigned from the party membership on Saturday. Tazima Akhtar District Development Council (DDC) member of the People’s Democratic Party from Pampore area of Pulwama district on Saturday resigned from the basic membership of the party. Tazeema, a resident of Batdalow Khrew village of Pampore Kashmir Reader that […]
Director Tourism Kashmir tours Dalgate, Bolevard areas
Interacts with tourists, service providers SRINAGAR, MAY 27: Director Tourism, Kashmir, Raja Yaqoob today visited the Dalgate and Boulevard Road areas of Srinagar city and held detailed interactions with tourists and visitors about services provided by respective stakeholders to them. During the tour, the director interacted with both domestic and international tourists. The Director Tourism […]
Rs 2,000 note surge continues at petrol pumps in and around Kolkata
Fuel pumps, in and around Kolkata, continue to see a surge in the collection of Rs 2,000 notes, said owners and employees. Several pumps have been struggling to arrange for change for customers who are buying a small volume of fuel but giving the high-value notes. A pump in Chetla, before Kalighat crematorium if […]
Passenger detained in S. Korea after opening plane door mid-air
SEOUL: South Korean police on Friday detained a man who opened a door of an Asiana Airlines plane minutes before it was due to land in the city of Daegu, causing panic among the passengers, officials said. The Airbus A321-200 plane landed safely at around 12:40pm (0340 GMT). It had set off from the holiday […]
Wild Bear Spotted On School Premises In J&K’s Ramban
JAMMU, May 27: A black bear ventured into the premises of a government-run school in Banihal town of Ramban district before the arrival of students on Saturday morning, prompting a joint rescue operation by police and wildlife department, officials said. The students were, however, allowed inside the premises nearly one-hour beyond their scheduled timing after […]
Cloudy to mainly dry weather forecast on weekend, rains from May 29-31 in J&K
Srinagar: Weatherman on Saturday forecast cloudy to mainly dry weather on weekend and intermittent ‘light to moderate’ rain, thunderstorm and lightning with possibility of hailstorm and gusty winds at a few places from May 29-31st in Jammu and Kashmir. “Currently weather is partly cloudy throughout J&K. Brief spell of rain/thunderstorm may occur towards late afternoon/evening […]
Vegetable seedlings
With focus on agriculture and allied sectors J&K administration is trying to boost different areas connected with agriculture. For this purpose recently Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, flagged off a consignment of vegetable seedlings of tomato, brinjal, chillies, kale, saag khanyari, red cabbage, green cabbage for Gurez under Holistic Agriculture Development […]
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 […]
Need to focus on technological advancement in defence sector: Rajnath
New Delhi: India must focus on advancement in defence technology in view of “double threat” along the borders, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday in an oblique reference to challenges along the frontiers with China and Pakistan. In an address at a conference, Singh underlined the need for extensive research to develop defence technologies […]
