Ambitious project
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has recently decided to go for commercial cultivation and conservation of herbal plants to have herbal drugs and cosmetics. Government has sanctioned a 62 crore rupees project for this purpose. The initiative aims to promote cultivation and conservation of MAPs, promote organic farming and standardization, provide special facilities for […]
Shubman Gill named ICC Men’s Player of January
Dubai: India batter Shubman Gill was on Monday named ICC Men’s Player of the Month for January following a series of impressive innings in the ODI format, while England U-19 skipper Grace Scrivens became the youngest player to be named for the women’s honour. Gill enjoyed a record-breaking month in white-ball cricket in January. The […]
New Highways to reduce travel time across districts/divisions drastically: CS
Also stresses on sticking to fixed timelines for completion of these vital projects NEW DELHI, FEBRUARY 14: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today exuded hope that in near future the travel time across different Districts and Divisions of J&K would get drastically reduced with the completion of different National Highway projects currently at different […]
Rs. 176 Cr project approved to boost fish production across J&K
Trout production to increase by 2.5 times from 1,663 to 4,000 tonnes JAMMU, FEBRUARY 14: Jammu & Kashmir has abundant water resources and great potential for fish and fisheries development. However, due to some challenges like outdated infrastructure, inbreeding depression, limited variety of aquaculture species, fragile aquatic ecosystems and lack of modern aquaculture technologies, […]
Wildlife dept captures leopard in south Kashmir
A semi-adult leopard was captured by a Wildlife Department team in the Gopalpora area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Tuesday morning. As per reports, the leopard was spotted by locals in Gopalpora, near the grid station, following which they informed Wildlife Department authorities at the Achabal Control Room. On the directions of Wildlife Warden […]
1-way traffic restored on Jammu-Srinagar highway after several hours’ closure
Srinagar: Single way traffic was restored on Jammu-Srinagar Highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir valley with the outside world, after remaining closed for throughout night and several hours on Tuesday morning. A traffic police official said that the single-way traffic was restored after clearance of the debris. “Firstly stranded vehicles will be cleared,” he […]
Mercury hovers below Sub-zero level in Kashmir, dry weather forecast till Feb 18
Srinagar: Amid forecast for mainly dry weather till February 18, the minimum temperature hovered below sub-zero level in Kashmir Valley despite considerable rise on Tuesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.6°C against the previous night’s minus 4.0°C . Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was below normal by 1.8°C […]
Focus on J&K
In the new union budget, the central government has revised central grants and has hiked the funds for the development of the areas. They have kept focus on major projects and for the restoration of infrastructure projects. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has proposed Rs 130 crore (Revenue) for equity contribution for 624 MW […]
Rajya Sabha adjourns for month-long break
The Rajya Sabha on Monday failed to go through the Question Hour and adjourned for the second part of the Budget Session from 13th March, as Congress members shouted slogans for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Adani Group affair and raised other issues. Chairman Jagdeep Dhankar adjourned the proceedings minutes after the […]
PSL 2023 preview: Taking stock on the day of big kickoff
This is the year of the 50-over international World Cup and so the 20-over domestic tournament eight months before the big event may well determine who fills a few of the spots up for grabs in the Pakistan team. If you think that is strange, then well we live in strange times indeed and Pakistan […]
