Lt Governor interacts with NCC cadets at Raj Bhawan
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha interacted with NCC cadets, who had taken part in this year’s Republic Day parade in New Delhi. On the occasion, the cadets shared their experience and training during the Republic Day camp. The Lt Governor congratulated the contingent of Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh for securing a historic and […]
Lt Governor flags-off a batch of students from SKUAST-Jammu on an exposure cum training programme to Kansas State University, USA
60-day long capacity-building fellowship will expose the students to global learning ecosystem & industry establishment JAMMU, FEBRUARY 04: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha flagged off a batch of nine undergraduate students from SKUAST-Jammu today on an exposure cum training programme to Kansas State University, USA. The 60-day long capacity-building fellowship will expose the students to global […]
Burglars break into 7 shops in South Kashmir’s Anantnag
Burglars looted cash and other stuff from 7 shops among which 6 are medical stores in the Janglat Mandi area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The theft incident took police during the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Local sources told news agency Kashmir News Trust that burglars have broken the shutters of 6 medical […]
Barring Qazigund, night temp rises above normal amid dry weather forecast in J&K
Weather department on Saturday forecast mainly dry weather for next 24 hours in J&K with very light rain and snow at one or two places of north Kashmir. A meteorological department official here told GNS that there was a possibility of scattered light rain and snow during the subsequent two days. Meanwhile amid cloud cover, […]
Farming community
In order to help the farming community in Jammu and Kashmir, agriculture is the main focus of the government. Recently the Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), held a review meeting about the critical growth of different crops and about the de-slitting of irrigation canals. On the occasion, Chief Engineers Irrigation and Directors […]
Two Avalanches Hit J&K’s Bandipora, No Casualties
SRINAGAR, Feb 3: Two avalanches hit Gurez and Tulail tehsils of the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, said, officials. However, no damage to property or loss of life was reported. “Two minor avalanches were observed in Gurez and Tulail tehsil today; no damage to property or loss of life occurred,” said District […]
Dulloo reviews progress on GI tagging of agriculture products of J&K
Asks experts to focus on historical data, uniqueness of products to obtain tag JAMMU, FEBRUARY 03: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of experts to review progress on application of Geographical Indication (GI) tagging of agriculture products of Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Vice […]
SC issues notice to Centre on pleas against blocking of BBC documentary
The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice on petitions challenging the Centre’s decision to ban BBC documentary on 2002 Gujarat riots. The apex court declined to pass an interim order, but directed the Centre to place before it the original record of decision taken and scheduled the next hearing in April. A bench comprising Justices […]
‘Smoothman’ Gill: India’s new run machine
NEW DELHI: Shubman Gill’s prowess as an opener was never in doubt, but his first Twenty20 ton has got people talking about him as the next Virat Kohli, an all-format run machine for India. Gill scored 126 in just 63 balls in a crushing 168-run series-clinching win over a hapless New Zealand on Wednesday. It […]
Australia to remove British monarch from currency notes
SYDNEY: Australia will remove the British monarch from its currrency notes, replacing the late Queen Elizabeth II’s image on its $5 note with a design honouring Indigenous culture, the central bank said on Thursday. The decision to leave her successor King Charles III off the $5 note means no monarch would remain on Australia’s paper […]
