China reopens borders after three years of quarantine
BEIJING: China lifted quarantine requirements for inbound travellers on Sunday, ending almost three years of self-imposed isolation even as the country battles a surge in Covid cases. The first people to arrive expressed relief at not having to undergo the gruelling quarantines that were a fixture of life in zero-Covid China. And in Hong Kong, […]
GeM onboarding Drive for ODOP organised by JKTPO at Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, JANUARY 09: On the directions of Principal Secretary, Industries & Commerce, Prashant Goyal, a special onboarding drive of one district one product (ODOP) of Ganderbal on Government e-Market place (GeM) was organised by Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) today for potential exporters, artisans, FPO’s & traders of district Ganderbal at Mini Secretariat, […]
DDC Pulwama chairs DLRC meeting
Stresses for Self-reliant & Sustainable Agriculture, Horticulture sector PULWAMA, JANUARY 09: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama, Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary today convened a District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting, here. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on CD ratios of the banks, identification of beneficiaries, flow of credit, assistance under Government sponsored schemes, performances of […]
Kashmir’s renowned poet Rehman Rahi dies at 98
Kashmir’s renowned poet and Gayanpeth awardee, Professor Rehman Rahi is no more. He was 98. He died during the wee hours at his Vicharnag residence in Srinagar district. In 1961, the famous translator and critic, Rahi was awarded the Indian Sahitya Akademi Award for his poetry collection Nawroz-i-Saba.
Agri projects
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to bring projects of agriculture and allied sectors under one umbrella and to integrate them for better results. Recently ACS Agriculture Production held a meeting to review the progress of these projects and about the progress of integration. On the occasion several teams, consisting of experts from […]
MeT predicts snowfall in next 24 hours in Kashmir
Gulmarg and Pahalgam along with other higher reaches received fresh snowfall while light rains lashed plains including Srinagar amid increase in night temperature on Monday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of 0.9°C against last night’s minus 0.1°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 2.8°C above normal for the summer capital which received […]
Leh Apex Body, KDA To Stay Away From Proposed Meeting Of Centre’s High Powered Panel
SRINAGAR: In a significant development, the Leh Apex body and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) Saturday decided not to participate in the proposed meeting of High Power Committee constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) stating the agenda for the meeting excludes the points being advocated by the two bodies of Leh and Kargil. Meeting […]
Dr Sandhya Purecha, Chair, W20 India meets Lt Governor
JAMMU, JANUARY 07: Dr Sandhya Purecha, Chair W20 India (Women-20), an official G20 engagement group focused on gender equity, met Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan today. Dr Purecha shared with the Lt Governor the vision and goals of W20 and efforts to mainstream gender considerations into G20 discussions and translate into the […]
Night Temp Increases Above Normal As J&K Braces For Wet Spell
Srinagar: The minimum temperature recorded a considerable increase on Saturday as Jammu and Kashmir braces for nearly weeklong cloudy and wet weather in wake of two back-to-back western disturbances. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 1.4°C against last night’s minus 5.5°C that was coldest for the season so far. […]
Home season didn’t go as expected, admits Babar
KARACHI: When it started, it was billed as a bumper home season for Pakistan with Test series in the offing against Australia, England and New Zealand. When it ended with a thrilling draw against New Zealand in the second Test at the National Stadium on Friday, it meant that the hosts had failed to win any of […]
