Navin Choudhary approves creation of J&K Organic Products Certification Agency
Chairs State Seed Sub Committee meeting
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary on Wednesday chaired a meeting of State Seed Sub Committee at Civil Secretariat Srinagar regarding the formulation of nodal agency for certification of organic products in J&K. After threadbare discussion over the need for creation of certification agency for organic products, Principal Secretary […]
World Bank supported Noorbagh Crewel Artisan Cluster gets registered as Producers Owned Company
Heartening to see the Craft Clusters developing as Self –Sustaining Business entities: CEO JKERA/JTFRP
JAMMU: The Crewel/Chain Stitch Artisan Cluster at Noorbagh, first artisan clusters developed under the project has been registered as the “Producers Owned Company “by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. Many clusters were developed under the World Bank funded Jhelum Tawi Flood Recovery Project (JTFRP) with an objective of reviving the traditional crafts […]
J&K High Court puts physical hearing of cases in abeyance for time being
Hearing to be conducted through virtual mode till 18 April
SRINAGAR: In compliance of the order issued by High Court of J&K, the physical hearing of the cases has been kept in abeyance for the time being and the hearing of the cases in the district and subordinate courts shall be conducted through virtual mode till 18 April, 2021. However, as per an official statement […]
Incoming travelers to undergo COVID-19 testing at Lower Munda: DC Srinagar
Orders mass vaccination of hotel staff, others
SRINAGAR: In order to contain the spread of Coronavirus infection, all incoming travelers coming by road shall undergo testing at Lower Munda in district Kulgam. These remarks were made by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammed Aijaz Asad while chairing a meeting to review Covid-19 related situation at TRC here. He said that the testing […]
Govt notifies names of Sarpanches, Panches in J&K
JAMMU: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has notified the names of Sarpanches and Panches in Halqa Panchayats of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. An order to this effect was issued which reads, “In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (6) of section 4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Panchayati Raj Act, […]
DHSK disengages all contractual employees hired in the wake of COVID-19
Srinagar: Directorate of Health Services Kashmir (DHSK) Thursday issued a circular, disengaging all the contractual appointees, who were hired by the department in wake of extraordinary situation that had arisen due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year. In a circular, a copy of which lies with the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), Director Health Services […]
Encounter breaks out in Shopian
Shopian: An encounter broke out between militants and government forces in Jan Mohalla main town in South Kashmir’s Shopian district on Thursday, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that a joint team of Police, Army and CRPF launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) on specific information about the presence […]
Kupwara: Heroin worth Rs 60 Cr recovered, one arrested, say Police
Kupwara: The Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) Thursday said it has busted a narco-module in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district and seized heroin worth Rs 60 Cr while one person has been arrested so far. The police also said that a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted to investigate the case further. Addressing a news […]
Under trial prisoner from Punjab dies by suspected suicide in J&K’s Kathua
Jammu: A 42-year-old under trial prisoner from Punjab allegedly hanged himself inside a jail in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Thursday, officials said. Rajinder Singh of Kundal village in Fazilka was lodged in district jail Kathua since November 7, 2019 and was facing trial in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances […]
‘Militant’ arrested by NIA at Jammu airport
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested a militant at Jammu airport, sources said. Sources told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the NIA today arrested a militant of Jammu and Kashmir Gaznavi Force outfit. Meanwhile, a top official of NIA confirmed to KNO over phone from New Delhi that an individual has […]
