Director Horticulture oversees horticultural initiatives in B’pora
SRINAGAR: The Director of Horticulture Kashmir, G. R. Mir, today conducted a tour of district Bandipora to assess and oversee the horticultural initiatives in the region. The tour included a visit to the Fruit Plant Nursery in Bandipora and an inspection of the Checkreshipora Orchard. During his visit to the Fruit Plant Nursery, he took […]
Director Agri inaugurates semi-hi-tech polyhouse at Beigpura Pulwama
SRINAGAR: The Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated a semi-hi-tech polyhouse at Beigpora Pulwama under Capex budget 2023-24. Speaking on the occasion, the Director of Agriculture highlighted the importance of hi-tech polyhouse technologies. He said the semi-hi-tech polyhouses provided to the farmers by the department are becoming success stories. This technology has […]
Dagger Division organizes job fair, facilitating employment opportunities for J&K youth
Srinagar: In a commendable effort to contribute positively to the local community, the Dagger Division, Pir Panjal Brigade, orchestrated a two-day Job Fair at the Chinar Nau Jawan Club in Boniyar on December 1st and 2nd, 2023. The event, organized in collaboration with the Directorate of Employment, Jammu & Kashmir, aimed to serve as a […]
Yasha Mudgal assumes charge as Mission Director HADP
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary Cooperatives and ARI and Trainings department, Yasha Mudgal today assumed the charge of Mission Director, Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HADP). After assuming the charge, the Mission Director took a meeting in which she reviewed the progress on the implementation of HADP and Competitiveness Improvement of the Agriculture and Allied Sectors Project in […]
Govt committed to 100% saturation of schemes, reaching out to the unreached: LG
Says integrated action and popular involvement could turn villages into viable economic centres and create opportunities for youth, women, farmers and vulnerable sections Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Yatra’ at Panchayat Dhok Waziran, Nagrota, today and reiterated government’s commitment to reach out to the “unreached” with welfare schemes, an official […]
Atal Dulloo takes over as new Chief Secretary of J&K
Jammu: Senior IAS officer Atal Dulloo on Friday took over as the new Chief Secretary of Jammu and Kashmir, and received a rousing reception from hundreds of civil secretariat employees here. Dulloo succeeded Arun Kumar Mehta who retired at the end of November. According to an order issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs, Dulloo, […]
Protest held in KU over NIT student’s social media post
Srinagar: A protest march was taken out in the Kashmir University (KU) campus here on Friday against a social media post of a non-local student of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) that has allegedly hurt religious sentiments, officials said. The march was taken out in the campus, located in the Hazratbal area of the […]
Suresh Raina appointed as ‘Voter Awareness Ambassador’ of J&K
Urges youth to register as voters Jammu: Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina was on Friday appointed as “Voter Awareness Ambassador of J&K”, an official press release informed. Raina, who is currently participating in the Legends League Cricket matches taking place in Jammu, on the occasion urged the youth to register as voters for the upcoming […]
Night temperature rises at several places across Kashmir
Srinagar: Sonamarg tourist resort recorded light snowfall for the second day on Friday while the Meteorological Department forecast significant improvement in weather across the Union Territory, officials said Friday. The three-week dry spell in Kashmir ended on Thursday with snowfall in the higher reaches of the Valley and rains in the plains. While snowfall was […]
Advisor Bhatnagar addresses World AIDS Day celebrations of JKACS at Jammu
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today remarked that World AIDS Day is a global platform to unite in solidarity and reflect on the progress made in combating the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The Advisor made these remarks while addressing the remarkable event organised by the Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS) in the […]
