Vitasta Festival celebrates its second consecutive day with an array of diverse cultural progs
SRINAGAR: The “Vitasta Cultural Festival” continued its vibrant celebration for the second consecutive day at the Sheri Kashmir International Convention Centre in Srinagar. The festival showcased a diverse array of cultural programmes featuring fascinating performances by talented folk artists including singers and dancers, which left the audience enthralled and captivated. In addition, a thought-provoking seminar […]
Guvs of Punjab, Tamil Nadu to attend final event of “Vitasta Festival”
SRINAGAR: Governor of Punjab, Banwarilal Purohit, and Governor of Tamil Nadu, R. N. Ravi, will attend the prestigious closing ceremony of the Cultural Festival taking place at ‘Sheri Kashmir International Convention Center” (SKICC) here tomorrow. The cultural festival ‘Vitasta’, organized by the Union Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, […]
3-day Internal Assessor Training for officers of health department concludes
SRINAGAR: A three-day Internal Assessor Training programme for officers of the health department of Kashmir division concluded here today. The training programme was organized by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) in collaboration with National Health Mission (NHM) J&K. The valedictory ceremony was attended by Secretary of Health and Medical Education, Bhupinder Kumar, […]
AGNII, H&H deptt hold immersion prog to foster growth, innovation among start-ups
SRINAGAR: In a remarkable collaboration between Accelerating Growth of New India’s Innovations (AGNII) and the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom, a three-day immersion program was organized to foster growth and innovation among start-ups in the handicraft industry of Kashmir. In the culminating event, participating startups showcased their groundbreaking Augmented Reality (AR) products and various technological […]
Agri deptt endeavoring to attract more educated youth towards diverse agriculture activities: Ch Iqbal
SRINAGAR: The Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited Apiarists at Ajas Bandipora and held an interactive session with concerned beekeepers. He took stock of various related activities and received feedback regarding various interventions by the department. The Director of Agriculture highlighted the importance of small-scale agriculture cottage industries like Bee Keeping/ Apiculture […]
Secretary Sports Council reviews activity calendar for current year
Inspects ongoing sports tournaments in MA Stadium
JAMMU: Secretary Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull today reviewed the plan and preparations of various sports activities in the pipeline for the current year here at a meeting. The Secretary was flanked by a team of engineers headed by the Executive Engineer, CDK Jammu, Ashok Singh and the Sports Officer of Jammu. The Secretary visited the […]
Director Horticulture Kashmir visits ACHD Zainapora, Shopian
Identifies 140 kanals of land for establishment of different components of project
SRINAGAR: The Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir today visited Advanced Centre for Horticulture Development (ACHD) Zainapora, Shopian with an aim to identify suitable land for the establishment of different components of the project “Production of Designer Plants for High-Density Plantation and Rejuvenation of Orchards,” encompassed under Holistic Agriculture Development Plan (HADP). This pivotal project aims […]
Inter-district Football Championship concludes at Baramulla
BARAMULLA: The inter-district provincial level Sabroto Mukherji football championship organized by the Youth Services & Sports department for under 14 boys concluded today at Baramulla. District Youth Service & Sports Officer, Jatinder Singh was the chief guest at the event. The championship that commenced on June 20 was aimed to promote the game of football […]
NDMA conducts mock exercises ahead of SANJY-2023 via Baltal axis
GANDERBAL: To assess the overall preparedness and response measures taken at critical sites to deal with any untoward incident during Yatra, a Mock Drill was conducted by National Disaster Management Authority and District Disaster Management Authorities and all the concerned Govt and private agencies from Baltal axis to deal with any eventuality during the 2-month […]
Vice Chairman NITI Aayog meets biz leaders, listens to their views, ideas
Srinagar: Vice Chairman NITI Aayog, Suman Bery, conducted an exclusive interactive session with representatives from various sectors in Jammu and Kashmir, including handicrafts and handloom, exporters, and artisans, associations of industries, agriculture and allied sectors here at SKICC, an official press release informed Friday. It said the session aimed to address their concerns and discuss […]
