First ever shipment of GI certified Kashmiri hand knotted silk carpets flagged off to Europe
NEW DELHI:- Principal Secretary, Industries and Commerce (I&C), Ranjan Prakash Thakur, today flagged off the first ever shipment of GI certified Kashmiri hand knotted silk carpets to Europe from New Delhi. Director, Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Director, Indian Institute of Carpet Technology (IICT), Srinagar, Zubair Ahmad Mir, Chairman, Carpet Export […]
Minor boy found dead at home in Uri
Srinagar: A minor boy was found dead under mysterious circumstances at his home in Boniyar area of Uri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Friday with officials suspecting it a case of “suicide”. Quoting an official, news agency KNO reported that soon after being informed about the incident, the local police rushed to the spot. […]
Two missing boys reunited with their families
Jammu: Two boys, who had gone missing two days back, were traced and brought back to their families, police here said on Friday. Two families had lodged separate complaints at Gandhinagar Police Station about missing of two boys — Ajeet Singh and Ankit Sharma — from their homes on Wednesday, they said. After the complaint, […]
Pak militant killed in Hazratbal shootout, two others on run
2 LeT militants killed in Pulwama encounter: Police; IGP says, militants in Hazratbal wanted to enter shrine to create stir
Srinagar: A Pakistani militant of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was killed in a brief shootout in Hazratbal area here on Thursday while two others managed to flee, police said. According to the police, the trio tried to snatch weapons from the guard posted at the Hazratbal shrine on the banks of the famous Dal Lake. Inspector General […]
Missing Army-man found dead in Budgam
Srinagar: An Army-man missing for three days was found dead in an orchard in Kashmir Valley’s Budgam district on Thursday, officials said. Sameer Ahmad Malla, held guilty in 2019 by a court martial along with his company commander Major Leetul Gogoi for “fraternising” with a local woman and “being away from the place of duty […]
BJP hits boundary; AAP pockets Punjab
Congress eats dust in all five states
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday hit boundary (in crocket parlance) retained power in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur while the AAP swept Punjab with three-fourths majority to give a boost to its pitch for a national role and the opposition camp ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. […]
Poll results show people’s support for BJP policies: Modi
New Delhi: Lauding BJP workers for ensuring an early Holi by making BJP victorious in four states, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the election results highlight people’s stamp of strong approval for the party’s pro-poor and pro-active governance model. “It is a day of zest and festivities and this enthusiasm is for India’s […]
J&K logs 35 new positive cases of COVID-19
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday reported 35 new positive cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19), even as no virus-related death was reported in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the fresh cases, they said 21 were reported from Kashmir and 14 from the Jammu division, taking the total number of positive cases detected so […]
141 stranded people airlifted
Jammu: Over 140 people who were stranded at various places in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh due to heavy snowfall were airlifted on Thursday, officials said. While the Indian Air Force’s AN-32 Kargil Courier transported 105 people, 36 were flown out on the Pawan Hans service’s Mi-172 helicopter, they said. Giving a break-up, the officials […]
Union Ayush minister inaugurates int’l conference on Unani Medicine at SKICC
Stresses integration of efficacy of traditional medicine with emerging technologies
Srinagar: Union Minister for Ayush, Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal inaugurated Unani Day 2022 celebration and two day International conference on Unani Medicine at SKICC, Srinagar, an official press release informed Thursday. It said the theme of the international conference was “Diet and Nutrition in Unani Medicine for Good Health and Well-being” which is […]
