Towards a cleaner India
Aiming to make cities garbage free and water secure Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the launch of the second phase of the Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation. Under the new phase, it will be ensured that no untreated drain waste is discharged into any river of the country. […]
World Habitat Day: Accelerating urban action for a carbon-free world
M Ahmad The United Nations designated the first Monday of October of every year as World Habitat Day to reflect on the state of our habitats, and on the basic right of all to adequate shelter. The Day is also intended to remind the world that we all have the power and the responsibility to […]
Social life relationships are important
Vijay Garg We are naturally social beings. We enjoy being with others. Many diseases afflict us because we live in darkness. We seek each other’s support from the beginning. This is why we live in relationships all through our lives. These relationships are the lifeblood of our survival. Today, however, things have changed. Perhaps the […]
Rain damages 4,000 apple boxes at Fruit Mandi Shopian
Traders demand allotment of shops for securing fruit boxes
Shopian: At least four thousand apple boxes were damaged due to rain at Mega Fruit Mandi Shopian last night, reports said. Mohammad Ashraf, Vice President of the Fruit Mandi Aglar Shopian said that at least four to five thousand apple boxes were damaged due to rain last night. He said that growers had suffered loss […]
JK celebrates birth anniversaries of Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri
Lt Guv leads celebrations by administering Swachhta Pledge to UT officers
SRINAGAR: To commemorate the 152nd birth anniversary of the Father of Nation-Mahatma Gandhi, and 117th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha led the celebrations by administering the Swachhta Pledge to officers and officials at Raj Bhavan and Civil Secretariat here Saturday. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor […]
Gandhi Jayanti celebrations: Union Minister takes pledge
KUPWARA: Union Minister of State for Steel and Rural Development, Faggan Singh Kulaste as a part of the Gandhi Jayanti celebrations took pledge and participated in a cleanliness drive at Dak Banglow Kupwara. Remembering the legacy of Mahatma Gandhi the Minister said that the best tribute to Mahatma Gandhi is to uphold the slogan and […]
Advisor Bhatnagar participates in Gandhi Jayanti celebrations
Terms Gandhiji as the greatest messenger of peace
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Saturday paid rich tributes to Father of Nation ; Mahatma Gandhi at a function organised by Gandhi Global Family (GGF) on his 152nd birth anniversary organised at Dewan-E-Aam, Mubarak Mandi here. The event started with a message of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha on Gandhi Jayanti, read by […]
Parbhat Pheris marked launch of legal awareness campaign across JK, Ladakh
SRINAGAR: As a part of commemoration of 75 years of Independence, J&K Legal Services Authority and Ladakh Legal Services Authority under the patronage of Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, High Court of J&K and Ladakh and under the guidance of Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey, Executive Chairman, J&K Legal Services Authority and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, […]
