Wheat output to increase by 5 million tonnes this year: IIWBR
Chandigarh: The country’s wheat output is expected to be 112 million tonnes in the 2022-23 crop year, almost five million tonnes more than last year’s rabi harvesting season, with rise in area under high-yielding varieties contributing to this, said Gyanendra Singh, Director of Karnal-based ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research (IIWBR). Singh ascribed expected […]
Hand grenades, traces of blood found from house of arrested terror suspects in Delhi
New Delhi: Days after two people with suspected terror links were arrested, the Delhi Police on Saturday recovered two hand grenades from their rented accommodation besides a dismembered body in the Bhalswa Dairy area. Earlier in the day, the police had said traces of human blood were also found at the rented accommodation of the […]
Union Minister e-distributes appliances among PwDs
DODA: Union Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Saturday e-inaugurated camp for distribution of free of cost aid and appliances among the Divyangjans under ADIP scheme. Dhananter Singh Kotwal, Chairman, District Development Council, Doda, was also present on the occasion. Union Minister, while addressing on the occasion, said that under the leadership […]
Fireman dies after falling from building during operation
Jammu: A fireman died after falling from a four-storey building in Prem Nagar locality here during an operation, an official said on Saturday. Fire tenders were rushed to the commercial-cum-residential building to douse the blaze that broke out late Friday night, they said. During the fire-fighting operation, selection grade fireman Satish Raina, posted at Shaheedi […]
Cop dies of cardiac arrest in Baramulla
Baramulla: A policeman died of a cardiac arrest at a training centre in North Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said here on Saturday. They said that the cop identified as Fayaz Ahmed of Khansahib area of Budgam died of cardiac arrest at Sheeri training centre. He said he was posted as a constable in Jammu and […]
Wildlife Department conducts training on Wildlife Crime Control
JAMMU: The Department of Wildlife Protection conducted a training program for wildlife crime control at NIC, Manda, Jammu. While inaugurating the training, Suresh Kumar Gupta, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)/Chief Wildlife Warden, Jammu & Kashmir, mentioned that illegal trade in wildlife contraband is next to narcotics in the illegal international market. He stated that […]
DC Srinagar reviews parameters of District Employment Plan
Employment Plan to spur entrepreneurship, align youth with self employment goals
SRINAGAR: In order to evaluate the skill gaps and formulate a District Employment Plan to provide self-employment to educated youth of the District, a meeting of Officers was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here on Saturday at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex. Chief Planning Officer, Principal Government […]
