Dir Agriculture inaugurates distribution of vegetable seedlings

Says Vegetable Cultivation has vast potential
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal Thursday inaugurated distribution of vegetable seedlings raised on scientific lines under a hi-tech poly house here at kitchen gardens Lalmandi Srinagar. Director handed over the vegetable seedlings (Knol-Khol, Tomato, Lettuce, Cucumber, broccoli, beet root, bottle guard, squash, and Saag khanyari, to farmers of Srinagar district and adjacent areas. […]
Court rejects bail plea by ‘conman’
Says granting bail shall definitely destroy the very fabric of the investigation
Srinagar: A local court here on Thursday dismissed bail plea of man from Gujarat, Kiran Patel, who conned the security establishment into believing him to be a PMO official and got the requisite perks prior to his arrest earlier this month. Having reserved the order on Monday after hearing the arguments of the counsel representing […]
Police seizes illicit timber in Baramulla, two held
Srinagar: Police in Baramulla seized illicit timber in village Saterseran Wagoora and arrested two accused persons involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that a police party arrested two persons identified as Mudasir Ahmad Mir son of Ghulam Nabi Mir and Farooq Ahmad Mir son of Souf-din Mir both residents of […]
Srinagar district strikes Gold Medal at National level in TB Elimination
SRINAGAR: In a significant achievement in the National TB Elimination Programme(NTEP) District Srinagar has been selected for the Gold Award among few other Districts in the country. The selection for Gold Award has been made by the Central TB Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Government of India. In its efforts to eliminate Tuberculosis […]
Seminar on ‘G20 Youth 20 Talks voices for a Better Tomorrow
JAMMU: Maulana Azad Memorial College Jammu held a one-day seminar on “G20 Youth 20 (Y20) Talks: Voices for Better Tomorrow” with the Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA) Jammu Chapter. The seminar was about “Science and Technology for a Sustainable Way of Life”. This topic is one of the five themes of this year’s G20 summit. […]
ACS reviews State Level Upgradation Plan under PMFME
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, chaired a meeting today to review the State Level Upgradation Plan (SLUP) under Prime Minister Formalization of Micro-enterprises (PMFME) in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by Special Secretary, APD, Director Research SKUAST-Kashmir, Head of Department Division of Food Sciences and Technology SKUAST-K, […]
JK National Health Mission celebrates ‘World Meteorological Day’
JAMMU: As a sequel to Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s vision of saving our climate, Jammu and Kashmir National Health Mission Thursday celebrated “World Meteorological Day 2023” at State Health Society Nagrota, Jammu. During the celebration, achievements, current progress and future opportunities were discussed to sensitize the audience on climate change. J&K NHM organised the event […]
DC Kulgam interacts with media persons
KULGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal-Mohi-Ud-Din-Bhat Thursday convened an interactive meeting with media fraternity at Kulgam. ACR Kulgam, Mir Imtiyaz-ul-Aziz; DIO Showkat Hussain Ganie, media persons associated with different media houses/ Organisations attended the meeting. Media Fraternity apprised the DC about the issues of media persons, besides, the difficulties they face while covering the […]
Advisor Bhatnagar decorates JKP Inspector
JAMMU: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Thursday decorated recently promoted inspector, Rakesh Kumar of Jammu and Kashmir Police. Officer on Special Duty, SSP, Rajesh Sharma; Officer on Special Duty, Joginder Singh Rai and other officers of personal section of Advisor were also present. Interacting with the officer on the occasion, Advisor Bhatnagar congratulated […]
Atal Dulloo inaugurates Mobile Veterinary Units, Paravet Training Institute office
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, Thursday inaugurated 20 Mobile Veterinary Units (MVUs) during a function organized here at Balole, Bari Brahmana, Samba. The MVUs will be operated through a centralized call centre with a uniform helpline number 1962. It will receive calls from livestock owners/farmers and a Veterinarian will prioritize […]