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J&K becomes first UT to implement PM Vishwakarma Yojana

Advisor Bhatnagar, Secy MSDE inaugurate training programme JAMMU: Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday became the first UT of country to implement prestigious PM Vishwakarma Yojana (PMVY) with the start of training for first batch of 30 trainees (Viswakarmas) in Darzi Craft at ITI Shopian in soth Kashmir. The yojana is a significant step towards empowering […]

 Press Trust of India

Army probing civilian deaths in Poonch

Says those found guilty will definitely be punished New Delhi: The Army is conducting an internal probe into the death of three civilians in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir and those found guilty will “definitely be punished,” a senior government functionary said on Tuesday. Three civilians, aged between 27 and 42, were found dead […]

 Press Trust of India

RBI proposes banks with less than 6 pc net NPAs to declare dividends

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank on Tuesday proposed allowing banks having net non-performing assets (NPAs) ratio of less than 6 per cent to declare dividends. As per the prevailing norms last updated in 2005, banks need to have a NNPA ratio of up to 7 per cent to become eligible for declaration of dividends. “The net […]

 KV Online

Demand for high density apple trees on rise in south Kashmir

Demand for high density apple trees on rise in south Kashmir

Pulwama: The demand for high density Apple varieties is on the rise in south Kashmir as more and more farmers are opting for these high yielding varieties. Farmers from different areas of south Kashmir said that good demand of high density varieties was observed in last few seasons and now more and more farmers are […]

 Press Trust of India

Covid sub-variant JN.1: 263 cases detected in country

New Delhi: A total of 263 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with about half of them recorded in Kerala, according to the INSACOG’s data updated on Tuesday. Ten states and Union territories have so far detected the presence of the JN.1 sub-variant of the virus. These states […]

 Press Trust of India

Water bodies across Kashmir freeze, minimum stays below freezing point

Srinagar: Cold wave conditions prevailed in Kashmir valley with the minimum temperature remaining below the freezing point, the weather office said on Tuesday. A thin layer of ice has formed over the surface of the Dal Lake as the minimum temperature in Srinagar on Monday night was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, officials said. The residents […]

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Barzulla Bund Road completed timely, Div Com congratulates concerned Departments

Barzulla Bund Road completed timely, Div Com congratulates concerned Departments

SRINAGAR: In a bid to ease traffic snarls on Rambagh-Natipora road, the Divisional Administration Kashmir Tuesday threw open Barzulla Bund Road, thereby providing a sigh of relief to the commuters. In this connection, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri Tuesday took a spot visit of Barzulla Bund Road after timely completion of […]

 Press Trust of India

Union Health Minister stresses on pandemic preparedness, disease surveillance

New Delhi: Pandemic preparedness and disease surveillance anchored in strong health systems that reach all people are crucial to ensure better protection from major disease outbreaks, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. Mandaviya laid the foundation stone of the NCDC regional branch in Assam and six state branches in Haryana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, […]

 Press Trust of India

DGP launches grievance redressal portal

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police chief R R Swain has launched a grievance redressal portal for people and force personnel. The director general of police said he hoped that the ‘Awaam Se, Awaam Ke Liye’ portal would benefit a large number of people in resolving their issues qualitatively and quantitatively. “To listen to the issues […]

 Press Trust of India

Process initiated for setting up of Finger Print Bureau in JK

Jammu: Sanction has been accorded to a 73-member strong Finger Print Bureau (FPB) in Jammu and Kashmir Police, a move that will help consolidate fingerprint data to further strengthen investigation in criminal cases, officials said on Tuesday. The decision to set up the first-ever FPB in the Union Territory was taken by the Administrative Council […]