Govt withdraws all posts referred to PSC, SSB before October 31, 2019
Srinagar, Feb 04: The Jammu & Kashmir government has withdrawn all the posts referred to the Public Service Commission (PSC) and Services Selection Board (SSB) before October 31, 2019, for which selections have not been finalized till date. In a communiqué the General Administration Department has informed the PSC and SSB that the administrative council […]
Gulmarg remains coldest place in Kashmir, fresh snowfall in Pahalgam
Srinagar, Feb 4: Barring Srinagar and Qazigund, the minimum temperature stayed below freezing point in Kashmir Valley with the famous tourist resort of Gulmarg recording a low of minus 12.0°C on Friday, officials said. A meteorological department official here said that Gulmarg had 1.6mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 0830 hours today even as […]
CRPF trooper dies of cardiac arrest
Budgam, Feb 04: A central reserve police force (CRPF) trooper died of cardiac arrest at Srinagar airport on Friday morning. Sources said that a trooper identified as Deepak Dass who was posted at E/35 Batallion CRPF, Budgam died on Friday morning after he collapsed all of a sudden while performing his duty at Drop gate […]
Active COVID-19 cases in country dip to 14,35,569
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) India added 1,49,394 new COVID-19 cases, taking the total tally to 4,19,52,712, while the active cases further declined to 14,35,569, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,00,055 with 1,072 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise […]
IMF Managing Director terms Budget 2022-23 ‘thoughtful’ policy agenda for India
Washington, Feb 4 (PTI) The Union budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is a very “thoughtful” policy agenda for India and puts a great deal of emphasis on innovation in research and development on human capital investment and digitalisation, Managing Director of IMF Kristalina Georgieva has said. Finance Minister Sitharaman unveiled a Rs 39.45 […]
Make agriculture more remunerative
Kashmir valley is dependent on its supplies from various parts of India as the area has proven itself to be a consuming region rather than a producing one. For our daily needs like fruits and vegetables and other eatables we have left ourselves on the mercy of outside states as the imports to Valley cross […]
Postcards and possibilities
Anita Karwal When you acknowledge uncertainty, yet through an exploratory and creative process you think up of various possibilities, even project and predict the likelihoods of an unknown future, you are future thinking. You may speculate that students of a school education system that is sometimes targeted for being based on rote-learning, cannot possibly be […]