Boost for Saffron
Saffron grown in Kashmir has got GI registration which means that Kashmir Saffron will acquire more prominence in the export market and would help the farmers get the best remunerative price. This move can be considered as the first major step to put Saffron produced in the Kashmir Valley on the world map with authentication. […]
Rare Soviet-era rifle recovered in Gulmarg
Srinagar, Jul 25 (PTI) In a rare catch, security forces on Saturday recovered a Dragunov sniper rifle — a Soviet-era weapon — from the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg during a search operation, a defence spokesman said here. A search operation was launched today morning based on input regarding presence of weapon cache […]
Admin begins online registration for Kashmiri migrants, displaced persons
Jammu, Jul 25 (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has begun online registration of Kashmiri migrants and displaced persons of Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir (PaJK) living outside the Union Territory, more than two months after reopening fresh registration for inclusion of bonafide people who migrated from the UT, officials said on Saturday. Over 120 applications […]
Fake medico held in Baramulla village
Baramulla, July 25: Jammu and Kashmir police Saturday arrested a fake doctor who was fraudulently practicing at a private clinic in Mangan village of Kreeri in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police sources said that a person identified as Hilal Ahmed Hajam son of Muhammad Ramzan Hajam of Kreeri, had being practicing as a doctor in […]
No harm in sacrificing animals on Eid if SOP’s are followed: DAK
Srinagar, July 25: Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) Saturday said that there is no harm in sacrificing animals on Eid-al-Adha if Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), in view of COVID-19, are followed and appealed people to follow health and safety guidelines strictly. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that on Eid-al-Adha, there is no scientific evidence to […]
GoI issues certificate of GI registration for Saffron grown in Kashmir
JAMMU, JULY 25: In a momentous decision GoI has issued certificate of GI registration for the Saffron grown in the Kashmir Valley. Expressing happiness on the development, G. C. Murmu Lieutenant Governor, Union Territory of J&K said that this is the first major step to put Saffron produced in the Kashmir Valley on the world […]
Man slips to death while cutting grass in upper reaches
Jammu, July 25: A 55-year-old man was killed when he slipped while cutting grass in higher reaches of Rajouri district on Saturday. Official sources said that Ghulam Shah (55) son of Latief Shah of Targai Budhal slipped near Neel area of Budhal and fell down into a gorge, leading to his on spot death. Concerned […]
Significant numbers’ of ISIS terrorists in Kerala, Karnataka: UN report
United Nations, Jul 25 (PTI) A UN report on terrorism has warned that there are significant numbers of ISIS terrorists in Kerala and Karnataka, noting that the al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent terror group, which reportedly has between 150 and 200 militants from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar, is planning attacks in the region. The […]
No buyers, huge losses: COVID turns Eid insipid for goat sellers
New Delhi, Jul 25 (PTI) Shakeel Khan came from Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, around two weeks ago to sell his employer’s goats at Delhi’s famous caprine market near Jama Masjid. A week away from Eid al-Adha or Bakri Eid, he has not been able to find any buyers. With a little money left on him, the […]