Sewa Parv 2025: Horticulture Deptt Anantnag holds awareness/ CBP, Machinery Show
ANANTNAG: As part of the ongoing Sewa Parv 2025 celebrations, Horticulture department, Anantnag organised an awareness-cum-capacity building programme (CBP) and Machinery Show at Kokernag. The programme aimed to educate orchardists to adopt modern and scientific horticulture practices to enhance productivity, improve fruit quality, and maintain orchard health throughout the seasons. Experts from the department provided […]
Strategic Hanle-Chumar road in Ladakh thrown open to public: Army
Leh, Sept 22 (PTI) The 91-kilometre strategic road connecting Hanle to the border village of Chumar in Ladakh has been thrown open to public, Army said on Tuesday. The route traverses extreme high altitudes ranging from 14,500 feet to 17,200 feet, including the high Salsa La Pass. “A 91 km road connecting Hanle to the […]
Sakeena Itoo addresses 10th National Ayurveda Day celebrations
SRINAGAR, SEP 23: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo today virtually addressed the 10th National Ayurveda Day celebrations organised by Directorate of Ayush, J&K at Convention Centre, Jammu. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar; Secretary Health and Medical Education, Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah; Director Ayush, J&K, Dr. Suresh Kumar […]
Soldier dies from gunshot in Udhampur
JAMMU, Sep 23 (PTI): A soldier died from a bullet fired from his service rifle outside a military hospital in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, officials said. Police have started inquest proceedings to ascertain whether the soldier died of accidental firing or committed suicide, they said. The soldier-driver was waiting in a […]
Time has come to decriminalise defamation law: SC
NEW DELHI, Sep 23 (PTI): The Supreme Court has observed that the time has come to decriminalise the defamation law, while agreeing to examine a plea by the Foundation for Independent Journalism seeking to quash the summons issued to it in a criminal defamation case. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Satish Chandra […]
Union Bank of India donates ₹1 crore towards flood relief, presents cheque to CM
Srinagar, Sep 23: Union Bank of India today extended support to the ongoing flood relief efforts in Jammu and Kashmir by contributing ₹1 crore. A cheque was formally handed over to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah at Civil Secretariat here. Expressing gratitude, the Chief Minister appreciated the gesture of the Bank, noting that such contributions would […]
Giant python captured in Rajouri
Jammu, Sep 23 (PTI) The officers of the wildlife department and Police on Tuesday captured a python weighing nearly 55 kilograms in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district, officials said. Acting on information from locals, teams of police and the wildlife department rushed to Manpur village in Nowshera tehsil and launched an operation to capture a […]
Omar Cabinet recommends convening autumn session of Assembly from Oct 13
Srinagar, Sep 23: The cabinet on Wednesday recommended to the Lieutenant Governor that the Assembly be summoned on October 13. Sources that the cabinet meeting, which began this morning, was chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and attended by all ministers. During the meeting, the cabinet decided to recommend to the LG that the Assembly […]
India pushes for Commonwealth reforms to reflect ‘contemporary realities’
New York, Sep 23 (PTI) India has pushed for reforms in the Commonwealth grouping to make it more reflective of the “realities of contemporary times”, as it emphasised its commitment to the organisation’s core values and principles at a ministerial meeting held on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly here. Ambassador Sibi George, Secretary […]
CRPF stands with people of Kashmir in every situation: DG
Srinagar, Sep 23: Director General (DG) Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), GP Singh Tuesday said that the CRPF stands with the people of Kashmir in every situation. The DG flagged off the third edition of the Yashasvini High-Altitude CRPF Bike Expedition 2025 from the beautiful Lal Chowk in Srinagar. Paying tribute to the martyrs of […]