Meeting on Change in Land Use cases held at Anantnag
ANANTNAG: A meeting to review Change in Land Use (CLU) cases was held Tuesday under the Chairmanship of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Anantnag, Dr. Mohammad Ashraf at DC Office Anantnag. Representatives from various line departments involved in authorizing change in land use were present during the meeting. At the outset, Assistant Commissioner Revenue Anantnag informed […]
Forest Based Communities reaping enhanced benefits: PCCF
SRINAGAR: The Non-Timber Forest Produce (NTFP) Policy launched by the Government of UT in December, 2022 has started yielding benefits to a large number of households residing in and around the Forests, said Pr. Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF & HoFF) J&K Forest Department, Roshan Jaggi at Bandipora. The PCCF, who was on his two […]
GDC Ajas hosts extension lecture on ‘Importance of Ethics in the Current Era’
BANDIPORA: Government Degree College (GDC) Ajas Tuesday hosted an extension lecture on the theme ‘Importance of Ethics in the Current Era’ to enlighten students and faculty members on the critical topic of ethics in the contemporary era. Regional Director IGNOU Saharsa, Bihar, Dr. Mirza Nahal A Baig, graced the occasion as speaker. Students and other […]
YSS Ganderbal organizes Inter-school Zonal level Athletic meet for Boys
GANDERBAL: The Youth Services and Sports (YSS) Ganderbal organized a spectacular Athletic meet for Boys U/14 years in Zone Ganderbal of the district. The event took place at the picturesque Qamria ground in which 130 student athletes from various educational institutes of the Zone Ganderbal participated. The event aimed to foster the spirit of athleticism […]
KVK Gurez kick-starts 06-Day Training program under HADP

BANDIPORA: Krishi vigyan Kendra (KVK) Gurez Tuesday kick-started a six days training programme titled ‘Certification and Marketing of Organic Produce under HADP Project -16’. The programme was attended by SDM Gurez Mukhtar Ahmad, Head of the KVK Dr Bilal Ahmad Bhat, NT Gurez, besides other scientists of the Kendra. Dr Bilal on the occasion spoke […]
Ethnic Cleansing in Nagorno-Karabakh

By: Asad Mirza Last week’s Azeri blitz against Armenian Christians is the latest chapter in a bitter, decades-long conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. War between the two neighbours started during the collapse of the Soviet Union, of which both countries had been a part. Armenia won control over Nagorno-Karabakh and a wide surrounding regionby end-1994. […]
Long COVID patients can have multiple organ abnormalities
By: Betty Raman It wasn’t that long ago that some people speculated that long COVID was all in the mind a psychosomatic illness. Thankfully, that period of speculation is now behind us. We have compelling evidence that long COVID is very real and very harmful. I’m the lead investigator on an ongoing study called C-More […]
Eliminating Rabies
By: Sahil Wani A World without Rabies: United for Elimination’s Pledge is a global initiative to eliminate rabies by 2030. This pledge was launched in 2017 and has been signed by over 100 countries, including the United States. The goal of this pledge is to reduce human deaths from rabies by 90% before 2030 through […]