Agriculture Department introduces 75 farmers to mushroom cultivation in Ramban
District records 11032 KG production in current year
RAMBAN: Department of Agriculture Ramban is successfully promoting Mushroom farming among farmers especially women to double the farmers’ income by 2022. According to the Chief Agriculture Officer (CAO) Farooq Ahmed as many as 75 progressive farmers interested in Mushroom farming have been trained by the department besides providing them 5560 compost bags which are transported […]
DLC clears 21 Forest Rights Act claims in Rajouri
RAJOURI: District Level Committee on Forests Rights Act Rajouri cleared 21 claims at its meeting chaired by Deputy Commissioner, Rajesh K Shavan, held here Tuesday in the Conference Hall of the PWD Dak Bunglow. BDC Chairperson Qila Darhal, Khalid Firdoz and BDC Chairperson Panjgrain, Mian Imran Chowdhury, besides DFO Rajouri, Arshdeep Singh; DFO Nowshera, Neelima; […]
YS&S organises wall climbing event at Surinsar
JAMMU: Youth Services and Sports Department Tuesday organised a wall climbing event under the ongoing Iconic Week Festival at Surinsar. The event witnesses overwhelming participation of students from Higher Secondary School Surinsar and local youth of adjoining areas. Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer, who was chief guest on the occasion, appreciated the participants for […]
Union Minister visits Ayurvedic Hospital, Directorate of Ayush in Jammu
JAMMU: Union Minister of State for Women & Child Development, Dr. Munjpara Mahendrabhai Monday visited Govt. Ayurvedic Hospital and Directorate of AYUSH J&K, Jammu on the concluding day of his 5 day tour to Jammu & Kashmir. At the outset, the Minister paid floral tributes to the idol of Lord Dhanvantri at Dhanvantri Kunj in […]
Union MoS conducts public outreach programme at KVS Chenani
UDHAMPUR: As a part of public outreach programme launched by the Central Government for the Union Territory of J&K, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Statistics, Programme Implementation and Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh Monday conducted an exhaustive public outreach programme at Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) Chenani of District Udhampur. The Minister inaugurated various developmental […]
Kashmir reels under cold conditions after rains, snowfall
Srinagar: Amid record rainfall in some parts recently, Kashmir Valley continues to reel under bitter cold conditions. A meteorological department official on Monday said that Srinagar recorded minimum temperature of 6.5°C against 2.8°C on previous night. Qazigund, the gateway town of Kashmir, recorded a low of 4.8°C against previous night’s 2.2°C, the official said. Pahalgam, […]
JK reports 60 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 60 new covid-19 cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Monday. Among the fresh cases, nine were reported from Jammu Division and 51 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331638. There was one death, from Jammu, due to the […]
Police arrests drug peddler in Sopore
Srinagar: Police Monday arrested a drug peddler in Sopore in north Kashmir and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said. He said that police apprehended one drug peddler in Sopore and recovered 1008 Spasmoproxyvon Plus capsules from his possession. He has been arrested and shifted to police station where he remains in […]
