Four Army personnel injured in road mishap at Kulgam
SRINAGAR: At least four Army personnel were injured when a vehicle in which they were travelling turned turtle in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Tuesday, officials said. They said an army vehicle of 9RR (Rashtriya Rifles) on the way to Pahloo from Devsar overturned near Petrol pump Devsar after the driver lost control over it. […]
Director Agriculture takes stock of agriculture scenario in Ganderbal
Urges farmers to adopt diversification of crops to be able to earn round the year SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal undertook an extensive tour of district Ganderbal to take stock of the agriculture scenario in the district. During the visit, the Director inspected the agriculture crop fields viz. paddy fields, vegetable fields […]
ADDC Bandipora chairs District Skill Committee meet
Calls for robust action plan within week’s time BANDIPORA: In order to evaluate the skill gaps and to deliberate on the road map for meeting the skill requirements of the district, the Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Bandipora, Mohammad Ashraf Bhat chaired a meeting of the District Skill Committee (DSC) to discuss the District Skill […]
Thundershowers, rains bring relief from scorching heat in Kashmir
MeT predicts intermittent rains for next 2 days Srinagar: After the prolonged heat wave and record-breaking temperatures, Jammu and Kashmir has experienced thundershowers at multiple places while some of the areas including a famous ski-resort; Gulmarg received heavy rainfall today, putting an end to the heat wave in the Union Territory. Srinagar, the summer capital […]
Relations that never die
By: M Ahmad In this vast world, there are innumerable people we meet every day, yet we still meet people who are there with us for a lifetime. The term for those people is “Friends” and the emotion that sustains them is “friendship”. The word friendship may have a particular number of alphabets, but the […]
Banning social media for kids is a good idea
By: Rachael Sharman Over recent months, a number of politicians have supported calls to ban social media for children under 16 in Australia. Currently, kids under 13 are not allowed to use social media. There’s some research that suggests social media can be helpful for certain young people by, for example, connecting them with like-minded […]
Admin gears up for massive cleanliness & plantation drives to mark the ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’
CS for development of exclusive portal to monitor the activities & outcomes NEW DELHI: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today held a meeting to chalk out an extensive program for celebration of 15-days long ‘Swachhta Pakhwada’ to be culminated on Independence Day across the UT. Besides the Administrative Secretaries the meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner, […]
Friendship: Meaning, Importance and Impact on Health
By: Umer Riyaz The world celebrates the International Day of Friendship annually in July 30 after it was approved by the United Nations General Assembly in 2011. Bearing in mind that friendship between peoples and countries, cultures and individuals can become an inspiring factor for peace efforts and constitute an opportunity to build bridges between […]
