Govt committed to tap full potential of Horticulture sector: Minister
Almost a century ago, Sir Walter Lawrence, then European settlement commissioner wrote Kashmir is the country of fruits, and perhaps no country has greater facilities for horticulture, as indigenous apple, pear, vine, mulberry, walnut, hazel, peach, apricot, raspberry, gooseberry, currant, and strawberry can be obtained without difficulty in most parts of the valley. To prove […]
Apiary can generate 50000 jobs in JK: Minister
Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today said that Apiary (beekeeping) can become a vibrant source of employment and income-generation in the State and has a potential of generating around 50,000 jobs. The Minister was speaking after inaugurating 2-day exhibition cum honey trade mela organized by SKUAST (K) on the ‘World Honey Bee Day’ […]
Minister for providing hygienic dressed poultry items to people
Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Abdul Gani Kohli said that the government is determined to provide safe and fresh dressed poultry items to the people of the state adding that any dealer selling unhygienic dressed chicken should be dealt according to law. The Minister said this while chairing a meeting with senior officers […]
Minister sets deadline for road projects in Suchetgarh
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today set deadline for completion of vital road projects with direction to engineers of PWD (R&B) to expedite the works lying unattended for the last so many years. The Minister issued these directions while addressing a review meeting of major roads being executed under NABARD […]
DDC reviews progress under CAPEX budget
District Development Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar, reviewed the physical and financial achievements registered under District Capex Budget 2017-18 here today. The meeting held detailed deliberation on implementation of decisions taken in the District Development Board meeting chaired by Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary in March, 2017. The DDC took sector wise […]
Army beats up SHO, ‘Munshi’ in Kupwara
Two policemen, including Station House Officer, were beaten on Friday evening by army near Deputy Commissioner’s Office in Kupwara, police sources said. They said that army personnel from 41 Rashtriya Rifles caught hold of the policemen following a scuffle and then they beat them up. One of them, Shabir Ahmad ‘munshi’ was beaten severely, they said. […]
Gunshots heard as forces cordon off Sopore village
Forces on Friday evening launched a search operation at Wadoora area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Official sources said that a joint team of Special Operation Group (SOG) of police and paramilitary CRPF following inputs about the presence of some militants launched a search operation at Wadoora Payeen near SKIAST campus. The joint team also […]
Cordon and search operation in native village of Zakir Musa
Cordon and search operation has been launched by 42RR and SOG Awantipora in Noorpora village of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district after receiving inputs about the presence of militants in the area. Heavy forces have been deployed in the area. Pertinently, Noorpora is the native village of Ansar Gozwatul Hind chief commander Zakir Rashid Bhat popularly […]
Forest guard dies in road mishap in Anantnag
A forest guard Saturday evening died after the tyre of his bike ( JK 03 E- 8589) burst near Bindoo, Kokernag area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. The deceased identifies as Mohammad Amin Wani son of Gulam Mohammad Wani is a resident of Bider, Kokernag. He was coming back from duty when the mishap happened.
14 employees suspended in Pulwama
On the directions of District Development Commissioner Pulwama, Assistant Commissioner Revenue (ACR) Pulwama today conducted a surprise inspection of DIC and Electric Division offices in the district. During the inspection, the ACR found 9 officials of DIC Pulwama and 5 employees of electric Division Pulwama unauthorizedly absent from their duties. Taking a serious note of […]