Agri Minister meets Spanish agriculture officials
Albacete (Spain): Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today met with Spanish Agriculture officials here and sought their technical assistance and cooperation in the promotion of Kashmiri saffron at International level. The Agriculture Minister was accompanied by Principal Secretary Agriculture Production, Sandeep Kumar Naik, Director Agriculture Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, and Chief Scientist, […]
Minister inspects proposed modern fish market, retail outlet sites in Srinagar
Srinagar: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Fisheries, Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Cooperatives, Mir Zahoor Ahmad today inspected the sites identified for setting up of modern wholesale fish market and retail outlet in Tangipora and Parimpora areas of Batamaloo Constituency of Srinagar. MLA Batamaloo, Noor Mohammad Sheikh also accompanied the Minister during the visit. On […]
Inaugural ceremony of Integrated Mushroom Development held
Srinagar: The inaugural ceremony of the first plucking of Button Mushrooms was today held at the Demonstration-cum-Training Centre (DCTC) at Agriculture Complex Lal Mandi here. The inauguration comes in the wake efforts for revival of mushroom cultivation in Kashmir where an Integrated Mushroom Development Centre (IMDC) was recently inaugurated jointly by Minister for Agriculture Gh. […]
Minister inaugurates 6 paddy procurement centres
Kathua: Vice Chairman, Kissan Advisory Board, Daljeet Singh Chib today said that the state government was keen to enable the farmers to get due value of their produce and for this it has increased the number of procurement centres to facilitate the stakeholders. He was speaking after inaugurating a Paddy Procurement Centre at Palli, Kathua, […]
Water supply to remain affected in city areas
SRINAGAR: According to Executive Engineer, Water Supply Master Plan Division Srinagar, the drinking water supply from Rangil plant will remain affected tomorrow for carrying out urgent repairs of the damaged pipeline near Soura. The areas to be affected include Zonomar, Idd Gah, Safakadal, Nawabazar, SMHS Hospital, Karan Nagar, Qamarwari, Batamallo and adjacent areas. Some […]
Two fresh braid chopping incidents reported from Budgam
Srinagar: There seem to be no stopping in the braid chopping incidents in the Valley as two fresh cases were reported today from Khansahab area of central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Wednesday. According to reports, first incident was reported from Shamsabad area of Budgam district where a girl students was attacked in the courtyard of […]
Army Chief reviews security in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar : The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Bipin Rawat on Wednesday reviewed security situation in the Kashmir Valley. Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General J. S. Sandhu briefed the Army Chief on the latest operations and updated him on the overall security scenario along the Line of Control (LoC) as well as in the […]
Written test for Jr Assistant posts in Judiciary on Oct 29 in Bandipora
BANDIPORA: According to the Principal District and Sessions Judge Bandipora, the written test of those candidates who have applied for the post of Junior Assistants in subordinate Judiciary, Bandipora, vide advertisement no. 323, dated 26.5.2017, shall be conducted on October 29, 2017 at Mehboob-ul-Alam College of Education, Kaloosa, Bandipora. Accordingly, the candidates are advised to […]
Chief Minister greets people on Diwali
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has greeted people of the State on the occasion of Diwali. In her message of greetings, the Chief Minister hoped the Festival of Lights, as Diwali is popularly called, would bring everlasting happiness and peace to the people of the State. She said Jammu & Kashmir is proud that its […]
Special Police Officer (SPO) shot dead in Tral
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday shot dead a Special Police Officer (SPO) of Jammu Kashmir Police in Gutroo village of Tral area in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The slain SPO was identified as Haleem Gujjar of Tral son of Fateh Gujjar resident of Gutroo Tral. He died on spot after being fired upon by suspected militants […]