No. of cancer cases in India projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7L in 2025: Govt
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The number of cancer cases in the country is projected to go up from 14.6 lakh in 2022 to 15.7 lakh in 2025, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research-National Cancer Registry Programme (ICMR-NCRP), the government informed Parliament on Tuesday. Elaborating on the steps taken by the government in […]
Govt launches path breaking interventions towards transforming education profile in JK
SRINAGAR, MAR 14: The path breaking interventions and concrete efforts by the government are transforming the educational scenario of Jammu and Kashmir. The School Education Department has taken up several initiatives like reducing dropout ratio, increasing enrolment rate and others. The whole nation is witnessing significant transformation in the education system with implementation of new […]
Wholesale inflation eases to over 2-year low of 3.85 pc in February; food items remain costly
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) The wholesale price-based inflation declined to over two-year low of 3.85 per cent in January on easing prices of manufactured items, fuel and power, even though food articles remained expensive. This is the ninth straight month of decline in the rate of wholesale price-index (WPI) based inflation. The WPI inflation […]
LeT terror associate held in Sopore: Police
Srinagar, Mar 14: Police on Tuesday claimed to have arrested a terror associate of Lashkar-i-Toiba outfit in Sopore town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district. A senior police officer said that a joint team of Police and security forces apprehended a terror associate of LeT in Sopore town. Meanwhile a case has been registered in […]
Teenager ‘commits suicide’ in north Kashmir village
Bandipora, Mar 14: A teenage boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his home in Bathipora village of Sumbal in north Kashmir’s Bandipora district, officials said here on Tuesday. He said that early morning the boy was found hanging at his residence by his family members. “It was not immediately known as to why […]
J&K to auction lithium block discovered in Feb: Mines Minister
New Delhi, Mar 14 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir will put on sale lithium block discovered last month, Mines Minister Pralhad Joshi said. Lithium is a non-ferrous metal and is one of the key components in EV batteries. “The mineral block will be auctioned as Composite License (CL) by the Government of Union Territory of J&K. […]
Admin undertakes mega project to rejuvenate local wetlands
Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) Authorities in Kashmir have undertaken a mega project to rejuvenate Hokersar Wetlands – one of the eight Ramsar sites in the valley — which act as water purifiers, flood basins, and home to migratory birds during winter. Officials of the Department of Wildlife Protection said a comprehensive plan has been formed […]
NIA raids underway in Kashmir
Srinagar, Mar 14 (PTI) The National Investigation Agency on Tuesday conducted raids at multiple locations in Kashmir in connection with terror-funding cases, officials said. At the time of filing this report, the raids were underway in Anantnag, Pulwama and Shopian districts of south Kashmir. Accompanied by police and CRPF personnel, sleuths from the National Investigation […]
AC approves land transfer for different public purposes
JAMMU, MAR 13: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under the chairmanship of the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, approved the proposals of different departments for transfer of land for various publicpurposes. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&Kand Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor Dr Mandeep […]
Centre unveils Rs 1,18,500 crore budget for J&K
Srinagar, Mar 13: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled Rs 1,18,500 crore budget for Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory for the next financial year. As per documents laid in the Parliament today, the total budget estimates for the fiscal is Rs. 1,18,500 crore, of which developmental expenditure is of the order of Rs. 41,491 […]