Authorities confiscate ‘spurious’ fertilizers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam
Kulgam, Jan 02: The enforcement wing of agriculture department seized 400 bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo area of Kulgam district on Tuesday morning, officials said. “Enforcement team headed by Director Agriculture Kashmir Choudhary Mohammad Iqbal seized bags of duplicate spurious fertilizers at Ladgoo early morning today,” an official from the department said. He […]
VP Dhankhar in Jammu on Jan 4 to attend convocation of SKUAST
Jammu, Jan 2 (PTI) Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar will participate in the 8th convocation ceremony of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology (SKUAST) here Thursday and confer medals and degrees to meritorious students. An official spokesman said Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha will preside over the function. Dhankhar will lead the academic […]
Water bodies across Kashmir freeze, minimum stays below freezing point
Srinagar, Jan 2 (PTI) Cold wave conditions prevailed in Kashmir valley with the minimum temperature remaining below the freezing point, the weather office said on Tuesday. A thin layer of ice has formed over the surface of the Dal Lake as the minimum temperature in Srinagar on Monday night was minus 4.8 degrees Celsius, officials […]
1 lakh people participate in Bhaderwah winter festival in Doda district
Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) More than one lakh people visited the five-day Bhaderwah winter festival in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district that concluded on Sunday with a celebration to usher in the new year. The festival is a symbol of the cultural splendour and winter charm of the Chenab Valley and aims at promoting the […]
Decline in terrorism in J-K but it hasn’t been wiped out: DGP
Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Police chief R R Swain on Monday said there has been a decline in terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir but it has not been completely wiped out, and asked his men to work towards peace so voters and candidates can take part in elections without fear. In his […]
Lt Gen Navin Sachdeva takes over as GoC of 16 Corps
Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) Lieutenant General Navin Sachdeva on Monday took charge as the new general officer commanding of the 16 Corps and exhorted troops to work towards maintaining operational preparedness and ensuring peace. He took charge after Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain relinquished the command of the elite White Knight Corps (16 Corps) that oversees […]
Court in JK declares 23 terrorists based in Pakistan, PoK proclaimed offenders
Jammu, Jan 1 (PTI) A court in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday declared 23 terrorists from Kishtwar district, who are operating from Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), proclaimed offenders, police said. The special Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) court in Doda gave them a month to appear before it in connection with cases registered against […]
Covid sub-variant JN.1: INSACOG says 196 cases detected in country
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) A total of 196 cases of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1 have been detected in the country so far, with Odisha joining the list of states that have detected the presence of the variant, according to the INSACOG’s data updated on Monday. Ten states and Union territories have so far detected the […]
ATF price cut by 4 pc; commercial LPG rate reduced marginally by Rs 1.5 per cylinder
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) Jet fuel or ATF price on Monday was cut by 4 per cent, the third straight monthly reduction, and commercial cooking gas (LPG) rates were marginally lowered by Rs 1.50 per 19-kg cylinder in line with international benchmarks. However, the price of domestic LPG — used in household kitchens for […]
Active Covid cases in India rise to 4,394
New Delhi, Jan 1 (PTI) India has logged 636 new cases of COVID-19, while the number of active cases of the infection have increased to 4,394, the health ministry said on Monday. Three new fatalities due to Covid– two from Kerala and one from Tamil Nadu — have been reported in a span of 24 […]
