Buyer-Seller meet held to boost Horticulture trade, market linkages in JK
Every district to get Centre of Excellence: Minister Javid Dar JAMMU: The Department of Horticulture, Planning and Marketing, Jammu and Kashmir, Wednesday organized a Buyer-Seller Meet under the theme “Connecting Farmers with markets”, at Convention Centre, Canal. Road, with the objective of strengthening the market linkages and promoting agri-business partnerships within the Union Territory’s flourishing […]
Drugs Control Organisation intercepts illegal consignment of Tapentadol tablets
JAMMU: In a major crackdown on the illegal trafficking of pharmaceutical drugs, the Drugs Control Organisation, Jammu and Kashmir, intercepted and confiscated a consignment of 4,400 Tapentadol tablets that were being illicitly transported through a private courier service in Jammu. Acting on specific intelligence and routine surveillance of courier networks, Drugs Control Officers, under the […]
Dragnard Gulshan Pora Tral reels under neglect, allege locals
Residents appeal to CM Omar Abdullah, MLA Rafiq Ahmad Naik for immediate redressal of grievances Pulwama: The residents of Dragnard Gulshan Pora, a remote hamlet in Tral area of South Kashmir, are reeling under immense hardships due to lack of basic infrastructure — with no proper road connectivity or water supply in the area. The […]
Businessman Tahir Lone joins PDP
Srinagar: Prominent businessman Tahir Lone on Wednesday joined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) at the party headquarters here. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti welcomed Lone, who owns the popular business establishment ‘Makeover’, into the party, by a PDP spokesman said. Lone is a respected figure among the local business community who has earned wide recognition for […]
Father, daughter killed, 2 injured after tree falls on tent in Kulgam
Srinagar: A man and his daughter were killed while two other family members were injured after a tree fell on their tent in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district, police said on Wednesday. The incident occurred early Wednesday in south Kashmir when a tree and boulders dislodged by gusty winds crashed onto the tent sheltering a nomadic […]
Anti-terror operation in south Kashmir’s Kulgam enters 6th day
Srinagar: The anti-terrorist operation in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district entered the sixth day on Wednesday as security forces continued to battle the ultras hiding in the deep forest area. A senior police official said the security forces were using all means, including drones and helicopters, to track down the terrorists in the difficult terrain in […]
Woman killed as mini bus overturns in Udhampur
Jammu: A mini bus overturned in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday, leaving a 30-year-old woman dead and nine other passengers injured. Officials said the accident took place near Jakhani along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway around 9.15 am. They said the mini bus was on its way to Udhampur from Chenani when it […]
60% faculty posts vacant at JK’s Baba Ghulam University
Overburdened junior professors hold fort, says RTI activist Jammu: Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district is grappling with a severe faculty crisis, with 60.4 per cent of the sanctioned teaching posts, including all 22 posts of professors, lying vacant. The shortfall has left junior faculty members overburdened, significantly […]
Police asked to beef up security ahead of Independence Day in Jammu
Jammu: Authorities on Wednesday asked police and security agencies to beef up the security apparatus in Jammu ahead of Independence Day, official sources said. This is being done in the wake of a threat perception, they said. Police and security agencies have been asked to strengthen security measures in all the districts of the region […]
CS reviews impact of employment generation schemes
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday chaired a high-level meeting to review the performance and impact of employment generation schemes across Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting was attended by the Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production Department; Principal Secretary, Finance; Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare; Commissioner Secretary, Cooperatives, Secretary, Labour & Employment Department; Director Employment and all Deputy […]
