Govt to announce auction calendar for cocoons for Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Sericulture Development Department has facilitated auction of 116.64 MT Cocoon, costing over Rs 3.19 crore in Jammu, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts. Of the total auctioned produce, 16.24 MT, at a cost of Rs 43.23 lakh was sold by 466 farmers in Kathua; 84.04 MT, costing Rs 230.62 lakh, was auctioned by 2010 farmers […]

Govt jobs given to kin of civilians killed in Pak shelling

Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday gave government jobs to the next of kin of three civilians who died in Pakistani shelling along the Line of Control (LoC), an official spokesman said. Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, Rahul Yadav handed over the appointment orders. The government jobs for the next of kin were cleared last […]

COVID-19: JKSACS launches sensitization program for religious leaders

SRINAGAR: As part of its continued IEC campaign, Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKSACS) Thursday organised a sensitisation programme for religious leaders on the COVID-19 pandemic. The programme was organised under the directions of Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education Department Atal Dulloo to sensitise religious leaders about the measures to be taken to […]

KP entrepreneurs extend support to Gupkar Declaration

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Srinagar: A delegation of Kashmiri Pandit entrepreneurs on Thursday called on National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah here and extended its support to Gupkar Declaration, a party spokesperson said. Abdullah, who is also a Member of Parliament, assured his party’s full support to the Kashmiri Pandit community. A delegation of Kashmiri Pandit entrepreneurs called on […]

Two brothers held during search ops in Qamarwari

Srinagar: Police on Thursday arrested two brothers from Barthana area of Qamarwari Srinagar and recovered a pistol magazine along with 12 rounds of AK47, police sources said. A police official said that a cordon-and -search-operation was launched in the Barthana area during which house of one Tariq Ahmad Hajam who is land broker by profession […]

Retired army man allegedly fires at wife in Bandipora

Bandipora: A 50-year-old woman was critically injured on Thursday after allegedly being shot at by her husband in a fit of rage over some issue in Shokbaba village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district. An official said that a retired army captain, identified as Gulam Rasool Khan shot at his wife identified as Fatima Begum (50) […]

Govt directs Pvt Clinics to report Positive, suspected Covid cases

SRINAGAR: In exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 (3 of 1897), the J&K Government, by the order of Lieutenant Governor, Thursday directed the Private Clinics/Nursing Homes situated in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to report all cases found positive of COVID-19 and also cases suffering […]

Gujarat Sahitya Akademi honours young poet from Tral

Pulwama: A new breed of younger generation in Kashmir has taken to expressing their feeling through the written word. The past several years has seen the emergence of these young writers who have been able to attract a good number of publishers for their works as well. Among the new poets Adnan Shafi, hailing from […]

SSB clears withheld recommendations

JAMMU: The 173rd Board Meeting of Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board was held here under the Chairmanship of its Chairman, Khalid Jahangir on Wednesday. During the meeting threadbare discussions were held on various agenda items related to release of withheld recommendations of District Cadre, Divisional Cadre Jammu, Divisional Cadre Kashmir, State Cadre and PM […]