Admin approves project worth 463 Cr to empower farmers
Jammu: The administration has approved a five year project worth Rs 463 crore, aimed at empowering farmers and educated youth through technology-driven and inclusive agri-extension services, a senior government official said on Wednesday. One of the crucial outcomes of the project on “Innovative Extension Approaches for Revitalizing Agriculture in Jammu and Kashmir” would be creation […]
New quake brings fresh losses to residents of Turkiye, Syria
Three more die, 300 suffer injuries
By: Associated Press Istanbul: Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkiye and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless, dealt with more trauma and loss Tuesday after another deadly quake and aftershocks rocked the region. The 6.4 magnitude earthquake that struck Monday evening had […]
Increasing dog bite cases: SMC ropes in Rajasthan agency for sterilisation of canines
Srinagar: With the number of dog bite case on the rise, the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) has roped in an agency from Rajasthan for carrying out mass sterilisation of dogs to control the rising canine population here. While the exact dog population of Srinagar at present is not known, as per the last dog census […]
Herath celebrated with religious zeal in Kashmir
Srinagar: Maha Shivratri, locally known as Herath, was on Saturday celebrated with religious zeal and enthusiasm in Kashmir with devotees in large number thronging the temples across the Valley, especially Shankaracharya temple here in Srinagar and Khir Bhawani temple at Tullamulla in Central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district. Reports said that Kashmiri Pandits celebrated Maha Shivratri with […]
‘Umeed’ helps Pampore woman to expand her ‘Dry Fruit’ business
Umeed a ray of hope for unemployed women in rural areas: Says Saleema
Pulwama: A 50-year-old woman from Pampore hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has become an inspiration for hundreds of unemployed women as she is expanding her dry fruit business using Umeed. Saleema Bano(50), a resident of Ladhoo Pampore despite being uneducated has been earning livelihood for herself besides engaging women of her neighborhood in packing […]
Village sarpanch pledges to weed out plastic waste
Offers gold coins to villagers helping in conservation of environment
Anantnag: One man’s trash is another man’s treasure — not just a fanciful idea but a maxim to save the environment for village headman Farooq Ahmad Ganaie who gives out gold coins in exchange for polythene to prevent household plastic waste being dumped into fields and water bodies. “If we do not pay attention to […]
WB grants extension of one more year to Rs 1500 Cr JTFRP project
Srinagar: Noting the remarkable progress made over the last 2.5 years, the World Bank has extended the deadline for completion of its Rs 1500 crore JTFRP project in Jammu & Kashmir by one more year, but made it clear to the Central Government and J&K authorities that any works not completed by December 31, 2023 […]
New Highways to reduce travel time across divisions, districts: CS
Stresses on sticking to fixed timelines for completion of vital projects
NEW DELHI: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Tuesday exuded hope that in near future the travel time across different Districts and Divisions of J&K would get drastically reduced with the completion of different National Highway projects currently at different stages of execution. Dr Mehta made these remarks in a meeting with different stakeholders called […]
Covid vaccines do not increase risk of adverse events: Study
London: COVID-19 vaccines did not cause an increased risk of adverse events such as heart attack, stroke, cardiac arrest, myocarditis, pericarditis, and deep vein thrombosis, according to a study. The research, published in the journal Vaccines, monitored the entire population of the Italian province of Pescara for 18 months, from January 2021 to July 2022. […]
NDA govt successful in controlling terror in JK: Amit Shah
Says insurgency in north-east, Left wing extremism also curtailed
Hyderabad: The BJP-led government at the Centre has substantially succeeded in controlling terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir, insurgency in the north-east and Left wing extremism, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday. Speaking at the passing out parade of the 74th batch of the Indian Police Service (IPS) probationers at the Sardar […]
