High Density Plantation Scheme extended to 13 crops now: Lt Guv
Chairs a Review meeting of Agriculture Production Department
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Wednesday said that High Density Plantation Scheme has been extended to 13 Crops now. “Farmers should be provided with guidance and support to chart out a new course and reap the benefits of technology extension, better infrastructure and improved marketing facilities,” Lt Guv Sinha said while chairing a high-level meeting […]
Machail Mata Yatra begins amid tight security in Kishtwar
Jammu: The annual Machail Mata pilgrimage commenced on Tuesday with hundreds of devotees paying their obeisance at the high-altitude temple in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district, officials said. Additional Director General of Police, Jammu zone, Mukesh Singh and Kishtwar Deputy Commissioner Devansh Yadav visited the 9705 feet high shrine in the scenic Paddar valley, also […]
Climate change may be changing colour of Earth’s oceans: Study
New Delhi: Climate change has likely changed the colour of the Earth’s oceans significantly over the past two decades, according to a study. The research, published recently in the journal Nature, detected changes in ocean colour over the past 20 years that cannot be explained by natural, year-to-year variability alone. These colour shifts, though subtle […]
‘Langar’ services at base camps prove means of sustenance for yatris
Baltal (Sonamarg): Many social and religious organisations from across the country have set up ‘langar’ (community kitchen) services for pilgrims of the annual Amarnath Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir, thus becoming a means of sustenance for the yatris. Such services can be witnessed at every base camp of the Yatra – on both Baltal as […]
Centuries-old ‘Namda’ craft weaving its way back to lost glory
Srinagar: Namda, the near-extinct traditional woollen rug of Kashmir, is not only making a comeback in the living rooms of locals but regaining its share of international glory. Once the most exported handicraft product of Kashmir, Namda had gone out of production due to issues of raw material quality and lack of fresh hands to […]
Govt bans exports of non-basmati white rice to boost domestic supply, control price
New Delhi: The government on Thursday banned exports of non-basmati white rice to boost domestic supply and keep retail prices under check during the upcoming festive season. There would be no change in export policy of par-boiled non-basmati rice and basmati rice, which forms the bulk of exports, the food ministry said in a statement. […]
People with bipolar disorder 6 times likelier to die from suicide, accidents or violence: Study
New Delhi: People having bipolar disorder are 6 times more likely to die prematurely from external causes such as accidents, violence, and suicide than those not having the condition, according to new research published in BMJ Mental Health. They are also twice as likely to die from physical illnesses such as heart and/or respiratory diseases, […]
UP priest walks over 700 kms to reach Amarnath cave
Pulwama: A priest from Uttar Pradesh walked over 700 kilometres to pay obeisance at the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Rahul Sharma, a resident of Badhoo village in Saharanpur district, said he will visit Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on his way back home. He started his journey on May 30 and […]
India needs annual growth of 7.6 pc to become developed nation by 2047: RBI article
Mumba: India could become a developed country by 2047 with an average annual real GDP growth of 7.6 per cent over the next 25 years, said an article published by the Reserve Bank in its July bulletin. The task, however, may not be easy, given the current level of capital stocks, infrastructure and skill sets […]
Kashmiri carpet makers’ heap praise on Modi for global ‘advertisement’
Srinagar: With his one little gesture, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has lit up hopes of hundreds of carpets makers of Kashmir, who believe his gifting a silk rug to a French dignitary will give a much needed boost to the local industry. Modi’s gifting a hand-made Kashmiri silk carpet to the president of the French […]
