Greenhouse gas methane cools our planet even as it heats: Study
New Delhi: Methane — a potent greenhouse gas — traps a great deal of heat in Earth’s atmosphere, but also creates cooling clouds that offset 30 per cent of the heat, a “surprising” new study has found. Greenhouse gases like methane create a kind of blanket in the atmosphere, trapping heat from Earth’s surface, called […]
Article 370 was main obstacle in developing JK: MoS Athawale
Jammu: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said the central government was committed to develop Jammu and Kashmir at all fronts especially after the abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution. “Article 370 and 35 A, being the obstacles in the development of Jammu and Kashmir, were revoked for the welfare of the people,” he said on […]
Govt to set up panel headed by finance secretary to improve NPS
New Delhi: With some non-BJP ruled states deciding to revert to the old pension scheme, the Centre on Friday decided to set up a committee under the finance secretary to improve the New Pension System (NPS) to take care of the concerns of employees while maintaining fiscal prudence. While moving the Finance Bill 2023 for […]
Handwritten Quranic manuscripts on display at Srinagar’s SPS Museum
Srinagar: The SPS Museum in Srinagar on Thursday opened a week-long exhibition of rare Quranic manuscripts, some which date back to the 18th century, to coincide with the first day of Muslim fasting month of Ramzan. While Muslims in Kashmir and Kerala are observing Ramzan from Thursday, those in other parts of the country will […]
Empowerment: Two Pampore women start mini-dairy farms, earn livelihood
Pulwama: In order to become financially independent, two married women from Pampore area of Pulwama distric in south Kashmir have started two separate mini-dairy farms in their localities. Shaheena Iqbal (32 )and Shaista Banoo (40) from Shaar locality in Khrew Pampore hamlet of Pulwama district have started their dairy farms last year and are earning […]
Education on wheels: Bringing Sanskrit learning to doorsteps in Jammu villages
Jammu: To popularise the Sanskrit language in Jammu and Kashmir, an education on wheels’ programme has been launched where teachers will visit households in villages to educate people about the ancient language. The initiative, “Mobile Sanskrit gurukul’, by Jammu-based NGO Vedic Sansthan Trust was started in December last year and has covered over a dozen […]
Admin took important steps to boost handicraft, handloom sector: Lt Guv
Presents UT Level Award to the Artisans
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said that the government is committed to provide training, design, technology, financial and other infrastructure support that will significantly contribute to the growth of handicraft and handloom sector and improve the earnings of artisans. Presenting the UT Level Award to the Artisans at Raj Bhavan auditorium , the […]
Coaches, players want valley girls to take up football
By: M I Jehangir Srinagar: Kashmiri parents should bring their daughters to watch football matches so that they can get inspired to take up the sport, said manager of the CRPF men’s and women’s teams Prem Thapa on Friday. The men’s football teams from the valley have done well over the past decade and Thapa […]
Police in Srinagar arrest conman from Gujarat
Arrested man was posing as top-ranking bureaucrat
Srinagar: A man hailing from Gujarat has been arrested by police from a five-star hotel here for posing as an ‘additional secretary’ in the Centre and enjoying security cover besides other hospitality. According to court documents, Kiran Patel was on his third visit to the Kashmir valley and was subsequently nabbed by alert security officials […]
Offbeat tourist destinations identified for promotion in JK
Jammu: Seventy-five offbeat tourist destinations, including Nathatop, Basholi and Machail, have been identified for tourism promotion in Jammu and Kashmir this year, officials said Wednesday. Joint Director, Tourism, Jammu, Sunaina Sharma said while 37 of these offbeat destinations are located in Jammu region, the rest are in Kashmir valley. Basholi, Baraderi, Dudu, Basantgarh, Darhal, Mandi, […]
