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 […]
JKHPMC to develop Shopian as ‘Apple Cluster’: Officials
SRINAGAR: JKHPMC has started the process of developing Shopian as an ‘Apple Cluster’, recently approved by Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (MoA&FW) at an estimated cost of Rs. 138 crores, under Cluster Development Programme (CDP), an official spokesman said Friday. The letter of acceptance this regard has been issued by the Ministry in […]
UMEED, helps Khrew woman to turn her dreams into reality
Educated women can become successful by taking help from Umeed: Mir Masarat Qounsar
Pulwama: A 42-year-old woman from Pulwama is seeing her dreams turning into reality after she took help and guidance from ‘Umeed’. Mir Masarat Qounsar, a resident of Shaar village in Khrew Pampore hamlet of south Kashmir’s Pulwama is currently helping and counselling hundreds of women in the area on how to take help from ‘Umeed’ […]
Cherishing winter: Glass igloo becomes new tourist attraction in Gulmarg
Gulmarg: Thousands of tourists visit the ski resort, Gulmarg for abundant snowfall but this winter there was a surprise awaiting them — a glass igloo. “It’s a completely different experience. I am feeling very good, and it’s a really fantastic experience to sit and have food inside an igloo,” Kabir, a tourist from Delhi told […]
