India likely to see normal rainfall in Aug-Sept: IMD
New Delhi: India is expected to record normal rainfall during the second half (August-September period) of the monsoon season following excess precipitation in July, with the IMD saying EL Nino conditions have failed to impact the performance of the annual rain-bearing wind system so far. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier said El Nino […]
Melting of Ladakh glacier could form three glacial lakes: Study
New Delhi: Accelerated melting of the Himalayan Parkachik Glacier in Ladakh could give rise to three glacial lakes with an average depth ranging between 34 and 84 metres, scientists have found. These lakes could be a potential source of glacial lake outburst floods in the Himalayas, the scientists from the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, […]
Social media not polarising society in ways public tends to think: Study
New Delhi: Algorithms controlling a social media user’s feed, while largely opaque, may not be polarising the society in the same ways as the public tends to think, social scientists say. They have published studies examining social media’s impact on individuals’ political attitudes and behaviours during the US presidential election in 2020 in the journals […]
Kargil 1999 war: Tea seller who risked his life to serve meals, chai to soldiers
Drass (Ladakh): Seventy-one-year-old Naseem Ahmad is not an ordinary tea seller. When everyone left this town for safety during the Kargil war in 1999, he stayed put to serve tea and meals to soldiers fighting the enemy forces in the challenging terrain of Ladakh. Ahmad, who still runs the tea stall near a police station […]
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. […]