Fruit growers demand strict monitoring of fertilizers, pesticides
Call for quality checks as new diseases, pest threats emerge each year Pulwama: As the upcoming fruit season approaches, growers across various horticulture belts have voiced serious concerns over the unchecked sale and use of fertilizers and pesticides, urging authorities to ensure strict quality control to safeguard crops and livelihoods. Fruit growers say that with […]
IMD plans hyper-local weather forecasting system for Himalayan states: CM
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday said the India Meteorological Department is planning to introduce a hyper-local weather forecasting system for Himalayan states and has identified seven districts for this, with special focus on early warnings for cloudburst-induced rainfall. The IMD plans to install four additional doppler weather radars and 34 automatic weather […]
Admin orders major reshuffle, 22 IAS, JKAS officers transferred
Ashwani Kumar, Ashish Chandra Verma, Shailendra Kumar, M. Raju among officers given new assignments Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration on Friday ordered a major bureaucratic reshuffle, transferring and posting 22 IAS and JKAS officers with immediate effect in the interest of administration. The changes have been approved by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha have been […]
Weapon cache, supplies recovered along LoC in Rajouri
Jammu: Security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in Rajouri district on Friday after troops foiled an infiltration bid in the area a day before, officials said. The recovery was made during a comprehensive search operation conducted in the Nathua Tibba area of Sundarbani sector along the Line of […]
Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in Kupwara
Srinagar: Pakistan violated the ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Friday, officials said. “Ceasefire violation took place around noon at TMG (Toot Mar Gali) in Nowgam Sector of Kupwara (in north Kashmir) when PoK posts fired through small arms on Indian posts,” the officials said. The firing stopped […]
CM reaffirms commitment to time-bound recruitment
Says 30,000 vacancies to be filled this year JAMMU: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday reiterated that his government is committed to filling vacancies in a time-bound manner, announcing that over 30,000 vacancies will be filled during current year. The Chief Minister made these remarks while replying to a question raised by member Prof. Gharu Ram […]
Over 41,900 forest rights claims received across JK under FRA: Govt
Jammu: A total of 41,944 claims have been received across Jammu and Kashmir under the Forest Rights Act, with 28,925 individual forest rights claims and 13,019 community forest rights claims, the Union Territory government informed the assembly on Friday. The Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, also known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest […]
Medical college admission fraud case: Four persons booked for cheating
Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Crime Branch Kashmir has booked four persons for cheating and criminal conspiracy after they were allegedly found involved in a medical college admission fraud case, officials said on Friday. The case involves fraud in admissions to a medical college in Bangladesh. The EOW has submitted a chargesheet […]
Rs 1,684 Cr Paid for Ring Road Land in J&K: Govt
Jammu: The Government on Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that over Rs 1,684 crore in compensation has been released so far for land acquired for Ring Road projects in Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a question tabled by MLA Devyani Rana, the Revenue Department, said the Ring Road in Jammu passes through Jammu and Samba […]
No power tariff hike since December 2023: CM
Says billing based on actual consumption Jammu: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday informed the Legislative Assembly that there has been no hike in power tariff since December 2023. He stated that billing in metered areas is carried out strictly as per actual electricity consumption, while in non-metered areas, bills are raised on a flat-rate basis […]