JK witnessing sporting revolution: Lt Guv: Addresses National Archery Championship in Jammu
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a sporting revolution and players like Arif, Bavleen, Shreya, Sadia and Danish have made the UT proud, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Saturday while addressing sports persons and sports officials at the first-ever national archery championship being held at M.A. Stadium, Jammu. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor […]
JK reports 15 fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 15 fresh Covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said two of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu Division and 13 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall tally to 453637. Giving district wise details, the […]
Ladakh reports one covid 19 case, Kargil now coronavirus-free
Leh: The declining trend of COVID-19 cases continued in the Union Territory of Ladakh where one new case in Leh pushed the infection tally to 28,218, officials said on Saturday. Kargil, on the other hand, has become coronavirus-free with no active case in the district, the officials said. According to officials, no virus-linked fatality took […]
Establishment of CA stores revolutionized Kashmir’s apple industry
UT records 700% increase in CA storage capacity
JAMMU: The government, in a bid to reduce post harvest losses by increasing the shelf life of various agriculture and horticulture products besides addressing the issue of distress sale of crops by the farmers, has encouraged and aided private players to set up cold storage (CA) facilities. During the past two years, an enabling environment […]
All pensioners in Ladakh migrated to CPAO: Official
Leh: All 4,488 pensioners in the Union Territory of Ladakh have been migrated to the Central Pension Accounting Office (CPAO), an official said on Saturday, asserting that the finance department is in continuous touch with the Jammu and Kashmir Bank to ensure that they receive their pensions by the month-end. To further smoothen the process […]
Night grows colder across Kashmir, Ladakh .
Srinagar: Night temperatures fell in Jammu and Kashmir barring Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Kokernag, a MeT official said on Saturday. He said that Srinagar, the summer capital of J&K recorded a low of 5.9°C against 6.6°C on the last. The temperature was 1.6°C above normal for Srinagar during this time of the year. Qazigund recorded a […]
Covid vaccination: Total doses administered in India crosses 183 crore: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The cumulative COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country crossed 183 crore on Saturday, the Union Health Ministry said. Over 26 lakh vaccine doses have been being administered on Saturday till 7 pm. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports by late in the night. […]
Govt constitutes panel to examine matters related to defence land
Srinagar: The Jammu & Kashmir Government has constituted a panel to examine all matters related to the defence land in the Union Territory, an official spokesman said here. In an order the General Administration Department (GAD) has constituted a committee to examine all matters connected and incidental to the defence land in the Union Territory […]
Class 11 results: 80 percent qualify exams, say officials
Srinagar: With an overall pass percentage of 80 percent, Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (BOSE) on Saturday declared the results of annual regular examinations of 11th standard of Kashmir division. Interestingly, this time too the girl students yet again outshined boys. “Girls registered a total pass percentage of 83 percent while boys registered […]
Three member World Bank team meets CS
SRINAGAR: The three member team of World Bank led by AbhasJha, Practice Manager, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Management, South Asia Region with Deepak Singh, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank and Hemang Karelia, Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist of World Bank as members Saturday had a meeting with Chief Secretary J&K, Dr Arun […]
