Pak arrests 36 Indian fishermen
Islamabad: Pakistan’s maritime authorities have arrested 36 Indian fishermen and seized their six vessels for allegedly fishing in the country’s territorial waters, officials said on Wednesday. The Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) said that it apprehended the intruding vessels on Tuesday during patrolling in the Pakistan Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The PMSA ship apprehended 06 […]
Army begins RFID tagging of ammunition
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday began Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tagging of its ammunition inventory with an aim to bring transparency in its management. The Army said the first consignment of RFID-tagged ammunition was dispatched from Ammunition Factory Khadki to Central Ammunition Depot (CAD) in Pulgaon. “The implementation of the RFID solution for […]
Centre giving priority to farming sector: PM : Says thrust on doubling farmers’ income, reduce cultivation cost

Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday asserted that the Centre is giving priority to the farming sector to ensure that the income of farmers double and the cost of cultivation gets reduced. Addressing his first rally for poll-bound Punjab, which he did virtually for assembly segments of Ludhiana and Fatehgarh Sahib, he said the […]
SMC inks MoUs with Praja, Azim Premji Foundation

Lt Guv stresses transparent, participatory processes in urban governance
SRINAGAR: Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) Tuesday singed Memoranda of Understanding with Praja Foundation and Azim Premji Foundation for making Urban Governance more effective and transforming primary school education in Srinagar city. In the presence of Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, the MoUs were signed by Athar Aamir Khan, Commissioner, Srinagar Municipal Commissioner; Bijoy Shankar Das, Leader […]
KPDCL set to install 58000 smart meters in Phase-I : 15k to be installed in Feb 2022, Consumers to get power usage info on mobile app
Srinagar: Under the much-hyped smart metering project, the Kashmir Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is all set to install almost 58,000 smart meters in the first phase across Srinagar. It is learnt that 15000 smart meters will be installed in Srinagar in the ongoing month (February). Sources within the department said that over 11400 smart […]
Delimitation Commission proposals: Public can post objections, suggestions after Feb 14, say Sources
Srinagar: The delimitation commission’s proposals are expected to be unveiled for suggestions and objections from the general public immediately after February 14, sources said. Officials said that the commission headed by former Supreme Court judge, justice (retd.) Ranjana Desai will publish its proposals for the delimitation of constituencies, together with the dissenting proposals, if any, […]
JK reports 771 covid-19 cases, 7 deaths
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 771 fresh covid-19 cases while as seven persons succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Tuesday. Regarding the fresh cases, the officials said that 408 were reported from Jammu Division and 363 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall count to 448105. Five of the fresh deaths […]
COVID-19: Third wave likely to be over in next two weeks: Experts
Srinagar: As the Covid-19 cases are on decline in J&K, experts believe that the wave is going to end in the next two weeks and Covid is likely to become an endemic. Experts said that the infection in the community is declining day by day as earlier J&K was reporting cases in thousands but now […]
PAC approves major projects for JK
JAMMU: The Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Govt of India convened the Project Approval Committee (PAC) meeting for Jammu & Kashmir to consider and approval various Research and Development projects submitted by the Tribal Research Institute, J&K. Union Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA), Anil Kumar Jha chaired the meeting which was attended by Jt Secretary […]
FCRA registration: 5,800 NGOs deemed ceased: Govt
New Delhi: About 5,8000 NGOs, which did not submit their applications for renewal of FCRA registration, deemed to have ceased to exist according to law. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai also said in Lok Sabha that FCRA registration of a total of 1,811 NGOs have been cancelled during the last three years […]