Hanjura for integrated drought research centre in Kashmir
New Delhi: Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura Wednesday raised various requirements to give further boost to agriculture sector and activities in Jammu and Kashmir. He specially demanded integrated drought research centre at SKUAST (K) for studying the drought responses for various crops and develop mitigation strategies in the state. The Minister was attending […]
Minister for capacity building of tourism staff
Srinagar: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the Department of Tourism, Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC). During the meeting, the Minister sought details about the departmental assets, their upgradation and renovation, capacity building programmes of the staff, waste management of the […]
CS reviews progress of 330MW Kishanganga HEP
Jammu: Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Wednesday reviewed the progress of the 330-MW Kishanganga HEP being constructed in Gurez area of Bandipora district, which has reached its final stages of commissioning. Commissioner/Secretary Revenue, Secretary PHE and I&FC, MD JKSPDC and other senior officers were present. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, DC Bandipora, Chief Engineer, I&FC and NHPC […]
Sheep breeders off for exposure tour
Ganderbal: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Ganderbal, Dr. Piyush Singla Wednesday flagged-off a group of 30 sheep breeders of the district for a day-long Exposure visit. The farmers were flagged-off from Mini Secretariat, DC office complex Ganderbal to sheep breeding farm Daksum, Anantanag under Agricultural Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme. Dr. Abdul Majeed, District Sheep husbandry […]
Union Minister reviews PMAY, PMGSY implementation in J&K
New Delhi: Minister for Public Works Naeem Akhtar and Minister for Rural Development Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan attended a meeting convened here on Wednesday by the Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj and Mines, Narendra Singh Tomar to discuss implementation of Prime Minister’s Awas Yojana (PMAY) and Prime Minister’s Gram […]
LoC flare up: US advises India, Pakistan to sit and sort it out
Washington: India and Pakistan need to sit and talk about their ongoing border tension, the Trump Administration said Wednesday. “We think that both sides would certainly have to sit down and have talks about that,” State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert told reporters at her daily news conference. She was responding to a question on what […]
India, Israel discuss border security, terror threats
New Delhi: Amid continuing cross-border firing and infiltration from Pakistan, India and Israel have discussed how to ensure foolproof security along the international border by using sophisticated technology, besides enhancing security cooperation, officials said. The two-day meetings of the India-Israel joint steering committee on homeland and public security, which concluded today, also discussed how to […]
Govt announces reduction in airfare for Hajj
New Delhi: The Union government on Wednesday announced a significant reduction in airfares for those going on the Hajj. The reduction will be applicable to passages on Air India, Saudi Airlines and Flynas, an air carrier based in Saudi Arabia, to Jeddah and Medina from 21 airports in India. “It is a major step after […]
Students with shortage of attendance can’t take board exams: Govt
Srinagar: Director School Education Kashmir, Dr. G.N. Itoo Wednesday said that the students with less attendance will not be allowed to sit in the board examinations. Taking serious note of the thin attendance of the students in both the schools, he stressed upon the fact that the students with less attendance in the schools shall […]
Fresh Western Disturbance to affect JK from today: MeT
Srinagar: The weatherman on Wednesday predicted moderate rain and snowfall across Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday, saying that a fresh Western Disturbance (WD) is affecting the state and its adjoining areas. Director Meteorological Department said that a fresh western disturbance is affecting J& K and adjoining areas and most likely to affect the state from […]
