3-day international conference on traditional medicine, phytopharmaceuticals begins
Jammu: A first-ever three-day international conference on traditional medicine and phytopharmaceuticals commenced here on Friday with over 700 dignitaries, including 100 speakers from 20 countries in attendance, officials said. Union Minister Jitendra Singh inaugurated the conference, which is being held in conjunction with 11th International Congress of the Society for Ethnopharmacology, at the Council of […]
ECI likely to visit JK on March 12, 13
Srinagar: The full-Election Commission of India (ECI) is likely to visit Jammu & Kashmir Union Territory on March 12 and 13, sources disclosed. Sources said that the EC comprising Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners would visit J&K, likely on March 12 and 13, to review preparedness for Lok Sabha polls to be held […]
Lt Guv attends annual-day function of Sant Hare Ram Dass Public School
JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Annual-day function of Sant Hare Ram Dass Public School at Mandal, Thursday. The Lt Governor appreciated the school run by Shri Shiv Mandir Nyas Trust for its significant contribution in education, society’s welfare, integration and solidarity. He congratulated the school administration, teachers and students on the occasion. The […]
Former NC minister joins BJP in Jammu
Jammu: In a major boost to the BJP ahead of parliamentary elections, former Jammu and Kashmir minister and prominent Pahari leader Mushtaq Ahmad Shah Bukhari joined the party here on Thursday. Bukhari, a two-time former MLA from Surankote in Poonch district, had resigned from the National Conference in February 2022 after an argument with party […]
Trans-national human trafficking case
SIA raids multiple locations in Srinagar Srinagar: The State Investigation Agency Kashmir, conducted extensive searches at 18 locations in Srinagar city Thursday, as part of its investigation into a trans-national human trafficking case. In a statement, issued here a spokesperson of the organization said that special teams of the SIA, aided by the Srinagar police, […]
Night temp stays below freezing point in Kashmir
MeT predicts extended wet spell from Saturday Srinagar: The minimum temperatures continued to stay below freezing point in Kashmir Valley with Srinagar recording a low of minus 3.0°C on Thursday. A meteorological department official here said while the temperature was same as recorded on previous night in Srinagar, it was below normal by 3.2°C for […]
SC strikes down electoral bonds scheme
Orders disclosure of donors, amount and recipients New Delhi: In a landmark verdict delivered within spitting distance of the Lok Sabha polls, the Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped the Modi government’s electoral bonds scheme of anonymous political funding, terming it “unconstitutional” and ordering disclosure of the names of the purchasers, value of the bonds and […]
Rashtriya Vyoshri Yojna: Union Minister e-inaugurates appliance distribution camp
JAMMU: Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Dr. Virendra Kumar, Thursday e-inaugurated a camp for free distribution of physical aids and assisted living devices among the senior citizens under Rashtriya Vyoshri Yojna (RVY) scheme of Union government at CRC Jammu. Addressing on the occasion, the Union Minister said that under the leadership of Prime […]
Explore innovative options for broadcasting: Anurag Thakur
New Delhi: Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday made a strong pitch for exploring innovative options of broadcasting such as Direct-to-Mobile to ensure wider reach of content to all strata of the society and also become self-reliant in the sector. Inaugurating the annual Broadcast Engineering Society Expo here, Thakur also stressed the need for encouraging […]
Bharat Rang Mahotsav begins on Friday
Srinagar: The National School of Drama’s much-awaited Bharat Rang Mahotsav will commence here on Friday with Ravindra Bharti’s Hindi play, titled “Agin Tiriya”, directed by Sangeeta Tiple. The Srinagar-leg of the theatre festival will be held at Tagore Hall. “The five-day theatre festival will portray five captivating plays, each a masterpiece in its own right, […]
