DDC Chairperson Ganderbal inaugurates T20 cricket tournament

GANDERBAL: District Development Council Chairperson, Ganderbal, Nuzhat Ishfaq along with DDC member Sajad Durani Sunday inaugurated 3rd edition of Durani Premier League at sports stadium Manigam. Nuzhat Ishfaq while interacting with the participants emphasized upon the youth to take part in games and sports besides encouraging others to follow the same. She also said that […]

Panchs, sarpanchs soft targets, will ensure their safety: IGP

Panchs, sarpanchs soft targets, will ensure their safety: IGP

Srinagar: Panchs and Sarpanchs are soft targets for militants as around 90 per cent of them do not have personal security officers but the police are taking steps to ensure their safety, Kashmir’s IGP Vijay Kumar said on Saturday. His remarks came a day after a sarpanch was shot dead by militants in Adoura in […]

Horticulture department to introduce visit to farms, nurseries for tourists

Horticulture department to introduce visit to farms, nurseries for tourists

Will promote both horticulture and tourism sector: DG SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Horticulture is hoping to tap tourist potential in the valley by offering visits to its farms, nurseries The Director General (DG) Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat who on Saturday visited Centre of Excellence (CoE), Zawoora. Speaking on the occasion, the DG informed that […]

Dir Tourism throws open capacity building programme for Pahalgam stakeholders

Dir Tourism throws open capacity building programme for Pahalgam stakeholders

ANANTNAG: The Director Tourism Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo today threw open a capacity building programme for tourism stakeholders of Pahalgam, here. The programme was jointly organized by the Department of Tourism and University of Kashmir in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Tourism. This is the third in series of the capacity building programmes […]

Div com inspects historic City water bodies; oversees pace of restoration works

Div com inspects historic City water bodies; oversees pace of restoration works

Calls for community participation in preservation, conservation of Gilsar, Khushalsar, Nigeen, Vicharnag Temple SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today undertook a comprehensive tour of historical water bodies in Srinagar including Gilsar, Khushalsar, Nigeen lake, besides Vicharnag Temple to oversee the restoration and conservation measures being taken by different departments. Deputy […]

Forest Department starts public distribution, sale of Conifer plants at Bijbehara

SRINAGAR: The Kashmir South Circle of Jammu and Kashmir Forest Department started the distribution and sale of Conifer plants at Forest Complex, Bijbehara. The plant Sale Counter was inaugurated by Conservator of Forests, Kashmir South Circle, Bijbehara, Irfan Ali Shah as part of ongoing Green J&K Drive programme with an aim to enhance the tree […]

20 Jamia Ashraf ul Uloom graduate in Hadeeth

Srinagar: On Friday Jamia Arabia Ashraf ul Uloom, a leading seminary in Srinagar wore a festive look as 20 of its students were declared to have successfully completed the Doran-I-Hadith, Al-Bukhari. At an open house convocation presided over by famed Sheikh ul Hadith, Mufti Nazir Ahmad Qasmi, Sader Mufti Daarul ULOOM Raheemiya the students were […]

National Lok Adalats held across Kashmir

SRINAGAR: The Ist National Lok Adalats were held on Saturday across all districts of Kashmir, by the respective District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs), for amicable settlement of cases of different nature. The matters placed before the benches included Civil, Criminal Compoundable, Cheque bounce, bank matters, MACT, matrimonial, tenancy, electricity and pre-litigation matters, maintenance family disputes, […]

Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Kulgam

Inaugurates AAS, CHC & other installations; distributes sanction letters for tractors among identified beneficiaries SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today visited south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. During his extensive visit, the Director inaugurated Atomic Absorption Spectrometer (AAS) at Kulgam, Rural Soil Testing Laboratory under soil health management CCS NMSA at village D.H.Pora and […]