SKUAST Jammu, CBRTI Pune organize National Training on Beekeeping

JAMMU: Three day National level training programme on beekeeping was organized by AICRP (Honeybee and Pollinators), Division of Entomology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology, Jammu from June 24 to June 26, 2021. The programme was organized in collaboration with Central Beekeeping Research and Training Institute (CBRTI), Pune, Maharashtra. The nominated officials from Directorate […]

International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking

Anantnag receives appreciation from MoSJE for commendable work under NMBA ANANTNAG: On occasion of International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, the Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, Thaawar Chand Gehlot Saturday congratulated and appreciated district Anantnag, among others, for commendable work under Nasha Mukt Bharat Abhiyan. One of the Master […]

Youth among 4 civilians injured in Barbarshah grenade blast dies

Youth among 4 civilians injured in Barbarshah grenade blast dies

Srinagar: One of the four civilians injured in a grenade blast in Barbarshah area of Srinagar succumbed to wounds on Saturday evening, officials said. They said Mudasir Ahmad (30) succumbed to the injuries at SMHS hospital here. A police officer confirmed that Mudasir, a shopkeeper by profession, succumbed to the wounds. Earlier, suspected militants hurled […]

Kargil Alliance receives MHA invitation for talks on July 1

Kargil Alliance receives MHA invitation for talks on July 1

Agenda very clear, pre-August 5, 2019 status, statehood for Ladakh: Co-Chairman Kargil: Two days after leaders of several political parties of J&K held talks with the Prime Minister of India, the leadership of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) has received an invitation from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to hold talks with MoS home […]

KDA, apex body to hold talks to form joint strategy in Ladakh

KDA, apex body to hold talks to form joint strategy in Ladakh

Kargil: Leadership of the twin districts of the Ladakh region including Leh and Kargil will hold talks between the two groups to chalk out a joint strategy soon after the return of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) from New Delhi. The leadership of the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) is scheduled to meet the MoS Home […]

Delta virus grips Indonesia, ‘health system close to collapse’

Delta virus grips Indonesia, ‘health system close to collapse’

Jakarta: Covid infections have surged in Indonesia, a nation of 270 million people, in the past week, with more than 2 million cases reported as of Saturday, and hospital occupancy rates soared to more than 75 percent in the capital Jakarta and other hard-hit areas. The country is also grappling with new virus strains, including […]

SKIMS Dir Prof Ahangar gets 6 month extension

SKIMS Dir Prof Ahangar gets 6 month extension

Srinagar: The government on Saturday extended tenure of Prof A G Ahangar, Director, SKIMS and Ex-Officio Secretary to the government beyond the age of his superannuation of 65 years till the end of this year but barred him from carrying out procurement and appointments in the tertiary care institute. “In view of the situation arising […]

Advisor Baseer Khan for intensifying Covid vaccination drive

Advisor Baseer Khan for intensifying Covid vaccination drive

SRINAGAR: Emphasising that vaccination is the only real weapon to stop Covid 19, Advisor to Lieutenant Governor Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed the officers to evolve a mechanism to intensify the coronavirus vaccination to cover the maximum number of people. He passed these directions during a meeting at SKICC here to review Covid management and […]

DC B’la chairs review meeting on progress of vax

DC B’la chairs review meeting on progress of vax

BARAMULLA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Baramulla, Bhupinder Kumar today chaired a meeting with concerned officers to take stock of the progress of COVID-19 vaccination campaign in the district. The meeting also discussed various means and measures for achieving the 100 percent target in the vaccination campaign. On the occasion, a comprehensive discussion on the subject […]

CIC operators seek regularisation salary hike

Say admin seeking opinions time and again is grave injustice to these qualified youth SRINAGAR: The Jammu & Kashmir CIC Operators Association have appealed to the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir to regularize the services of 172 CIC operators, whose growth prospects have been marred by the Rural Development Department not regularizing their services, […]