Div Com chairs: Covid-19 review meeting

Stresses on strong mask enforcement in all districts SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting of officers to review Covid- 19 related situations in Kashmir. At the outset, Mission Director NHM detailed the meeting about the district wise current graph of positive cases, contact tracing, vaccination, home isolation and other […]

Sports festival beigns at vet faculty, SKUAST-K

Ganderbal: Vice-Chancellors sports festival was inaugurated at the sports stadium of the Faculty of Veterinary Science (F.V.Sc.) here on Tuesday. The programme is being organised by Department of Dean students welfare, SKUAST-K and sponsored by National Agricultural Higher Education Project (NAHEP) The inaugural function was attended by Dean Faculty of Veterinary Science, Prof. M.A. Paul, […]

DC Doda reviews status of covid vaccination, testing

DODA: Deputy Commissioner Doda, Vikas Sharma today reviewed the ongoing Covid vaccination and RTPCR testing in the district here at a meeting with health department officers. The meeting was attended by ADC; ACR, CMO, DIO, MS Associated Hospital GMC, HOD department of Microbiology, besides other officials of the concerned department. The DC directed the concerned […]

Subsidized vehicles, other poultry items distributed among beneficiaries at B’pora

BANDIPORA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, the Joint Director Planning Imtiyaz Ahmad on Tuesday flagged off subsidized vehicles among more than a dozen beneficiaries under different schemes of Department of Animal Husbandry (State Capex). Chief Animal Husbandry Officer, Dr Muneer Ahmad Qureshi, Poultry Extension Officer Dr Syed Shariq, Coordinator Mahila Shakti Kendra, […]

Direct, evening flights to Srinagar a major boost to Kashmir tourism

SRINAGAR: In a much-needed boost to the tourism sector, night flight operations have started at Srinagar airport bringing cheers to the travel and hospitality sector in the Kashmir Valley. The first direct evening flight of Indigo airline with 184 passengers onboard from Bangalore landed at Srinagar airport on March 29 which was warmly received by […]

National Thang-Ta Championship: J&K bagged second position with 60 medals

SRINAGAR: J&K Thang-Ta team bagged second place in 26th National Thang-Ta Championship 2020-21 held at Imphal, Manipur. The Championship was organized by Huyel langlon Thang-Ta Association. A total of 26 states participated in the championship. Manipur was declared overall championship while as J&K finished at second followed by Assam. J&K players Sub-Junior, Junior and senior […]

Awareness camp for Artisans/ Weavers held at Zoonimar, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir today organised a mega awareness camp for weavers and artisans at Zoonimar, here. During the programme, a large number of weavers and artisans of the area participated. On spot registration on GeM portal was made for about 60 weavers. Weaver registration of Handloom mostly Pashmina & Kanishawl […]

Houseboats to be e-registered within 30 days

Houseboats to be e-registered within 30 days

JAMMU: The Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday, approved the roll-out of policy and guidelines for sustainable operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes. In a bid to preserve the marine eco-system of both the lakes, the new policy aims to regulate the functioning of […]

Big push to eco-tourism in J&K

Big push to eco-tourism in J&K

JAMMU: In a mega push to promote eco-tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the Administrative Council (AC), which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved the development of 7 new trekking routes in various wildlife protected areas by the Wildlife Department in coordination with the Tourism Department. To sustainably promote tourism in the […]

Month-long FIP for newly-recruited teachers concludes at KU

Month-long FIP for newly-recruited teachers concludes at KU

Srinagar: A month-long Faculty Induction Programme for newly-recruited teachers in higher education concluded at the University of Kashmir on Monday. The Guru-Dakshta FIP, inaugurated by Vice-Chancellor Prof Talat Ahmad on March 2, was organised by the varsity’s Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC). Vice-Chancellor Central University of Kashmir Prof Mehraj-ud-Din Mir was the chief guest at […]