Govt bans apple imports if its price is less than Rs 50 per Kg

Govt bans apple imports if its price is less than Rs 50 per Kg

New Delhi: The government has banned the import of apples if its imported price is less than Rs 50 per Kg. The directorate general of foreign trade (DGFT) said in a notification that the imports are free if the price is above Rs 50 per kg. “Import of apples…is prohibited wherever the CIF (cost, insurance, […]

HC Quashes 5 PSA Detention Orders, Uphold One

HC Quashes 5 PSA Detention Orders, Uphold One

Srinagar: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has quashed five detention orders under Public Safety Act and dismissed a plea against another. A bench of Justice Sindhu Sharma quashed detentions orders against Sahil Nisar Malik son of Nisar Ahmad Malik of New Colony Pulwama who was booked under PSA on 19 July 2022, Sameer […]

Weather Improves After Days Of Rain, Snowfall

Weather Improves After Days Of Rain, Snowfall

Srinagar: After days of impermanent rains in plains and light snowfall over upper reaches, Meteorological department here on Tuesday forecast “mainly dry” weather along with rise in day temperature in Jammu and Kashmir. In the next 24 hours, a MeT official here said that mainly dry weather is expected even though “a brief spell of […]

Woman killed, NEET aspirants injured in accident

Woman killed, NEET aspirants injured in accident

Bhaderwah/Jammu: A woman was killed and four persons were injured after the car they were travelling in skidded off a road and fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday afternoon, police said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Abdul Qayoom said the accident occurred in the Satwas area when three students, […]

Experts at SKUAST-K deliberate J&K Agri Export Policy

Experts at SKUAST-K deliberate J&K Agri Export Policy

Prof Dalwai, Atal Dulloo, Prof Ganai, others hold deliberations on enhancing farm produce exports of UT to international markets SRINAGAR: The third meeting of the UT-level Apex Committee on Export Promotion Policy for agriculture commodities of Jammu and Kashmir concluded Tuesday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar campus. The two-day […]

Revenue authorities given May 12 deadline for completing the exercise

11th Agriculture Census of District SRINAGAR: A meeting of District Level Coordination Committee (DLCC) for Reviewing & Monitoring the progress of the 11th Agriculture Census of Srinagar District was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad here at Conference Hall of the DC Office Complex. The meeting among others was […]

Dr Farooq asks NC’s media, social media, panelists to ‘fight fake narratives with facts’

SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Dr. Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday presided over an introductory meeting of the newly constituted wings of party’s Media, Social Media and panellists. Party Vice President Mr. Omar Abdullah joined the meeting virtually and also addressed the participants. General Secretary Ali Muhammad Sagar, Additional […]

DC Pulwama distributes 26 computers for swift online digitisation of land records

PULWAMA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr. Basharat Qayoom on Tuesday distributed 26 Computers along with Printers among 18 Nayabats and 8 Tehsils for swift online digitisation of land records in the district at DC Office Complex, here. On the occasion, the DC said that this way the computerization of Land Records including digitization of Jamabandies, […]

Authorities crack whip on illegal mining in Pulwama

‘26 vehicles seized, fine of 2.44 lakh compounded in one week’ PULWAMA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr Basharat Qayoom, Geology and Mining department intensified its efforts to crack the whip on illegal mining of minerals and continue to lay Nakas in several areas of the district. During the exercise, DMO Pulwama […]

Srinagar admin conducts surprise inspection of chemist shops

Sale operations of 8 shops suspended, one sealed over violation of Drugs & Cosmetics Act SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a team of the Drug Control Department today undertook a special drive to inspect the Pharma Dealers and Chemists Shops in various parts of the Srinagar City to […]