Dulloo inaugurates facility, pledges to double cold storage capacity in next few years SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo today inaugurated 550 metric ton (MT) capacity Cold Storage facility at Agri Complex Lal Mandi here. The 550 MT capacity cold storage facility would house perishable items and veggies for preservation at […]
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin declared martial law Wednesday in the four regions of Ukraine that Moscow annexed and gave additional emergency powers to the heads of all regions of Russia. Putin didn’t immediately spell out the steps that would be taken under martial law, but said his order was effective starting Thursday. His decree […]
Awantipora: Department of Mathematical Sciences, Islamic University of Science and Technology organized an interactive session with Padma Shri Prof. Dinesh Singh, Chancellor K.R. Mangalam University and former VC University of Delhi. During the interaction with the students, the acclaimed Mathematician Prof. Singh lauded the programs offered by the Department of Mathematical Sciences for their relevance […]
BANDIPORA: With an objective to eradicate drug menace, Greenland Higher Secondary School Sumbal today organised a Drug de-addiction cum counselling programmes for the students. Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Sumbal, Dr Bashir Ahmed lone was the Chief Guest on the occasion. SDM Sumbal interacted with the student of the institution and delivered a moral lecture for the betterment […]
SHOPIAN: The Department of Bioresources, University of Kashmir and Govt. Degree College Shopian jointly organized a day-long awareness programme on ‘Breast Cancer’ as part of observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Besides, Prof. Bashir Ahmad Dar, Principal Govt. Degree College Shopian, the programme was attended by faculty members Prof. Tariq Hussain Mir, Prof. Muhammad Nayeemur […]
New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday released its first list of 62 candidates for the polls to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly, fielding Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur from his current constituency Seraj. The party dropped 11 sitting MLAs, including a cabinet minister, and changed the seats of two ministers — Suresh Bharadwaj and Rakesh […]
New Delhi: Food Corporation of India (FCI) has planned to construct 111.125 Lakh Metric Tonnes (LMT) modern steel silos at 249 locations spread across 12 states under Hub & Spoke model under Public Private Partnership with total investment of approx. 9236 crores. These silos would be constructed in three phases over next 3-4 years. In […]
New Delhi: National selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma’s fate hangs in balance as the BCCI could soon rejig the senior panel after the T20 World Cup in Australia. It is an open secret that Chetan and his panel’s performance and consistency in selection has been below par in recent times and unless India performs very […]
London: Finally, after what was arguably the worst summer on record for glaciers, snow has begun to fall in the European Alps. It is much needed. Over the 19 years that I have visited and studied the glaciers in Switzerland, I have not seen a summer like 2022. The scale of change is staggering. Glaciologists […]
New Delhi: Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said he has recommended to the lieutenant governor the name of Raaj Kumar Anand for social welfare minister, days after Rajendra Pal Gautam resigned following a row over his presence at a religious conversion event. During a media briefing on the achievements of the Dialogue and Development […]