7-day ‘Spring Theatre Festival’ begins at Tagore Hall

Srinagar: On the occasion of World Theatre Day, Actors Creative Theatre (ACT) in collaboration with J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) inaugurated the second edition of ‘Spring Theatre Festival’ at Tagore Hall here. The seven day festival staged four plays on the inaugural day. The plays included ‘Aisi Sapdav Kaamyaab’ by Shehjar Children […]

IIKSTC instrumental towards facilitating Saffron growers with enhanced opportunities, income

Scientific methodologies prove game changer in Saffron cultivation in J&K JAMMU: The India International Kashmir Saffron Trading Centre (IIKSTC), Dusso, Pampore has proved instrumental in facilitating saffron growers with organized marketing, quality based pricing besides direct transaction between growers, traders, exporters and industrial agencies ensuring substantial profits to the beneficiaries. In IIKSTC, scientific post-harvest handling […]

World Bank team meets Chief Secretary

World Bank team meets Chief Secretary

Visit Oxygen plant at Charier-E-Sharief, Drainage projects at Bonpura & Lalmandi, JLNM Hospital SRINAGAR: The team of World Bank led by AbhasJha, Practice Manager, (Climate Change, and Disaster Risk Management) South Asia Region along with Dr. Syed Abid Rasheed Shah,Chief Executive Officer, J&KERA,Deepak Singh, Lead Disaster Risk Management Specialist, World Bank and Hemang Karelia, Senior […]

Tourism Secy. inaugurates Spring Food Festival at Tulip Garden

Festival aimed to preserve, promote ethnic cuisine, craft, act as platform to young entrepreneurs: Sarmad Hafeez SRINAGAR: Secretary Tourism & Culture, Sarmad Hafeez inaugurated seven days Spring Food Festival 2022 at Tulip Garden here today. The festival is organised by Directorate of Tourism Kashmir to celebrate the Tulips, Folk Music, local cuisines and other cultural […]

DC Srinagar reviews implementation of beneficiary oriented CSSs

Directs for 100% saturation of implementation areas SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today chaired a meeting of zonal and sectoral officers of the district to review the progress in implementation of the Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) at Meeting Hall of DC Office Complex, here. On the occasion, the DC was apprised […]

Advisor Bhatnagar conducts surprise inspection of 500 bed New Pediatric Hospital at Bemina

Advisor Bhatnagar conducts surprise inspection of 500 bed New Pediatric Hospital at Bemina

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar today paid a surprise visit to 500-bedded New Pediatric Hospital at Bemina here and inspected the ongoing works there. During the surprise inspection, Advisor Bhatnagar conducted a detailed round of the hospital complex and inspected all the pending infrastructural works going on there besides other allied infrastructure. […]

Week long Oral Health Awareness programmes/ events culminate at GDC&H, Srinagar

SRINAGAR: In connection with the ‘World Oral Health Day’ celebrated every year on 20th of March, the weeklong Oral Health Awareness programmes and events by Govt. Dental College & Hospital (GDC&H) Srinagar culminated today with the concluding ceremony held in the Auditorium of Govt. Dental College/ Hospital, Srinagar. The concluding ceremony was held under the […]

KU’s snow skiing course for all-boys contingent concludes

Srinagar: A snow skiing course for an all-boys contingent of the University of Kashmir and its affiliated colleges concluded at Gulmarg. 20 students participated in the course organised by the university’s Directorate of Physical Education and Sports (DPES) to impart training to them in Basic, Intermediate and Advanced levels of snow skiing. Dean Students Welfare […]

Commissioner Secretary Sanjeev Verma emphasises over the conservation of Hokersar, Narkara Wetlands

Commissioner Secretary Sanjeev Verma emphasises over the conservation of Hokersar, Narkara Wetlands

Srinagar: Commissioner Secretary to Government Forest Ecology and Environment Department Sanjeev Verma Thursday visited Hokersar and Narkara Wetlands. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Joint Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation, Superintending Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control Department, Regional Wildlife Warden, Kashmir and other senior officers besides, members of Civil Society Group, Zainakote village. The Commissioner […]

Chief Secretary plant Chinar saplings at Civil Secretariat

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, today planted Chinar tree saplings in the lawns of Civil Secretariat, Srinagar. Additional Chief Secretary, Home, R K Goyal, Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, Director General Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat along with other officers was also present on the occasion. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Secretary […]