SIU attaches 4 houses in Srinagar

SIU attaches 4 houses in Srinagar

Srinagar: Four houses here in which militants had taken shelter were on Monday attached by the Special Investigation Unit (SIU-II) Srinagar, officials said. Of the four houses attached by the SIU sleuths, three are located in Barthana area of Srinagar while the fourth is in Sangam-Eidgah area of the city, the officials said. “The attachment […]

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project nears completion

Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla rail link project nears completion

Jammu: The Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Link (USBRL) project is heading towards completion with 90 per cent of its sanctioned cost of Rs 37,012.26 crore utilised, a senior railway official said on Monday. With the completion of the project, Kashmir will be linked with rest of the country. The official said the prestigious national project, being personally […]

Man faces action for misleading police

Man faces action for misleading police

Srinagar: A man was booked here for allegedly misleading police by lodging a false complaint claiming that he was robbed of his money, police said on Monday. The man was identified as Farooq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Bandipora. According to police, he was involved in the business of buying and selling liquor. Dar had […]

JK Govt takes major step in promoting millets for sustainable, healthy future

JK Govt takes major step in promoting millets for sustainable, healthy future

Approves Rs 15 cr project to prop up Nutri Cereals JAMMU: The Jammu and Kashmir government has approved an ambitious Rs 15 crore project to prop up nutri cereals besides promoting and enhancing millet production and consumption in the Union Territory. The project, planned to be implemented over a period of three years, aims to […]

DC Sgr for survey to assess water demand over next 5 & 10 years

DC Sgr for survey to assess water demand over next 5 & 10 years

SRINAGAR: In order to ensure that all households of Srinagar District receive clean and uninterrupted water supply as per the existing water schemes, a meeting of Officers of PHE Department was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz here on Monday at Meeting Hall of the DC Office Complex. At the […]

SKUAST-K holds skill training on ICT tools for SSEs

SKUAST-K holds skill training on ICT tools for SSEs

Srinagar: A weeklong skill training programme, ‘Learning Tools of ICT for Survival & Growth of Small Scale Enterprises’ concluded on Monday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Faculty of Fisheries, Rangill Campus. The training was organised by the SKUAST-K’s School of Agricultural Economics & HBM under the university’s SKIIE and sponsored […]

Spice Board India celebrates 36th foundation day at IIKSTC Dusoo Pampore

PAMPORE: The 36th anniversary of Spices Board India was celebrated at India International Kashmir Saffron Trade Centre (IIKSTC), Dusoo Pampore in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday. Spice Board Regional Office Srinagar in collaboration with the Agriculture department organised a farmers’ training programme on Spice Board India foundation day at India International Kashmir Saffron Trade […]

Scale up activities for promotion of art, culture, languages: Dr Abid

SRINAGAR: Secretary, Culture, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah on Monday visited Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art Culture and Languages (J&K AACL), Lal Mandi, Srinagar and reviewed functioning of the institute. Secretary had an introductory cum interactive session with the officers and officials of the department. Secretary stressed upon the officers to further scale up […]

Youth should understand importance of India’s ‘invaluable legacy’: Prez

Youth should understand importance of India’s ‘invaluable legacy’: Prez

Jaipur:President Droupadi Murmu said on Monday that it is necessary for the youth and children to understand the importance of the country’s “invaluable legacy”. She also emphasised that basic values and principles should be passed from one generation to another to keep the Indianness alive. “We should be proud of our rich culture and our […]

AAP Punjab leaders protest outside BJP office against Sisodia’s arrest

AAP Punjab leaders protest outside BJP office against Sisodia’s arrest

Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders held a protest outside the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) headquarters in Chandigarh on Monday against the “unconstitutional” arrest of AAP leader and Delhi education minister Manish Sisodia. Hundreds of AAP leaders and workers including Punjab government ministers Harpal Singh Cheema, Anmol Gagan Mann, Lalchand Kataruchak, Brahm Shankar Jimpa, Dr […]