Experts suggest multiple cropping to reduce effects of climate change Srinagar: Agriculture sector in Kashmir was affected by climate change as 25 percent paddy land remained without the crop this year. The crisis was triggered by the unavailability of irrigation because of sweltering June, when paddy is cultivated, affecting hundreds of farmers in the region. […]
Srinagar: Police on Saturday said that a man from Anantnag claiming to be a journalist named Nadeem Nadu was arrested after a woman accused her of rape and blackmailing. It said that the Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted keeping in view the heinous nature of the crime. “On 30th September 2022 Srinagar police […]
New Delhi: Former Jharkhand minister K N Tripathi’s nomination for the Congress presidential election was rejected on Saturday, leaving party leaders Mallikarjun Kharge and Shashi Tharoor in the fray. The three had filed nominations on Friday, the last day of the process. The withdrawal of nominations is allowed till October 8 and the final list […]
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole today chaired a meeting to review the arrangements for celebration of forthcoming Eid Milad-un-Nabi (SAW). Deputy Commissioners of Anantnag, Shopian, Budgam and Bandipora districts participated in the meeting through video conferencing while Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Chief Engineers of various departments, officers of police, Traffic […]
JAMMU: Under the patronage of Justice Pankaj Mithal, Chief Justice, High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, (Patron-in-Chief, J&K Judicial Academy) and guidance of Justice Sindhu Sharma, Chairperson, Governing Committee for J&K Judicial Academy, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani and Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal, members of Governing Committee for J&K Judicial Academy, a one day […]
SRINAGAR: Intensifying its activities under month-long ‘Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan’ campaign in September, the Excise Department Kashmir has destroyed Bhung on more than 2100 Kanals of land, besides 12 FIR’s were registered against illicit cultivators. Further more-than two quintals of grinded Cannabis and Poppy straw were seized and appropriate legal action was initiated against the […]
Launches NYK’s month-long cleanliness campaign from SAM College BUDGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid today launched a month long cleanliness campaign from Sheikh-ul-Alam Memorial (SAM), Govt. Degree College Budgam. The campaign was organised by Nehru Yuva Kendra (NYK), Budgam under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and is being held across all 17 blocks of […]
Srinagar: A five-day residential training of trainers programme on ‘engaging youth and adolescents in disaster risk reduction and climate change’ concluded at the University of Kashmir. The programme was jointly organised by the Department of Social Work (DoSW) KU, National Service Scheme KU and National Institute of Disaster Management, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of […]
Visits under construction 120 bedded Bone &Joints Hospital, Emergency Operations Centre and various JTFRP sites SRINAGAR: A high level team of World Bank comprising of Shri, Hemang Karelia, Task Team Leader, Deepak Singh, Sr. Disaster Risk Management specialist, Dr Chandershekhar, consultant /former Chief Architect, Ministry of Health, Govt of India, Supriti Dua, Financial Expert, Arghya […]
UBA is inspired by the vision of transformational change in rural development: Prof. Harmain Srinagar: The Six-day long Faculty Development Program (FDP) on Social Commitment and Evaluating Impact in Community – Institution Engagement concluded on Saturday at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. The FDP was organised by the Faculty Development Centre Mahatma Gandhi National […]