DC Pulwama urges officials for restoration of irrigation water for paddy farmers

DC Pulwama urges officials for restoration of irrigation water for paddy farmers

AWANTIPORA: Deputy Commissioner Pulwama Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary chaired a emergency meeting regarding shortage of irrigational water with officials of various departments of Pulwama and Anantnag districts at Awantipora in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. The meeting was held to discuss the hardships faced by the farmers in Awantipora, Pampore Kakapora and other areas of the Pulwama district […]

Week-long celebrations of World Environment Day concluds at GDC Sumbal

Bandipora: Government Degree College Sumbal organised a valedictory function to encourage and appreciate students who participated in the week long celebrations in view of world environment day. I/C principal Prof. Huda Galzai was the chief guest on the occasion. The principal distributed prizes among the students who had secured positions in different competitions organized during […]

Salal Power Station issues advisory amid rising water level in Chenab River

REASI: Salal Power Station has issued advisory amid increasing water level of Chenab River. NHPC Salal Power Station (690 MW) in district Reasi has advised the people not to venture near the Chenab as its water level is constantly increasing due to changing weather (summer and monsoon season). “The Chenab river water level in the […]

J&K witnesses substantial increase in its total forest cover in past three years—Forest Survey report

SRINAGAR: ‘Har Gaon Hariyali’ program, a unique initiative launched by the government of Jammu and Kashmir, in consonance with the vision of ‘Green Jammu and Kashmir’ drive has proved instrumental towards ensuring sustainable development besides promoting climate justice across the Union Territory. The ambitious program is also contributing tremendously towards increasing the carbon stock especially […]

Justice Rabstan reviews ongoing under construction projects of Judicial infrastructure in Leh, Kargil

LEH: Justice Tashi Rabstan, Judge of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh and Administrative Judge for Leh and Kargil districts, today chaired a meeting regarding ongoing under construction projects of judicial infrastructure in the UT of Ladakh here at Leh. The meeting was attended by Pawan Kotwal, Principal Secretary, Ladakh, Ajit Kumar Sahu, […]

Robotic-assisted surgeries can be the besttreatment option for patient with urological cancer

Srinagar: Robotic surgeries have shown promising results with the advancement of healthcare technologies. Surgical robotic systems and a wide range of surgical procedures are now widely available throughout the world, including India. With a greater emphasis on standardizing robotic surgical procedure, it is critical to raise patient awareness of the benefits of a robotic surgical […]

J&K first to have a comprehensive drug de-addiction policy after Punjab

J&K first to have a comprehensive drug de-addiction policy after Punjab

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir becomes the first Union Territory in the country, after Punjab state, having a comprehensive drug de-addiction policy envisaged to weed out this atrocious menace from the society. The urgency to formulate a drug de-addiction policy by Jammu and Kashmir government is due to the location of the UT in the vicinity […]

DC Shopian inspects Jamabandi Digitization Centres

Digitization imperative for streamlining Revenue Records: Vaishya SHOPIAN: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Sachin Kumar Vaishya today inspected Jamabandi Digitization Centres in the district. During his inspection, the DC said that digitization is imperative for streamlining the revenue records and making revenue records easily accessible to the public through online based platforms. The DC said […]

Police arrests drug peddler in Ganderbal, Psychotropic substance recovered

Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug peddler in Ganderbal and recovered Psychotropic substance from his possession. A Police party led by Incharge Police Post Shadipora under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Ganderbal at a checkpoint established near Sumbal intercepted a person identified as Ashiq Ahmad Bhat son of Mohd Maqbool resident of Hilalabad, Nesbal Sumbal. […]

Scientific Advisory Committee Meetings of KVK Kulgam, KVK Shopian held

Srinagar: 17th Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting of KVK Kulgam and 10th Scientific Advisory Committee Meeting of KVK Shopian was conducted at KVK Shopian on 16-06-2022 in presence of Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Prof. Nazir Ahmad Ganie and Director Extension SKUAST-K. Chief agricultural officer District Shopian,Farooq Ahmad Reshi, Principal Govt. Degree College Shopian, Prof. Bashir Ahmad Dar, […]