THE KASHMIRIYAT

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday said mechanisation of farming is one of the important factors to transform the agriculture sector and it will lead to sweeping changes and help farmers produce more. As a part of agricultural mechanisation support to the farmers for broader economic transformation, the lieutenant governor handed over sanction letters for 100 tractors to the farmers and 1,035 threshers for panchayats at Agriculture Complex, Lal Mandi here. Speaking on the occasion, Sinha congratulated the beneficiary farmers and Panchayat members who received sanction letters. “Mechanisation of farming is one of the important factors to transform the agriculture sector. It will further lead to sweeping changes and help farmers produce more, he said. Ter...

Jammu Kashmir police Saturday said that situation across Kashmir ‘remained peaceful while as dozens of miscreants’ were taken under preventive custody. Police said that today the situation across Kashmir remained peaceful and no untoward incident was reported from anywhere except one minor pelting in the Narkara area of Budgam. “Several preventive measures have been taken to maintain Land and order situations including preventive arrests of dozens of miscreants so far. Traffic was seen plying normally and most of the shops remained open in various parts of the valley,” the police said. It said that the cooperation of the general public helped police & security personnel deployed on ground to maintain the law and order. “In view of the peaceful situation, mobile internet se...

Jammu  Kashmir reported 110 new coronavirus cases while one person died due the virus in last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. 16 of the new cases were reported from Jammu Division and 94 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 325529. There was one death reported due to the pathogen, from Kashmir, during the time. So far 4409—2166 in Jammu and 2243 in Kashmir have succumbed as per official data.buy albuterol generic buy albuterol generic Providing the district-wise details, they said, Srinagar reported 52 cases, Baramulla 7, Budgam 18, Pulwama 1, Kupwara 4, Anantnag 0, Bandipora 6, Ganderbal 4, Kulgam 1, Shopian 1, Jammu 7, Udhampur 1, Rajouri 1, Doda 4, Kathua 0, Samba 0, Kishtwar 1, Poonch 1, Ramban 1 and Reasi 0. Most number of cases were confirmed at d...

A gigantic fossil site was discovered by two nature lovers who are lecturers by profession in the School Education Department Kashmir. Mr. Manzoor Javaid and Dr. Rouf Hamza, while scouting for fossil samples came across a site which is rich in fossil diversity replete with dense fossil samples at specific locations aged between 488- 354 million years. The site is located at a distance of about 02 Kilometres from the world famous Ahrabal Water Fall In the Kulgam district of South Kashmir. The site is studded with thousands of fossil remains of diverse nature which got exposed due to weathering, construction of road and subsequent erosion. An effortless observation reveals that thousands of fossils are visible at the site superficially without any excavation. This is an indication that...

After showing serious resentment and calling for a complete Ladakh Bandh for Saturday, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs Friday night invited Kargil Democratic Alliance and Apex Body Leh for talks this afternoon in Leh. Talking to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), one of the leaders on way to meet MoS Home said that both the groups have been invited by MoS Home for talks to be held today at 12:45 in Leh. He, however, said that the Ladakh Bandh call will stand till the meeting is with the minister is held. Notably, both the groups earlier this month held a joint meeting, wherein BJP also participated and they had agreed on four points. However, the ruling party leaders later distanced themselves for being part of the consensus. Both the groups, based in Kar...

In keeping with its efforts at providing tap water connection to all rural households by 2022, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jammu Kashmir has accomplished the challenging task of ensuring functional tap water connections to all Schools and Anganwadi centres in the Union Territory. The 100 % coverage of schools and anganwadi centres comes much ahead of the set target of March 2022, and despite the challenges of difficult terrain. The functional tap connections have been made available in all 22,422 schools and 23,926 anganwadi centers of the Union Territory. After Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu Kashmir has become the second Union Territory to achieve this feat. Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Jal Shakti Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat for m...

Government of Jammu Kashmir is mulling to encourage and incentivize owners to reopen closed cinema halls in Kashmir Valley. Pertinently, cinema halls in Valley were closed after the eruption of militancy back in 1990’s. Some of the cinema halls of Valley have been converted into medical facilities, malls or have been occupied by government forces. Film Policy-2021 which has been implemented in Jammu Kashmir states that besides encourages cinema hall owners to re-open their cinema houses, incentives will be offered to them. Government is also mulling to upgrade the existing cinema halls in Valley. Two days back, State Administrative Council headed by Jammu Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha as per news agency Kashmir News Trust accorded the sanction to the implementation of...

Shah Basit An under-construction hospital building has been turned into drug addicts' hideout in Nuner area of Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district. The construction work on this hospital building in the Nuner area of ​​Ganderbal district in central Kashmir has been halted due to a lack of funds, according to locals, leaving the building in a state of despair. Despite spending millions of rupees on the building, it is not being completed, due to which not only is the building getting dilapidated, but now it has become hub for drug addicts. "Young people come here to the building, from various areas and engage in illegal and immoral activities," locals told The Kashmiriyat. The building is littered with playing cards, cigarettes and syringes, which clearly show the nature of act...