Day: September 3, 2024

Fruit growers reiterate demand for crop insurance scheme as hailstorm wreaks havoc in south Kashmir
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Fruit growers reiterate demand for crop insurance scheme as hailstorm wreaks havoc in south Kashmir

Say they suffer continuous losses due to adverse weather, receive minimal compensation; urge govt to implement CIS to ‘save’ J&K’s fruit industry Srinagar, Sep 03: Fruit growers in south Kashmir’s Kulgam and Shopian districts have appealed to the administration for compensation after a hailstorm caused extensive damage to their crops on Monday evening. The destruction...

Ram Madhav is on ‘Mission Kashmir’, say party leaders
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Ram Madhav is on ‘Mission Kashmir’, say party leaders

Srinagar, Sep 03: Bhartiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) point-man Ram Madhav arrived in Srinagar Tuesday after spending some time in Jammu where he calmed the tempers of disgruntled party men who were disappointed over mandate distribution. Amid rousing reception in Srinagar, he patted on the back of the party’s candidate for the politically significant Assembly seat—Lal...

Speed up transfer of technology to artisans: CS Dulloo
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Speed up transfer of technology to artisans: CS Dulloo

Srinagar, Sep 03: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo Tuesday called upon the National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) Srinagar to speed up efforts to transfer technologies from the lab to the grassroots level. While chairing the 4th meeting of the State Level Advisory Committee (SLAC) of NIFT at Civil Secretariat here, Atal Dulloo said that fusion...

Firing Incident In Thanamandi Rajouri, Search Operation Launched
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Firing Incident In Thanamandi Rajouri, Search Operation Launched

Jammu, September 3: Some firing incident has been reported in Kehrot village of Thannamandi area of Rajouri district. Officials told GNS that some gunshots were heard in Thanamandi this evening. They said ten to twelve gunshots were heard. Soon after, a massive Search Operation was launched by security forces in the area. Till this report...

9 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh
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9 Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

  Dantewada, Sep 3 : Nine Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada on Tuesday, police said. A huge cache of arms and ammunition has also been recovered from the slain Maoists. The encounter between the soldiers and the Naxalites is going on for the last one hour. So far,...

PM Modi visits iconic mosque in Brunei capital
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PM Modi visits iconic mosque in Brunei capital

Bandar Seri Begawan/New Delhi, Sep 3 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday evening visited the iconic Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque in the Brunei capital. He was received by Brunei’s Minister of Religious Affairs Pehin Dato Ustaz Haji Awang Badaruddin, and spent some time sitting quietly in the premises. The PM was accompanied by...

NC committed to protect J&K honour and identity : Imran Shah
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NC committed to protect J&K honour and identity : Imran Shah

Urges party workers to unanimously intensify their campaign in favour of coalition candidate Peerzada M syeed in Anantnag Segment Anantnag, Sept 3: Imran Amin Shah, a senior socio-political activist and leader of the National Conference (NC), has called for intensified efforts to ensure the success of coalition candidate in the upcoming Anantnag Assembly elections. Imran...

Govt, SHA assures uninterrupted treatments under Ayushman Bharat JAY SEHAT
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Govt, SHA assures uninterrupted treatments under Ayushman Bharat JAY SEHAT

Asks public to call toll free number 104 for assistance, emergency Srinagar, Sep 28: The government Tuesday assured an uninterrupted treatments under Ayushman Bharat JAY SEHAT. The statement was issued with regard to various news articles and reports regarding dialysis patients suffering due to refusal and charging of cash by private hospitals to provide treatments...

293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan
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293 killed, 564 injured in monsoon rain-related accidents in Pakistan

Islamabad, Sep 3: A total of 293 people have been killed and 564 others injured in monsoon rain-triggered accidents in Pakistan in the past two months as heavy downpours continued to wreak havoc in parts of the country, according to the National Disaster Management Authority. Heavy rains have partially or fully damaged 19,572 houses, 39...