J&K Eviction Process: Over 500 shopkeepers in twin hamlets of Shopian in precarious situation

J&K Eviction Process: Over 500 shopkeepers in twin hamlets of Shopian in precarious situation

The fate of over 500 shopkeepers in Kellar and Nagabal areas of South Kashmir’s Shopian district is hanging in balance after authorities asked them to evict from their shops allegedly set up on state-land. After Keller, the shopkeepers of Nagabal area observed a shutdown on Friday in response to the warning issued to them by…

SED goes hi-tech: Launches App, portal for online attendance of employees

SED goes hi-tech: Launches App, portal for online attendance of employees

The School Education Department (SED) has launched an online application and a portal to monitor online attendance of teachers and officers besides seeking feedback from the students. The department has launched “JK Attendance App” for online attendance of teachers while a SAMIKSHA portal has been launched by the J&K Samagra Shiksha to seek online feedback…

J&K Govt sanctions Rs 62 cr project for Commercial Cultivation, Conservation of UTs’ Herbal Riches

J&K Govt sanctions Rs 62 cr project for Commercial Cultivation, Conservation of UTs’ Herbal Riches

The Jammu and Kashmir government, achieving yet another milestone, has announced a pioneering project envisaging total transformation in the landscape of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs) cultivation in the Union Territory. With a budget of Rs 62 crore, this five year project aims at to cultivate MAPs on 5000 kanal of land spread across 28…

Huge cache of arms & ammo recovered in Kulgam, 6 arrested
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Huge cache of arms & ammo recovered in Kulgam, 6 arrested

Security forces on Friday recovered huge cache of arms, ammunition and other material and also arrested six persons in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. sources told a search operation was launched in Mirhama village during which huge cache of arms and ammunition including six magazines, four grenades, pistol was recovered. They said six persons were also…

HC Dismisses Plea Against Withdrawal Of Selection Of 12 ReKs
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HC Dismisses Plea Against Withdrawal Of Selection Of 12 ReKs

Jammu and Kashmir High Court has dismissed a petition, challenging withdrawal of provisional selection list regarding engagement of Rehbar-e-Khel for zone Drugmulla in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. 12 candidates had been selected, in pursuance to an advertisement notice issued by the Youth Services and Sports Department on 13 January 2018, as Rehbar-e-Khael in Drugmulla…

Cracks reported in 6 houses in Doda; govt trying to find solution says official

Cracks reported in 6 houses in Doda; govt trying to find solution says official

Since December last year six cracks have been reported in houses in Doda districts. As per the reports, the first crack was reported in a house in December, while till yesterday 6 buildings have developed cracks. Quoting Athar Amin Zargar, DM Doda, “Cracks were reported in a house in December in Doda district. Till yesterday,…

MeT forecasts light snowfall in Kashmir in next 24 hours

MeT forecasts light snowfall in Kashmir in next 24 hours

The weather department here on Friday said that there was a possibility of light snowfall at scattered places of Kashmir in the next 24 hours. Quoting a meteorological department official, reported that mainly dry weather was expected thereafter for two weeks. Meanwhile, he said, the mercury witnessed a slight drop at most places as sub-zero…

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘very bullish on India’ as it Q1 numbers fall short of projection

Apple CEO Tim Cook ‘very bullish on India’ as it Q1 numbers fall short of projection

Apple CEO Tim Cook Friday said he was “very bullish on India” where the company has done “fairly well through Covid”. He was speaking after announcing the first quarter results of the company which showed an uncharacteristic year-on-year dip, down 5 per cent from last year to $117.2 billion. Cook attributed the poor numbers to…

Google’s answer to ChatGPT: Apprentice Bard with responses on recent events

Google’s answer to ChatGPT: Apprentice Bard with responses on recent events

Google, the biggest search engine in the world, seems to be taken aback by OpenAI’s revolutionary creation ChatGPT. According to a recent report by CNBC, the Alphabet-owned company is reportedly asking its staff to work towards creating test potential alternatives to ChatGPT. The launch of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT went on to gain over one million…