Administration to revive wool sector in J&K

JK produces best quality wool, need to tap economic potential: Atal Dulloo JAMMU, JANUARY 31: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to discuss roadmap for revamping wool sector in Jammu and Kashmir. The developments would be made with the support of Central Wool Development Board (CWDB), Rajasthan…

Lt Governor inaugurates 36th Inter-University North Zone Youth Festival ‘Antarnaad’ at Jammu University

  Cultural & creative activities motivate students to achieve excellence, nurture the talents, ignite the minds and nourish the civilizational heritage for our future generations: LG Artistic disciplines are like windows that open up to infinite universe of creativity for youth: LG Music, dance, fine arts, theatre & literature encourage students to sharpen their thoughts…

J&KHandwara-Rajwar road blocked after massive landslide

The Handwara-Rajwar road was blocked on Tuesday following a landslide triggered by incessant rains and snowfall in the area since yesterday. Reports reaching said that a massive landslide hit the road near KhekDaji Behnipora area in Handwara, blocking vehicle movement. The official said men and machinery were pressed into service to clear the debris, however,…

Air Traffic, Train Services Resume; Highway Remains Closed

Air traffic to and fro Srinagar international airport resumed on Tuesday, a day after poor visibility and continuous snowfall forced cancellation of all 68 scheduled flights. Official sources told that two indigo flights landed at the airport a short while ago. Earlier Director, Airport Authority of India (AAI), Srinagar Airport, Kuldeep Singh said that the…

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Government orders premature retirement of 03 officials of Prison Department

The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday ordered premature retirement of 03 officials of Prison Department for their involvement in corruption, underperformance and anti-social activities. In its endeavor to make the Administration more efficient and transparent, the government prematurely retired 03 personnel of Prison Department on charges of their involvement in corruption and criminal activities….

WhatsApp to increase character limit for group subject, description

To provide a better user experience for WhatsApp groups, the Meta-owned service is developing the ability to release longer group subjects and descriptions, according to a report in WABetaInfo, a website which tracks news and updates related to WhatsApp. The following screenshot, shared by WABetaInfo, shows how group admins will be able to use this…

Facebook seeks to block $3.7 billion UK mass action over market dominance

Facebook on Monday asked a London tribunal to block a collective lawsuit valued at up to 3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) over allegations the social media giant abused its dominant position to monetise users’ personal data. Meta Platforms Inc, the parent company of the Facebook group, is facing a mass action brought on behalf of…

Hindenburg report: Adani loses $34bn in 3 days, now only 11th richest

Gautam Adani has slipped out of the list of the world’s top 10 richest people and could soon be supplanted as Asia’s wealthiest person if shares in his conglomerate continue to slide. The Indian tycoon has fallen from fourth place to 11th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, with a personal wealth wipeout of $34 billion…

Opening bell: Day before budget, Sensex trades in red at 59,297, Nifty slumps to 17,596

Equity benchmarks declined in initial trade on Tuesday amid an overall weak trend in the global markets as investors adopted a cautious approach ahead of the Union Budget presentation and interest-rate decision from the Federal Reserve. Also, continuous foreign funds outflow played spoilsport for the markets. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex declined 203.74 points to…

‘He’s not Umran Malik, he’s not Mohammed Siraj’: Gautam Gambhir’s hard-hitting statement on Arshdeep amid NZ series

Former Indian opener Gautam Gambhir feels Arshdeep Singh should stick to the basics and keep things simple if the speedster wants to avoid bowling no-balls in the limited-overs format. Arshdeep’s tale of no-balls became a major talking point of late. It has continued in the T20I series between India and New Zealand. Tasked to bowl the…