Day: December 26, 2018

2-day workshop on ‘Conservation Leadership through Education’ concludes

SRINAGAR : A 2-day workshop on ‘Conservation Leadership through Education’ organised by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir in collaboration with WWF-India concluded at JKEDI Pampore. Speaking at Valedictory function, Director, Floriculture Kashmir, Mathora Masoom said the department will adopt 10 herbal gardens in schools and will supply […]

Dir Information launches PP Newsline portal

open view web desk JAMMU : Pir Panchal Newsline (PPN)- a new web portal was Tuesday inaugurated by Director Information Tariq Ahmad Zargar in presence of former PSC member and ex-Director Information K.B. Jandial here at Shastri Nagar. People from different walks of life were present on the […]

Justice Masoodi calls for strengthening child protection mechanism in villages

open view web desk JAMMU : Chairperson Selection cum Oversight Committee, Justice (Retd) Hasnain Masoodi today advocated for strengthening child protection mechanism at Village level. Justice Masoodi was speaking at a training programme for Village Level Child Protection Committees of district Jammu organized by National Development Foundation in […]

open view web desk RAMBAN : Inspector General of Traffic Police, Alok Kumar today reviewed the status of the Jammu –Srinagar National Highway (NH 44) here at a meeting of the Police, Traffic Police and civil administration functionaries. The meeting was attended by District Development Commissioner Ramban, Showkat […]

Dr Samoon inspects facilities at fish marketing complex, Narwal

open view web desk JAMMU : Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep and Fisheries Department Dr Asghar Hassaan Samoon today inspected infrastructure and civic facilities here at wholesale and retail fish marketing complex Narwal. He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Jammu Ramesh Kumar, Jammu Municipal Commissioner (JMC) Pankaj Magotra, Director […]

Uttarakhand’s Education Minister meets Governor

open view web desk JAMMU : Sh. Arvind Pandey, Minister for Education, Uttarakhand State, accompanied by Sh. Balraj Pasi, former Member Parliament from Uttarakhand, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Pandey and Governor discussed a range of issues relating to the interventions […]

Ganai urges stakeholders to contribute in projecting Kashmir as world’s top tourism destination

SRINAGAR : Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai on Tuesday said that the government will provide all possible assistance to the tourism stakeholders in their efforts to project Kashmir as world’s top tourism destination. In an interactive session with tourists and tourism players here on the banks of […]

CBP orders medical checks after second child’s death

HOUSTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection ordered medical checks on every child in its custody Tuesday after an 8-year-old boy from Guatemala died, marking the second death of an immigrant child in the agency’s care this month. The death came during an ongoing dispute over border security […]

Indonesia rescuers scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns

Indonesian search and rescue teams Wednesday plucked stranded residents from remote islands and pushed into isolated communities desperate for aid in the aftermath of a volcano-triggered tsunami that killed over 400. But torrential rains hampered their efforts and heaped more misery on the region as stunned residents waded […]

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