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Kashmiri Zaitoon: How olive cultivation in Uri is transforming the lives farmers

June 27, 2022 Editor

In Kashmir, cultivation of olive is done in Uri owing to favourable weather conditions and soil quality there By: Indra Shekhar Singh Can your next bottle of extra virgin olive oil come from Kashmir? Hidden in the mountainous region of Uri, Kashmir has a tree that can help end India’s search for a healthier edible oil. This tree has whitish barks, small elongated leaves and gives green fruits each December. It is olive, which is called zaitoon in Urdu. And while Indians are spending top dollar (about $29 million) on…

‘Exceptional’ arrangements put in place for 43 day long Amarnath Yatra by J&K Govt

June 27, 2022 Editor

The 43-day-long Amarnathji pilgrimage, being held after a gap of two years, is scheduled to commence on June 30 with excellent and exemplary arrangements put in place by J&K Government. The government is committed to provide the best facilities for Yatris. Improvements have been made in the arrangements as compared to previous years. All necessary facilities, including traffic management, health, communication, water sanitation are in place. J&K Government has accorded top priority to provide quality healthcare to the pilgrims coming for the Amarnath Yatra 2022. A coordinated heath care is…

COVID-19: 56 fresh cases, one death reported in J&K

June 27, 2022 Editor

Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday recorded 56 fresh Covid cases, taking the number of infected persons to 454698, while one person died in Jammu division due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said. Of the new cases, 43 were from the Jammu division and 13 from the Kashmir division of the union territory, Officials said. There are 321 active cases in the union territory while the number of recoveries so far has been 449721, officials said. 28 Covid-19 patients recovered today, 18 from Jammu division and 10…

Success never come from comfort zones

June 26, 2022June 26, 2022 Editor

Study while others are sleeping, work while others are loafing, prepare while others are playing, and you will enjoy while others are regretting. By : Samiya Rasool Being a student is the best gift that one can have in his life you have the opportunity to learn n grow in a constructive environment with like – minded people you are allowed to make mistakes , correct those mistakes and become a better person . What ever you will be in your future is the result of your present life, how…

Unprecedented security for Amarnath Yatra, Massive searches carried out along IB ahead of yatra

June 26, 2022 Editor

The J&K Police would gradually replace the Army in counter-insurgency operations and safeguard the Line of Control (LoC), the de-facto border with Pakistan, in Jammu and Kashmir, said a senior Army officer on Saturday. The Army has been rejigging and rebalancing the troops to make the overall deterrent posture against China and Pakistan more robust. “Gradually, they (police) are shaping up into realising this particular aspect of the security. We want this,” the Army officer, who didn’t wish to be named, said. On Amarnath Yatra, he said security forces had…

Covid cases swelling in J&K, witnessed 200% rise in past 10 days

June 26, 2022 Editor

Covid cases are slowly swelling in Jammu and Kashmir. There has been a 200 percent increase in Covid infections in the union territory in the past 10 days as compared to 10 days earlier. From 97 overall cases in the union territory from June 5-14, the infections shot up to 304 from June 15-24, an analysis of daily official health data revealed. Three deaths were reported in the last 10 days while no death was witnessed before that for around two months. “There is a mild increase in cases. The…

Jammu-Srinagar national highway reopened for one way traffic, stranded vehicles allowed towards Srinagar

June 25, 2022June 25, 2022 Editor

Landslides worry officials as pilgrimage round the corner Banihal/Udhampur/Jammu Hundreds of vehicles, stranded for four days, were allowed towards Kashmir on Friday night as one way was restored on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway after freshly building a road stretch to replace the one washed away in flash floods, officials said. The 270-km highway was blocked since Tuesday due to landslides, mudslides and shooting stones at 33 places in Ramban and Udhampur districts. “The highway has been reopened for traffic. On June 20, highway was closed due to shooting stones at…

J&K suffering due to Centre’s ‘Stubborn Attitude’: Farooq Abdullah

June 25, 2022 Editor

National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah on Friday asked the Centre to shun its “stubborn attitude” and reframe its Kashmir policy, saying the people of the erstwhile state were paying a heavy price for it. He also said peace cannot be achieved through force. Addressing a party function in Magam hamlet in central Kashmir, Abdullah lamented the “my way or the highway attitude” of the Centre. “While the government and its air-dropped administration in Kashmir are busy in its usual pomp and show, the people of J-K continue to suffer…

155 Schools with more than one lakh students face de-registration; Court stays process for now

June 25, 2022 Editor

At least 155 private schools, with enrollment of more than one lakh students, are grappling to keep their registrations intact as the Jammu & Kashmir administration’s new rules directed the Revenue Department to identity those schools built on the land other than private property in the Union Territory (UT) for de-registration by the Education Department. Hearing the petitions filed by such private schools, judge Moksha Khajuria Kazmi said, “The petitioners have prima facie made out a case for ad-interim relief at this stage. In the meantime, subject to objections to…

Srinagar – Jammu national highway continues to remains shut for 3rd day; Restoration work on

June 24, 2022 Editor

The 270km long Jammu-Srinagar national highway, the only all-weather surface link that connects Kashmir with the outside world, remained closed for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Heavy rains for the past two days had triggered landslides at nearly three dozen places on the highway in Ramban and Udhampur districts. “Restoration work and debris clearance operations are on in Udhampur and Ramban districts but it will take time to restore the highway and allow traffic movement,” said a traffic police officer. He informed that work on war-footing was underway in…