Tourists find Sonmarg like heaven and no less than Switzerland
Tourists are getting drawn to experience the snow in Kashmir. A lot of tourists were seen enjoying the snow at Sonmarg in Jammu & Kashmir. Tourists were seen shouting with joy, deriving simple pleasures from simply wading through the snow, taking sledge rides or shaping snowballs and throwing at each other playfully. Kashmir is like […]
‘Sahi Rasta’ leading the children of Kashmir on the right path
An interaction with the youth on completion of six batches of “Sahi Rasta” was organised. In Jammu & Kashmir. The interaction programme organised by the Army and the Civil Administration takes care of children’s happiness, living requirements, play needs and their health. The children who are addicted to drugs stay on this programme for 21 […]
Chestnut harvesting in Wular lake is not fun due to filth, say locals
Gh Hassan, President, Fishermen Community says, do not throw waste and plastics into the Wular lake, said a local of Bandipora in Jammu & Kashmir. This lake is the future of Jammu & Kashmir. The filth and pollution has given way to the growth of wild plants other than water chestnuts. Wular lake near Bandipora […]
The Gujjar Bakarwal culture of singing while cutting grass continues since olden times
Munshi Hussain Baniya, a Gujjar Bakarwal local of Shopian district in Jammu & Kashmir says, in the olden days, we used to sow maize and then everybody used to gather to harvest maize.The culture is to do the work collectively by singing songs, playing drum beats and joining in singing to cut grass. Abdul Rashid, […]
Watch how Kashmir apples are handpicked and sorted for the market
Kashmir proudly known as ‘Paradise on Earth’ is also home to temperate fruits like apples, for which the state is very famous across the globe. Kashmir apples are a good source of Vitamin C, dietary fibre, flavonoids and antioxidants. The labour force employed at apple orchards begin apple picking and sorting from 9am till 5pm […]
On-spot jobs available for youth at Rozgar Mela
The District Employment and Counselling Centre, Kulgam held a Rozgar Mela to help the educated unemployed youth meet opportunities. Its key aspects were online registration on employment portal/NCS portal. Career counselling for educated unemployed youth, self-employment opportunities, and on-spot placement by private agencies. Dr Bilal Mohi-ud-din Bhat, DC Kulgam said, we give a platform via […]
Back to Village will fill schemes for welfare of villagers in Poonch
Back to Village is the coming together of officers and people and administration and the public. Officers visit villages and sit with the public to understand problems, says Rohit Kansal, Pt. Secretary to government, Information Department. It is a knowledge campaign that has identified 80 schemes in the 35 departments. These are public facing schemes […]
This Kashmiri singer will steal your heart through his singing
Furquan Bashir from Budgam in Jammu & Kashmir has liked singing since childhood. He used to keep humming songs all through the day. Along with studies he kept his singing on. Today, singer Furquan Bashir earns through his singing and helps 4-5 others assisting him to earn their livelihood. Bashir wants to raise the name […]
PM Modi praises LG Manoj Sinha and team for working to end corruption in J&K
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha and his team for working hard to end corruption. A Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in India from October 31 to November 6, 2022. The theme this year is ‘Corruption-free India for a developed nation’. The Prime Minister urged […]
Back to Village initiative based on programme of dialogues
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha attended the Back to Village programme at Garkhal border village, Akhnoor. The Back to Village programme, he said, has been carefully crafted keeping in mind certain things. He said the programme of dialogues is very important. The work of district administration starts from here. Which is […]