Instructs identification of routes & framing of time schedule by today
Srinagar, March 23: In a first, Night Bus Service to start in Srinagar on different routes to facilitate general public.
In this regard, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting of officers to chalk out plan for induction of SRTC Bus for night transport service.
The meeting was attended by Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir; Senior Superintendent of Traffic Police, City; General Manager JKSRTC and other officers.
Addressing the officers, Div Com directed JK SRTC to spare more than fourteen busses which shall run on different routes of Srinagar to facilitate general public after dusk when public transport usually remains unavailable to commuters.
Div Com also directed RTO Kashmir to identify routes to ply SRTC buses besides he instructed him to frame the time schedule simultaneously and submit same by today.
Also, Div Com instructed concerned Smart City officer to pace up the ongoing works and remove debris and material from roads to avoid bottleneck obstacles.
During the meeting, it was informed that the bus service will be available upto 10 PM in night.
Under the guidance of Hon’ble PM Shri Narendra Modi Ji, J&K is realizing its true potential in sports. New sporting icons are emerging in every discipline, all the barriers have been removed & youngsters from small towns & villages are achieving their dreams: LG Sinha
JAMMU, MARCH 22: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha felicitated and interacted with players participating in 84th National & Inter State Table Tennis Championship at Gymnasium Hall, University of Jammu, today.
The Lt Governor expressed immense pride in the accomplishments of sportspersons at national and international arena.
We truly admire the outstanding skills, courage, sacrifice and dedication of our sportspersons and committed to put the needs of the players first, added the Lt Governor.
“Big change always starts with a small step, this is what we learn from the sports. The energy of players, glory earned on the field is giving new impetus to development and our Sportspersons are playing a major role in social transformation & social integration”, said the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor shared the milestones achieved in transforming the sporting ecosystem in Jammu Kashmir.
Under the guidance of Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Ji, J&K is realizing its true potential in sports. New sporting icons are emerging in every discipline, all the barriers have been removed & youngsters from small towns & villages are achieving their dreams, said the Lt Governor.
We have been successful in providing state of the art infrastructure, facilities, coaching and opportunities to the young sportspersons of J&K to prove their mettle, he added.
The Lt Governor asked the young table tennis players to take inspiration from the likes of Sharath Kamal, Mouma Das and Manika Batra and bring laurels to the country in international championships.
“Don’t stop when you are tired. Stop when you are done. I call upon all the players to compete with the spirit of sportsmanship. Your aim should give new enthusiasm, new identity to the youth, and hope to the society and the nation,” said the Lt Governor.
The Lt Governor said the presence of Arjuna Awardees, Khel Ratna & Dronacharya Awardees will surely raise the morale and confidence of the other players participating in the championship.
Sh Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to Lt Governor and Sh Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary Youth Services and Sports also spoke on the occasion and enumerated the sports facilities and infrastructure developed in the last two years in J&K UT.
Around 900 players from across the country are participating in the championship.
Prof Umesh Rai, Vice Chancellor, University of Jammu; Sh Mukesh Singh, ADGP Jammu: Ms Nuzhat Gul, Secretary J&K Sports Council; members of Table Tennis federation, and prominent sports personalities were present on the occasion.
Awantipora, March 22: T-20 cricket tournament which was organised by Police in Awantipora under the aegis of Civic Action Programme (CAP) at Sports Stadium Charligund, culminated today with a colourful closing ceremony after the final match of the tournament was played.
DIG SKR Shri Rayees Mohammad Bhat-IPS was the Chief Guest on the occasion. SSP Awantipora Shri Ajaz Ahmed Zargar-JKPS, DySP DAR Awantipora, SDPO Awantipora, SHO Awantipora and other officers attended the closing ceremony.
The final match of the T-20 cricket tournament was played between United Club Gadhikhal & Mantaqi Sports Awantipora in which Mantaqi Sports Awantipora emerged as winner of the tournament.
Notably, the tournament was played on knock-out basis. Sixteen teams from different areas of Police District Awantipora participated in the tournament with great enthusiasm, passion and valour.
While speaking on occasion, DIG SKR said that J&K Police has always been on the forefront in providing platform to youth and guide them to follow their goals by organizing different events across J&K.
DIG SKR also present trophies to winner and runner up teams. Both the teams were awarded with Trophies, Cash Prize of ₹25,000/- and ₹10,000/- respectively. Moreover, Man of the Match award was given to Adil Ahmad and Man of the Series award was given to Malik Jasim.
Later, SSP Awantipora thanked the participating teams for their sportsmanship and enthusiasm during the tournament. He also presents a trophy to DIG SKR Anantnag as a token of love and thanked him for gracing the closing ceremony & encouraging the youth towards sports activities.
Ganderbal, Mar 21: Department of Politics and Governance, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in collaboration with Mool Sustainability Research and Training Center organized a one-day workshop on Green Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability under auspices of G-20 University Connect at Sagg-eco Campus here Tuesday. Speaking on the occasion, Assistant Prof. Dr Khalid Wasim Hassan introduced the students with the relevance of G-20 Presidency of India and the importance of ‘Green Environment and Sustainability’ for the region of South Asia. He emphasized the role that academia, particularly students, have to play towards adapting the environment, friendly livelihoods, profession and sensitizing the society about the impact of climate change in the region. He also introduced the students to the working and functioning of MOOL. In the beginning, the students were taken for the short tour of sagg-eco campus where Dr Shaheena and Ms Lubna (senior members of MOOL) briefed them about the eco-friendly natural farming techniques and traditional techniques used in construction of the Sagg campus. In the second session, founder MOOL, Mr. Fayaz Ahmad Dar gave a presentation about the idea behind the concept of Green environment and sustainable development in the context of Kashmir. He educated the students about the idea of sustainable living and how it is necessary in current times. He emphasized that youth can take important steps to sensitize larger society with the idea of aligning with nature. Mr. Fayaz threw light on the concept of Ecological Entrepreneurship and how it can help in minimizing the problem of unemployment. Later the students interacted with the employees of the Mool.
JAMMU, MARCH 21: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has extended his greetings on the beginning of auspicious days of Navratri.
In a message, the Lt Governor said: On the auspicious occasion of Navratri, I extend warm greetings to all the citizens, especially Kashmiri Pandit brothers & sisters, who are celebrating Navreh.
Navratri symbolises the spiritual joy and the triumph of good over evil. It is an occasion to pray for strength, courage, determination and to promote goodwill, brotherhood, peace, harmony and to remind ourselves of our rich spiritual heritage, said the Lt Governor.
“May Navratri festivities bring peace, happiness, prosperity and a brighter future to all,” the Lt Governor prayed.
SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: A delegation of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) today called upon MD & CEO J&K Bank, Baldev Prakash at Corporate Headquarters. During the introductory meeting, MD & CEO felicitated the newly elected members of KCCI executive body led by President Javed Ahmed Tenga.
Bank’s General Managers Ashutosh Sareen, Syed Rais Maqbool, Syed Shujaat Hussain, Divisional Head (Kashmir) Syed Shafat Hussain, Zonal Head (Srinagar) Shabir Ahmad along with DGMs were also present at the meeting besides senior KCCI office-bearers Ashaq Hussain Shangloo, Fayaz Ahmad Punjabi, Faiz Ahmad Bakshi and others.
Speaking on the occasion, MD & CEO Baldev Prakash dwelt upon the long-lasting relationship between the chamber and the Bank saying, “J&K Bank is your Bank, which has always supported businesses in a very pro-active manner. While carrying forward the rich legacy spanning over decades of mutual progress, we plan to take this association to another level in coming times.”
“Whatever is required to further strengthen the relationship will be done within the regulatory guidelines, for I truly believe that our progress is interlinked with your growth. And we need to join forces to accelerate the socio-economic development of this place”, he added.
Earlier, the members thanked the Bank for its continued financial support especially to ensure continuity and revival of businesses during difficult times like 2014 floods, Covid19 etc. The delegation also put on record its appreciation of the management for recently taken measures especially rolling out One Time Settlement Schemes and establishment of LCUs.
While stressing upon the need to engage each other at various levels, members of the delegation assured the Bank’s management of complete cooperation from KCCI whenever and wherever required.
SRINAGAR, MARCH 21: Khelo India 10 Ka Dum events continued with a friendly cricket match played between Sports Council Cricket Academy girls and Women’s College Cricket team at TRC Cricket Academy ground, Srinagar.
Earlier winning the toss Women’s College invited Cricket Academy to bat, a decision which looked quite good initially as fielding team drew first blood by sending the opener Bisma and one down batter Ummat back to pavilion without troubling score card much.
However, Snowber, Insha and Arwin steered the team well with their individual contributions of 44, 25 and 26 runs respectively while Saba was pick of the bowlers for the Women’s College claiming 3 wickets.
In response Women’s College team suffered early jolt losing both openers with scoreboard yet to cross double figure mark.
The middle order assault led by Nazia and Saba added quickfire runs to the total and team very well looked to chase the target at ease however, which was not the case to be. Insha struck a vital blow sending Saba back to dugout with her individual score of 23 runs and batters that followed were all in tatters.
With regularly losing wickets at the other end, Nazia tried single handedly to keep scoreboard ticking but her dream run was halted by a peach of a delivery from Saba who clean bowled the top scorer just short of what could have been the first fifty of the match but she was left short of six runs, with her individual score card reading 44 and Insha was back in the pavilion.
Rest of the batters fell like a pack of cards and the innings folded at 94 runs.
For Sports Council Cricket Academy Arwin-II picket 2 wickets while Insha, Arwin-I and Samia bagged a wicket each and winning the match for the team by 37 runs.
Secretary J&K Sports Council, Nuzhat Gull in her message to the female cricketers asked them to remain all geared up as Sports Council is planning to organize Women’s Cricket Tournament this summer and teams drawn from all the districts of the union territory shall participate in the event.
The preparations for today’s match were supervised by Abid Nabi, Junior Cricket Coach Sports Council and he was assisted by Faisal Fayaz in the endeavor.
SRINAGAR: Keeping with its tradition of organizing annual Kisan Mela, the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology or SKUAST- Shalimar Kashmir organized a mega two-day annual Kisan mela on the weekend in the first week of March drawing thousands of people, agriculture enthusiasts, agriprenuers and agriculture experts together from nook and corner of the UT.
Amidst an overcast sky, an elderly man walks brisk to reach a seed stall among hundreds of kiosks arranged in a pattern on the foothills of Zabarwan Hills on the outskirts of Srinagar. After searching through the scores of stalls, his search finally ends at a seed stall where he happily gets his share of Bean seeds. Mohammad Ismail Dar, a progressive farmer from Zewan Srinagar has come to visit Annual Kisan Mela at SKUAST Shalimar here.
On Sunday, March 4, the picturesque campus presented a festive look, as thousands of people visited the famed mela bedecked with hundreds of stalls displaying and selling new varieties of plants, seeds and even the fauna.
Every year, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology Kashmir holds Annual Kisan Mela at its main campus Shalimar. Mostly organized in the first half of March, this year the event was held on 4th and 5th March.
Amidst the visible respite from Pandemic, the mela saw a heavy footfall of people, as hundreds of farmers, nature enthusiasts and even families along with children could be seen thronging the mela.
“Actually I had come here to get Kiwi saplings only. But after looking at the kind of new and hybrid varieties of different plants, I have now purchased almost six types of saplings ranging from flowers to fruits,” says an enthusiastic housewife Shahida Akhtar from north Kashmir’s Pattan area who has come here along with her family. “Though these are available at many places in the valley now, I think here I can get good and trusted varieties! After coming here I also came to know that there are many new varieties available these days which we could grow in our kitchen gardens,” adds Shahida while carrying a pack of flower saplings in a bag.
Hundreds of progressive farmers, agricultural entrepreneurs, local and regional agricultural zones had setup stalls in the premises of the campus displaying their agricultural produce. From hybrid variety of flowers, apple, plum, peach, cherry, walnut, colourful corn, organic mushroom, honey, diary products, fowls and Australian sheep to high yield cows, the stalls displayed a variety.
“These type of fairs give us glimpse into agricultural activities of the valley. They reflect our cultural and agricultural diversity,” says one of the officials from SKUAST coordinating the annual mela in the campus.
“These stalls displaying the products derived from diverse flora and fauna of valley are a window to our primary activities. These moments enrich our experience. People should come and visit such fairs as the act encourages the farmers as well as the researchers. Moreover, such gatherings help in updating the knowledge regarding the modern trends in agriculture,” the official opined.
“A stall setup under the banner of Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Ganderbal was among the focus of attraction. Apart from a range of organic products at display, the stall attracted droves of people for rootstocks of a variety of fruit plants. We have sold a good number of rootstock on the first day. We hope, by tomorrow we will finish the remaining stock,” says the In-charge of the stall.
While high yield variety seeds and saplings were the centre of attraction, display of modern technology used in agriculture these days at many stalls also added color to the fair. From newly introduced walnut dehuller, paddy thresher, bike tractor to integrated farming, experts demonstrated their use. Speaking to a group of people, Dr Waseem from SKUAST elaborated upon the ambience and applications of integrated farming system.
In a live demonstration of system, the expert showed how a farmer can use his orchard for integrated farming mixing backyard poultry, dairy, agriculture crops and vermicomposting together besides growing fruits. Integrated farming is a latest trend that envisages both sustainability as well as more profitability. “By switching to integrated farming while the farmers can yield more from small land holdings, the vermicomposting and mixed agrarian activities ensure the conservation of the quality of soil.”
Apart from the stalls representing different agricultural zones of the valley, some farmers from neighbouring union territory of Ladakh also added to the rich culture of the fair. Tsering Dolma, a champion farmer from the 14000 ft high altitude Nyoma area of Leh had put a variety of local organic products on display. “All these products are purely organic in nature. We do not use any sort of chemical fertilizers, as all our products are grown with the help of vermicompost,” says Tsering while displaying a handful of barley grains to customers as people keep thronging the venue.
JAMMU, MARCH 20: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has extended his warm greetings to the people, especially the members of the Parsi community, on the occasion of Navroz, the Parsi New Year.
In his message, the Lt Governor said that the auspicious occasion of Navroz symbolizes new beginnings and celebration of seasons.
“May the festival bring happiness, health and prosperity to all,” the Lt Governor said.
It is an honour for J&K to host the Championship: LG Sinha
SRINAGAR, MARCH 20: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha attended the closing ceremony of 71st BN Mullik Memorial All India Police Football Championship today.
Congratulating all the participants and winners, the Lt Governor said it is indeed an honour for J&K to host the Championship.
Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor paid tributes to Shri B N Mullik and said this tournament which saw participation of players from around the country is a befitting tribute to him for his exemplary service to the nation.
The teams from various states and CAPFs have strengthened the spirit of unity in diversity and Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat, said the Lt Governor.
The leadership, discipline, enthusiasm, valor & sacrifice of our brave soldiers & officers of the police & CAPF is an inspiration to the society and people, he added.
The Lt Governor further said that we are continuously working to establish an environment that is conducive to stability, security and economic development of the region.
The Lt Governor shared the development journey of J&K since the last three years.
He highlighted the rapid industrial development taking place in J&K and observed that a new industrial revolution has started in the Union Territory.
The final was played between Mizoram and Assam Rifles in which Mizoram won by 1-0.
Sh. Dilbag Singh, DGP, officers of Civil and Police Administration, players, coaches, managers of the State Police and Central Security Forces teams were present.
