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Harsh Vardhan New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of the  World Health Organization  (WHO) Executive Board on May 22, sources said on  The Executive Board meeting of the WHO will be held on May 22. The Executive Board is composed of 34 technically qualified members elected for three-year terms. The chairman's post is held by rotation for one year among regional groups.  The main functions of the Board are to implement the decisions and policies of the Health Assembly and facilitate its work. Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan had on Monday participated in the 73rd World Health Assembly (WHA) via video conferencing. WHA is the decision-making body of the  World Health Organisation . In his address, Health Minister had expressed his "deepest condolences" at the loss of lives across the world due to COVID-19 and also expressed his "sincere gratitude" for the efforts of those who are in th...

India is a land of farmers where crores of peoples are involved in agricultural work. In recent press release, the Fm Nirmala Sitharaman disburse some amount out of 20 lakh crore financial package. Agriculture food stuff including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potato will be deregulated, Nirmala Sitharaman said. New Delhi, May 15: The government will amend Essential Commodities Act to enable better price for farmers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today, in her third set of announcements on the mega economic stimulus to tackle the coronavirus crisis. Agriculture food stuff including cereals, edible oils, oilseeds, pulses, onions and potato will be deregulated, Ms Sitharaman said. The government will also bring in law to implement agriculture marketing reforms to provide marketing choices to farmers. The law will provide adequate choices to farmers to sell produce at an attractive price, said the Finance Minister. Farmers are currently bound to sell their ...

18 years ago, on 14 may Kaluchak_Massacre done by the the Pakistani terrorists. In this attack 31 Indians, mostly children & women were killed in cold blood.  The  Kaluchak Massacre was a terrorist attack on 14 May 2002 near the town of Kaluchak, Jammu. 3 terrorists attacked a Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus from the Himachal Pradesh from Manali to Jammu and killed 7 people. After that they entered the family quarter of the Army and fired indiscriminately at the inmates, killing 23 persons, including 10 children, eight women and five Army men. The age of the children killed ranged from four to 10 years. Thirty-four people were injured in the attack The terrorists reportedly crossed the Line of Control from Pakistan and boarded the bus at Vijaypur. When the bus neared Kaluchak, they shot the driver and the conductor and opened fire on the passengers.  On hearing the shots in the bus, the Indian army soldiers fired in their direction. The terrorists, who were dr...

Kishtwar martyrs remembered on Shaheedi Divas for their supreme sacrifice for nation . "Ek Diya Saheedoo ke Nam" Date:10/05/2020 शहीदों की चिताओं पर लगेंगे हर बरस मेले, वतन पर मरने वालों का यही बाकी निशां होगा Glowing tributes is being  paid to Martyrs of Kishtwar  and other martyrs of erstwhile district Doda on Shaheedi Divas  today who laid down their lives while fighting with anti national forces and terrorism . Every year on May 10, Shaheedi Diwas is being organized to pay floral tributes to martyrs for their supreme sacrifice for nation but  this year due to Covid 19 lock down  people have been appealled  to  light earthen lamps and candles in the evenings on 10 May at  8 Pm evening in every mohalla and temple of Kishtwar  to pay tributes to martyrs. To remember martyrs sacrifice hundereds of people tweet on twitter # Shaheedi Divas kishtwar which was troling on twiter. on Saturday evening . It was only due to the scarifies of these mart...

*_India Meteorological Department Starts Listing Gilgit-Baltistan, PoK In Its Weather Forecasts_* *_May 07 2020_* *_In a first, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has specifically started listing territories illegally occupied by Pakistan in its weather reports like Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad._* *_This process is said to have started from 5 May in its daily forecast. In the above image the subdivision which was previously simply known as Jammu and Kashmir, has now been named Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad._* *_Many have claimed that there is a subtle messaging behind IMD’s decision._* *_This development comes just days after India lodged a strong protest with Pakistan against the latter’s decision to allow elections in Gilgit-Baltistan._* *_In its statement to Pakistan the Ministry of External affairs made it clear that the Islamic Nation has no locus-standi on these territories. It also demanded that Pakistan immediately vacate all the terr...

According to IGP Kashmir that Security forces launched 27 operations & killed 64 milltants  since January 2020 in Jammu & Kashmir. 25 active milltants were arrested and Police,securtiy forces were searching for slain Hizbul Mujahideen commander Riyaz Naikoo for the past 6 months: Kashmir range Police IGP Mr.Vijay Kumar (IPS) told reporters in a press Conference in  Kashmir. जम्मू कश्मीर : आईजी विजय कुमार ने कहा- 4 महीने में आतंकियों के खिलाफ 27 ऑपरेशन जम्मू कश्मीर में सुरक्षाबलों को मिली बड़ी कामयाबी के बाद आईजी विजय कुमार ने कहा कि बीते 4 महीने में आतंकवादियों के खिलाफ सेना की तरफ से 27 ऑपरेशन चलाए गए। मीडिया रिपोर्ट के मुताबिक आईजी विजय कुमार ने बताया कि हंदवाड़ा मुठभेड़ में पाकिस्तान का टॉप लश्कर-ए-तैयबा कमांडर हैदर मारा गया। आईजी विजय कुमार ने कहा कि तीन बड़े आतंकी एनकाउंटर में मारे गए। टीम 6 महीने से आतंकी नायकू के पीछे लगी थी। आतंकवादी और आतंकी समूह हिजबुल मुजाहिदीन का कमांडर रियाज नाइकू बुधवार को जम्मू-कश्मीर के पुलवामा में मुठभेड़ के दौरान मारा गया। पुलवामा जिल...

The extended lockdown to contain COVID-19 pandemic which has stalled traffic on the ground as in the air is expected to heap enormous losses on infrastructure industries in both sectors, analytics company Crisil said on Thursday. Its estimates indicate that the aviation industry will crash-land this fiscal year with a revenue loss of Rs 24,000 crore to 25,000 crore. Airlines will be the worst-affected, contributing more than 70 per cent of the losses or Rs 17,000 crore followed by airport operators with Rs 5,000 crore to 5,500 crore and airport retailers (including retail, food and beverages and duty-free) with Rs 1,700 crore to 1,800 crore. That will reverse the trend growth of 11 per cent per annum the industry has logged over the past ten years, making it one of the most adversely affected sectors of the economy. What is worse, the losses will climb if travel restrictions last longer in hubs such as Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. The aviation sector will take at least six to ei...

   Indian economy is a mixed economy and the most of the GDP of the economy is covered by the Agriculture sector i.e 17%. Agriculture is providing money and liveliness for  more than 70% of our Indian peoples.   Indian agriculture is the backbone for our country and we are heading in every aspect in international forum in export and production of Agricultural products like wheat, rice, maize etc. We are heading in exporting number of products to other nations.   Inspite of number of agricultural reforms in our India, we are lagging somewhere in many sectors. Inspite of huge agricultural system and practices, we are unable to make enough product to export in high quantity. There are number of causes for agricultural backlog such as: ▪ Lack of HYY( High yielding variety) seeds to every farmer. ▪Lack of modernised agricultural equipments. ▪ Lack of study in affected areas. ▪ Inadequate water facility. ▪ Low quality fertilizers.   We are living in the ...

Shopian resident was arrested by NIA A BJP spokesman on Friday said that a former sarpanch, arrested by the National investigation Agency (NIA) in a terror case on Wednesday, had unsuccessfully contested Assembly elections in J&K in 2014 on a party ticket but was suspended for anti-party activities four years later. The suspect, Tariq Ahmad Mir, 36, was arrested by the NIA in a case registered in January, after a J&K police officer Davinder Singh was caught travelling in a car with Hizbul Mujahideen militants. Mir is in six-days custody of the NIA. ltaf Thakur, BJP spokesperson in Srinagar told The Hindu that Mir was the party candidate from Wachi Assembly seat in South Kashmir in 2014 but his primary membership was terminated on October 3, 2018. “Mir is not occupying any position in the BJP. We did not know of his background in 2014 when he contested the elections. In 2018, when we found that he was not participating in party-related programmes, the disciplinary co...

Mitte mere hindustan ki sath liye Kafan main lipatne chala hoon main, Itihas karega yaad mere kurbaani Yehi soch kar aage bhada hoon main                       ◀  ↔ ▶ मिटी मेरे हिन्दुस्तान की साथ लिए कफन मैं लिपटनें चला हूं मैं इतिहास करेगा याद मेरी कुरबानी यही सोच कर आगे बडा हूं मैं ! The recent encounter happened in Hundwara kashmir describes about the commitment of Indian army for the Indians. Defence personals lost their lives for the safety of peoples.      As you all know, millitants hostage some native peoples of hundwara in a house. As army get report, they started operation along with Jkpolice. In this operation, 5 army personals including • Colonel Ashutosh sharma •Major Anooj sood •Lance Naik Dinesh • Naik Rajesh •and SI of JKpolice Shakeel Qazi martyared. They give their life for peoples inside. What they tell us! Remember if Ar...

Saffron is a specie by the Crocus plant specie found usually in karewa soil of kashmir and adjoin Kashmir saffron, which is cultivated and harvested in the Karewa (highlands) of Jammu and Kashmir, has been given the Geographical Indication (GI) tag by the Geographical Indications Registry. The spice is grown in some regions of Kashmir, including Pulwama, Budgam, Kishtwar and Srinagar. The application was filed by the Directorate of Agriculture, Government of Jammu and Kashmir, and facilitated by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, Kashmir, and Saffron Research Station, Dussu (Pampore). It is precious! Chinnaraja G. Naidu, Deputy Registrar of Geographical Indications, said, “Kashmir saffron is a very precious and costly product. Iran is the largest producer of saffron and India is a close competitor. With the GI tag, Kashmir saffron would gain more prominence in the export market,” he added. Kashmir saffron is renowned globally as a spice....

DGP sanctions welfare relief/loan of over Rs.3.21 crore for 313 police personnel. Rs.20.61 crore loan/relief disbursed in last financial year JAMMU, MAY 01: Continuing with the aim to provide more and more welfare measures for police personnel and to give financial assistance to meet their urgent needs, Director General of Police, J&K Shri Dilbag Singh sanctioned welfare loan in favour of 312 officers and personnel of J&K Police. The amount has been sanctioned out of Central Police Welfare Fund.            As per the PHQ order welfare loan/relief of Rs.3,19,60,000/- has been sanctioned in favour of 312 police personnel.           Among these 312 police personnel, 39 personnel suffering from different ailments, have been provided loan and relief for self-treatment. Similarly, 38 police personnel have been provided loan and relief for the treatment of their dependents.           219 police ...

*5G signal now available on Mount Everest peak*               Climbers to Mount Everest from the Chinese side can now enjoy high-speed 5G coverage after the world's highest-altitude base station started operation in the remote Himalayan region of Tibet, the state media reported on Friday. Built at an altitude of 6,500 metres, the base station which became operational on Thursday, is located at the advance base camp of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, according to state-run telecom giant China Mobile. The base station, along with another two that were previously built at altitudes of 5,300 metres and 5,800 metres respectively, realises the full coverage of 5G signal of Mount Everest on the north ridge as well as the summit, Xinhua news agency reported. Located at the China-Nepal border, Mount Everest has an altitude of more than 8,840 metres, with its north part located in Xigaze prefecture of Tibet Autonomous Region. 5G is the fifth...

Editorial: TREASURE TROVE OF TOURISM : CHANDERBHAGA REGION BY Rakesh Kumar Rajeshwar JaralMay 01, 2020 TREASURE TROVE OF TOURISM : CHANDERBHAGA REGION This editorial has been written by Rakesh Kumar! The entire Chanderbhaga region is a Treasure trove of tourism with immense potential. Chanderbhaga is the river flowing through the Kishtwar, Doda and Ramban district of Jammu Division in J&K. The river in Urdu called Chenab & in sanskriti it is Asikni is a major river that flows in India and Pakistan with its total length of 1200km. It rises in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul and Spiti district of himachal pardesh. The chanderbhaga river meant that it was seen to have dark-coloured waters.  In the Mahabharata, the common name of River was “Chandrabhaga” because the river is formed form the confluence of the Chandra and the Bhaga rivers. The Chandra and Bhaga confluence at tandi-in the U.T of Jammu and Kashmir nearly 9090 feets above mean Sea level. Chanderbhaga...

Traditional water mills (Gharats)-A source of rural livelihood in mountainous region of Jammu and Kashmir The present exploratory study was conducted in Shivalik hills of Jammu region of J&K at an altitude of 4500-5000 ft height to document the traditional knowledge of the local people regarding traditional water mills locally called as "Gharats" used for grinding of different cereals and grains especially maize for their household consumption by using energy of flowing water. Among different cereal crops maize is predominately grown and is the staple food for the peasants of the area. Along with farming, these traditional water mills act as source of livelihood for the people of hilly areas. Water flowing in different perennial springs of these hills is utilized by the local people for operating their traditional water mills for grinding of maize & wheat. Elderly people of the village construct it by using locally available material. Wood of Quercus leucotricho...