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According to a latest circular issued by Directorate of Health Services Kashmir, all Chief Medical Officers and Medical Superintendents have been asked to follow prescription audit norms. The circular, DHSK...

In the recent past, there has been substantial increase in battery driver two-wheelers and three-wheelers in Jammu and Kashmir. This is apart from the addition of electric buses. So far,...

Last week, Jammu & Kashmir became the first region in the country to issue quick response (QR) labels for most of its crafts. The QR-code based labels of 13 different...

Most of the services are provided by the government in Jammu and Kashmir through online mode. The government has already ordered officers concerned to ensure no service remains offline. It...

The meteorological department’s forecast for snowfall across Kashmir Valley and hilly areas of Jammu came true. As it turned out, there was good snowfall in plains as well as upper...

There is a somewhat artificial shortage of mutton in Kashmir.  Notwithstanding it, the authorities maintain that regular mutton supplies arrive in the Valley. Director Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs...

The Himalayan belt is considered as one of the most seismically active intra-continental regions of the globe. In the past, this region has witnessed several moderate to great magnitude earthquakes...

The Lieutenant Governor in his Republic Day address reiterated the government's "resolve to accelerate and broaden the developmental process in agriculture and allied sectors". Jammu and Kashmir is predominantly an...

A number of factors are behind pollution of the water bodies in Jammu and Kashmir. Among others, discharge of untreated and partially treated domestic sewage from cities and towns as...

Beyond doubt, loss of forest cover has exacerbated the effects of climate change, opening the door to flash floods and soil erosion. These and other consequences are well documented and...