Flouting govt orders: Cab drivers continue overcharging from passengers

Anantnag: Even after government ordered that drivers should desist from overcharging the passengers, the residents of various areas of south Kashmir have accused Sumo cab drivers of charging extra money from them while commuting. Passengers from various areas said that before covid-19 lockdown they used to pay Rs 100 as fare from Anantnag to Srinagar, […]
Cabinet Secretary reviews Key Infra Projects
Rail Link, Udhampur-Chenani, Nashri-Ramban Road Projects reviewed
JAMMU: The Cabinet Secretary, Rajiv Gauba Wednesday chaired a high level meeting to review 11 Key Infrastructure Projects being implemented by various ministries across India. Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam along with Chief Secretaries of various States including Delhi, Gujarat, Uttrakhand, Haryana, Maharashtra, and Chattisgarh participated in the meeting. The Cabinet Secretary laid emphasis […]
Payments to SSIs to be made within 45 days of goods delivery
JAMMU: In a meeting called to discuss the issue of pending payments to SSIs from various departments it has been decided to release these within a period of 45 days. The meeting was chaired by Financial Commissioner, Finance, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta and attended by Principal Secretary PDD & Information departments, Rohit Kansal; Commissioner Secretary, […]
MD JKPCC holds meeting with Workers Association
JAMMU: Managing Director JKPCC, Vikas Kundal, held a meeting with Workers Association JKPCC led by its President, Jagdish Sharma to assess urgent administrative issues besides taking stock of their issues and concerns. Managing Director urged upon the workers to work with honesty and dedication for betterment of the Organization. Engineer N D Khawaja, Executive Director […]
Export registration: Virtual workshop for craft entrepreneurs on December 22
SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Handicrafts & Handloom, Kashmir, has urged the principal stakeholders associated with various famed handicraft products made in Kashmir to participate in a virtual workshop being jointly organized by Jammu & Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) and Director General Foreign Trade (DGFT) on December 22. In a press statement issued here, the […]
Budgam offers huge scope for iconic developmental projects: Div Com
Says Shikargah, other Pulwama areas to come up on Tourist Map
BUDGAM/PULWAMA: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole Wednesday said that Budgam as a nearest district to Srinagar and for its topography has huge scope for launch of various iconic developmental projects. The Div Com said this during an extensive tour to Budgam and Pulwama districts to take stock of progress of various […]
Justice Magrey visits DCC Srinagar, takes stock of its functioning
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge and Chairman of Juvenile Justice Committee High Court of Jammu and Kashmir, Justice Ali Mohammad Magray Wednesday visited District Court Complex Srinagar to take stock of the functioning of the Courts at district Srinagar. He also reviewed infrastructural requirements to ensure that in view of the harsh winter […]
Sale of fertilizers: Licenses, permissions to be issued online: Agri Dept
SRINAGAR: Joint Director Agriculture Extension, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal who is also Deputy Controller Fertilizers Kashmir Division today informed that the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare shall start the processing of applications for Wholesale Fertilizer License (WFL)/ Sales Permission (SP) through on-line mode from 01 January, 2021 onwards. He said that afterwards no off-line applications […]
Power shutdown in Valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to Power Controller, Kashmir Province, Srinagar, in order to facilitate project wing to carry out works under PMDP U- creation of Receiving Station Choon 33/11 kv lines of Budgam Kremshore and Receiving Station Ichgam F2 Qazi Bagh shall observe shutdown on December 17 from 10 am to 4pm. The power supply to Receiving […]
Villager shot at in Rajouri
Jammu: A 38-year-old man was shot at and injured by an unidentified assailant outside his house in Rajouri district, a police official said on Wednesday. Preliminary investigations suggested personal rivalry as the reason behind the incident, the official said. The man identified as Ranjeet Singh, a resident of Draaj village, was evacuated to hospital and […]