Advisor Baseer Khan inspects development works at tourist destinations
Conducts city tour also
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, on Monday conducted an extensive city tour and visited several tourist destinations in Srinagar to assess development works being executed there for enhancing utilities for the visitors. Advisor Khan visited Peerzoo where he inspected newly inducted jetties and functionality of water transport down the Jhelum river course. […]
Functioning of Jan Aushaudi, AMRIT stores reviewed
JAMMU: Financial Commissioner Health & Medical Education, Atal Dulloo Monday convened a meeting of all the concerned to review the establishment of low price Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushaudi Kendra’s and AMRIT (Affordable Medicines & Reliable Implants for Treatment) Pharmacies across J&K. Dulloo asked the concerned to establish these low price medical stores wherever they […]
JK Govt exempts agriculture tractors, power tillers from road, token tax
JAMMU: The government today ordered full exemption of certain categories of vehicles, using any public road in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, from road/token tax. According to a notification issued here today in this regard, the Transport department, in exercise of powers conferred by section 9 of Jammu and Kashmir Motor Vehicle Taxation […]
Six police officers awarded JK Police medals for meritorious services
169 police officials awarded JK Police Medals for Gallantry
JAMMU: On the eve of Republic Day, 2021 Government of Jammu and Kashmir Monday announced J&K Police Medal for Gallantry and J&K Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Government has awarded J&K Police Medal for Meritorious Service to 06 police personnel, Rashmi Ranjan Swain, ADGP, CID, Satish Khandare, ADGP, UT of Ladakh, Harmeet Singh Mehta, SSP, […]
More than 15000 Covid vaccine inoculations made in JK: Dulloo
Health workers and other field agencies among prime recipients
JAMMU: Marching briskly towards its target of inoculating 112893 health care workers J&K has already inoculated about 15403 workers in more than 100 sessions conducted so far across the Union Territory. These remarks were made in a meeting Monday chaired by Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo. The meeting was attended by Director […]
Woman dies of Asphyxiation in south Kashmir
Bijbehara: A 37-year-old woman died on Monday due to Asphyxiation caused by coal bukhari (heater) at her house in Bijbehara area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. An official said that a 37-year-old woman identified as Masooda Akhter, wife of Late Abdul Rashid Dobi and her daughter were found unconscious at their home at Karewa Colony, […]
CRPF trooper dies of cardiac arrest
Srinagar: A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) man died of cardiac arrest at SKIMS Srinagar on Monday. Official said that a 50-year-old CRPF man who was undergoing treatment at SKIMS soura Srinagar died after he suffered a massive cardiac arrest on Monday morning. Official identified the deceased as Sudhir Partihar of C-coy 86BN CRPF […]
DC Sgr launches ‘Covid-19 Safe School Programme’
SRINAGAR: In the wake of opening of schools in Srinagar after closure due to Covid-19 pandemic followed by winter vacations, the Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary on Monday launched a comprehensive ‘Covid-19 Safe School Programme’ here at Banquet Hall. The programme was organized by District Disaster Management Authority, Srinagar in joint collaboration with […]
Navin reviews progress on PMFME scheme, loan disbursal under AIDF
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Horticulture, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin K Choudhary, Monday conducted review meetings to assess progress on Prime Minister’s Formalization of Micro Food Enterprises (PMFME) scheme besides taking stock of disbursal of Agriculture Infrastructure Development Fund (AIDF). It was briefed that, under PM FME, 17 new and 14 up gradation projects […]
Jammu to host first ever All India Mushaira, Kavi Sammelan
Top bollywood lyricist, poets of country to participate
JAMMU: To celebrate India’s 72nd Republic Day, the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL) in collaboration with Radio Mirchi is going to organize a two day national poetry event at summer capital here on 27th and 28th of January. Country’s top Hindi and Urdu poets, Bollywood lyricists and writers will be […]