Nitishwar Kumar chairs weekly review meeting
Reviews implementation of Lieutenant Governor’s directions
JAMMU: Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor, Nitishwar Kumar Friday chaired a meeting to assess the progress being made on the implementation of directions of Lieutenant Governor. The meeting was a follow-up of the previous meetings being held every Friday. In the first half of the meeting, Deputy Commissioners from all districts shared details of […]
Dir Tourism ‘Chalo Kashmir’ Webinar with Maharashtra Tour Operators
SRINAGAR: Following the interactions with the Tour and Travel fraternity of Gujarat, Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir and the Maharashtra Tour Organizers Association (MTOA) on Friday organized a Webinar on the theme ‘Chalo Kashmir’. The Webinar panel comprised of Director Tourism, Kashmir, Dr G N Itoo, Deputy Director, Tourism Publicity Ideel Saleem, besides Asif Burza, President […]
Progressive business eco-system being established in JK: Dwivedi
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Industries and Commerce Manoj Kumar Dwivedi Friday said that Jammu and Kashmir Government is working on creating a progressive business eco-system with implementation of new policies. Dwivedi made these remarks while speaking in a webinar organised by the ASSOCHAM on the topic “J&K UDYAM Registrations” to create awareness among industries about its […]
U’khand disaster: Missing Kashmiri engineer’s body found
Srinagar: The Body of a Kashmiri engineer, who had gone missing following a glacier burst in Uttarakhand, was recovered on Friday, officials said. The body of Basharat Ahmed Zargar, a resident of the Soura area of the city, was recovered near the Rishi Ganga power project where he was working, they said. The officials said […]
Gang making fake contractor registration cards busted, three held
Jammu: The Crime Branch of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has busted a gang involved in making fake contractor registration cards and arrested three of its members, officials said on Friday. A written complaint was filed in crime branch Jammu by contractors of district Doda through Shadi Lal and Lal Din, alleging that the accused […]
National Conference MP praises budget, raises JK situation in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Opposition members in Lok Sabha on Thursday criticised the Union Budget as disappointing and hit out at the government’s policies, even as BJP leaders put up a strong defence saying that different sections of the society have praised the budget. During a discussion on the budget, National Conference’s Hasnain Masoodi also lauded the […]
Jammu: Two held for firing in air in Akhnoor
Jammu: Two people were arrested for firing in the air and disturbing peace in Akhnoor in Jammu district on Thursday late evening, police said. Vinod Singh and Vipan Chalotra parked their car at Jamotia and fired from a 12-bore gun and a pistol, which have been seized, police said. By doing so, they disturbed peace […]
Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Body of missing Kashmiri engineer recovered
Srinagar, Feb 12: A Kashmiri engineer, who was among nearly 150 people who went missing after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand last week, was found on Friday after six days. The family of project engineer Basharat Zargar, said that the body of their beloved was recovered today after six days of the incident. “The body […]
91 fresh covid-19 cases, one death reported in JK
Srinagar, Feb 12: Jammu and Kashmir reported 91 fresh covid-19 cases even as one more person died due to the virus in the last 24 hours, officials said on Friday. Among the fresh cases, they said, 56 cases were reported from Kashmir and remaining 35 from Jammu division, taking the infection tally to 125208, the […]
Khelo India: Controversial order asking Gulmarg hotels to cancel pre-bookings of tourists revoked
Srinagar, Feb 12 (PTI) Authorities in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday withdrew an order asking hotels to cancel pre-bookings at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg to accommodate participants of Khelo India National Winter Games after the move drew sharp criticism. The order was withdrawn a day after it was issued by the […]
