Admin restricts to panchayat residents participation in tendering process of works
Srinagar: In a move to accelerate development process at the grassroot level, the Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to restrict to local residents of a panchayat the participation in tendering process of works up to Rs three lakh, officials said on Monday. In the event of inadequate response to the tenders, the participation norms […]
Suggest solutions to problems you face: Advisor Farooq Khan to farmers
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Monday suggested the farmers to propose solutions of their problems themselves. He asked them to be the drivers on the vehicle of problem solving instead of looking towards the administration only. The Advisor was speaking during an interactive session with farmers organised by Agriculture Department, Kashmir. During his […]
PSC Reviews status of centrally sponsored projects, schemes
ANANTNAG: A 31 member Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by Chairman Jagdambika Pal Monday visited the multi level car parking Janglat Mandi and sewerage plant Pahalgam. The committee took stock of implementation of centrally sponsored projects besides assessing status of utilization of funds. The Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department, Dheeraj Gupta apprised the Committee […]
Committee on implementation of dev package for agri, rural activities meets
Asks HoDs to submit progress report of FPOs on quarterly basis
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Monday convened first meeting of the Committee constituted for implementation of development package for agriculture and rural activities in Jammu and Kashmir (UT). Among others the meeting was attended by Chief General Manager, NABARD, Dr Ajay Kumar Sood; Vice Chancellor, SKUAST Jammu/ Kashmir, […]
Admin announces resumption of ‘Block Diwas’
Caps attendance of people to 25
Jammu: Retaining most of the Covid-containment measures, including the night curfew, the Jammu and Kashmir State Executive Committee (SEC) announced the resumption of the “Block Diwas” across the Union Territory on Sunday with a ceiling of 25 people. It also said it would consider a phased reopening of the educational institutions that have achieved 100 […]
JK reports 93 covid-19 cases, one death
Srinagar, Aug 23: Jammu & Kashmir reported 93 new coronavirus cases even as one person succumbed to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Monday. They said that 43 of the cases were reported from Jammu Division and 50 from Kashmir Valley, taking the overall case tally to 324295. The officials said that […]
Two militants killed in brief shootout in Srinagar: Police
Srinagar, Aug 23: Two militants were killed in a brief shootout in Srinagar city on Monday. Inspector General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar tweeted that two unidentified militants were killed in a brief exchange of firing in Srinagar. As per the sources top two commanders have been killed in the encounter, who were among the […]
‘Covid-19 Spread’: Community classes suspended in Kulgam
Kulgam, Aug 23: Authorities in Kulgam on Monday ordered suspension of community classes ‘in view of spread of Covid-19.’ “As per instructions of Deputy commissioner Kulgam Dr Bilal Mohi-ud Bhat and in view of spread of Covid-19, the community classes are hereby suspended in all government as well as private school/ coaching centers with immediate […]
Covid antibody that protects against broad range of variants identified
Washington, Aug 23 (PTI) Researchers have identified an antibody that is highly protective at low doses against a wide range of variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes COVID-19. The findings, posted as a pre-proof in the journal Immunity, could help develop new antibody-based therapies that are less likely to lose their potency as the […]
Govt restricts participation in tendering process to residents of concerned Panchayats
SRINAGAR, AUG 23: In an important decision to accelerate development process at the grass-root level, the Government has decided that participation in tendering process of works up to an amount of Rs 3 lakh shall be restricted to the residents of the concerned Panchayats. In the event of inadequate response to the tenders, the participation […]
