Team India-Responding to adversity with achievement
Narendra Modi India completed vaccination of 100 crore doses on 21st October 2021, in just about 9 months since starting vaccination. This has been a tremendous journey in dealing with Covid-19, especially when we recall how things stood in early 2020. Humanity was dealing with such a pandemic after 100 years and no-one knew much […]
Public schooling system requires rapid expansion
Vijay Garg Despite India being one of the world’s youngest countries in terms of age, our investment in human capital remains one of the lowest. With nearly one-third of our population belonging to the 5-19 years age group (Census 2011), there is a vast pool of human capital that needs to be tapped by investing […]
CS reviews functioning of flagship schemes of Health and SWD
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday chaired a meeting to review the flagship schemes of the Health & Medical Education and Social Welfare departments. Financial Commissioner (ACS), Health & Medical Education Department, Administrative Secretary, Social Welfare Department along with Mission Director National Health Mission and concerned Sectoral Heads participated in the meeting. It […]
Roshni scheme: Farooq Abdullah terms Satya Pal Malik’s charge as ‘mere lies’
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday rejected as “lies” former Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik’s charge that he and his son Omar Abdullah were beneficiaries of the Roshni scheme. In a video clip that has gone viral, Malik is purportedly seen claiming that the Abdullahs and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief […]
Army defuses IED fitted in Poonch
Jammu: Army troops recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) and later defused it in Poonch district on Thursday, a defence spokesman said. An army patrol party detected the IED fitted in the branch of a tree in the forest area of Sawalkot in Ratangir ridge, he said. The IED was destroyed later, the spokesman added. […]
Police commemoration day observed, main function held at Zewan
Srinagar: The National Police Commemoration Day was observed with full ceremonial tradition across Jammu and Kashmir. The main function was organized at the Armed Police Complex Zewan where Lt Governor Manoj Sinha was the chief guest. The function was attended by Advisor to LG, R.R Bhatnagar, Chief Secretary A.K Mehta, Principal Secretary Home Shaleen Kabra, […]
South Kashmir villagers allege unscheduled power cuts
Pulwama: With the onset of winter in Kashmir valley, the unscheduled power cuts have started to irk the consumers in different areas of south Kashmir. People from different areas said that the winter season is yet to arrive fully in Kashmir but most of the rural areas have started to experience power cuts on a […]
Functioning of Elder helpline reviewed at Kulgam
KULGAM: In order to ensure smooth functioning of National helpline for senior citizens (Elder Line) in the district, a meeting of Officers under the chairmanship of Additional Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Ahmad Rather was held here at the mini-secretariat Thursday. The meeting was attended by SDM-Noorabad, CMO Kulgam,Tehsildars, DSWO Kulgam, TSWOs and project manager Aerial […]
‘Purzgars’ recognized as vital pillar in Shawl Industry
SRINAGAR: Recognizing Purzgars as an important section among the stakeholders in shawl manufacturing, a simple but impressive function was organized by the Handicrafts & Handloom Department Kashmir in association with Kashmir Pashmina Organization where in Registration certificates were distributed amongst the Purzgars. The Purzgars are instrumental in giving finish to the Kashmiri Shawls as the […]
JK reports 87 new covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir reported 87 new covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said Thursday. Among the fresh cases, 13 were reported from Jammu Division and 74 from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 331386. There was no death due to the virus […]
