Samoon reviews functioning of Craft Development Institute, Srinagar
Directs to protect and promote traditional craft
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon directed the officers to adopt modern technological interventions and introduce various short term courses to ensure the revival of traditional arts and crafts of Jammu and Kashmir. The Principal Secretary was speaking at the Craft Development Institute (CDI), Srinagar to review its functioning and […]
LAWDA conducts demolition drive in Dal areas
SRINAGAR: In continuation to its efforts of demolishing the illegal constructions/ structures, the enforcement wing of Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) today demolished several illegal constructions/ encroachments in the area of, Lashkari Mohalla, NFR and Doji Mohalla. The drive was conducted under the supervision of Enforcement Officers (Zone A & B), besides the revenue […]
Vendor’s killing: DC Srinagar hands over Rs 1.25 lakh Ex-gratia to family
SRINAGAR: District Administration Srinagar on Wednesday provided an Ex-gratia relief of Rs. 1.25 lakh to the Next of Kin (NoK) of a street vendor Virendar Paswan of Baghulpur Bihar, who became victim of Militancy related incident on October 05, 2021 at Lal Bazar, Srinagar. The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad handed over the relief […]
Advisor Bhatnagar inaugurates three-day International Workshop at IUST
Awards students on 6th annual day of nursing college
AWANTIPORA: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar Wednesday inaugurated three-day International Workshop on ‘Bridging Excellence in Cardiac Nursing Practice’ on the occasion of Annual Day celebrations of Syed Mantaqi Memorial College of Nursing and Medical Technology, a constituent college of Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) here. Speaking during the inaugural session of […]
Police sanctions seizure of two vehicles under UAPA
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police has accorded sanctions for seizure of two vehicles used by OGWs for militancy related activities, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that under a PHQ order sanctions has been accorded to seizures of Maruti Alto K-10 bearing registration No. JK05G-5626 and Alto- K-10 bearing registration Number JK21C- 8461, which […]
Functioning of Cooperative Department reviewed
JAMMU: Secretary Cooperatives, Yasha Mudgal Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the working of Cooperative Department. The meeting was aimed at reviewing the progress made in the issues like liquidation of JAKFED, Yuva Sahakar Scheme, modernization of Super Bazars, and other allied issues related to working of the department so as to induce more enthusiasm […]
Documents on Digi Locker, m-Parivahan to be recognized for Vehicles
SRINAGAR: “The documents on DigiLocker platform of the Union Ministry for Electronics and Information and the mParivahan mobile app of Union Ministry for Road Transport and Highways shall now be deemed to be legally recognized documents at par with the original documents as per the provisions of the Information Technology Act 2000”, read an official […]
Jammu Chamber felicitates J&K Bank CMD
SRINAGAR: A delegation of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI) Wednesday called upon the J&K Bank Chairman and MD, R K Chhibber at the Bank’s corporate headquarters here to discuss the issues faced by the business community and also the way forward. The delegation also congratulate him for extension in his term as CMD […]
Frequent snags in transformer irks Qazigund villagers
Anantnag: The residents of Churat village in Qazigund hamlet of south Kashmir are up in arms against the Power Development Department (PDD) alleging that the department has failed to provide them with high capacity electric transformer. According to the locals, the existing 63 KVA transformer is developing technical snags frequently due to which they are […]
Illicit timber recovered by police in Rafiabad
Sopore: Police acting against illegal timber smuggling, seized illicit forest timber in Rohama area of Rafiabad in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information about timber smuggling in Rafiabad, a police party along with employees of forest Department established a naka at Rohama area and intercepted […]
