DC Bandipora chairs Revenue meeting
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the functioning of the revenue department and ensure efficient and prompt public service delivery in the district. The meeting held threadbare deliberations on various Revenue related matters including, writing of Jamabandies, recovery fee, progress under preparation of digitization, redressal of […]
Firewood distribution to registered agencies to commence from November 5
SRINAGAR: The Forest Department on Saturday informed that the distribution of Firewood will commence from November 5 of 2022. The department has informed all the registered agencies and mosques of Srinagar City to approach the Range Officer, Timber Transport Range, P C Depot, Qamerwari from November 1 of 2022 with their indent through proper channel […]
DC Bandipora reviews implementation of PMAY Urban, Gramin
Says 4858 Housing Units to be constructed under PMAY Rural, Urban sector
BANDIPORA: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad on Saturday chaired a meeting to review the implementation and progress under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) Urban and Rural schemes in the district. The DC directed the concerned officers to ensure that the scheme guidelines are followed in letter and spirit so that all genuine eligible […]
Awareness Rally on BBBP held at Budgam
BUDGAM: The District Hub for Empowerment of Women (DHEW) Budgam on Saturday organised a rally to spread awareness among the people about the need and significance of educating the girl child. The rally also highlighted adverse impact on society due to the decline in sex ratio. Scores of girl students of Government Girls Higher Secondary […]
Jan Abhiyan: Array of activities conducted across Bandipora
BANDIPORA: An array of activities were conducted on Saturday by various departments under the Jan Abhiyan campaign in Bandipora. Notably, the departments have been conducting different activities since October 15 in the run up to the fourth phase of the Back to Village programme. The trend continued on Saturday wherein multifarious activities were conducted by […]
DPO Bpr flags-off CSC Van under Jan Abhiyan, B2V-4
BANDIPORA: The District Programme Officer (DPO) Bandipora Mohammad Ashraf Hakak on Saturday flagged off CSC Van for the purpose of awareness generation and provision of on spot Digital Services under the ambitious programme of Jan Abhiyan and Back to Village campaigns. The Van hosts complete package on Digital Services being offered by different Departments. The […]
Dir JKEDI convenes preparatory meeting for Jan Abhiyan, B2V activities
SRINAGAR: Director Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) Ajaz Ahmad Bhat on Saturday chaired a preparatory meeting with all Vertical in-charges and district nodal officers of the institute regarding activities to be undertaken in Jan Abhiyan and ‘Back to Village’ programme phase IV (B2V4) across J&K UT. The officers of the districts and Jammu […]
Dir Agri Kmr visits Balhama Saffron fields
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal on Saturday visited saffron fields of Balhama and adjacent areas to oversee saffron harvesting and flower picking which is going on in full swing these days. Speaking to the saffron growers, Director Agriculture said that geographical indication GI Tagging has built a global reputation for Kashmir Saffron. […]
Quran and the modern science
By: Faizan Mushtaq The first thing to understand about the Quran is its form. The Arabic word Quran literally means both ‘recitation’ and ‘reading’ .similarly the Quran was both recited orally and written down in book form. The true power of Quran remains in the oral recitation, as it is meant to be read aloud […]
Dying crafts of the villages: Diwali and Diyas
By: Farooq Bandey On October 3, 2014, during the very first ‘Mann Ki Baat’ program, the Prime Minister of India appealed to people to include at least one piece of Khadi in their clothes to promote Khadi. After the prime minister’s clarion call to encourage the purchase of Khadi, sales of Khadi increased significantly. After […]
