Banks have a huge role in bolstering JK’s economy: CS
Directed banks to saturate self-employment in the UT by the end of November 2022
8th UT-Level Bankers’ Committee meet SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Wednesday said that the government is committed to bring down the unemployment in J&K and the financial sector needs to put in a place an actionable mechanism to saturate the self-employment in J&K by the end of November 2022. Mehta said this while […]
UN Secretary General Guterres pays tributes to 26/11 terror attacks victims
Mumbai: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday paid tributes to the victims of the 26/11 terror attacks at the Taj Mahal Palace hotel in Mumbai on the first day of his three-day visit to India. Accompanied by Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Guterres placed a foral wreath at the […]
Presidents of Municipal Councils of Baramulla, Sopore call on Lt Guv
SRINAGAR: Musarat kar, President, Municipal Council, Sopore and Touseef Raina, President Municipal Council, Baramulla called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at the Raj Bhavan here on Wednesday, an official spokesman said. The Presidents of the Municipal Councils during their interaction with the Lt Governor held discussion on an array of developmental issues of their respective […]
Dogra employees posted in Kashmir protest selective killings, demand relocation
Jammu: Dogra employees of the Union Territory administration on Wednesday held a demonstration here over targeted killings of minorities and demanded immediate relocation away from the Valley. The protest follows the murder of Puran Krishan Bhat, a Kashmiri Pandit who was shot dead, allegedly by militants, in Shopian district on Saturday. Several organisations held protests […]
IED detected, defused in north Kashmir’s Kupwara
Srinagar: Security forces on Wednesday detected an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Kupwara district of north Kashmir, officials said. A joint team of Army and police detected the IED planted by terrorists along the road at Udipora in Handwara area of the district, the officials said. They said the IED was destroyed by the bomb […]
KU-VC inaugurates 7th Knowledge Dissemination Workshop
Srinagar: Vice-Chancellor (VC) University of Kashmir Prof Nilofer Khan on Wednesday inaugurated the 7th Knowledge Dissemination Workshop. The two-day event has been jointly organised by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW), Government of India and Population Research Centre (PRC), University of Kashmir. In her presidential address, Prof Nilofer said the research conducted by […]
Padma Shri Mathematician interacts with IUST Students
Srinagar: The department of Mathematical Sciences at Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora organised an interactive session with Padma Shri Prof. Dinesh Singh, Chancellor K R Mangalam University and former VC University of Delhi. During the interaction with the students, the acclaimed Mathematician Prof. Singh lauded the programs offered by the department of […]
Abandoned school building in Pulwama a safe haven for drug addicts
Pulwama: An abandoned school building in the Gudoora area of Pulwama district has become a safe haven for drug addicts, locals have alleged. The residents have expressed their concern over the issue and have demanded shifting of the health centre in the building. Locals said that the Government Middle School in Gudoora was merged with […]
DC Srinagar holds Block Diwas at Fakir Gujri
Inspects various developmental works in area
SRINAGAR: To reach out to the people living in the rural areas of the District to address their grievances, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad undertook an extensive tour of remote/hilly area of Fakir Gujri in Harwan Panchayat Block of District and presided over a Public Grievance Redressal Camp under weekly Block Diwas. […]
Sarita Chouhan reviews progress of SSR in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment department Sarita Chouhan on Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the progress on Special Summary Revision (SSR-2022) of Electoral Rolls. Notably, Sarita Chauhan has been designated as Roll Observer for Srinagar district. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who is also the District Election Officer (DEO) was present on […]
