Two-day visit of Union MoS Anupriya Singh Patel to Gbl concludes
GANDERBAL: The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industries Anupriya Singh Patel on Thursday visited Mammer and laid the foundation stone of several road projects. The minister was on a two-day visit to Ganderbal district under the public outreach programme of Government of India. During her visit to Mammer village, the minister inaugurated […]
CS inaugurates lights at TRC cricket academy ground

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary (CS) Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday inaugurated lights installed in J&K Sports Council Cricket Academy ground in TRC, here. The lights are part of the programme aimed at making sports fields operational for extended duration of time. Secretary Tourism and Youth Services and Sports Sarmad Hafeez, DG Budget J&K Mohammad Yaqoob […]
JAKEDA holds awareness program on use of solar energy
Running irrigation pumps
BUDGAM: The J&K Energy Development Agency (JKEDA) department of Science and Technology on Thursday organized an awareness programme for sensitization of farmers regarding use of Solar Energy for running of irrigation pumps. The programme was conducted under the chairmanship of Commissioner Secretary Science and Technology Saurabh Bhagat at Deputy Commissioner’s office here. Deputy Commissioner Syeed […]
DM Jammu issues regulatory orders for sale of Firecrackers
JAMMU: The district Magistrate Jammu on Thursday ordered that no fireworks, crackers or explosive material shall be stored or sold in any place other than those specified by the DM office for the areas within Jammu Municipal Limits (JML) and by the respective SDMs and Tehsildars for the areas outside JML in Jammu district. The […]
Induction program for non-teaching staff concludes at NIT Sgr
Srinagar: The 10-day induction program for newly appointed non-teaching staff members concluded on Thursday at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. The valedictory ceremony of the event was presided over by Director NIT Srinagar Prof. (Dr.) Rakesh Sehgal while the Dean Research and Consultancy (R&C) M F Wani was the patron and Registrar NIT […]
Union MoS Finance reviews development works, CSS visits Shopian
Shopian: The Union Minister of State (MoS) for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary on Thursday visited district Shopian under third phase of the public outreach programme to assess the ground level development scenario and implementation of Central Sponsored Schemes (CSS). The programme is also aimed at listening to public issues. During his visit, the minister stressed upon […]
Sarmad Hafeez flags off Bahrain Bikers’ rally to downtown Sgr
SRINAGAR: Secretary Tourism department Sarmad Hafeez on Thursday flagged off a group of bikers to downtown Srinagar from Sangarmal here. Bahrain Bikers-a group of 18 bikers from Bahrain were flagged off in presence of Director Tourism Kashmir Fazlul Haseeb, President Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) Sheikh Ashiq, member KCCI Sheikh Feroze and members […]
Infant kidnapping case: Court rejects bail plea of accused woman

Jammu: A local court on Thursday rejected bail plea of a woman accused of kidnapping a 6-month-old child from a hospital in Kishtwar district last month. In a swift action and with the aid of the network of CCTV cameras, police was able to rescue the child within seven hours of his abduction from the […]
DC Kulgam chairs meeting on establishment of DDRC
KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Thursday chaired a meeting of members of district level committee on disability for the establishment of District Disability Rehabilitation Centre (DDRC). During the meeting, threadbare discussion was held on the identification of establishment of DDRC where specially- abled persons shall receive medical and psychological […]
DDC Kupwara chairs Block Diwas at Keran block
KUPWARA: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kupwara Doifode Sagar Dattatray on Wednesday visited far flung Keran tehsil to chair a mega block diwas at TRC ground Keran. The event was held to reach out to the people in far flung border areas. During the visit, the DC also inaugurated various projects in the Keran block. […]