World Sight Day: GMC Sgr to hold free Diabetic ESC from October 12
SRINAGAR: The Department of Ophthalmology at Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar is scheduled to organise a free Diabetic Eye Screening Camp (ESC) from October 12 to 16 of 2022 at SMHS hospital Eye OPD and RIO Kashmir Nursing Home. The free eye checkup will be held to commemorate 23rd ‘World Sight Day’ under the National […]
Pole reviews winter preparedness at Sonamarg
Traffic to be allowed through Z-morh tunnel by 15 November
GANDERBAL: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Pandurang Kundbarao Pole on Friday visited Sonamarg to chair a high level meeting of officers to review winter preparedness for keeping Sonamarg open during winter months. Threadbare discussion was held regarding the necessary preparations and arrangements including water, electricity, health, road, fire service, snow clearing operation, mobile communication, traffic management, firewood […]
DC Kulgam reviews winter preparedness in the district
KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat on Friday chaired a meeting of officers to review the arrangements put in place in the district for approaching winters. During the meeting, the DC reviewed availability of snow clearance machines, stock position of essentials, action plans prepared by the concerned departments framed to prevent […]
OOMF to be a tool for budgetary allocations: Secretary Planning
SRINAGAR: Secretary Planning Development and Monitoring Department (PD&MD) Dr Raghav Langer on Friday convened a review meeting regarding progress of Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework (OOMF)with the Planning officers and departmental officers dealing with OOMF Dashboard. Secretary PD&MD highlighted the importance of Output-Outcome Monitoring Framework which represents an important reform towards outcome-based monitoring and budgeting. Preparation of […]
Secretary mining reviews works in Ramban
RAMBAN: Secretary Mining Department Amit Sharma on Friday conducted an exhaustive visit of Gypsum Mines located at Parlanka in Ramban district being managed by Jammu and kashmir Minerals Limited. He also convened a review meeting regarding ongoing mining works in the district. Managing Director, J&K Minerals, Vikram K Gupta and Manager, JKML, Parmod Khajuria and […]
AHD Jammu launches awareness campaign to control LSD
JAMMU: A team of Animal Husbandry Department (AHD) headed by the Director Animal Husbandry Department Jammu Dr. Shubhra Sharma on Friday toured far- flung areas of district Reasi and Udhampur to launched an extensive awareness campaign to prevent the spread of Lumpy Skin disease (LSD) in dairy animals. The team visited epicenters like Bashty, Sudhmahadev, […]
Girl among four injured in bear attack in Poonch
Jammu: Four people, including a 12-year-old girl, were injured when they were attacked by a wild bear in a remote village in Poonch district on Friday, officials said. The victims were working in their field when a bear ventured from a nearby forest into Chella-Dhangri village in Mandi area and attacked them, they said. They […]
KU’s CWSR holds meeting of ‘Gender Champions Club’
Srinagar: The Centre for Women’s Studies and Research University of Kashmir on Friday organised a formal interaction session of members of the Gender Champions Club and newly-appointed Gender Champions. The meeting was attended by 20 Gender Champions, drawn from different departments of the University for the academic year 2022-2023. The nominated gender champions were oriented […]
CUK-VC inaugurates training prog for admn staff
Ganderbal: Central University of Kashmir (CUK) Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah Friday inaugurated an “online training programme for the administrative staff”, of the varsity at Green Campus here. During the training programme, organised by the varsity’s Centre for Capacity Development of Administrative Staff (CCDAS), several experts from across the country would deliver lectures on varied […]
CS calls Lohia’s death untimely, unfortunate
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta Friday held a meeting to condole the demise of Director General, Prisons, Hemant Kumar Lohia at Civil Secretariat here. All the Administrative Secretaries and senior officers participated in the meeting. Those stationed at Jammu and Delhi participated in the meeting through video conferencing. Remembering the deceased, Chief Secretary […]