Jammu Admin retrieves around 290 Kanal state land
JAMMU: In continuation to the anti-encroachment drive to free state land, the District Administration Jammu Thursday retrieved around 290 Kanal land during eviction drives conducted in different parts of the district. Around 200 Kanal kahcharai land was retrieved in village Thalwal One Structure/farm house and plinths constructed on the land were also destroyed during the […]
‘My Scheme portal’: Atal Dulloo asks departments to expedite onboarding of schemes

JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, Thursday chaired a meeting to review onboarding of departmental schemes on MyScheme online portal at Civil Secretariat. Pertinently, the objective of MyScheme portal is to streamline the government-user interface for government schemes and benefits. It is a national platform for searching and discovering government schemes […]
NABARD estimates credit potential of ₹34082 cr under priority sector for JK
Additional Chief Secretary inaugurates Credit Seminar
JAMMU: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has estimated a credit potential of ₹34082 crore under priority sector for Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2023-24. The UT focus paper was launched in the Credit Seminar of NABARD which was inaugurated by Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo in presence […]
Terror funding: HC asks NIA to respond to Hurriyat leader Nayeem Khan’s bail plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought response of the National Investigation Agency on a plea by separatist leader Nayeem Ahmad Khan seeking bail in a terror-funding case involving 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed. A bench of Justice Siddharth Mridul and Justice Talwant Singh issued notice to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) […]
Principal GDC Qazigund attached for unauthorized use of biometric attendance
Srinagar: The government has attached principal government degree college Qazigund for making unauthorized use of biometric and marking online attendance from different locations. According to an order, incharge principal GDC Qazigund Mujahid Ahmad has been suspended for unauthorized use of biometric device. The order reads he was directed to explain his position as to why […]
State land encroached by retried officers retrieved in Bari-Brahmana
Jamm: Continuing the anti-encroachment drive, district administration Samba Thursday retrieved 5 kanal and 13 marla prime land in Bari-Brahmana near Industrial estate, having market value worth crores. The revenue officers informed that the anti-encroachment drive was carried to reclaim state land in possession of a former Bureaucrat and wife of a retired Executive Engineer. During […]
Maiden Basic Snow Ski Course kickstarts at Yousmarg

Budgam has hge potential as an ‘All season Tourist destination’: DC
BUDGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Budgam, S F Hamid asserted that Budgam district has the potential to become as an ‘All season Tourist destination’, and tapping this virgin potential for round the year tourism activities is the priority of the District Administration. The DC expressed these views while throwing open the maiden 15 days Basic Snow […]
Police arrests drug peddler in Ganderbal
Srinagar: Police in Ganderbal arrested a drug peddler and recovered contraband substance from his possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that a police party at a checkpoint established at Margund arrested a drug peddler identified as Shareef-U-Din Chichi son of Ghulam Mohidin Chichi resident of Baba Reshi Chattergul. During search, contraband substance was […]
DC Kulgam reviews progress of RDD sector in district
Instructs Officers to ensure timely completion of ongoing works
KULGAM: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat Thursday convened a meeting of all concerned officers of Rural Development Department (RDD) to review the progress of ongoing developmental works under various Rural Development schemes. The DC reviewed work wise status of developmental works and other schemes and received updated status and feedback from the […]
Draw of lots for establishment of Trout Units held
KUPWARA: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Dr. Doifode Sagar Dattatray, Fisheries department today held draw of lots under CAPEX 2022-23 at D.C Office Kupwara to select the beneficiaries for establishment of trout units. The proceedings were held under the supervision of Joint Director Planning, Abdul Majeed. Dy. Director Fisheries, Rafiq Ahmad Sofi; AD […]