Eight years on authorities fail to repair filtration plant in Pulwama, allege locals
Say they are consuming contaminated water
Pulwama: The residents of three villages in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have alleged that they are consuming contaminated water as authorities have failed to repair a filtration plant which turned defunct some eight years back. The residents of Zahid Bagh, Rakh and Darbagh villages said the scheme was started in 2012 and started facing glitches […]
DC Srinagar chairs Regional Transport Authority meet
Accords approval of 55 additional hungry routes for operation of E-Rickshaws services
SRINAGAR: A meeting of the Regional Transport Authority (RTA) was held under the Chairmanship of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz(Chairman Regional Transport Authority) at the Conference Hall of DC Office Complex, here on Monday. SSP Traffic, Muzaffar Ahmad Shah, Regional Transport Officer, Kashmir, Syed Shahnawaz Bukhari, Additional District Development Commissioner, Zahoor Ahmad Mir, […]
Atal Dulloo reviews progress on GI Tagging of J&K Agri products
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, Monday convened a meeting of officers and technical experts to review GI tagging for identified crops and products at Civil Secretariat Jammu. Threadbare discussion was held on progress made by concerned on application of Geographical Identification (GI) tagging of agriculture products of Jammu and Kashmir. […]
Dr Samoon reviews status of development works under Capex Budget, CSSs
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, Monday chaired a meeting to review progress on works being executed in Polytechnic and ITIs under Capex Budget/Centrally Sponsored Schemes 2022-23. Threadbare discussion was held on latest district-wise detail regarding both physical and financial progress achieved on several works being executed Polytechnics and ITIs […]
JKRLM to host women led ‘SARAS Aajeevika Fair’ from March 15
Fool proof arrangements to be ensured for visitors: Indu Kanwal Chib
SRINAGAR: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir is all set to begin its second edition of the SARAS fair, also known as SARAS Aajeevika Mela, being hosted by Jammu Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM), from 15th March this year at Srinagar. The first edition was held in the month of February in Jammu, after […]
Sheetal Nanda reviews functioning of SWD units of Kathua, Samba
KATHUA: Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Sheetal Nanda, Monday chaired a meeting to review functioning of Social Welfare units of Kathua and Samba districts. The meeting was attended by Director General Social Welfare Jammu, Vivek Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Kathua, Rahul Pandey, ADDC, Ankur Mahajan, Mission Director, Vatsalya Harvinder Kour, DPO Poshan Kathua/Samba, CEO, CMO Kathua […]
All India Civil Services Cricket Tournament
J&K team emerge victorious, to face Punjab Civil Services team on March 15
MOHALI: In the ongoing All India Civil Services Cricket Tournament (Men) 2022-23, Jammu and Kashmir team led by G Prasanna Ramaswamy, Secretary Transport, Monday recorded a big win defeating the rival team of Uttrakhand Civil Services. After winning the toss, J&K team scored 162 runs with an amazing batting performance by Waseem Baba (Assembly) 45 […]
J&K Bank ties-up with Seth Industrial Corporation
SRINAGAR: With a view to facilitate its customers, J&K Bank Monday entered into an agreement with Ludhiana-based Seth Industrial Corporation (SIC) – one of the leading manufacturers in wide assortment of electric vehicles like e-Bikes, e-Scooters, e-Rickshaws in the country under the Brand name ‘Neelam’. Deputy General Manager Imtiyaz Ahmad Bhat signed the MoU on […]
Preventing Crime: Building Safer Communities in Kashmir
By: Dr Mudasir Ahmad Gori The bone chilling incident of Siobugh Budgam has sent disturbed all the conscious people of Kashmir. From Asiya, Nelofar, Nirbaya, Aasifa to the recently shocking incident of Aftab Poonwala and now jilted lover from Budgam chops body of the girl and dumps its pieces at several places. Crimes have witnessed […]
Floating population
By: K S S Pillai As the constitution of our country allows its citizens to move freely to any part of the country and own properties there, people are constantly on the move in search of better opportunities. Recently, there was a political upheaval about the alleged harassment or worse of the migrants from Bihar […]
