Body of teenage Kupwara girl retrieved from river after four days
Kupwara: The body of a 13-year-old girl who drowned on Saturday last week was retrieved Tuesday afternoon after strenuous efforts for the last four days. Additional deputy commissioner Handwara, Nazir Ahmad said that the body was retrieved from the river Pohru by a joint rescue team. He said that search and rescue operation was going […]
DC Srinagar releases District Statistical Handbook
SRINAGAR: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Tuesday released Annual publication “District Statistical Handbook of the District Srinagar compiled by District Statistics and Evaluation Office(DSEO) Srinagar here at a simple Book release function held in the Office Chamber of the DC Srinagar. The Deputy Commissioner also released Constituency Wise Village Amenity Directory, […]
Katoo Bijbehara residents demand macadamisation of road
Anantnag: A vital road from Bijbehara to Sangam-Sirhama road via Katoo in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is lying in dilapidated condition, locals alleged Tuesday. The locals from the area said that road was macadamised years back and is now full of potholes and requires immediate attention of authorities. They said that it developed cracks at […]
DC Shopian reviews progress on RIDF projects of NABARD
Instructs for speeding up pace of works execution
SHOPIAN: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Shopian, Faz lul Haseeb Tuesday chaired a meeting to review the status of projects funded under Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) of NABARD in the district. DDM NABARD, Rouf Ahmed Zargar informed the meeting that 56 projects with total outlay of Rs. 216.39 Cr, under different sectors are under execution […]
DC Kupwara reviews functioning of Health Department
KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan Tuesday convened a meeting of the Medical Officers to review the overall functioning of the Health Department in the district. At the outset, DC took a detailed review of all the infrastructural projects and various health programmes/Schemes like NQAS (National Quality Assurance Standards), LaQshya (Labour Room Quality […]
Director Agriculture Kashmir visits Maloora Srinagar
Says promotion of agri-entrepreneurship is among priority initiatives
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal Tuesday visited vegetable growing areas of Maloora, Srinagar and took stock of the vegetables Cultivated on latest scientific lines by different agri-preneurs in the area. As a part of ongoing farmers outreach program he visited different vegetable fields, hi-tech polyhouses and reviewed the crop status in the […]
CAPEX 2023: DC Bandipora reviews tendering, allotment and execution of works
BANDIPORA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad Tuesday chaired a meeting of heads of line departments here to review the progress of projects being executed in the district under District Capex budget 2023-24. On the occasion, the DC was apprised with regard to projects being executed by various departments in the district. He […]
H&H Deptt. Kashmir felicitates artisans who represented Kashmir in G20 meeting, Y20 Consultation
SRINAGAR: An impressive felicitation ceremony was held Tuesday by the Department of Handicrafts & Handloom (H&H) Kashmir to acknowledge the Handicrafts and Handloom artisans who represented Kashmir in the third G20 tourism and working group meeting and Youth 20 (Y20) group’s Y20 Consultation at Srinagar. The best master crafts people who have done excellent work […]
GST Council agrees to levy 28 per cent tax on online gaming on full face value
New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The GST Council on Tuesday agreed to levy a 28 per cent tax on online gaming, casinos and horse racing and the tax would be levied on full face value. West Bengal finance minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said the Council has also approved the exemption of GST on import of cancer […]
Arrival of Haj Flights to commence from July, 18: Officials
SRANGAR, JULY 11: In view of arrival of Haj Flights from 18th July, 2023, the relatives of the pilgrims of Kashmir Division (except Srinagar) desiring of receiving the pilgrims at Srinagar International Airport can collect vehicle passes from the office of respective Deputy Commissioners from 13th July, 2023 onwards. The relatives of pilgrims of UT […]
