Commissioner Secretary I&C chairs 12th Board meeting of JKTPO
Board approves activity plan for 2023-24
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Industries and Commerce, Vikramjit Singh, Wednesday chaired the 12th Board of Directors (BoDs) meeting of Jammu & Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) at the Civil Secretariat here. The meeting accorded approval to budget for 2023-24 fiscal with a strong emphasis on organizing trade fairs, exhibitions and buyer seller meets with good participation […]
Women contributing immensely towards nation development: Advisor Bhatnagar
Addresses valedictory session of IIM Rohtak for J&K students
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Wednesday addressed the valedictory session of month long internship programme conducted by IIM Rohtak for the girl polytechnic students of Jammu and Kashmir. The internship programme was jointly organised by Skill Development Department of Jammu and Kashmir and IIM Rohtak in which 94 girl students of Government […]
KPDCL daily wagers hold protest in Sumbal B’pora
Demand timely processing of seniority files
Sumbal: Dozens of KPDCL Dailywagers staged a protest demonstration Thursday here, expressing frustration against Electric Division Sumbal for failing to timely process their seniority files. The President of the KPDCL Daily wagers Association, Abdul Hamid Wagay told that their seniority files have been pending in the office of the Executive Engineer Sumbal for many months […]
Minor drowns in Kheora Rajouri
Rajouri: A 12-year-old boy died after drowning in a river in Kheora in Rajouri district Wednesday afternoon. An official said that a boy drowned while taking bath in a river at Kheora Rajouri. “Despite efforts by the onlookers, the boy could not be saved”, the official said. The official identified the deceased as one Shahid […]
NITI Aayog VC meets Lieutenant Guv
SRINAGAR: Suman Bery, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog met the Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan, Wednesday. He discussed with the Lt Governor the J&K Vision Document for Viksit Bharat @ 2047 and the way forward. They also discussed various important matters including Holistic Agriculture Development Program (HDAP); potential PPP projects and Asset monetization, and […]
Ayushi Sudan posted DC Kupwara
Srinagar: The government has posted Ayushi Sudan (IAS) as Deputy Commissioner Kupwara. An IAS officer of AGMUT cadre 2017, Sudan, Mission Director, National Health Mission, J&K, has been transferred with “immediate effect”, according to a government order. Also, Bhupinder Kumar (IAS), Administrative Secretary, Health and Medical Education Department has been asked to hold the charge […]
Tourism Industry making great strides
By: Mohammad Hanief With an increasing footfall of domestic and foreign visitors, tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is scaling new heights, making the Union Territory one of the top destinations in the country. Year on year and month on month, we have received more tourists this year compared to previous year. The natural beauty and […]
Human-Canine conflict
By: Kanchan Basu Dogs have evoked different emotions in people since centuries. You can hate them or love them, but you cannot ignore them. Over the past few decades, for example, the growing population of street dogs has posed increasing challenges for municipalities or corporations and cities across the country. With so many interest holders […]
Deaths in Shakespearean plays
By: Adnan Shafi William Shakespeare, the prestigious dramatist of the Elizabethan period, made a huge range of spellbinding characters that have enraptured crowds for a long time. While his works cover many subjects, one repeating perspective that resounds with crowds is the depiction of death. It serves as a powerful catalyst for tragedy in Shakespearean […]
Temp soars in Kashmir, season’s hottest day recorded
Srinagar: Srinagar and other places in Kashmir Valley recorded its hottest day of the season so far with the mercury touching 33.3°C in the summer capital of J&K on Tuesday. The maximum temperature in Srinagar was 4.1°C above normal for the season, and surpassed the previous highest of 31.8°C recorded on June 18, a meteorological […]
