CRPF DG asks personnel to take proactive steps for safe, peaceful Amarnath Yatra
Srinagar: CRPF Director General G P Singh on Thursday directed personnel to take proactive measures to ensure a safe and peaceful Amarnath Yatra in the south Kashmir Himalayas. Singh, who is on a three-day visit to the Kashmir Valley, chaired a Singh, chaired a meeting attended by senior officers and ground commanders of the Central […]
Won’t invite anyone to join NC protest for statehood: Farooq Abdullah
Says whoever wants to can join in Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Thursday said his party will not invite any political party from Jammu and Kashmir to join its protest in Delhi for restoration of statehood. “Whoever wants to join the protest can do so. We are not going to anyone with […]
Hail threat to crops : Govt working on weather-based crop insurance scheme: Minister Javid Dar
Says Centre revising framework; final rollout after approval from Central committee Urges farmers to adopt anti-hail nets as protection against recurring weather-related crop damage Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Minister Javid Ahmad Dar on Thursday said the government is actively pursuing a weather-based crop insurance scheme for farmers, but its implementation is awaiting clearance […]
Sakeena Itoo boosts healthcare, education infrastructure in Beerwah Constituency
Inaugurates State-of-Art Laparoscopy Unit at SDH Magam, lays foundation for development projects BUDGAM: Minister for Health & Medical Education, School Education, Higher Education and Social Welfare, Sakeena Itoo, inaugurated several key healthcare facilities besides laying foundation stones for education infrastructure projects in Budgam during her tour of Beerwah constituency in the district. The Minister […]
Javed Rana meets Jammu delegations, orders priority action on water supply, forest rights, tribal welfare
JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, met several deputations from Jammu division and took stock of their issues and concerns. He addressed a wide range of public grievances spanning drinking water supply, forest rights, tribal welfare, employment and other issues directly bearing on the daily lives […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Pulwama
Anantnag Police registers 172 FIRs, and arrests 156 drug peddlers during anti drug campaign Srinagar: Police in Pulwama arrested two drug peddlers and recovered heroin and charas-like contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Thursday. He said that a police party deployed at a naka checking established near Hanfia Model School, Lajoora intercepted […]
Situation in POJK is critical and alarming: BJP Leader
Srinagar: Taking serious concerns on the large scale killings of civilians in Pakistan Occupied Jammu Kashmir where more than hundred persons have lost their lives at the hands of police and security forces , Chief Spokesperson of Jammu and Kashmir Bhartiya Janata Party Sunil Sethi said that the only crime of the people who are […]
Dr Shahid Iqbal reviews sports infrastructure, facilities at GCOPE
GANDERBAL: Commissioner Secretary Youth Services & Sports (YSS), Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, along with Director General, YSS, Anuradha Gupta, on Thursday, visited the Government College of Physical Education (GCOPE) in Gadoora, here. The Commissioner Secretary chaired a detailed review meeting attended by the Principal and faculty members of the College regarding the academic performance and […]
Rana reviews functioning of Jal Shakti, Forest Departments at Samba
Holds public interaction, exhorts time-bound grievance redress JAMMU: Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Ecology & Environment and Tribal Affairs, Javed Ahmed Rana, chaired a review meeting with officers of the Jal Shakti and Forest, Ecology & Environment Departments at Bari Brahmana, Samba. He directed them to ensure prompt redressal of public grievances and time-bound […]
Secretary RDD reviews saturation status of individual beneficiary schemes
8.10 lakh households mobilized under UMEED; 444.39 lakh person-days generated, 3.24 lakh rural houses completed under flagship schemes SRINAGAR: Secretary, Rural Development Department (RDD) and Panchayati Raj, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, chaired a review meeting to assess the saturation status of Individual Beneficiary Schemes being implemented across Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting reviewed the progress […]