Commissioner Secretary RDD discusses formulation of UT Capex budget with DCs
JAMMU: Commissioner Secretary, Rural Development Department and Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, Thursday chaired a virtual meeting with all Deputy Commissioners of Jammu and Kashmir alongwith other RDD officers at district and divisional level, besides all scheme HODs of RDD, to deliberate on formulation of UT Capex budget of RDD 2022-23. She insisted that vetting of […]
Illegally constructed property on State land transferred
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Thursday ordered that a building constructed illegally on Shamilat land shall be transferred to Education Dept. In the instant case, it was previously discovered that a lumberdar, furthering personal interests, had encroached on a piece of Kahcharie land and had illegally erected a building on the said […]
Implementation of SAGY discussed in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Ganderbal, Khurshid Ahmad Shah Thursday chaired a meeting of officers to discuss the implementation of Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) project to be taken up for Gram Panchayat Shalabugh-A. During the meeting, threadbare discussion was held upon the objectives of SAGY and activities/development works to be taken for […]
Two lakh penalty imposed on erring FBOs under FSSA
ANANTNAG: The Addl. Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Anantnag, Gulzar Ahmad Bhat who is also the Adjudicating Officer under Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 imposed a penalty of Rs 2 lakh on 14 Food Business Operators for violating different provisions of the act. During the trial of these cases, the ADC observed that there was prima […]
Panchayat Secretary placed under suspension
ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla has placed panchayat secretary, panchayat halqa Akhingam B, Block Achabal under suspension. As per the order issued, the panchayat secretary has been placed under suspension pending enquiry for misconduct and dereliction of duties. Meanwhile, Additional District Development Commissioner Anantnag has been directed to conduct a detailed enquiry […]
Bilal Mukhtar assumes charge as DDI (PR) Kashmir
SRINAGAR: Bilal Mukhtar on Thursday assumed charge as Deputy Director Information (PR) Kashmir in presence of senior officers of the divisional office. Prior to his posting as Deputy Director (PR) Kashmir, Bilal has worked as Assistant Commissioner Development Srinagar and Ganderbal besides holding various positions in the administration. After assuming charge, the incumbent Deputy Director […]
Police arrests drug peddlers in Kupwara
Srinagar: Police in Kupwara arrested four drug peddlers and recovered contraband substance from their possession, a police spokesman said. He said that acting on a specific information, a police party arrested two drug peddlers who were identified as Javeed Ahmad Wani son of Mohammad Yousaf and Rayees Ahmad Khan son of Abdul Qayoom Khan both […]
Chief Secretary inspects SK stadium, Sonwar
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, on Thursday visited SK Stadium Sonwar to inspect the ground and other requisite facilities. Chief Secretary was accompanied by Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz, Commissioner, SMC, Athar Aamir Khan and other officers. During the inspection, Chief Secretary directed the officers to develop […]
Govt. appoints acid attack victim as Standing Counsel for District Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The Government Thursday appointed Advocate, Sehar Nazir, an acid attack victim, as Standing Counsel for District Srinagar. An order vide No. 2156-JK (LD) of 2022 issued by Department of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, in this regard reads, “In a significant move towards ensuring empowerment of victims of crime against women and providing equal […]
Maiden meeting of J&K SCERT held
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, School Education Department (SED), Bishwajit Kumar Singh, Thursday chaired first meeting of executive committee of J&K State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT). Director SCERT, Professor Veena Pandita and other executive members including Director School Education Jammu, Dr Ravi Shanker Sharma, Director School Education Kashmir, Iftikhar Hussain Chauhan, Director Finance SED, […]