Govt of India allocates 207 MW additional power to JK

JAMMU: In order to meet the increasing electricity demand in Jammu & Kashmir, the Union Government has allocated 207 MW additional Power to the Union Territory. Principal Secretary, to the Lt Governor & PDD, Nitishwar Kumar said that the order issued by the Union Ministry of Power will substantially increase the availability of power in […]

MHA lists LG’s grievance cell, ‘Mulaqaat’ among initiatives to reach out to people

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has started Governor’s Grievance cell to provide opportunity to people to directly interact with the government by reporting their grievances. The annual report 2020-21 of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) listed it as one of the e-governance initiatives to swiftly reach out to the people. “At the district level all […]

CS chairs meeting on registration, renewal of houseboats

'Says ratings for houseboats to be introduced'

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Wednesday chaired a meeting to review the policy and guidelines on Dal Lake for registration, renewal and operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen Lakes besides discussing legal frame work for enforcing the policy. While emphasizing coordination among various line departments, Chief Secretary directed for constitution of a […]

Hajj 2022: Union Govt urges Saudi government to accommodate aspirants aged 65 years

Srinagar: The Government of India has mooted a proposal that has been forwarded to the Hajj Ministry of Saudi Arabia suggesting to consider the Haj aspirants who have attained the age of 65 years. The suggestions came to fore in a meeting of Central Haj Committee of India held in Mumbai. Sources privy to the […]

10 JKAS officers transferred

Srinagar: The administration on Wednesday ordered transfer of ten JKAS officer in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to an order issued by government, Akhtar Hussain Qazi, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Kishtwar, has been transferred and posted as Deputy District Election Officer, Doda, relieving Mohammad Ashfaq, JKAS, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Doda of the […]

Govt departments directed to use DigiLocker

Srinagar: The J&K government on Wednesday directed all the government departments and their subordinate agencies to adopt DigiLocker system to provide access to digital documents to people. Digilocker is a flagship initiative of Government of India, which provides access to authentic documents and certificates in digital format from original issuers of these documents and certificates […]

JK reports eight covid-19 cases

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir recorded eight new covid-19 cases while there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. They said that three of the fresh cases were reported from Jammu district, two each from Srinagar and Bandipora and one from Anantnag, taking the overall tally to […]

Border population India’s first line of defence: BSF-IG

Srinagar: The BSF on Wednesday distributed seeds and agricultural equipment to the farmers of Keran village along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district as part of the events being held in the country to celebrate 75 years of independence. Raja Babu Singh, Inspector General (IG) of the border force in […]

Hot, dry weather conditions to prevail for few more days: MeT

Srinagar: The weatherman has forecast ‘hot and dry’ weather conditions for a few days and a brief spell of light rain and thunderstorm on April 29-30th. “As expected, the weather remained dry in the whole J&K during the past 24 hours. Hot & dry weather likely till 28th whereas a brief spell of light Rain/Thunderstorm […]