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Registrar Cooperative Societies visits Budgam

Assesses working of different Cooperative institutions

BUDGAM: The Registrar Cooperative Societies J&K, Shafqat Iqbal Thursday visited Budgam to have an assessment of working of different Cooperative Institutions in the district and to review the status of ongoing Construction work of District Cooperative Consumer Store Budgam. The Registrar Cooperative Societies J&K visited Gousia Cooperative Educational Institution Panzan Chadoora, where he was informed […]

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500 kWp capacity Rooftop Solar Power Plant inaugurated

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Science & Technology (S&T) Department, Alok Kumar Thursday inaugurated 500 kWp capacity Grid Connected Rooftop Solar Power Plant at Maulana Azad Memorial (MAM) College here. The Rooftop Solar Project at MAM College has been executed at a total project cost of Rs 2.75 crores which will generate a minimum of 7 lakh […]

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Liabilities of MGNREGA: RDD&PR refutes news item

JAMMU: Reacting to a news item carried by a local daily, mentioning that over Rs 200 cr liabilities of MGNREGA are pending for 2016-17, 2017-18, the Rural Development and Panchayati Raj (RDD&PR) of J&K government clarified that the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee (MGNREGA) scheme mainly focuses upon wage employment for unskilled manual work. […]

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Progress on Plan Formulation 2022-23 under SAMAGRA SHIKSHA reviewed

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, School Education Department (SED), B.K Singh Thursday chaired a meeting to review the progress on Plan Formulation under SAMAGRA SHIKSHA, for the year 2022-23 at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by the Director Samagra Shiksha, Deep Raj; Director School Education Jammu, Ravi Shanker Sharma; Director School Education Kashmir, Tassaduq Hussain; […]

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Govt committed to welfare of minorities in JK: Syed Shahezadi

SRINAGAR: Syed Shahezadi, Officiating Chairperson of the National Commission for Minorities Thursday said that the Union Government in committed to the welfare and progress of the minority communities in Jammu and Kashmir. Addressing a press conference at Srinagar, Syed Shahezadi said that the government is providing special focus to the overall development of Jammu and […]

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Amarnath Yatra 2022- 300 additional companies to ensure safety, security: Officials

Amarnath Yatra 2022- 300 additional companies to ensure safety, security: Officials

Chip-based wrist-bands to be issued to pilgrims

Srinagar: Amid five five-tier security cover, at least 300 additional companies of security forces will be deployed for the peaceful conduct of annual Amarnath Yatra commencing on June 30 this year, officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs said Wednesday. The security top brass has ensured deployment of forces in various layers while pilgrims will […]

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7 Cr collected for traffic violations in four months

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Traffic department has collected a whopping sum of over Rs 7 crores from the traffic rule violators in just past four months, officials said. According to the official figures Traffic City Srinagar, Traffic City Jammu, Traffic Police Rural Kashmir and Traffic Police National Highway have collected a total fine of Rs […]

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Govt forms panel to monitor Human Capital Index

Srinagar: Government on Wednesday constituted a Committee for monitoring Human Capital Index (HCI) in Jammu and Kashmir. Headed by Principal Secretary to the Government, School Education Department (Chairman), the committee comprises of Project Director, Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, J&K Member Secretary, Additional Secretary to the Government, Higher Education Department, Additional Secretary to the Government, Health and […]

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Govt announces dearness allowance hike for employees, pensioners

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Wednesday ordered an increase of 3% dearness allowances of the government employees working in regular pay levels under 7th Pay Commission recommendations. An per an order, an existing rate of DA per month for employees was 31% of basic pay and has been increased to 34% with effect from […]

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Night temp drops amid forecast for scattered, widespread rains

Srinagar: Amid forecast for scattered to fairly widespread light rain and thunderstorm in next 48 hours, night temperatures recorded a drop in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of 9.6°C against 11.2°C on the previous night. The temperature, he said, was 1.7°C above normal during […]