Dereliction of duty: DC Anantnag places Naib Tehsildar under suspension
ANANTNAG: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Friday placed Naib Tehsildar Ranbirbora, Tehsil Anantnag East (Mattan) under suspension for dereliction of duty. The Naib Tehsildar has been placed under suspension for unauthorized absence from duty. It is in place to mention that several guidelines have been issued from time to time directing public officials […]
Spurious pesticides seized at Pulwama
PULWAMA: The Enforcement Wing of South Kashmir seized fake pesticides including Phorate, 18 drums (900 Kgs), Paushak 300 litres (Duplicate) and Aluminium Phosphide 3 cases amounting to approximately Rs 7, 00,000 seized from the premises of Shaheen Enterprises Pulwama. Law Enforcement officer South Kashmir Wing Amarjeet Singh said that there will be zero tolerance against […]
Director Agriculture visits OVC Maloora
SRINAGAR: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Friday visited Organic Vegetable Clusters (OVC) Maloora Tengpora of Zone Qamarwari, here. The Director during the visit monitored different Agriculture activities undergoing in the fields. He also held interaction with the farmers. Speaking on the occasion, the Director reiterated the department’s commitment to provide every possible support (technical […]
JKEDI Budgam trains 28 women entrepreneurs under Tejaswini scheme
BUDGAM: A total of 28 self-employment aspirants completed their training under Tejaswini scheme in two back-to-back Entrepreneurship Development Programs (EDPs) at JKEDI, Budgam. The EDPs were held at Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) District Centre, Budgam with effect from March 18 to April 07, 2022 in which 28 women aspirants within the age […]
Kashmir reports nine covid-19 cases
Srinagar: Kashmir Valley logged nine fresh Covid-19 cases while as no case was reported from Jammu division for the third consecutive day on Friday. There was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours either in Kashmir or Jammu, officials said. They said that the while there was no fresh case from […]
Two held for illegal extraction of minerals
Srinagar: Police in Budgam arrested two persons and seized s many vehicles for being involved in illegal extraction and transportation of minerals, a police spokesman said Friday. He said that acting on specific information regarding illegal extraction and transportation of minerals at Sehipora Magam, a police party established a checking point in the area. During […]
Chief Secretary holds meet with STP Pune
Explores ideas towards building an innovation ecosystem in JK
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Thursay chaired a meeting with the officers from Science and Technology Park, Pune, for exploring ideas about building an innovation ecosystem and culture in Jammu and Kashmir. Pertinently, Science and Technology Park, Pune, one of the first Science and Technology Entrepreneurs Parks (STEPs) set up in 1986 by […]
CS inaugurates Public Lounge, VC Hall at DC Office Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday inaugurated Public Lounge and Video Conference Hall here at DC Office Complex, Srinagar. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, P.K Pole, Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad were present on the occasion. The Chief Secretary took a round of the newly created public facilities in the DC office Complex […]
State Marriage Assistance programme reviewed
ANANTNAG: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla reviewed the implementation of State Marriage Assistance programme, here. At the outset, the DC directed DSWO to hold awareness campaigns regarding the requirements as well as benefits of the programme. Taking note of the extensive documentation required for processing applications, Dr Singla said that the new […]
Govt creating massive school edu infra along with quality human resources: Officials
SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has introduced major changes in the education sector with path-breaking decisions to ensure quality, equity, accessibility, accountability and affordability in the system. The department of School Education has achieved landmark strides so far by effectively implementing all schemes and projects envisaging a notable improvement in the existing curriculum […]
