Union Additional Secretary reviews functioning of APFW
BARAMULLA: Union Additional Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare (APFW), P K Swain, Monday visited various areas of Tangmarg, Baramulla district to review functioning of the department there. He visited organic farming cluster Utikoo (Dhobiwan Tangmarg) and other adjacent areas of the sub division. A number of farmer delegations met the visiting dignitary and apprised […]
‘Yogyata se Rozgar Mahotsav’: Srinagar Admin organizes felicitation programme
SRINAGAR: The District Administration Srinagar Monday organized a felicitation programme under ‘Yogyata se Rozgar Mahotsav’ to felicitate newly appointed meritorious Class 4th employees of the district at Block Development Office, here. The felicitation programme was organised on the directions of Deputy Commissioner, Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad to felicitate newly appointed Class 4th employees to honour […]
DDC chairs stamp duty rate revision meeting
ANANTNAG: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Monday chaired a meeting with SDMs of Doru, Pahalgam, Bijbehara, Kokernag to discuss the revision of stamp duties in specific areas and removal of anomalies at Tehsil levels. The DDC stressed upon the sub registrars to get the feedback from the patwaris for removal of […]
KCC awareness, enrolment camp held at Lasjan Panchayat
SRINAGAR: The District Administration Srinagar in collaboration with Agriculture Department and other allied departments on Monday organised an awareness camp at Panchayat Halqa Lasjan to register left out farmers of the area under Kissan Credit Card (KCC) scheme so that 100 percent target is achieved in the district. The Awareness cum Enrolment camp was organized […]
Awantipora residents seek potable water
Allege supply of contaminated water
Pulwama: The residents of Padgampora village in Awantipora hamlet in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Monday staged a protest against Jal Shakti department for allegedly supplying them contaminated water. The residents blocked the main road and raised slogans against the concerned department while demanding attention of higher ups in this regard. The protesters alleged that […]
DAK calls for judicious use of antibiotics
Srinagar: On World Antibiotic Awareness week, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Monday called for judicious use of antibiotics. “Inappropriate use of antibiotics is responsible for alarming levels of antibiotic resistance in Kashmir valley,” said DAK President Dr Nisar ul Hassan. Dr Hassan said more than two-thirds of antibiotics are unnecessarily prescribed for infections caused by […]
DGP condoles demise of police officer
Jammu: Director General of Police, Shri Dilbag Singh has deeply condoled the sad demise of DySP Ajay Sharma who died Monday morning at GMC Jammu, a police spokesman said. He said that the DGP expressed his sympathy with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul. Born in 1968, Ajay Sharma […]
Driver found dead in Poonch
Poonch: Body of a 35-year-old driver was found near Harmutta market in Poonch district on Monday, officials said. They said the body was spotted at around 07:30 a.m. and a police team recovered it and shifted to Sub District Hospital Mendhar for postmortem. A police official confirming the recovery of the body identified the deceased […]
PCCF inspects developmental works in Srinagar, south Circle
SRINAGAR: The Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF), Dr. Mohit Gera inspected various development works in Srinagar and South Circle during his five days tour to Kashmir region that concluded Monday. The HoD along with APCCF Kashmir, T. Rabi Kumar, Conservator South Circle Tawheed Deva and CF Srinagar Circle Zubair Ahmad visited Anantnag and Tangmarg […]
Special exhibition held on eve of ‘World Heritage Week’
SRINAGAR: In the wake of ‘World Heritage Week’, the Department of Archives Archaeology and Museums (AA&M) Srinagar has organized a special exhibition from 19th to 25th November 2021, here. During the special exhibition, the department is exhibiting “Rare Manuscripts and Archival Records” in the Art Gallery at Shergarhi Complex Srinagar and “Photo-Exhibition on Heritage Sites” […]
