Kharif Season-2021: Navin Choudhary reviews readiness of procurement portal
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers’ Welfare (APD&FW), Navin Kumar Choudhary Friday chaired a meeting to review the readiness of procurement portal and status of its integration with national portal for Kharif Season-2021. Commissioner Secretary Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA), Zubair Ahmad; Director APD&FW Jammu; General Manager, FCI, Jammu, Scientists […]
Telugu film makers keen to explore JK as shooting destination
Tourism Deptt officers brief them about scope for film tourism
HYDERABAD: The film makers of Telugu cinema (Tollywood) are keen to explore Jammu & Kashmir as a shooting destination for the upcoming movies. This was disclosed by the office bearers of Telugu Film Producers Council and Telugu Film Directors Association in a meeting with the officers of J&K Tourism Department here today. A team of […]
Cultural Unit Srinagar, DIPR conducts Nukkad Natak at B&J Hospital
Raises awareness on adherence to CAB, SOPs
SRINAGAR: Cultural Unit Srinagar of DIPR Friday organised a Nukkad Natak at Bone and Joints Hospital Barzulla with an aim to raise awareness among hospital visitors and general public about Covid Appropriate Behaviour. Face masks were also distributed at the venue. A large gathering of people watched the Nukkad Natak. Through the Act, the artists […]
Tribal Museum and Research Centre coming up in Poonch
Secretary, Tribal Affairs, Vice-Chancellor JU discuss establishment plan
SRINAGAR: Tribal Affairs Department and Jammu University finalised modalities for establishment of a state-of-the art Tribal Museum and Research Centre (TMRC), at Poonch, which is proposed a centre of excellence in tribal culture, research, literature and studies. Proposals were also discussed for tribal museums at Jammu, Rajouri, Udhampur and Srinagar. Secretary, Tribal Affairs department, Dr […]
Workshop for intermediaries of SAATH scheme inaugurated
5000 rural women to be benefitted, 100 to receive upscale mentoring
SRINAGAR: After being inaugurated by the Lieutenant Governor in the first week of this month the Mission Director, JKRLM, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar Friday inaugurated the workshop for the functionaries implementing the ‘SAATH’ program here. The ‘SAATH’ initiative is a rural enterprise acceleration program for the Self Help Group (SHG) women in J&K. Under the […]
1720 ASHAs of JK NHM, appear in NIOS certification exam
SEPTEMBER/ JAMMU: A total of 1720 Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) of National Health Mission, Jammu and Kashmir, Friday appeared in NIOS theory examination for certification by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS). Pertinently, the theory examination was conducted by NIOS in all the districts of J&K amid strict adherence to COVID-19 preventive protocols. According […]
CUK’s National Science Urdu Congress concludes
Srinagar: The two days “National Urdu Science Congress-2021,” organized by the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in association with Vigyan Prasar, at Gandhi Bhawan, University of Kashmir concluded here. Hundreds of delegates and eminent experts from Jammu and Kashmir, and other parts of the country attended valedictory function of the Congress, organized under the theme […]
KU organises day long workshop on scientific literature
Srinagar: The Department of Bioresources University of Kashmir on Friday organized a workshop on scientific literature. The day-long workshop was organised under the project MANAV (Human Atlas) sponsored by DBT Government of India in collaboration with IISER Pune, NCCS-Pune and Persistent Systems. The main objective of the workshop was to impart skills and knowledge among […]
Youth fall into gorge while cutting grass, dies
Poonch: An 18-year-old youth was killed after he suddenly fell down in a deep gorge while cutting grass at Chapprian area of Poonch district on Friday. Official sources said that Showkat Hussain (18) son of Bashir Ahmed Kholi of Sawjian fell into around 40-ft gorge at Chapprian while he was cutting green grass. He suffered […]
Director RDD Kashmir visits various blocks of Shopian
Asks officers to speed up execution of development works
SHOPIAN: Director, Rural Development Department (RDD), Kashmir, Tariq Ahmad Zargar Friday visited various blocks of Shopian district. The Director during the visit reviewed progress of timely payments and AADHAR linkage and it was informed that cent percent payments and Aadhar linkage has been achieved in all the blocks. He inspected various on-going works in Balapora, […]
