Advisor Baseer Khan confers awards to artisans
Says Govt taking several initiatives to promote local craft
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday presided over the backlog award ceremony for the year 2018 at Conference Hall, Kashmir Haat Srinagar during which several artisans were conferred awards for their services to the craft sector. On the occasion the Advisor said that several initiatives are being taken up for the welfare […]
Advisor Khan holds webinar on ‘National toll free Elder line’
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan Friday took stock of the preparations for launch of the National toll free helpline for elderly persons named Elder line here in J&K. The other participants of the webinar includes Sheetal Nanda, Secretary Social Welfare Department, Deputy Commissioners, Superintendents of Police, Chief Education Officers (CEOs), Chief Medical Officers […]
Tap water reaches 100% schools, anganwadi centers in JK: Govt
SRINAGAR: In keeping with its efforts at providing tap water connection to all rural households by 2022, Jal Jeevan Mission, Jammu and Kashmir has accomplished the challenging task of ensuring functional tap water connections to all schools and anganwadi centres in the Union Territory. The 100 % coverage of schools and anganwadi centres comes much […]
Flower Exhibition: Advisor Baseer Khan visits Botanical Garden, reviews arrangements
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Friday visited the Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden to review the arrangements which are being put in place for the upcoming Flower Exhibition. Commissioner Secretary Floriculture, Gardens and Parks, Sheikh Fayaz Ahmad, Director Floriculture Kashmir Farooq Ahmad Rather and other officers accompanied the Advisor during his visit to […]
Tribal areas to get Mobile Medical Units, Veterinary Dispensaries
Govt approves Rs 20 Cr project
SRINAGAR: Tribal Affairs Department today finalized the modalities of inter-departmental convergence to provide Mobile hospitals and dispensaries for healthcare of nomadic population, mobile veterinary dispensaries, medical equipment and infrastructure in tribal areas. A budget of Rs 20 crore has been earmarked for the project. Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary discussed the modalities […]
JK to emerge as skill capital of India: Lt Guv
Stresses on academia-industry collaboration
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir administration is working on a plan to make the Union Territory the country’s skill capital, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Thursday and called on technical institutions to focus on strengthening academia-industry collaboration. Technical institutes must also experiment with new technologies for the benefit of society, Sinha said during a […]
Islamic Banking in JK: HC grants month’s time to govt for filing reply on PIL
Srinagar: The High Court has granted government one month’s further time to respond to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL), seeking introduction of Islamic Banking in Jammu and Kashmir. A division bench of Chief Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Sanjay Dhar granted the time on the request by the counsel appearing for the government. “Despite time […]
