Lt Governor attends closing ceremony of Pahalgam Winter Carnival through virtual mode

Congratulates Tourism department and all stakeholders for successful conduct of two-day long carnival “I assure tourists a safe, pleasant & memorable visit to J&K, the paradise on earth. Come and witness the scenic beauty, rich culture and heritage of J&K”: LG Local community and stakeholders must come together to ensure development of J&K, says the […]

Lt Governor presides over the 32nd Meeting of Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University

KATRA: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today presided over the 32nd meeting of Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU). The Executive Council, led by the Lt Governor took several important decisions for bringing qualitative improvement in overall functioning of the University. The Lt Governor, who is also the Chancellor of SMVDU, called for […]

Lt Guv Sinha highlights reforms made by UT government

JAMMU: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha participated in the 6th Governing Council meeting of NITI Aayog, through virtual mode. During the meeting, the Lt Governor highlighted major reformative measures taken by the UT Governor, besides apprising the meeting about the new trajectory that the UT has undertaken in the past 17 months. At the outset, the […]

Spur in Covid cases: All inbound air travelers to face covid-19 tests

Will be allowed to leave only after results are negative

Srinagar: As the number of covid-19 cases showed an upswing in various states across India, the administration in Srinagar has decided to check all inbound travelers for the virus. The officials said that no inbound travellers will be allowed to leave the airport until their test reports are received. In view of the rising cases […]

DDC’s all set to be constituted in JK

Srinagar: After holding elections for chairpersons and vice-chairpersons of district development councils in Jammu & Kashmir, the administration is set to constitute DDCs in all 20 districts of the UT. Sources said that the Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Rakj would soon issue statutory orders notifying constitution of DDCs. “The State Election Commission would […]

PDP to hold Presidential elections on Monday

Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will hold elections for the post of party president on 22nd of February 2021 (Monday), an official handout issued on Saturday said. It said that the members of the electoral college from Kashmir & Jammu provinces will vote to elect the party president on Monday in Srinagar and Jammu respectively. […]

Bihar resident arrested for militant links

Jammu: A 25-year-old Bihar resident was arrested for his alleged links with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and was brought here on transit remand for questioning on Saturday, police said. Javaid Alam Ansari’s name surfaced during questioning of Lashkar-e-Mustafa (LeM) chief Hidayatullah Malik and was arrested from his house at Deobahuara village in Chapra on […]