Advisor Baseer Khan reviews progress on replacement of Barbed wire, poles
Sets timeline and directs for expeditious work in both Jammu, Kashmir Divisions
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday directed the officers of the Power Development Department to expedite the process of replacement of poles and barbed wire so that the same is completed before the onset of winter season. He passed on these directions during a meeting at Civil Secretariat here to resolve the […]
Deputations, individuals call on Advisor Baseer Khan
SRINAGAR: Several deputations and individuals Thursday called on Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan at Civil Secretariat here and apprised him of their grievances and demands. The delegations raised various issues of public importance of their respective localities and sought the intervention of the Advisor in this regard. A delegation of Bemina Coordination Committee […]
Promoting film tourism: Tourism officials hold meetings with Bollywood biggies
MUMBAI: Director Tourism, Kashmir, Dr. G N Itoo and Director, Tourism, Jammu, Vivekanand Rai, who are on a promotional visit to Maharashtra Thursday held a series of discussions with leading Bollywood production houses and film makers and impressed upon them to further revive their connections with Jammu & Kashmir. During their interactions, the visiting officers […]
Police arrest ‘notorious criminal’
Jammu: Police in Jammu arrested a ‘notorious’ criminal on Thursday, a police spokesman said. He said that a police party from police station Bahu Fort while on patrolling duty near Bahu Plaza and Rail Head complex area rounded up a suspect who tried to flee away on seeing police party. Upon search, a pistol was […]
Police arrest 3 drug peddlers in Kupwara
Kupwara: Police on Thursday claimed to have busted a network of drug peddlers and have arrested three notorious drug peddlers. Police have identified the arrested trio as Javid Ahmad Lone of Panzgam Kralpora., Shameem Ahmad Bhat of Sudhpora Karnah and Jahangir Ahmad Khan of Chitterkote Karnah. They said the trio involved in Drug Peddling/Smuggling have […]
Pine needle based handicraft training conducted
RAJOURI: Handicrafts Training with Pine (Chir) needles as raw material was conducted in Sunderbani Range with the aim to generate livelihood among local youth and to prevent the forest fires, for which chir pine needles act as fuel. Every year forest fires occur in Nowshera Forest Division causing loss of forest and wildlife. Collection and […]
Enabling environment created for transforming JK’s Agriculture sector: LT Guv
Says govt working on integrated approach leading to sweeping changes
NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Wednesday attended the Lt Governor’s conference on agricultural sector organized by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi. Speaking on the occasion, the Lt Governor shared J&K’s perspective on the broad approach of the UT Government taking Agriculture and allied sectors on the path of […]