Mehbooba chairs first meeting with party leaders after release
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reiterated its commitment to an uncompromising united response to the illegal disempowerment of the people of Jammu & Kashmir perpetrated on August 5, 2019. Party Spokesman and Media Advisor to Mehbooba Mufti, Suhail Bukhari in a statement issued here said that the Party’s top leadership, while endorsing the stance […]
Teenage boy commits suicide in Bandipora
Bandipora: A 14-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his maternal uncle’s home in Plaan area of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official said that the boy (name withheld), a resident of Nowpora locality of Bandipora hanged himself at his maternal uncle’s home. He said that soon after the incident, the […]
Wife, her paramour murdered Bandipora Sarpanch: Police
Bandipora: Police on Thursday claimed to have solved a murder case of a sarpanch who was found hanged at his home in Zurimanz village of north Kashmir’s Bandipora district last week. An official said that police have arrested two persons including wife of the deceased sarpanch as they have been found involved in this case. […]
800 health and wellness centres set up to strengthen rural healthcare
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir administration has setup 800 health and wellness centres to strengthen rural healthcare services in the union territory, a senior official said. It had earlier formulated a comprehensive proposal of Rs 367 crore and submitted for funding from the World Bank for strengthening of healthcare institutions, including dedicated COVID hospitals and […]
Transparent mechanism for recruitment process put in place: Advisor Khan
SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, Thursday said that the government of Jammu and Kashmir has put in place a transparent mechanism for recruitments in Jammu and Kashmir for which any job aspirant has to follow the procedure in order to enter into the government services. The Advisor stated this during his weekly public […]
Farooq Abdullah reviews developmental scenario in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL: The Member of Parliament (MP), Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency, Dr. Farooq Abdullah Thursday visited Ganderbal to take detailed review of major developmental projects and implementation of flagship schemes in the district. During the visit, the MP chaired a meeting of concerned officers to review the developmental scenario in the district. On the occasion, District […]
Govt decides to promote Saffron, Walnut, Basmati and Apple
Chief Secretary reviews ‘One District-One Product’ scheme
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday chaired a meeting of the Apex Level Approval Committee (ALAC) to review the rollout of the ‘One District-One Product’ component of the ‘Formalization of Micro Food Processing Enterprises’ (FME) scheme in Jammu & Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry […]
Propaganda radicalizing youth in Kashmir: Lt Guv
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor (LG) Manoj Sinha advocated comprehensive measures on Wednesday to deal with radicalisation of youngsters in the Union Territory, saying terror elements from thousands of miles away are trying to infiltrate a large section of the society with the help of rabid propaganda. Addressing policemen on the occasion of the […]
MIS for procurement of Apple gets cabinet nod
Lt Guv terms the decision as great relief for Apple Growers
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha thanked Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and the Union Cabinet for approving Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for procurement of apples in the Union Territory. The move will ensure optimum prices to the Apple farmers and give necessary fillip to the economy. “The scheme is a great relief for […]
