Implementation of Forest Rights Act
Admin appoints 8-member panel to implement new legislation
Srinagar: In a significant development, Jammu & Kashmir’s Forest department has set-up a high-level committee to provide it legal and technical support for implementation of the Forest Rights Act (FRA) in the Union Territory. The eight-member panel headed by Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (APCCF) and Chief Executive Officer, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and […]
A healthy heart protects the kidneys too
Dr Sudeep Singh Sachdev Hitting the Nation as well as globally, the COVID pandemic continues to be a growing health crisis day-by-day. With the year 2020 coming to an end, the geriatric population has been recorded to be affected the most and the age factor poses an extreme threat to mortality and rate of infection. […]
7th Phase of Panch, Sarpanch by-polls records 63. 53% voter turnout: SEC
JAMMU: Around 63.53 percent voter turnout was recorded in the Seventh Phase of vacant Panch and Sarpanch by-polls that were held on Wednesday, the state election commissioner K K Sharma said. While giving out the details, SEC informed that by-polls for Panch vacant seats were held in 438 vacant seats in the seventh phase. Out […]
Govt schools in Baramulla register 18000 new admissions
BARAMULLA: Chief Education Officer (CEO) Baramulla, G M Lone Thursday said that over 18000 new admissions have been registered during the current academic session 2020-21 in various government schools across the district. He said out of these admissions, over 5000 are those who were previously enrolled in different private educational institutions. The CEO made these […]
J&K Bank Inaugurates BU at Laroo in Kulgam
Srinagar: Strengthening its foot prints further to ease out the rush at other business touch points and to facilitate the local businessman, common people; J&K Bank Thursday added one more Business Unit to its network in Kulgam at General Bus Stand Laroo. While maintaining the social distancing norms, District Development Commissioner Kulgam, Showkat Aijaz Bhat […]
Baramulla resident held with Charas in Goa
Panaji: A 25-year-old man from north Kashmir working in Goa has been arrested on charges of drug possession, police said on Thursday. Police Inspector Jivba Dalvi told reporters that a raid was conducted on Wednesday night on getting information about drugs being peddled at Arambol beach village in North Goa. During the raid, one Faizal […]
JDA holds 84th BoD meeting chaired by Dheeraj Gupta
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Housing and Urban Development, Dheeraj Gupta Thursday chaired the 84th BoD meeting of Jammu Development Authority (JDA) at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Revenue, Shaleen Kabra; Commissioner Secretary, Forest and Ecology, Sarita Chauhan; Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma; Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sushma Chauhan; Commissioner JMC, Avny Lavasa; […]
Navin reviews NABARD sponsored NAFCC project
JAMMU: In a meeting held Thursday under the chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production & Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, the progress and implementation of ‘Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in Rain-Fed Farming (Kandi) Areas of Jammu and Kashmir’ was discussed. The meeting was attended by Chief General Manager, NABARD, R.K Srivastava; Director Ecology, Environment […]