SBI donates 10 Cr to the ‘Armed Forces Flag Day Fund’

Srinagar: To support and enable armed forces and their families, India’s largest bank has stepped forward to donate to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. State Bank of India in its continuous effort to fulfill banks philanthropic responsibilities has decided to donate Rs.10 crore towards the welfare of dependent girl children of war veterans/ex-servicemen/war widows. […]

COVID-19 vaccine rollout: DDCs asked to prepare district-wise micro-plans

JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a marathon meeting with Deputy Commissioners of all the districts along with their CMOs to kick off preparatory planning for the roll-out of COVID-19 vaccination for hassle-free and time-bound delivery of the vaccine across the Union Territory. Administrative Secretaries of departments of Health & Medical Education, […]

Lt Guv launches 12 online services of Transport Department

JAMMU: In yet another move to provide effective public delivery service at people’s doorsteps, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday launched 12 online services of Transport Department here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor also launched the e-book of the department elucidating the different services being provided to the people, besides the procedures for applying for […]

Police seizes heroin worth 1.5 Cr, arrests drug dealer

Srinagar: The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, a specialized unit to check rising menace of drugs in the Union Territory, gave another blow to the drugs cartels operating in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. “In Malangpora area of Awantipora, Heroin-like substance worth about Rs 1.5 crores was seized and a […]

Forest Department to establish Herbal Park at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) J&K, Friday informed that the Urban Forestry Division (UFD), of the department is going to establish Herbal Park at Boninar Hills about 1.5 km from Cheshmashahi, Srinagar. The PCCF also visited the proposed site informing that the park shall come up during the current year. He said about […]

Lt Guv addresses Rashtriya Sarpanch Sansad conclave

Says villages are at the core of our economic, social, and political setup

JAMMU: “Villages are at the core of our economic, social, and political setup; they have had an immense role in our development in the last 73 years. With the development of villages, we hope to move from “GRAM UDAY” to “BHARAT UDAY”, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks during his address at the 2nd […]

Rohit Kansal reviews status of IT implementation in PDD

Calls for taking advantage of technology for better power supply, revenue realization

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal, Friday chaired a meeting convened to review the progress of various projects being carried out for augmentation of power sector and strengthening IT and Communication Divisions of J&K PDD here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting discussed various aspects and issues related to implementation of Information Technology in […]

KU gets Centre for Glacial Studies

Secretary DST e-inaugurates Rs 8-cr project

Srinagar: In a move which could give a huge fillip to research promotion and development at the University of Kashmir, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has awarded the varsity with an ambitious Centre of Excellence for Glacial Studies (CoEGS) in the Western Himalaya. DST Secretary Prof Ashutosh Sharma Friday e-inaugurated the […]