DDOs to ensure contribution towards Armed Forces Flag Day Fund: Govt
JAMMU: The government has asked all the Treasury Officers to impress upon the Drawing and Disbursing Officers (DDOs) operating treasuries to ensure donation to the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund by all their employees. As per a circular issued today in this regard by Finance department, the minimum rate of donation has been fixed at […]
Urs of Dastgeer Sahib (RA)
DC Srinagar visits Khanyar shrine to inspect arrangements
SRINAGAR: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Wednesday visited the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Abdul Qadir Jeelani (RA) at Khanyar – known as Dastgeer Sahib – to inspect the arrangements put in place for the Urs of the revered saint on Friday. Additional Deputy Commissioner Srinagar M Haneef Balkhi and senior officers of line […]
DDC polls: Two forms rejected, 188 found valid for phase-V at Kupwara
KUPWARA: According to District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO), Kupwara, Anshul Garg, 188 nomination forms were found valid during scrutiny of nomination papers for phase-V of District Development Council (DDC) constituencies of Qadirabad and Rajwar and for Sarpanch and Panch vacancies held on November 24, here. As per data, all 36 nomination forms have been found […]
Horticulture produce is the main contributor to GDP in JK: Navin Choudhury
SRINAGAR: “Sky is the limit for Horticulture production in Kashmir” maintained Principal Secretary, Navin Kumar Choudhary, during awareness cum interactive session on Agro and related sector schemes organised by Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agriculture Science and Technology-Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar. The interactive programme was attended by Director Agriculture, Director Horticulture, Director Animal husbandry, Vice Chancellor SKUAST-K, Industrial […]
ICDS organises day-long workshop on ‘Poshan Abhyan’
SRINAGAR: Department of Integrated Child Development Services Wednesday organized a day-long capacity building workshop on “POSHAN ABHIYAN’’ for the Child Development Project Officers (CDPOs) of Kashmir division. Principal Secretary, Social Welfare, Bipul Pathak, was the chief guest while as Director General, Women and Child Development, Mir Tariq Ali was the guest of honour on the […]
J&K Bank Preliminary PO Exams
Around 6000 aspirants appear on day one
Srinagar: In a large exercise involving more than 56000 aspirants and thirty-nine centres spread across the UT of Jammu and Kashmir and in rest of the country, around 6000 aspirants appeared for the first phase of online preliminary examinations for the posts of Probationary Officer (PO) in J&K Bank on the first day. Notably, the […]
Illegal mineral extraction: Div Com reviews enforcement measures
JAMMU: Divisional commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma Tuesday asked the Director Geology and Mining to submit Action Taken Report to stop/ prevent illegal mining of minor minerals from River Tawi Bed. He passed the directions here at a meeting with concerned officers convened to review the implementation of Jammu and Kashmir High Court directions. The meeting […]
DDC polls: 145 candidates contesting against 90 seats in phase-1 at Kupwara
KUPWARA: District Panchayat Election Officer (DPEO) Kupwara, Anshul Garg Tuesday reviewed the arrangements for phase-I of District Development Council (DDC) and Panchayat by-election being held on November 28 in the district. The DPEO said that 03 DDC constituencies viz. Kalaroos, Kralpora and Tangdar are going for polls on November 28 during which all border and […]
Commander 9 Corps, GoC 26 Div call on Lt Guv
JAMMU: Lieutenant General, Upendra Dwivedi, Corps Commander, 9 Corps, and Major General, Vijay B Nair, GoC 26 Infantry Division Tuesday called on the Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. They briefed the Lt Governor about the security situation in the area of their responsibility and further discussed various important issues relating to the […]