25 schools selected for smart class rooms, capacity building in Sgr
Project to be completed in 2 months: DC Srinagar
SRINAGAR: District Administration, Srinagar has selected 25 schools for establishment of Smart Class Rooms and providing modern teaching-learning material apart from capacity building and training of staff. The move is aimed at equipping Government schools with technology and improving teaching-learning experience. The teachers of selected schools will undergo capacity building modules devised by the National […]
Decentralization to be essence of future planning: Chief Secretary
Planning to have Panchayat, Block and District level plans as building blocks
SRINAGAR: In a marathon preparatory budget meeting cum workshop conducted by the Finance department the Chief Secretary of J&K, BVR Subrahmanyam Thursday directed the district administration to make Panchayats and local bodies the units of their respective plan formulation as per the 73rd and 74thamendment of the Constitution. The Chief Secretary emphasized that all plans […]
Dr Samoon asks DCs to step-up Skill Development programs
Reviews functioning of PMKVY Skill Training Centres
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, School Education Department and Skill Development, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon Thursday asked the Deputy Commissioners to step up Skill Development program in the district to enable maximum youth to obtain skills with high employability potential in the market. Dr Samoon was chairing a meeting to review the Skill Development Sector in Jammu […]
Two Petrol-Pumps penalized for short-delivery: LMD
SRINAGAR: The Legal Metrology Department Thursday slapped a fine of Rs.10, 000 on each petrol pump after they were found issuing 30 ml and 40 ml short fuel in every 5 litre measure. During a routine inspection of several petrol-pumps of city Srinagar under the supervision of Controller Legal Metrology Department J&K M. Akbar Wani […]
PMAY-U to be available in Srinagar, Jammu Metro Regions: CS
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday chaired the 8th meeting of State Level Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana- Urban (PMAY-U) Mission. Administrative Secretaries of Finance, Housing & Urban Development and Revenue, besides Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation and concerned Heads of Departments participated in the meeting. The Chief Secretary reviewed […]
Explosive Material recovered in Awantipora
Srinagar: Police on Thursday claimed to have unearthed huge cache of explosive material in south Kashmir’s Awantipora. In a statement issued here, police said that acting on tipoff about the presence of militant of outfit Jaish-e- Mohammad, Police, 42 RR and 130 BN CRPF conducted a joint search of the nursery area near forests of […]
Cocoon Marketing to continue despite Covid-19 pandemic: Official
JAMMU: The Sericulture Department has taken far reaching measures to support the Cocoon Rearing families amid the pandemic by continuing Cocoon Marketing in association with local and outside Reelers and extending other facilities. This was stated by Director Sericulture J&K, Manzoor Ahmad Qadiri, who was on a tour to the Jammu province for a meeting […]
18 fresh deaths, 1590 cases reported in JK
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday witnessed 18 fresh deaths related to Covid-19, taking the total number of deaths due to dreaded virus to 932. Meanwhile, 1,590 fresh cases including 92 travelers were also reported taking the total number of positive cases to 58,244. Notably, in last 24 hours, 18 persons who had tested positive for […]