KVIC organizes workshop on PMEGP
Srinagar: Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Thursday organized State Level Workshop on flagship Prime Ministers Employment Generation Program at SKICC Srinagar. Continuing its drive for providing employment avenues to the unemployed youth, Sub Office/State Office KVIC Jammu & Kashmir organised State Level Workshop on flagship Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Program (PMEGP) at SKICC […]
Maintain momentum of LS polls up to assembly elections: Omar to party functionaries
Presides NC’s provincial meet
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party vice president Omar Abdullah Thursday presided over a provincial committee meet of Kashmir province at party headquarters Nawa-e-Subha, Srinagar. The party vice president applauded the party functionaries for conducting segment wise conventions across the province. He said the need of the hour was to step up the efforts […]
PUF announces to review ‘New Pension Scheme’, scrap SRO 202
Srinagar: Peoples United Front (PUF) Thursday said that if elected to power in the upcoming assembly elections, its government will scrap the New Pension Scheme and strengthen the social security net for state government employees and members of three All India Services, IAS, IPS and IPS, posted to J&K. As per the NPS, employee contribution […]
‘Derogatory, blasphemous, reflection of feudal mindset’
PDP hits out at Vikramaditya Singh over remarks on 1931 martyrs
Srinagar: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday held meeting of its north Kashmir leadership to take stock of the overall functioning of the party affairs and measures needed to strengthen it further. The party also flayed Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh over his statement on July 13, 1931 martyrs, terming it “derogatory, mischievous and reflection of […]
NIA Amendment Bill 2019: Mainstream parties say encroaching space of agencies will hamper investigation
Srinagar: Days after the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was unanimously passed by Rajya Sabha, the mainstream parties in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday said there was no need to extend the powers to the agency as some agencies already exist in the country which have been authorized to investigate any matter outside India. The […]
Saurabh Baghat visits Directorate of Employment
Reviews implementation of schemes
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Labour and Employment, Saurabh Baghat Thursday visited Directorate of Employment and held a detailed meeting with the concerned officers to review the implementation of PM-SYM scheme, Self Help Group for Engineers, registration of unemployed Post-Graduates and Model Career Centres etc. Baghat while reviewing the status of PM-SYM directed the officers of Employment […]
City road in shambles, govt unmoved
Srinagar: The dilapidated condition of Rambagh road in Srinagar is causing huge inconvenience to the locals and commuters alike. A representation made by the residents said that road at Zum Zum Complex near Noorani Masjid is dotted with potholes at several places while alleging that the concerned authorities are paying no attention towards the issue. […]
Div Com clears pending acquisition cases of Sgr-Bla four lane project
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday cleared all pending cases of land acquisition for the Srinagar-Baramulla four-lane project. The officers apprised the Div Com regarding the status of draft awards, final awards besides the status of disbursement of compensation among other beneficiaries. During the meeting, a threadbare discussion was held between officers […]
One person killed, 8 injured in road mishap
Poonch: One person was killed and at least eight others were injured, four of them critically, when a load carrier met with an accident in Mendhar area of Poonch district of Jammu region on Thursday morning. Reports said a vehicle (Tata mobile—JKO2AH 0652) ) carrying villagers to Sakhi Maidan Mela met with an accident at […]
Minor’s body retrieved after five days
Poonch: Body of 5-year-old boy was retrieved from a river at Batalkote in Poonch district after five days of his drowning on Thursday. Reports said that some nomads spotted the body inside the river and informed the police about it. A police team immediately reached to the spot and retrieved the body from the river. […]