Photography exhibition in old Srinagar receives warm response
Director Tourism Kashmir, Mahmood A Shah Wednesday visited Cultural Center at Nowhatta in the old city of Srinagar where photography exhibition cum workshop is in full swing. The workshop inaugurated on the occasion of World Photography Day on August 19, 2017 was organized by the Department of Tourism, Kashmir and Gayoor Art Foundation. Scores of […]
SDM reviews Shah-e-Hamdan (RA) Urs arrangements
Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) East Syed Hanief Balkhi today visited Khan-e-Kahi Moulla shrine to review Urs arrangements of Shah-e-Hamdan Mir Syed Ali Hamdani (RA), which will begin on August 29, 2017. Engineers from PDD & PHE, Chief Sanitation Officer SMC, Medical Superintendent and other concerned officers were accompanied with the SDM. The SDM directed PDD […]
60th DLRC meeting held in Budgam
The 60th District level Review Committee meeting was held here today under the Chairmanship of District Development Commissioner Budgam Mohammad Haroon Malik. Officers of concerned departments, District Development Manager NABARD, Representatives from RBI, Cluster Head J&K Bank, District co-coordinators of various banks and BDOs operating in the district attended the meeting. Giving details about […]
Shabir Shah’s judicial remand extended till August 31
The judicial remand of separatist leader Shabir Shah on Wednesday was further extended till August 31 after a Delhi Court dismissed his bail application, reports said. Shah was arrested on charges of money laundering by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), and was sent to a 14-day judicial remand earlier on August 9. “The remand time of […]
JKBOSE adjudged 2nd ‘Futuristic School Board’ in Country
Secretary Education Department, Farooq Ahmad Shah, today convened a meeting to review the functioning of Jammu & Kashmir State Board of School Education (JKBOSE), particularly the examination and evaluation activities. Secretary-cum-Chairman of JKBOSE, Vina Pandita, Director School Education, G.N. Itoo, Director Academics of BOSE, Farooq Ahmad Peer, all Joint Secretaries of BOSE and other concerned […]
Hurriyat (M) condemns house detention of Mirwaiz
Hurriyat Conference (M) Wednesday condemned the government’s decision of placing the chairman of the amalgam, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq under house detention once again at his Nigeen residence, thereby baring him yet again from carrying out political, social and religious activities. Hurriyat (M) spokesman according to the statement issued here said that it was just five […]
Shabir Shah attacked in Patiala Court lockup, says his party
Senior resistance leader and chairman of Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah was on Wednesday attacked by inmates in Patiala Court police lockup. He had to appear in the court of Justice Siddharth Sharma. A party spokesperson in a statement issued to press said Shah was brought from Tihar jail Wednesday morning and was […]
HDFC Bank launches all-in-one ‘Digi POS’ machines
HDFC Bank Ltd., today became the first bank in India to launch DigiPOS, a Point of Sale (POS) machine that offers a complete suite of digital payment options. DigiPOS will offer customers various digital payment options such as UPI, Bharat QR, SMS Pay and PayZapp, in addition to the facility to pay through debit / […]
State information department to be rechristened as SADD
The Government today formally announced bifurcation of advertisement distribution and information dissemination in the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) by ordering establishment of independent nodal offices for advertisement distribution in the Joint Directorate of Information Kashmir and Jammu. “From 1st of September 2017, the advertisement distribution to the approved newspapers and periodicals and […]
JK Govt opposes Central Selection Mechanism for appointments in Subordinate Judiciary
Jammu and Kashmir government has opposed the Centralized Selection Mechanism (CSM) for appointments in the subordinate judiciary citing the reason that the state enjoys special status under the constitution of India. Pertinently, the Supreme Court of India had sent a concept note to all the states with a proposal for a Centralized Selection Mechanism for […]