Two years on, committee’s report gathering dust
Even after two years have elapsed since the decision to install Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) Cameras in the Srinagar’s mental care hospital was taken, the hospital administration has failed to follow the recommendations. Psychiatric Diseases Hospital, Rainawari is the oldest hospital dealing with the patients who turn violent and are to be controlled, for […]
CAG report says tampered supply orders were used for procurement
Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), report on the internal functioning of health department of the state has raised questions over the process of Procurement based on what the report said though “Fake/ Tampered Supply Orders.” Since the health institutions had placed supply orders on the basis of photocopies of the outside health institutions, audit carried […]
J&K Bank organizes excursion for Balgran children
As a part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), J&K Bank organized one day excursion for the children at Balgran – A charitable, non-profit NGO established in 1975 for the care of orphan children. Keeping the promise that J&K Bank Chairman & CEO Parvez Ahmed made during his last visit to Balgran, the bank arranged […]
Shops, establishments in Pulwama violate labour norms
Pulwama :Majority of the shops and establishments in South Kashmir’s Pulwama district violate norms prescribed by the labour department Kashmir for welfare of employees working in the private sector. Around 99.25 percent shops and establishments in Pulwama district violate labour norms, officials of the labour department revealed to ‘Kashmir Vision’. The data obtained from […]
Govt abolishes subsidy on sugar for APL consumers
The sugar supplied by the government to the consumers will get costlier from this month as the government has stopped subsidy to the Above Poverty Line (APL) consumers and kept only Rs 12 for BPL and other priority rations card holders. Before this month, the consumers would sugar at lower costs as its subsidy was […]
Power defaulters booked in Rajouri
In the ongoing drive against power defaulters in Rajouri district, as many as Rs 10 lakh were imposed on violators in less than a week. The drive has been launched by the District Administration through Power Development Department (Electric Maintenance and Rural Electrification) and assisted by Police and Executive Magistrates. It was said that the […]
CAG finds serious lapses in HUD department
The Comptroller Auditor General (CAG) has found serious lapses in the fund utilization by Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Department. In its latest report CAG has highlighted the shortfall of state share worth Rs 33 core which resulted in delay in release of funds, mis-utilisation of Rs 1.07 core and non-refund of interest of Rs […]
PCI team calls on CM
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has asked country’s top media watchdog organizations to help in correct and contextual portrayal of the happenings in the State. Interacting with the visiting team of Press Council of India which met her here today, the Chief Minister said a section of country’s media has been indulging in debates, discussions and […]
DIPR mulls constitution of State Media Advisory Committee
The Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) has decided to move a proposal before the Government for constituting a State Media Advisory Committee (SMAC) to look into the operational issues faced by the journalists while performing their professional duties in J&K. The decision was taken after the issue regarding day-to-day operational hassles faced by […]
CM in a hurry to inaugurate incomplete Modern Hospital: Mir
Lashing out at Chief Minister Mehbooba for neglecting Dooru Veerinag on every front, , J&K Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief G.A. Mir said today that CM is desperate enough to see her inaugural plates on incomplete projects, rather than ensuing overall development of the State, she seems more interested in inaugurating incomplete projects in order […]