Advisor for Infrastructure Development meets Vohra
Pardeep Singh, Advisor Infrastructure Development to the State Govt, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Governor had an hour long discussion with Singh about the problems relating to infrastructure development which were impeding progress on various fronts and slowing down the implementation of important Central Schemes. Governor suggested to Singh […]
Damaged roads leave commuters gasping
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19th century houses of Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Ghulam Ahmad Ashai to be preserved
Recognizing the literary contribution of Moulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875-1933)– the renowned Islamic scholar and son of the soil, Department of School Education has decided to preserve Late Alama’s around 150-year-old residential house through retrofitting under the Department’s heritage conservation programme. The Education Department has also decided to go for conservation of 19th Century building […]
Amargrah Sopore residents protest water scarcity
The residents of Amargrah village of Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Wednesday took to streets against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply to them’. The protesting inhabitants also blocked the Srinagar-Sopore Highway for hours, which resulted in the huge traffic mess in the area, eyewitnesses […]
Mughal Road thrown open for HMVs
The historical Mughal road was today thrown open for Heavy Motor Vehicles. According to the SSP Traffic, Rural Kashmir, the Mughal Road is through for Heavy Motor Vehicles. All the un-laden empty trucks and fruit laden trucks (6 tyre trucks only) except multi axle vehicles can adopt Mughal Road from Srinagar to Jammu. Accordingly, the […]
DDC reviews basic amenities in schools
To ensure basic facilities in government schools, a meeting of concerned officers was held under the chairmanship of District Development Commissioner here today. The meeting was attended by CPO, concerned Superintending Engineers (SEs), CEO, CMO, ZEOs and other concerned. The DDC took stock of progress made on various under-construction school buildings taken up under RMSA […]
Tral Flash floods: DDC distributes relief to affected families
Pulwama: A day after the flash floods hit Nagbal village of Tral, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama on Wednesday visited the area and took stock of the damage caused yesterday. The DDC was accompanied by MLA Tral, Mushtaq Ahmad Shah, Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Awantipora, SDM Tral, Tehsildar Tral, SHO Tral and […]
Mehbooba compliments teachers, asks them to groom students
Terming teachers as the role models for the society, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today impressed upon the teaching community to play their role more seriously in the proper mental and psychological upbringing of their students besides undertaking usual academic activities. Addressing a gathering of teachers here after inaugurating the Ustaad Ghar here today, the Chief […]
GST Regime: DDC interacts with local traders, seeks their suggestions
The District Development Commissioner Shopian, Mohammad Aijaz convened a meeting with Traders body here today at District Administrative Complex Shopian. The meeting was intended to discuss the implementation of Goods & Services Tax GST in the district. The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Revenue, Shafiq Ahmad, Commercial Taxes Officer Shopian/Pulwama, Zameer Ahmad and local […]
India, Pak should take serious steps to resolve Kashmir issue: Mirwaiz
Expressing concern and anguish over the escalation in violence between India and Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat Conference (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Wednesday, asked the leadership of both India and Pakistan to desist from military adventurism. He said that violence at the LoC has resulted in […]