After spending 9 years in restive Valley, Vohra maybe on his way out
From taking his first administrative decision of withdrawing the controversial Amarnath shrine land transfer order in J&K to tackling the anger and rage on the streets across Kashmir Valley since the past many years, Narinder Nath Vohra has been in the thick and thin of it all. N. Vohra, a seasoned bureaucrat presently holding the […]
Looting banks, robbing poor people cannot be ‘holy war’: PDP
Under attack on the law-and-order front in Kashmir, the ruling PDP on Wednesday took to social media to convey to militants that looting banks was not a “holy war”. Two banks were looted in Pulwama in South Kashmir which has been a stronghold of the PDP since the inception of the party in 1999. The […]
Ensure accountability of employees for better public delivery: CS to HoD’s
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, B.B. Vyas Wednesday chaired a high level meeting of district and sectoral officers to review the progress and implementation of various ongoing developmental projects and schemes, and to monitor the law and order situation in Baramulla district. The meeting which was chaired at Dak Bunglow Baramulla was attended by […]
Now, Banimulla women train in making jams, pickles
Under the Rural Tourism Scheme, the National Welfare Forum (an NGO) in association with Kashmir Tourism Department is training a batch of 60 girls in the techniques of processing horticulture products. A 15-day long training course cum demonstration was held at the Banimulla village of Kulgam district where many girls showed interest to learn the […]
Govt plans to develop Siard Baba shrine temple as tourist site
The District administration Reasi has decided to develop and project Saird Baba Shrine as pilgrim tourist destination. District Development Commissioner Reasi Ravinder Kumar today visited the site to initiate several measures to develop the place as pilgrimage site. He visited various places there and also convened meeting of officers. The DDC inspected existing infrastructure at […]
3 doctors among 17 suspended in Rajouri
District Administration, Rajouri has placed 17 officials including 3 doctors of Community Health Centre, Kandi under suspension for unauthorized absence from duty. The CHC was found locked at 10:45Hrs during an inspection conducted by Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Kotranka Gopal Singh, here today. Additional District Development Commissioner, Rajouri Avtar Singh Chib has been appointed an Inquiry […]
Minister reviews progress of PHE, I&FC projects
Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Sham Lal Choudhary today reviewed the pace progress of various PHE and Flood Control projects in Samba and Kathua districts, here at a high level meeting. The meeting was attended by senior functionaries of Public Health Engineering (PHE), Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) and Ravi Tawi Irrigation […]
3-day Annual Moungri Mela to start from May 14
Additional Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur Avny Lavasa today held a meeting with the district officers to review the arrangements for the three-day Annual Moungri Mela which would start from May14. The concerned departments were asked to make required arrangements for the smooth conduct of the mela. Tehsildar Moungri was deputed as the Mela officer. The departments […]
Rights body directs for time bound compensation to victim
Observing that the firing victim of Srinagar who had lost his both legs due to cross firing at Shamswari in 1994 is innocent, the State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) on Wednesday directed the state government to pay Rs five lakh as compensation to him. Aijaz Ahmad Sodagar son of Noor Mohammad Sodagar of Safa Kadal, […]
APHC meet discusses crisis in Kashmir Valley
Hurriyat Conference (M) Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, on Wednesday, convened a meeting of the executive council of APHC at the party headquarters. The meeting was chaired by Mirwaiz after being released from a prolonged period of house arrest and was attended by the executive members, including Professor Abdul Gani Bhat, Musadiq Adil, Masroor Abbas Ansari, […]
