In a first, Revenue Deptt creates RID Fund to fill infra gap
Srinagar: In a first, a Revenue Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF) has been created wherein 5% of the cost of the state land acquired for any infrastructure development project will be charged and for other land acquired for the projects 2% will be charged by the revenue department. Giving the information about the Fund, Minister for […]
Minister conducts surprise check of RDD offices
Kathua: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan Monday conducted surprise inspection of RDD offices in district Kathua and suspended four employees for dereliction of duties. The Minister made a surprise visit to ACD office and Executive Engineers Office of Rural Engineering Wing (REW) and found 4 employees absent. He […]
Govt to explore possibilities to tap tourism potential in Poonch
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government would explore every possibility to harness and tap the tourism potential in the border district of Poonch, state Tourism minister Tassaduq Mufti said. The minister, who was on a tour of Poonch and Rajouri districts, said the government would explore the possibility of tapping tourism potential of Pir Panjal […]
PMEGP implementation in Jammu region reviewed
Jammu: To review implementation of Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) in Jammu Division, a review meeting was conducted on Monday under the chairmanship of Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat, Chairperson (NZ), KVIC at Jammu. On the occasion while addressing the meeting Dr. Hina said PMEGP is the flagship scheme of Ministry of MSME and […]
Minister for ensuring cent percent installation of PoS machines by Feb
Jammu: Stressing upon implementing agencies to strictly adhere to set timelines for completion of Electronic Public Distribution System (ePDS) in the state, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali directed the authorities of M/S Linkwell Telesystems Pvt. Ltd. to work in mission mode and make coordinated effort […]
GCET hosts 5th National Conference on Innovative Trends in Engineering Technology
Jammu: Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari and Minister of state for Education and culture, Priya Sethi Monday held marathon interaction with the Engineering students drawn from state and outside state Engineering colleges here at the 5th National Conference & Exhibition on Engineering and Innovative Trends in Engineering Technology(NCEEITET) hosted jointly by the Government […]
Face-off at LoC: ‘BAT’ attack foiled, intruder shot dead: Army
Srinagar: One intruder was killed and three Indian Army soldiers were injured when an attempt by Pakistani Army’s Border Action Team (BAT) to attack an Indian Army picket along the Line of Control (LoC) was foiled on Sunday night, defence sources said. According to the defence sources, the incident occurred around 5.25 pm on Sunday […]
India-Pak armies trade fire in Uri, 3 injured
Srinagar: The armies of India and Pakistan on Monday evening exchanged fire and mortar shelling along LoC in Hajipeer area of Uri sector, reports said. According to the reports, the gunfire and mortar shelling was going on in Charanda, Silikote area of Hajipeer sector of Uri when this report was filed. The police said that […]
Mentally ‘deranged’ man taken as intruder, shot dead
Srinagar: Security forces shot dead a man, believed to be ‘mentally unsound’, near the Air Force station in Budgam district of central Kashmir after he ‘tried’ to enter the high-security area, a police spokesman said Monday. Around midnight last night, the man crossed the security fence and came near the station perimeter wall, the spokesman […]
Kamran Yusuf’s bail plea to come up for final hearing on Feb 21
New Delhi: A Delhi court is likely to announce its final decision on the bail plea of Kamran Yousuf, a freelance photo-journalist, arrested last year for alleged stone-pelting and other offences in Kashmir. Kamran’s case was heard again on Monday in the court of Tarun Sherawat, Additional Sessions Judge, Patiala house court Delhi, reports said. […]