Convener INTACH calls on Governor
Jammu: Saleem Beigh, State Convener of the Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH), called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Beigh briefed the Governor about various conservation and management initiatives being undertaken by the INTACH for preserving the cultural heritage and natural heritage of the State and […]
CJ inaugurates Induction Training programme
Jammu: Chief Justice J&K High Court Badar Durrez Ahmad Monday inaugurated a one-month long Induction Training Programme for newly appointed Civil Judges (Junior Division) organized by State Judicial Academy. Chairman, J&K State Judicial Academy, Justice Alok Aradhe, Member, J&K State Judicial Academy, Justice Janak Raj Kotwal, Member, J&K State Judicial Academy, Justice M K Hanjura, […]
Industrial unit holders stage protest against Govt
Srinagar: Industrial unit holders Monday held a protest demonstration against SRO 519 and SRO 521 recently passed by the state government. The protestors who had assembled at the Press Colony in Srinagar said that the orders were issued in a hurry. The protesting unit holders said that the discriminatory SROs were passed in a […]
Mnister asks IHM to upgrade syllabus for Tourist Facilitator Program
Srinagar: Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti today directed the Institution of Hotel Management (IHM), Rajbagh to upgrade the syllabus for Tourist Facilitator programme on the contemporary lines and asked them to improve the standard of teaching. He said this during the meeting convened to review the tourism-related training programmes taught at IHM, which includes […]
Minister for speedy recovery of payments, arrears of custodian land
Jammu: Minister for Revenue, Haq & Auqaf and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rehman Veeri today asked the Evacuee Property department to take up the issue of delay in compensation against acquisition of custodian land with concerned collectors for early recovery of all pending payments. This was stated by the Minister while reviewing the acquisition progress on […]
Div Com for expediting work on core dev projects
Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan Monday called for expediting work on all prestigious development projects in the City for ensuring their time-bound completion. The Divisional Commissioner stated this while chairing 17th Divisional Level Committee (DLC) meeting of Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA). The meeting was convened to discuss land acquisition cases, rehabilitation plan […]
Govt orders transfers of 11 officers
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday transferred eleven officers, nine of them KAS, in the interest of administration. According to separate orders, Anil Kumar (KAS), Deputy Secretary Finance Department, has been transferred and posted as Project Officer, Wage Employment (ACD), Kishtwar, vice Mr. Garbi Rashid Dar. Garbi Rashid Dar (KAS), Project Officer, Wage […]
Pak bans JuD, FIF from collecting donations
Islamabad: Pakistan’s financial regulatory body today banned Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed-led Jamaat-ud Dawa and Falah-i-Insaniat Foundation from collecting donations, according to a media report. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) prohibited the collection of donations by the JuD, the front organisation of banned outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, as well as several other such organisations named […]
India awaits consular access to Jadhav: MEA
New Delhi/Islamabad: India awaits consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav and other Indian nationals in Pakistan’s custody, the external affairs ministry said today, as it exchanged with Islamabad the list of civilian prisoners and fishermen lodged in each other’s jails. “Lists of 250 civilian prisoners and 94 fishermen were handed over to Pakistan,” it said. A […]
Lt Gen Anbu visits north Kashmir, reviews security situation
Srinagar: Northern Army Commander Lt General D Anbu today visited forces’ units in north Kashmir to review the prevailing security situation. “The army commander visited several units in north Kashmir and reviewed the situation there,” an Army official said. He said Lt Gen Anbu was briefed about the winter preparedness and measures taken to meet […]