Estimates Committee for surveys of ignored tourist destinations
Jammu: Estimates Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today asked the Secretary Tourism Department to conduct a fresh survey to identify left out and ignored tourist destinations before implementation of new Tourism Policy in the state so that the people living in those areas would be benefitted. The meeting of the Committee held under […]
Editorial: Prof. Bhat’s quest
Srinagar: Did former Hurriyat Chairman and head of Muslim Conference, Professor Abdul Gani Bath meet the Government of India’s interlocutor for Kashmir Dineshwar Sharma? This question has the been at the center of political conversations in Kashmir for last few days. After the Joint Resistance Leadership (JRL), had categorically rejected any possibilities of engagement with […]
Dy CM reviews power scenario, calls for reducing T&D losses
Srinagar: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today called for making concerted efforts to reduce the transmission and distribution losses in the electricity sector and continuous innovations in work execution to improve overall power scenario in the Valley. The Deputy Chief Minister, who is also Minister for Power Development and Housing & Urban Development, said […]
Minister distributes 111 Bicycles, 4 Auto Rikhshaws among fishermen
Jammu: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli has stressed for providing proper guidance, awareness about fish farming among the farmers so that they can be benefitted from various flagship programmes. The Minister said this while speaking at a concluding function held in connection with 3-Day Skill Development Programme on composite Fish […]
Dy CM reviews progress on AMRUT projects in Srinagar
Srinagar: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today convened a meeting to review the status of projects in Srinagar city-funded under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) which are being executed by Urban Environmental Engineering Department (UEED). Minister of State for Housing & Urban Development, Asiea Naqash and Minister of State for […]
Dir Agriculture Kashmir for judicious utilization of funds
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi today directed all the administrative officers to ensure that the budgetary allocations to their respective districts under different programmes and projects are fully utilised by the end of current fiscal. Chairing the meeting, the Director, directed the concerned officers to reflect the needs of their districts in […]
State Football League-2017: Pulwama FC, United Lalpora FC lift district leagues
Srinagar: Pulwama FC and United Lalpora FC won final matches of district Pulwama and Kupwara leagues in the ongoing State Football League-2017. Both the final matches were played on Tuesday (Dec 5) at Synthetic Turf, TRC in Srinagar. In the first final of the day of District Pulwama league, which started at 11 am, Pulwama […]
Militants abduct Cop’s brother in Bandipora
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Wednesday evening abducted brother of a policeman in Bandipora district of north Kashmir. A police officer said that a group of militants barged inside the residence of the policeman Farooq Ahmad Khan, who was recently promoted from SPO to constable, and abducted his brother Mudasir Khan 22/23 s/o Manna Khan at […]
Three notorious drug peddlers arrested
Kupwara: In yet another successful bid, Kupwara Police on Wednesday claimed to have achieved another big success by arresting there notorious drug peddlers from different locations of the district and recovered four kgs of Charas from their possession. In continuation of the special drive of J&K Police to eradicate the drug menace from the society, […]
Explore possibilities to rehabilitate Batamaloo street vendors: Dy CM to admin
SRINAGAR: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh today asked the divisional administration, Kashmir to explore possibilities for rehabilitating street vendors of Batamaloo Bus stand. The Deputy Chief Minister said that government was keen to draft some productive plan for their rehabilitation. He asked the delegation of street vendors to cooperate with the administration and help […]