Hizb militant arrested
Srinagar: A militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen was arrested from Qazigund Kulgam area of South Kashmir, Police said on Wednesday. Police sources said that a Hizb militant namely Shamsul Waqar was arrested along with arms including an AK-47 Rifle from Qazigund Kulgam. More details awaited.
Fire damages historical Khanqah-e-Moula Shrine
Srinagar: A major blaze broke out in historical Khanqah-e-Moula Shrine in old city Srinagar early Wednesday morning, reports said. According to local sources the fire broke out at 4:45 am in the morning. They said that fire damaged upper-storey of the shrine, however, the cause of the fire is yet to be known. As the […]
FinMin for speeding up creation of central database of employees
Jammu: Minister for Finance Dr Haseeb A Drabu today asked the IT Department to expedite work on generation of central database having all necessary information of the government employees so that it can be utilized for e-governance purpose. The Minister said this during a meeting convened to review the progress on Centralized Personal Information […]
Singapore Govt invites Dr Drabu for sharing development experience
Jammu: Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu will be leaving for Singapore tomorrow on an official study visit. Dr Drabu has been invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Singapore on the official visit from 16 to 18 November to share with him Singapore’s development experience in public administration, smart cities, water management, […]
Minister kick-starts construction work of EDI Jammu campus
Samba: Minister for Industries and Commerce, ChanderParkash Ganga today kick started the construction work of Jammu campus of Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) at Bari Brahmna Industrial Estate (BBIE). Speaking on the occasion the Minister informed that the project inaugurated by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on 9 July 2017 will be completed at a cost of […]
Minister for strict enforcement of LMD laws, acts for consumers welfare
Udhampur: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali inaugurated a Working Standard Laboratory at Supply Morh in Udhampur here today. Constructed with a cost of Rs. 50 lakh by J&K Housing Board Department, the laboratory will ensure standardization in measurements to the trading community and people of Udhampur […]
64th All India Cooperative Week-2017 celebrations held
Anantnag: Cooperative Department today organized 64th All India Cooperative Week – 2017 Celebrations (from 14th November to 20thNovember, 2017) at Dak Bungalow Khannabal. The programme was attended by members of 55 Cooperative Societies of Anantnag and 36 of Kulgam. The District Development Commissioner, Anantnag Mohammad Younus Malik was the Chief Guest on the occasion and […]
GMC parking contractor fined for overcharging
Jammu: Acting on the complaint of attendants of patients for being overcharged for parking their vehicles in the premises of Government Medical College, the department of Legal Metrology booked the contractor under relevant provisions of law for collecting extra money from public for parking cars and two wheelers. According to Controller Legal Metrology, the […]
Kashmir contributes 70% of apple production in India, says Mehbooba
Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has stressed on the need to enhance the allocation for Horticulture sector in view of its contribution to the State economy besides involvement of a large chunk of population with the trade. Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of various schemes in Horticulture here today, the Chief Minister flagged […]
Kashmir contributes 70% of fruit production in India, says Mehbooba
Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has stressed on the need to enhance the allocation for Horticulture sector in view of its contribution to the State economy besides involvement of a large chunk of population with the trade. Chairing a meeting to review the implementation of various schemes in Horticulture here today, the Chief Minister […]