Minister stresses on judicious use of funds, maintenance of assets
Jammu: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today directed the engineers to use funds judiciously for creation of new PHE assets and maintenance of the existing ones. The Minister issued the directions while chairing a meeting to finalise revised estimates under CAPEX Budget for the current financial year and discuss the […]
Allocation for MGNREGA mandays generation has increased manifold: Minister RDD
Jammu: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law and Justice, Abdul Haq Khan today reviewed the progress on implementation of flagship Rural Development and Rural Sanitation schemes and asked the officers to strive hard for achieving the goal of making the state Open Defecation Free (ODF). The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary Rural […]
PHD Chamber thanks CM for reviving incentives to Tourism
Jammu: Several deputations today met the Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti here today and apprised her of their problems. A deputation PHD Chamber of Commerce thanked the Chief Minister for reviving industrial incentives and Tourism incentives in the State. They requested Tourism promotion activities at various locations across the country. A deputation of J&K Sharnarthi […]
During current fiscal RDD took up 2003 works under MGNREGA
Pulwama: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today said that Rural Development Department (RDD) has the potential to change the socio- economic profile of the district. The DDC was speaking at a review meeting of the RDD held here today. The meeting was attended by Assistant Commissioner Development, Joint Director Planning and […]
No need to panic on ‘swine flu’ deaths, say SKIMS authorities
Srinagar: While asking people not to panic because of deaths that have occurred due to swine flu at SKIMS, officials at the hospital Thursday said that during the flu season occurrence of such cases is not alarming, besides advising people to take extra caution. Downplaying the ‘sensationalism’ that has been created on the issue of […]
Interlocutor meets Vohra, Deputy CM
Srinagar: Dineshwar Sharma, Special Representative of the Government of India for the Dialogue in Jammu and Kashmir, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sharma is currently visiting the State and meeting representatives of different sections of society, student organizations, political parties, social and religious groups etc. Sharma informed Governor about his […]
Swine flu death: Government seeks SKIMS report on ‘negligence’ in one week
Srinagar: The State Government on Thursday sought a report from Director Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura on alleged negligence by its doctors regarding death of a college warden due to swine flu. The report has been asked to be finalized within a week’s time. Pertinently, five deaths have taken place due to […]
CASO in South Kashmir ends ‘peacefully’
Shopian/Kulgam: The Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) launched by the government forces in at least 20 villages of South Kashmir’s Shopian and Kulgam districts on Thursday ended with no results. Notably, this was the sixth major CASO launched in South Kashmir this year. The locals said that the CASO launched by the forces in the […]
Pregnant woman allegedly thrashed for seeking ‘aadhar’ card
Srinagar: A pregnant woman has alleged that she was thrashed by the officials of the Municipal Committee Baramulla after she lodged a complaint against them at the Chief Minister’s grievance cell. The woman alleged that she lodged the complaint after the officials failed to provide her an ‘aadhar’ card. Tasleema Siraj of Qazi Hamam Baramulla […]
Official booked for transferring Govt money in personal bank account
Srinagar: Former Chairman Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE), Mushtaq Peer is once again in news and this time around also for wrong reasons. The official has been booked by the Crime Branch for transferring huge amount of money from BOPEE bank account to his personal account. Mushtaq Peer, a resident of Bismillah Colony […]