Resource allocation to be based on priorities set by elected representatives: FinMin
Srinagar: In a first of its kind, Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu, today held extensive deliberations with his cabinet colleagues to align the Expenditure Allocation with the priorities of different departments. “Expenditure allocation should be based on priorities of the ministers who head various departments of the state and not on some historically defined perspective. […]
Paddy procurement to begin on Oct 17: Minister
Srinagar: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) and Information Department Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today announced that 21 paddy procurement centres (mandis) would be opened for the year 2017-18 and the procurement would start from next week on October 17th . The Minister made the announcement during a review meeting with Food Corporation of India […]
High pedigree sire shelter facility inaugurated at Ranbirbagh
Srinagar: Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries, Abdul Gani Kohli along with Minister of State for Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Mir Zahoor Ahmad today inaugurated state-of-art high pedigree sire shelter facility at Ranbirbagh in Ganderbal district. The Ministers also laid foundation stone of Rs 1.13 crore Livestock Development Board (LDB) training facility at Shalteng […]
Focus on technical education to help address unemployment: Minister
Srinagar: Minister for Youth Services and Sports, Information Technology and Technical Education, Imran Raza Ansari today said that the Government is committed to strength and augment the technical education sector which would ensure that youth are able to create self-employment avenues for themselves. The Minister was chairing a high-level review meeting of Technical Education & […]
Dir Agriculture Kashmir reviews progress of Spice Park project
Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi, today visited Spice Park to review the progress of work on this state of the art project at Dusoo Pampore. The Director was briefed by officers of executing agencies and other concerned officers about different areas of the Park being constructed at an estimated cost of Rs. […]
BREAKING: Militant attack in Srinagar’s Sanat Nagar
Militant attack in Srinagar’s Sanat Nagar; CRPF vehicle targeted by Militants. Reports said that attack was targeted on CRPF vehicle of the 29th Battalion at Sanat Nagar Chowk in Srinagar. More details are awaited.
Durbar Move: Offices to close on Oct 27 in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Civil Secretariat, seat of the Jammu and Kashmir government, will close here on October 27 and reopen in the winter capital of Jammu on November 6 as part of the biannual ‘Darbar Move’, a practice started by then Maharaja Gulab Singh in 1872. Under the practice, state offices function in Srinagar for six months […]
Infiltration bid foiled in Keran sector: Army \\
Srinagar: The Army said on Tuesday it has foiled an infiltration bid of militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Search operations are going on in the area. “An infiltration bid was foiled by the Army in Keran sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district last night,” a […]
JK under 23 cricket match stopped midway after 13 Overs, players protest
Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association under 23 has staged a protest in Guntoor Andra Pradesh after their four-day match was stopped midway following a stay order from the court. According to the sources, JKCA selected 16 players for Col. CK Naidu Cricket Tournament after proper trails. On October 7, the team played 13 overs in […]
Now braid chopping in Sopore
Sopore: As braid chopping incidents refuse to slow down in the valley, a fresh braid chopping incident is being reported from north Kashmir;’s Sopore town. According to the reports, the braid of a 30-year-old Afzoora Begum wife of Zahoor Ahmed, a resident of Seer Jagir Sopore was cut in the early hours of Tuesday. Witnesses […]