KV Correspondent

Cabinet approves transfer of land for establishing EOC at Gogo, Budgam

The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the resumption of Shamilat (Kahcharai) land) land measuring 50 Kanals, situated in village Gogo, Tehsil and District Budgam from the Health & Medical Education Department and its further transfer to the Department of Disaster Management, Relief Rehabilitation and Reconstruction, for establishment of an […]

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J&K bags ‘Green State of the Year’ award

Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh has received the Green State of the Year Award which has been awarded to the Government of J&K, Department of Forest, Environment and Ecology. The Minister also received the Lifetime Achievement Award presented during National Skill Development Summit 2017 with theme “Create more number of job […]

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JKKVIB acheived targets under PMEGP enhanced to 4100 units

The J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (JKKVIB) has sponsored 1697 cases involving financial assistance to the tune Rs. 30.65 crore against a target of 593 cases fixed under the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) for the current fiscal. This was stated at the 102nd Board of Directors meeting of the Board held at […]

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Cabinet Meet: approves incorporation of JKTPO as a Joint Venture Company

To promote handicrafts and handloom products within the country and globally,  the Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the incorporation of Jammu and Kashmir Trade Promotion Organization (JKTPO) under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013, as per the Law Department vetted Article of Association (AoA) and Memorandum of Association […]

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JKHPMC now a fully paid-up share capital

The Cabinet chaired by Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today accorded sanction to the  conversion of Government loans and financial assistance released from time to time by the Government to the Jammu &  Kashmir Horticulture Produce Marketing Corporation (JKHPMC), amounting to Rs.77.39 Crore as on 31.03.2017, into fully  paid-up Share Capital of the Corporation and conversion […]

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Militants kill police official at Awantipora

Militants today late evening fired upon a police official in Padgampora village of Awantipora in Pulwama district of south Kashmir after which he died of critical bullet wounds. Sources told news agency that militants fired upon Head Constable Ashiq Hussain who is Munshi of police station Awantipora when he was on way to his home […]

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Braid cutting incidents:  Police public meet held in Kulgam

  In continuation to braid cutting incidents, a police public meeting was held  at Police Station Yaripora which was chaired by DySP Headquarters Kulgam. SHO Police Station Yaripora, In-charge Police Post Frisal, In-charge Police Post Behibagh and concerned Army officers were also present in the meeting. Respectable citizens from Yaripora, Frisal and Behibagh areas of […]

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02 drug peddlers arrested by Budgam police

Budgam police Tuesday arrested two drug peddlers and recovered 12 kilograms of poppy straw from their possession. During routine naka checking at Gagerpora Narbal, a police party of Police Station Magam intercepted a Truck bearing registration number JK03B-8612 driven by Shabir Ahmad Shah and assisted by conductor Irshad Ahmad Shah resident of Takya Ganirpora Kunzer. […]

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01 dies, 05 injured in road accidents

A child died after he was hit by a tipper in Kupwara while five others were injured in separate road accidents in Kulgam and Srinagar. In Kupwara, a Tipper bearing registration number JK09-2973 hit and injured a pedestrian child namely Rizwan Shah son of Nazir Ahmad Shah resident of Gundi Syeda at Gundi Syeda in […]

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Anantnag police arrests drug smuggler

Continuing its drive against drug menace, Anantnag police arrested a drug smuggler and recovered poppy straw from his possession. Acting on a specific information, a police party of Police Station Bijbehara headed SHO Bijbehara under the supervision of SDPO Bijbehara laid a Naka at Padshahi Bagh Bijbehara. During Naka checking, a silver color Santro car […]