Dheeraj Gupta chairs 86th Board Meeting of JDA
Decisions regarding Satellite Township, housing colonies, commercial projects approved
JAMMU: In a major initiative for expansion of Jammu city, the Jammu Development Authority is going to develop an Integrated Smart Satellite Township for a population of about 50 thousand along ring road at Bhalwal. The decision to develop the satellite township was taken in a meeting of the Board of Directors of the JDA […]
Dir Agri Kmr reviews progress on implementation of PM KISSAN in North Kmr
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal Friday reviewed the status of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi PM-KISAN in north Kashmir. Addressing a meeting of officers of officers of Kupwara, Bandipora and Baramulla the director impressed upon the concerned officers to ensure that all the set targets under the scheme are achieved […]
Secretary MEITY interacts with Chief Secretary
Visits State Data Centre Jammu
JAMMU: The J&K Chief Secretary Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Thursday held an interaction with Union Secretary Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), Alkesh Kumar Sharma who visited the J&K State Data Centre Jammu. On this occasion the Commissioner Secretary Information Technology (IT), Prerna Puri and senior officers from ITD J&K, NIC J&K, CDAC and […]
FCS&CA recovers 30500K fine from 75 erring shopkeepers
One mutton shop, two vegetable shops sealed
SRINAGAR: The Enforcement Wing of Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs (FCS&CA) department on Wednesday recovered a fine of Rs. 30500 from 75 erring shopkeepers for violation of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955. During the inspection, one mutton shop and two vegetable shops were also sealed as well. “The penal action was taken against the […]
After a span of 10 years macadamization work kick-started on Gutlibagh road
GANDERBAL: The much awaited wait of Gutlibagh residents Friday came to end when District Development Council (DDC) Chairperson Ganderbal, Nuzhat Ishfaq kick-started macdamization work on Chappergund- Gutlibagh road. On the occasion, residents expressed gratitude towards the DDC Chairperson for fulfilling the long pending demand and said that a new chapter of development will begin with […]
J&K IMPARD Signs MoU with NICF New Delhi
SRINAGAR: J&K Institute of Management Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPARD) Friday signed an MoU with National Institute of Communication and Finance (NICF), New Delhi under the Aegis of IGOT -Karamyogi programme of DoPT. The MoU was signed by Director General J&K IMPARD Surabh Bhagat and Director General NICF Shrikant Panda through a video conferencing. […]
Sarmad Hafeez launches TAFI’s J&K Chapter
SRINAGAR: Secretary Tourism Sarmad Hafeez on Thursday inaugurated the Travel Agents Federation of India’s (TAFI) 12th Chapter in Jammu and Kashmir. Speaking at the function, Sarmad Hafeez reiterated that tourism in Jammu and Kashmir has done exceedingly well in the past couple of years with several new initiatives taken to boost the tourism sector in […]
NABARD celebrates ‘National Handloom Day’ at Anantnag
ANANTNAG: NABARD on Thursday celebrated its 8th National Handloom Day with female artisans and weavers of Anantnag district at Town Hall Kokernag. District Development Manager NABARD, Rouf Zargar was chief guest on the occasion and officers from Handloom and Handicraft department, NRLM, Banks and NGOs attended the programme. The event was also attended by over […]
Domestic airfare caps to be removed from Aug 31: Govt
New Delhi: Limits imposed on domestic airfares will be removed from August 31, after a span of approximately 27 months, the Union Aviation Ministry said on Wednesday. “The decision to remove air fare caps has been taken after careful analysis of daily demand and prices of air turbine fuel (ATF). Stabilisation has set in and […]
Ensure PM-KISAN benefits to all eligible beneficiaries: Atal Dulloo
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary, Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo chaired a meeting to review progress on various activities being undertaken regarding the PM-KISAN scheme in the UT, at the Civil Secretariat here Wednesday. He impressed upon the stakeholders to ensure that the twelfth instalment of PM-KISAN is released in favour of the beneficiaries. He instructed […]