Development activities at Baramulla reviewed

Sufficient allocation made for ongoing works: Officials

BARAMULLA: Principal Secretary, Housing and Urban Development Department (H&UDD), Dheeraj Gupta on his visit to Baramulla reviewed the status of different developmental activities and projects being executed in the district under different state and centrally sponsored schemes like Capex, Urban Development and Drainage Sector, MTMP, languishing scheme and also approved Development Plans 2021-22 of Urban […]

Navin Choudhary launches new E-Plant Clinics, “JMU KHETI” Brand

Inaugurates LED Display Screen at Krishi Bhawan Jammu

JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, Monday launched e-Plant clinics in five uncovered districts of Jammu division. He formally launched these e-clinics in Ramban, Doda, Kishtwar, Reasi and Poonch by handing over the USB microscopes and other related material to concerned Chief Agriculture Officer. He outlined that this step […]

Annual Plan 2021-22: Focussed development needed in Tribal areas: Shahid Choudhary

JAMMU: Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary Tuesday chaired a meeting of officers to finalise the plan and prioritise initiatives for cluster area approach based interventions aimed at time-bound measurable outcomes. Director Tribal Affairs, Director Finance, Addl Secretary, Secretary, Advisory Board, Jt Director Planning and other officers were present. In a major initiative […]

ATMs shut in Shopian, banks overcrowded

Shopian: With most automatic teller machines (ATMs) shut in south Kashmir’s Shopian district for weeks, banks have turned over crowded. People from different areas of Shopian said that the ATMs have been closed at most places of the district due to which they are forced to visit banks for withdrawal of money. They said that […]

DPC approves 529 CR annual Plan for Bandipore

65% funds to be spent on JJM, PMGSY works

BANDIPORA: A Plan allocation of Rs 529.88 crore including Rs 56 Crores under UT component, Rs 444.00 Crore under Centrally Sponsored Schemes and Rs 28 Crore as loan component for District Bandipora has been approved for the financial year 2021-22 at the District Development Council Meeting that was chaired by Chairman DDC, Abdul Gani Bhat. […]

Webinar on Pashmina concludes

Experts give their views on issues, prospects

SRINAGAR: As part of the webinar series on Pashmina and its future prospects, second edition of the webinar was held today in which domain experts, stakeholder, departmental representatives and INTACH, J&K joined the session. The session began with the introductory remarks of Director Handicrafts & Handloom Kashmir, Mahmood Ahmad Shah, who gave the present status […]