Maharashtra approves building guest house in Valley
JK admin identifies 2.5 acres in Budgam Mumbai/Srinagar: The Maharashtra Cabinet has approved a proposal to construct a Maharashtra Bhawan in Jammu and Kashmir, clearing the decks for the first state-run guest house to come up in the Valley since the abrogation of Article 370. The Union Territory administration’s Revenue department has identified land measuring […]
Fresh snowfall in parts of Kashmir
MeT predicts another wet spell from Mar-22 Srinagar: Many areas in the higher reaches of Kashmir received fresh snowfall while the plains were lashed by rains, officials said on Thursday. The higher reaches of Kashmir, including the tourist resorts of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg received fresh snowfall during the night, the officials said. They said […]
Ex-bureaucrats Sukhbir Sandhu, Gyanesh Kumar named election commissioners
New Delhi: Former bureaucrats Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Gyanesh Kumar have been named as the new election commissioners by a panel chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, committee member and Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said on Thursday. Chowdhury, however, gave his dissent note on the selection, raising questions over the procedure. He said he […]
Four family members died as vehicle falls into gorge in Kishtwar
Srinagar: A couple and their two children died after a vehicle fell into a deep gorge in Bandarkoot area of Kishtwar district on Thursday, officials said. Station House Officer (SHO) Kishtwar said that the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge near Bandarkoot. He said four persons died in the incident, […]
Govt extends Amnesty scheme for domestic consumers of electricity till Mar 2025
JAMMU: The Administrative Council which met here under the Chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, approved extension of Amnesty Scheme-2022 upto 31-3-2025 in favour of Domestic Consumers of electricity. The scheme provides for waving off 100% interest/surcharge on outstanding principal amount. In UT of J&K, the domestic consumer category comprises over 86% of JKPDD consumers […]
Administrative Council approves Jammu and Kashmir Film Policy 2024
‘Maximum Subsidy In Regional Languages Of J&K Will Be Rs 1.25 Crores’ Jammu: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here today under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha, approved Jammu and Kashmir Film Policy-2024. Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary; Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant […]
Elections in JK: No delay on EC’s part, says CEC
‘Decision on holding LS and assembly polls together in JK after reviewing feedback’ Jammu: The Election Commission will decide on holding Lok Sabha and Assembly elections together or separately in Jammu and Kashmir after reviewing the security situation and feedback from stakeholders, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday. He also rejected criticism […]
EC will disclose details on electoral bonds in time: CEC
Jammu: The Election Commission has received details from the State Bank of India (SBI) related to the electoral bonds and will share all relevant information in time, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said here on Wednesday. The assertion comes in the wake of the Supreme Court directing the SBI to submit the details of the […]
PM launches PM-SURAJ national portal
Sanctions credit support to One lakh entrepreneurs of socially disadvantaged sections JAMMU: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday launched the Pradhan Mantri Samajik Utthan evam Rozgar Adharit Jankalyan (PM-SURAJ) national portal and sanctioned credit support to one lakh entrepreneurs of socially disadvantaged sections of the country. In J&K, 1747 beneficiaries belonging to Scheduled Caste, Other Backward […]
GPS-enabled tracking systems to be installed in J-K poll duty vehicles: Official
Jammu: In keeping with the directions of the Election Commission, Jammu and Kashmir’s election department will procure GPS-enabled tracking systems for 12,500 poll duty vehicles for the forthcoming parliamentary elections in the Union Territory. J-K Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pandurang K Pole has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for companies to procure GPS-enabled vehicle […]
