‘OGW’ arrested in Kupwara: Police
Kupwara: An over ground worker of militants was arrested from Gudmacher area of Lolab Kupwara, police said on Thursday. “A joint team Police Station Sogam, along with 28 RR and 162 Bn CRPF has apprehended one OGW from Gudmacher area of Lolab Kupwara,” a police spokesperson said in a statement. He has been identified as […]
Years on, work on vital floriculture park fails to take off
Anantnag:- The work on vital floriculture park in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district is on halt as authorities failed to start construction work again after August 2019. Locals from Halmulla and Sethar area of Anantnag said that park on the bank of river was approved during the PDP-BJP government. They said that soon after its approval […]
Samoon reviews progress on construction of new Polytechnic Colleges
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to review the progress on finalisation of CAPEX Budget 2022-23 of the department as well as the progress on construction of new Polytechnics across J&K. The meeting was attended by Managing Director, JKPCC, R.K Shavan; Director SDD, Sudershan Kumar; Principals […]
Arrangements for National Panchayat Day reviewed
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, GAD, Manoj Kumar Dwivedi and Commissioner Secretary, RDD, Mandeep Kaur Thursday held a joint meeting of all the nodal officers of the line departments to review the achievements made regarding 100 beneficiary oriented schemes identified for saturation before the National Panchayat Day. The Principal Secretary asked from each of the nodal officer […]
Gram Sabha held across Srinagar District
SRINAGAR: In connection with the celebrations of National Panchayati Raj Day to be held on 24th of April, a series of special Gram Sabhas were held in different Panchayati halqas/ Blocks of District Srinagar. The Gram Sabhas were conducted in Panzinara A and Panzinara B in Block Qamarwari, Khimber, Syedpora, Faqir Gujree A, Faqir Gujree […]
R K Katoch posted member, J&K Special Tribunal
Srinagar: Government on Thursday posted Raj Kumar Katoch (JKAS) as Member, J&K Special Tribunal (Jammu Bench) in the interest of administration. Katoch was awaiting orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. According to a government order the post of member J&K Special Tribunal (Jammu Bench) was vacant and Kotoch has been asked to join […]
Multi-utility crop ‘Lavender’ introduced in Uri, Baramulla
BARAMULLA: In a significant move to contribute towards environmental sustainability viz-a-viz ameliorating the socio-economic conditions of the people, Agriculture Production Department Baramulla in collaboration with Rural Development Department Baramulla has introduced the multi-utility crop ‘Lavender’ in Uri belt of Baramulla district. The crop has been introduced with the active participation of Panchayat Raj Institutions (PRIs) […]
Defacement of boundary walls: SWD refutes allegation, says move intends to highlight beneficiaries
Srinagar: The Social Welfare Department (SWD) Thursday refuted a news item alleging that field functionaries of the department have defaced a boundary wall of a graveyard and some public parks. “The aim of publishing the name of beneficiaries is to give wide publicity and to bring transparency in the working of the Department, and to […]
KU holds campus recruitment drive
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s Centre for Career Planning and Counseling (CCPC) on Thursday conducted a campus recruitment drive for the varsity students. The students will be hired by ‘Extra marks Private Limited’, a leading education technology company in India, for the positions of School Relationship Officer across Kashmir Valley. Speaking with officials of the company during […]
World Health Day: Div Com Kashmir plants Conifer sapling
SRINAGAR: Following changing weather conditions due to global warming and in lieu with government’s programme to increase the green/forest cover in J&K, the Divisional Covid Control Room Kashmir (DCCRK) highlighted the importance of afforestation to protect human lives on the World Health Day by organizing plantation programme within the office premises. The plantation drive was […]
