Works on National Highway 44 in full swing: CS
Says Navayuga Tunnel to be thrown open for public use in March, 2021
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday chaired a review meeting to take stock of work progress on various sections of the National Highway-44 being executed through the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). Administrative Secretaries, of departments of Revenue, Public Works (R&B), Forest, Environment & Ecology, Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Divisional Commissioners […]
KU joins national-level webinar on ‘Access to Justice’
Srinagar: Kashmir University’s State Resource Centre (SRC) on Thursday participated in the national-level webinar on Access to Justice. Acting Vice-Chancellor Prof Neelofar Khan and Registrar Dr Nisar Ahmad Mir, who is also Director of SRC, joined the webinar ‘Access to Justice—Challenges and Solutions’, organised by Department of Justice, Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of […]
Water scarcity sparks protest in Rafiabad village
Sopore: Alleging failure of Jal Shakti (PHE) Department in providing adequate water supply, the residents of Yarbugh village in Rafiabad area of North Kashmir’s Baramulla district held a protest demonstration on Thursday. The protestors, mostly women came out on the main road carrying pitchers and buckets and raised slogans against the Jal Shakti Department and […]
Since many years health centre operates from rented accommodation
‘New building shelters gamblers, drug addicts’
Kulgam: A Health Centre is operating from a rented accommodation from last two decades in Akhran-Nowpora Village of Kulgam district and the newly constructed building is not being utilized giving a field day for unscrupulous elements. Locals said that in 2005, the authorities started construction of the Primary Health Center building in the Akhran and […]
BIS Certification granted to SICOP Testing Centre at Digiana
JAMMU: Testing Centre of SICOP at Digiana Jammu has been granted BIS certification after thorough inspection by the Bureau of Indian Standards. The BIS certification to SICOP was formally handed over in presence of Commissioner to Government, Industries and Commerce Department M.K. Dwivedi, here at a briefing given by Sanjay Kumar, Dy. Director General (North) […]
Former Legislator, delegation of APMC calls on Lt Guv
JAMMU: A delegation of All Parties Migrants Coordination Committee (APMCC) Thursday called on Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhavan. The members of the delegation led by its Chairman, Vinod Pandit comprising K C. Bharati and Adv. Arun Kandroo apprised the Lt Governor about various concerning issues of Kashmiri Migrant employees working under Prime […]
Functioning of Fisheries Department reviewed
JAMMU: Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Department, Navin Kumar Choudhary, chaired a review meeting of Fisheries Department here Thursday. The meeting had a detailed review of implementation of Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana, PMMSY besides assessing status of release of funds by the Finance Department. Pertinently, Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana is an […]
Seven months on, ICDS workers and helpers denied honorarium
Tousif Raza Tangmarg: The ICDS workers and ground workers have demanded the release of their salaries which they claim have been withheld for seven months now. The workers claimed that the denial of salary has put them in a fix. “We have been without salary since the last seven months and have been subject to […]
Frequent snags in transformer forces Pulwama village to dwell in darkness
Pulwama: The residents of Rakh village in Litter Tehsil of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district have been left to face dark nights as the authorities have failed to repair the damaged transformer installed in the village. The locals alleged that the transformer witnesses frequent breakdowns as the load bearing capacity of the transformer fails to match […]
