Male dead body recovered from river Jhelum
Srinagar: A decomposed dead body was recovered in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Monday morning. Reports said that the locals spotted the body in river Jhelum at Zirpara who informed the local police station about it. A police team reached the spot and took the body into their possession. The deceased has been identified as […]
Bandipora-Gurez road reopens for traffic
Srinagar: The Bandipora-Gurez road was thrown open for traffic on Saturday after remaining closed for more than three months following snowfall. The traffic on the 85 kilometer road stretch will be allowed in a controlled manner and the decision came as Border Roads Organization (BRO) completed the snow clearance operation in a record time this […]
Director RDD reviews status of MGNREGA, other schemes
Stresses on achieving targets in full, no spillovers
ANANTNAG: Director, Rural Development (RDD) Kashmir, Tariq Ahmad Zargar Saturday visited Anantnag to review the progress of various flagship Rural Development schemes under implementation in the district. Assistant Commissioner Development Anantnag, Assistant Commissioner Panchayat, Anantnag, SE (REW), Executive Engineer (REW) Anantnag, BDOs, AEEs and other officers attended the review meeting. The status of various rural […]
Umeed Women’s Haat: Women SHGs’ wares attract huge public participation
SRINAGAR: Umeed women’s Haat, a five -day exposition of traditional crafts and culinary skills, organized by Jammu Kashmir Rural livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) at Boulevard, Srinagar, concluded here on Saturday. The event was e-inaugurated by Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, on 8th March at Jammu. Umeed Women Haat is a rotational market linkage platform for 4.5 […]
Admin conducts inspection of chemist shops in Sgr : Sale operations of 10 shops suspended
SRINAGAR: On the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, a team of the Drug Control department headed by Assistant Drug Control Srinagar inspected over two dozen chemists/drug sale establishments in various areas of the district. The inspecting teams visited JVC Bemina, Batmaloo, Lal Chowk, Natipora, Karanagar and other areas and checked sale/purchase […]
DIPR holds symposium at GHS Muthi
JAMMU: Cultural Wing of Department of Information and Public Relations Saturday organised a symposium on Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ here at Government High School Muthi. Headmaster of the school, Swarn Lata Sharma was the chief guest on the occasion. As many as 6 students participated in the competition. Speaking on the occasion, the chief guest […]
First National Lok Adalats held across Kashmir
SRINAGAR: The Ist National Lok Adalats were held on Saturday across all districts of Kashmir, by the respective District Legal Services Authorities (DLSAs), for amicable settlement of cases of different nature. The matters placed before the benches included Civil, Criminal Compoundable, Cheque bounce, bank matters, MACT, matrimonial, tenancy, electricity and pre-litigation matters, maintenance family disputes, […]
DISHA meeting held at Bandipora : Akbar Lone reviews progress under various CSSs
BANDIPORA: The Member Parliament (MP), Baramulla Lok Sabha Constituency, Mohammad Akbar Lone Saturday chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) at the Conference Hall of Mini- Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by DDC chairman Abdul Gani Bhat, Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad, Vice Chairman Kounser Shafeeq, SSP Mohammad Zahid, ADDC Ali […]
Smart City Mission: JK cities to be hub of modern infrastructural edifice: Officials
SRINAGAR: In India, the Smart City Mission (SCM) has been initiated with an aim to drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling local area development and harnessing technology that leads to smart outcomes. Smart city mission mainly focuses on four things; Social Infrastructure, Physical Infrastructure, Institutional Infrastructure (including Governance) […]
Over 80K families associated with horticulture in Kupwara
KUPWARA: Kupwara, a north Kashmir border district, 100 km away from capital city Srinagar, is gifted with ideal agro climate conditions and topography. This atmosphere is very conducive to grow different kinds and cultivars of fresh and dry fruits. Over 80,000 families, comprising 04 lakh souls are directly or indirectly engaged with the Horticulture sector […]
