Six people trapped in heavy snowfall at Udhampur rescued
Jammu: A police team rescued six people who were trapped in heavy snowfall in Udhampur district, officials said on Tuesday. A distress call was received by station house officer (SHO) of Basantgarh police station Inspector Sohan Singh on Monday night that some of the family members of the caller were stuck at higher reaches of […]
HED, IIT to launch UT wide start up competition: Kansal
IIT Jammu to support degree colleges on hub, spoke model
JAMMU: 14 business plans have been shortlisted in a pitch deck competition conducted by IIT Jammu. These would be evaluated to yield the final list of projects. Besides, the entire process would be enlarged and a J&K wide start up contest would be organized jointly by the Higher Education Department and the IIT Jammu. This […]
National Tourism Day observed at TRC Kupwara
KUPWARA: National Tourism Day was observed Tuesday at Kupwara with an impressive function organized at TRC Kupwara under proper Covid protocol. Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Imam Din presided over the function while, Additional Deputy Commissioner Kupwara, Ghulam Nabi Bhat who is also Chief Executive Officer Lolab, Bangus, Drangyari Development Authorities and other concerned officers were present […]
25 Mtr Span Bailey bridge at Sakhras closed for traffic
ANANTNAG: The District Magistrate (DM) Anantnag, Dr Piyush Singla Tuesday ordered the temporary closure of 25 Mtr Span Bailey bridge at Sakhras, Srigufwara for vehicular movement till further orders. According to the order issued, the bridge connecting Fuhar and Sakhras in Tehsil Srigufwara is in urgent need of repair and in order to avoid any […]
Agriculture Department continues drive against unregistered insecticides
Stops sale of 28,260 liters of TSO/ HMO
SRINAGAR: Continuing its drive against the distribution and sale of unregistered insecticides, the Enforcement Wing of Agriculture Department Kashmir Tuesday prevented the sale of 28,260 liters of unregistered Tree Spray Oil (TSO)/ Horticulture Mineral Oil (HMO) under various sections of insecticides act 1968. The sale was prevented during an inspection of dealers of insecticides in […]
DLSA Gbl celebrates National Voters Day
Holds webinar to encourage, facilitate, maximise enrolment
GANDERBAL: On the eve of National Voters Day, the District Legal Services Authority (DLSA) Ganderbal Tuesday conducted a webinar on the directions of Secretary District Legal Services Authority Ganderbal, Tabasum. Secretary District Legal Services Authority Ganderbal presided over the programme and Advocate Sheikh Imran was the Key note Speaker. During the programme, Advocate sheikh Imran […]
Army signs MoU with Indrani Balan Foundation
Srinagar: Army on Tuesday signed an MoU with Indrani Balan Foundation for financial sustainability of five schools run by it in Kashmir which will entail a support of over three crore rupees per year for the next five years, and help ramp up the infrastructure and run the educational institutions better. This is the second […]
Rise in canine numbers scares Tral residents
Pulwama: The increasing numbers of stray dogs in Tral sub division of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district has become a cause of grave concern for the inhabitants of the area. Locals said that the problem has assumed a serious dimension with concerned authorities turning a deaf ear to the public outcry. People from main town Tral […]
DGGI a tool to assess status of governance in JK: Govt
Index will compel districts to make improvements
JAMMU: The Government of Jammu & Kashmir under the aegis of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) released District Good Governance Index (DGGI) on 22nd January at Convention Centre, Jammu. This index was formally launched by Amit Shah, Home Minister in presence of Dr. Jitendra Singh, MoS and Manoj Sinha, Lt. Governor of […]
ACS Finance launches e-Abgari Portal of Excise Department
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary, Finance, Atal Dulloo, Monday launched e-abgari portal of Excise Department in presence of Excise Commissioner J&K, Kishore Singh Chib; Deputy Excise Commissioner, Accounts Amarjeet Singh; Addl SIO, NIC, Salim Khan; Senior Programmer, Sandeep Kumar and other officers from Finance and NIC. Officers of NIC West Bengal also joined through virtual mode. […]
