Sports quota recruitment a historic step towards empowering youth, recognising excellence: Satish Sharma
223 sport spersons selected for government jobs; appointment orders to be handed over by Chief Minister SRINAGAR: In a major boost to the sporting fraternity of Jammu and Kashmir and a significant step towards creating sustainable career opportunities for the athletes, Minister for Youth Services & Sports, Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Information Technology […]
Ensure quality, timely execution of projects: Deputy Chief Minister to officers
Visits Bandipora to assess progress on key development projects BANDIPORA: Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary Wednesday conducted an extensive tour of Bandipora district to inspect and review the progress of several key developmental projects being executed in the district. The Deputy Chief Minister was accompanied by MLA Bandipora, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat and MLA Sonawari, Hilal Akbar […]
Javid Dar reviews social welfare schemes
Calls for greater outreach to beneficiaries SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperatives and Elections, Javid Ahmad Dar, Wednesday chaired a review meeting to assess the implementation and progress of various social welfare schemes in his constituency. The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare, Sarmad Hafeez, senior officers of […]
CS gives shape to a Comprehensive Rehabilitation and Socio-Economic Reintegration Framework for Drug Abuse Victims
SRINAGAR: In a major step towards strengthening the fight against substance abuse and ensuring long-term recovery of affected individuals, the Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo gave shape to al comprehensive Rehabilitation and Socio-Economic Reintegration Framework for victims of drug abuse, aimed at facilitating their successful reintegration into society through a structured rehabilitation cycle. The proposed framework […]
Government approves ₹15.99 crore Water Supply Scheme for Watergam
SRINAGAR: Under the leadership of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has approved a ₹15.99 crore Water Supply Scheme for Watergam Town in Baramulla district under the Capex Budget 2026–27. The project is aimed at significantly strengthening the drinking water infrastructure in the town and ensuring improved access to safe, reliable and […]
Farmers forced to clean irrigation canal as water crisis deepens in Bijbehara villages
Anantnag: Amid the ongoing paddy transplantation season, residents and farmers from Pazalpora, Gund Nasir, Jablipora and Mananpora villages in Bijbehara have voiced serious concern over the lack of irrigation facilities, alleging that the failure of the concerned Irrigation Department to ensure water supply has left hundreds of cultivators struggling to prepare their fields. The affected […]
Police solves theft case in Pulwama, accused held
Srinagar:Police in Pulwama successfully solved a theft case registered at Police Station Litter and recovered stolen property, leading to the arrest of the accused involved in the crime, a police spokesman said Wednesday. He said that the case was registered following a complaint lodged by a resident of Bathnoor regarding the theft of various items, […]
Drug peddler property worth Rs 1.20 crore attached in Pulwama
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday attached property worth Rs 1.20 crore belonging to a drug peddler under the NDPS act in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. “Police attached a double-storey residential house worth approximately Rs 1.20 crore belonging to a drug peddler, Manzoor Mir @ Mann Tiger, resident of Kadlabal Pampore, under the […]
Chief Secy calls for saturation of beneficiary-oriented schemes across J&K
SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, Tuesday chaired a high-level review meeting attended by the concerned Administrative Secretaries to assess the implementation and saturation of individual beneficiary-oriented schemes being executed by various departments across Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary stressed the need for ensuring complete saturation of all eligible beneficiaries under these […]
Sakeena Itoo reviews healthcare arrangements for forthcoming holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram
Directs for deployment of adequate medical teams, emergency response units, essential medicines at key locations SRINAGAR: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, Sakeena Itoo Tuesday chaired a comprehensive review meeting to assess and strengthen healthcare arrangements being put in place for the forthcoming holy month of Muharram-ul-Haram. During the meeting, the […]