Man killed in Sopore road mishap
Srinagar: A 51-year-old man was killed after a mini-truck hit him at Pouthkha Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Tuesday afternoon. Reports said that a person identified as Abdul Majeed Sheikh son of Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh a resident of Frasdobh Khaitnag sustained critical injuries after being hit by a mini-truck bearing registration number JK05E […]
Panchayati Raj System: Steering JK towards highest echelons of rural emancipation
JAMMU: The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), through which the self-government of villages is realized, have been entrusted with task of “economic development, strengthening social justice and implementation of Central and State Government Schemes at grassroots level. The modern Panchayati raj system was formalized and introduced in India in April 1999 as the 73rd Amendment to […]
SCERT holds 4-Day Orientation Workshop
SRINAGAR: In a run-up to the nationwide Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) survey to be conducted in the last week of this month, a 4-Day orientation workshop began at the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) division office here today. The workshop is being organized by the Educational Research Survey and Assessment (ERSA) […]
DIPR hosts symposium at GHSS (Boys) Nowabad
JAMMU: The Cultural Wing of Department of Information and Public Relations Monday organised a symposium on Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’ here at Government Higher Secondary School (Boys) Nowabad, Jammu. The School Principal, Sandhra Malhotra was the chief guest on the occasion. As many as 15 students participated in the competition. The 1st position was bagged […]
Drug menace : Youth engagement, outreach programme organised at Tral
PULWAMA: The District Social Welfare office in collaboration with BDO Office Tral and AD Employment Pulwama Monday organized a programme on Drug menace in Town Hall Tral, Tehsil office Tral and Tehsil Social Welfare office Tral. Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC)Tral, Shabir Ahmad Raina was the Chief Guest on the occasion. Vesides, Psychiatrist and other resource […]
CS reviews UT Capex of Revenue department
Directs speeding up of digitization process, switching to mobile governances
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta Monday said that the ongoing digital transformation of revenue administration will bring openness and speed in the decision making and improve the delivery of service in next three months. He said that the issues of land demarcation and incorporation of new entries in the land records have always […]
CS chairs online programme in Field Administration for JKAS senior officers
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta, chaired an online inaugural function of “Capacity Building Programme in Field Administration for Senior Officers of Jammu and Kashmir Administrative Service” which started Monday at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration (LBSNAA), Massorie, Uttrakhand. Director General, J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration and Rural Development (JK IMPARD), Saurabh […]
17 years on play ground in Anantnag village still incomplete
Anantnag: Even after a lapse of around 17 years, the authorities in Anantnag district have failed to complete a sports ground for the past 17 years. As per locals, the ground at Nowshera Anantnag was sanctioned in year 2004-2005 during PDP-Congress regime, and accordingly work was started on it but not completed as of now. […]
Restore JK’s statehood, opposition during debate on UT’s budget
New Delhi: The Congress, TMC and other parties on Monday alleged in Lok Sabha that the government has not been able to achieve the objectives it set out while abrogating Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and demanded the early restoration of statehood. Speaking during the discussion on the budget for the Union Territory, members […]
DDC Srinagar releases sports calendar for 2022-23 : Inaugurates Sqay Martial Art competition
SRINAGAR: The District Development Commissioner (DDC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad Monday inaugurated UT level Sqay Martial Art competitions for Boys & Girls during an impressive function organized by District Youth Services & Sports Office at Youth Hostel, here. The DDC while declaring UT level Inter district championship open, stressed upon the stakeholders to provide every […]