B2V3 rolled out for holistic development of rural areas: Advisor Baseer Khan

SRINAGAR: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan Thursday said that the Back to Village (B2V) programme should not be seen as a ritualistic/routine exercise but has been rolled out after proper planning for the holistic development of the rural areas. The Advisor made these remarks while speaking at village Razwan in district Budgam while […]

15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake

Div Com Kashmir inaugurates Webinar

SRINAGAR: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K. Pole Thursday inaugurated a Webinar on 15th Anniversary of Kashmir Earthquake-2005. The webinar was organised to discuss Challenges, Resilience & Mitigation and was jointly organized by National Institute of Disaster Management and Institution of Engineers (India), Jammu & Kashmir UT, Srinagar, in collaboration with the Divisional Administration, Kashmir and […]

PMAC at MSME approves innovative ideas by NIT Srinagar

SRINAGAR: As part of New India Challenge 2020, two ideas submitted by Business Incubator unit of NIT Srinagar have been approved by Project Monitoring and Advisory Committee (PMAC) headed by Development Commissioner Ministry of MSME. The approval of the innovative ideas will allow the incubatees to develop the prototype within the host institution. Assistant Director […]

GoI offers special concession to KP’s in higher education

Srinagar: All India Council for Technical Education, a statutory body of Government of India, Ministry of Human Resource Development has directed all educational institutions to offer special concession for the kids of Kashmiri migrants and Kashmiri Pandits living in Kashmir Valley for admission in Higher Educational Institutions. Professor Dileep Malkhede, Advisor to Policy and Academic […]

SRTC workers stage protests, say their salary is withheld since 4 months

Srinagar: Demanding the release of pending salaries, scores of Road Transport Corporation workers Thursday staged a protest here in Kashmir capital Srinagar. The SRTC workers who assembled here in Press Enclave Srinagar lamented that despite repeated demonstrations, the Corporation didn’t release their salaries from past four months. They threatened to intensify the protest and said […]

Motorcyclist killed in road mishap

Srinagar: A motorcyclist was killed on Thursday after he met with an accident in Ganghbugh area of Srinagar, officials said. They said that a motorcyclist identified as Setha, son of Haji Abdul Salam of Narkoora was hit by a tipper bearing registration number JK04-5487 at Ganghbugh Srinagar, resulting in his on spot death. Officials said […]

CPI (M)’s Tarigami calls for urgent steps to revive horticulture sector

Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Thursday urged Jammu and Kashmir administration to take immediate steps for the revival of the horticulture sector in the region. In a communication to the Lieutenant Governor’s Advisor K K Sharma and Horticulture Department Principal Secretary Navin Kumar Choudhary, the CPI(M) leader brought to the attention the pressing […]

Drugs Controller Organization acts against violators

JAMMU: Drugs Controller organisation has taken strict action under law against several retail medical stores and suppliers after they were found violating norms and selling spurious drugs. As per the DCO, Surprise Inspections of Retail Sale Outlets were carried out by the empowered Staff under the supervision of respective Assistant Drugs Controller in Jammu Province […]

Sinha anguished over militant attack in Ganderbal

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday expressed anguish over an attack by militants on a political leader in Ganderbal area, an official spokesman said. The militants attacked BJP leader Ghulam Qadir on Tuesday, leaving his personal security guard dead, while an ultra was also killed in the retaliatory action. Strongly condemning […]