Lt Guv launches 12 online services of Transport Department
JAMMU: In yet another move to provide effective public delivery service at people’s doorsteps, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha Friday launched 12 online services of Transport Department here at Raj Bhavan. The Lt Governor also launched the e-book of the department elucidating the different services being provided to the people, besides the procedures for applying for […]
Police seizes heroin worth 1.5 Cr, arrests drug dealer
Srinagar: The Anti Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) of Jammu and Kashmir Police, a specialized unit to check rising menace of drugs in the Union Territory, gave another blow to the drugs cartels operating in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. “In Malangpora area of Awantipora, Heroin-like substance worth about Rs 1.5 crores was seized and a […]
Forest Department to establish Herbal Park at Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) J&K, Friday informed that the Urban Forestry Division (UFD), of the department is going to establish Herbal Park at Boninar Hills about 1.5 km from Cheshmashahi, Srinagar. The PCCF also visited the proposed site informing that the park shall come up during the current year. He said about […]
Lt Guv addresses Rashtriya Sarpanch Sansad conclave
Says villages are at the core of our economic, social, and political setup
JAMMU: “Villages are at the core of our economic, social, and political setup; they have had an immense role in our development in the last 73 years. With the development of villages, we hope to move from “GRAM UDAY” to “BHARAT UDAY”, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha made these remarks during his address at the 2nd […]
Rohit Kansal reviews status of IT implementation in PDD
Calls for taking advantage of technology for better power supply, revenue realization
SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal, Friday chaired a meeting convened to review the progress of various projects being carried out for augmentation of power sector and strengthening IT and Communication Divisions of J&K PDD here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting discussed various aspects and issues related to implementation of Information Technology in […]
KU gets Centre for Glacial Studies
Secretary DST e-inaugurates Rs 8-cr project
Srinagar: In a move which could give a huge fillip to research promotion and development at the University of Kashmir, the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, has awarded the varsity with an ambitious Centre of Excellence for Glacial Studies (CoEGS) in the Western Himalaya. DST Secretary Prof Ashutosh Sharma Friday e-inaugurated the […]
1st meeting of UT Level Monitoring Committee under FRA held
Sub-Committee constituted to devise strategy for fast-tracked FRA implementation
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Thursday chaired the maiden meeting of the UT Level Monitoring Committee, constituted under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 which was recently made applicable to Jammu and Kashmir. Administrative Secretaries of the departments of Revenue, Forest, Ecology & Environment, Rural […]
Tral village carving for basic amenities
Pulwama: Hajan village in Tral belt of south Kashmir’s Pulwama district is carving for basic facilities as the village according to the locals has been neglected on all fronts. Surrounded by Vasturvan mountain, the people in this beautiful village have been denied basic amenities even in the 21st century. Locals said that from last 70 […]
Results for 8th standard will be declared on Saturday: SCERT
Srinagar: The School Education Department is all set to announce annual results of 8th standard on Saturday. Officials of the department said that the results would be declared on December-05. Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir State Institute of Educational Research and Trainings (SCERT) in a notification, said that it had successfully completed the exams of […]
Authorities resume document renewal of 15 year-old vehicles
Srinagar: Regional Transport Officer (RTO) Kashmir Thursday refuted as ‘baseless’ the reports that registration of vehicles older than 15 years could not be extended further, stating the document ‘renewal’ process is on and will continue in future as well. RTO Kashmir, Ikramullah Tak said the department has not received any order from Union Transport Ministry, […]