Advisor Nasir Aslam reviews summer, Yatra and Eid preparedness in Jammu
Directs uninterrupted utilities, adequate essential stocks, robust traffic management JAMMU: Advisor to the Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani, Monday chaired a high-level meeting with senior officers to review summer preparedness, arrangements for upcoming pilgrimages, availability of food and essential supplies, and preparedness for Eid-ul-Adha celebrations across Jammu division. The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner […]
Census 2027: Self-Enumeration a milestone in digital governance: Minister Javaid Dar
SRINAGAR: Minister for Agriculture Production, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Cooperative and Election Department, Javid Ahmad Dar, Monday completed the Self-Enumeration process for Census 2027, marking participation in what is being described as India’s first fully digital and paperless Census exercise. The Minister termed the initiative a significant milestone in the country’s digital governance framework. […]
Committees on Govt Assurances from Bihar, Jharkhand call on Speaker LA
SRINAGAR: The delegates of Committee on Government Assurances of Legislative Council Bihar, Minority Welfare Committee of Committee of Legislative Assembly Bihar and Committee on Government Assurances of the Legislative Assembly Jharkhand, Monday visited the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly and called on the Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather. The Speaker welcomed the committee […]
Jammu, Srinagar mark International Museum Day
Exhibitions titled ‘Museums Uniting a Divided World’ held SRINAGAR: The J&K Department of Archives, Archaeology & Museums Monday celebrated the International Museum Day under the theme “Museums Uniting a Divided World” in conjunction with Mission Gyan Bharatam. Specially curated exhibitions of artifacts and rare manuscript collections were organized at the Dogra Art Museum, Jammu and […]
Heat Wave in Jammu: Temperature likely to touch 45°C, authorities issue Heat Wave advisory
Jammu: The Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) on Monday issued a heat wave advisory for people as temperatures in the city are likely to soar up to 45 degrees Celsius, prompting authorities to urge people, particularly elderly citizens and children, to remain indoors and avoid unnecessary movement during peak daytime hours. The advisory comes amid intensifying […]
Police arrests two drug peddlers in Handwara
Srinagar: Police in Handwara arrested two drug peddlers in separate operations and recovered contraband substances from their possession, a police spokesman said Monday. He said that in the first operation at Manzgam Crossing Vilgam, a naka was established on the general road where a person moving under suspicious circumstances was intercepted. He has been identified […]
Kakapora social activist stages unique protest, demands completion of SDH project
Residents say prolonged delay in Sub-District Hospital construction is causing immense hardship to patients Pulwama: A social activist in south Kashmir’s Kakapora area on Monday staged a unique protest against the prolonged delay in the construction of the Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Kakapora, demanding immediate completion of the long-pending healthcare project. The protest was led by […]
CM expresses grief over demise of father of MP Er. Rashid, MLA Khursheed Ahmad
Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the passing away of Khazir Mohammad Sheikh, father of Member of Parliament Er. Rashid and MLA Khursheed Ahmad Sheikh, who breathed his last at AIIMS, New Delhi, after a prolonged illness. Khazir Mohammad Sheikh was 85 years old. The Chief Minister conveyed his […]
Bihar Legislative Assembly Committee on Minority Welfare calls on Sakina Itoo, Advisor to CM
Srinagar: The Committee on Minority Welfare of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, led by its Chairman Akhtarul Iman, Monday called on Minister for Health & Medical Education Sakina Itoo and Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani during its visit to Jammu and Kashmir. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on the developmental scenario […]
House committee appointments row
LoP says discretion must follow fairness, convention Jammu: The faceoff between Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Abdul Rahim Rather and Leader of Opposition Sunil Kumar Sharma intensified on Monday, with the latter questioning the former and asking whether the yardstick of seniority applied only to the BJP and not to the ruling alliance, whose first-time […]