BJP workers celebrate Gujarat, HP poll victory
Jammu/Srinagar: The BJP in Jammu and Kashmir today distributed sweets and burst crackers at various places in the state, including Srinagar, to celebrate the party’s victory in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. The party’s state headquarters at Trikuta Nagar here bustled with activity since morning as senior leaders, including J-K BJP president Sat […]
Mehbooba, Singh congratulate Modi
JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today congratulated Prime Minister, Narendra Modi and his party on the decisive victory in Himachal Pradesh and retaining power in Gujarat. The Chief Minister described the election results in these states as an endorsement of the governance and developmental agenda of the Prime Minister. “These results are an endorsement of […]
Govt mars promotion chances of AD’s in planning department
Srinagar: In a major setback to the in-service Assistant Directors (AD’s), the government has curtailed 27 posts of deputy directors (DDs) in Planning and Development department. The AD’s were waiting for promotions as Deputy Directors for the past ten years. Official sources said the ADs who are working in the planning department for past over […]
Kargil experiences winter’s coldest night
Srinagar: Night temperature at most places in Kashmir division, including Ladakh region, increased last night, even as the mercury continued to fall in Kargil which experienced this winter’s coldest night. The minimum temperature in Kargil dipped over a degree from minus 13.4 degrees Celsius to minus 14.5 degrees Celsius, an official of the Meteorological Department […]
Jammu has something to cheer about
Jammu: Residents in Jammu got some respite from biting cold today as the minimum temperature increased slightly. The minimum temperature in the city rose by 2.6 notches to settle at 7.7 degrees Celsius against the previous night’s 5.1 degrees Celsius, which was the lowest of the season so far, a spokesman of the Meteorological (MeT) […]
Families faced eviction in 1990, denied compensation
Srinagar: In a bizarre move authorities in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district have deprived 19 Muslim migrant families of aid and relief for the past 27 years. The families who were evicted by the administration in 1990 from their native village of Bore in Keran tehsil have alleged that the authorities have forgotten them since the […]
Minister chairs 87th BoDs meeting of JK SICOP
Jammu: The 87th Board of Directors meeting of JK Small Scale Industries Development Corporation Ltd. (SICOP) was held under the chairmanship of Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Prakash Ganga, here today. Minister of State for Industries & Commerce, Farooq Ahmed Andrabi, Vice Chairman SICOP Ali Mohammad Mir and Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, […]
Minister inspects functioning of Kralsangri Plantation Nursery
Srinagar: Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal, Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, today visited Plantation Nursery Kralsangri and took stock of its functioning. The Minister inspected various ongoing development works in the nursery including construction of protection bunds, renovation of foot path and related works. He asked the concerned officers to […]
Issuance, distribution of new ration cards being expedited: Speaker
Jammu: Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly Kavinder Gupta today said the government has expedited the process of distributing new ration cards among the people at their doorsteps. The Speaker said this during an awareness camp organized by the Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs to facilitate the people in getting new ration […]
Minister hands over regularization orders to adhoc PCB employees
Jammu: Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment, Choudhary Lal Singh today said that Forest department and Pollution Control Board (PCB) have to work in direct coordination to preserve the environment and health of the people and urged the employees of these departments to put in sincere efforts to obtain this objective. The Minister was […]
