Minister miffed over unimpressive performance under MGNREGA
Expressing dismay over mediocre performance in implementation of MGNREGA in Pulwama, the Minister for Rural Development, Abdul Haq today took a serious note of fewer man-days generated in the district. He has ordered initiation of action against the non-performing officers in the district. Speaking at a meeting convened here to review the status of implementation […]
Minister reviews education scenario in Khansahib
Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari undertook an extensive tour of Khansahab area of district Budgam to review educational scenario in the constituency. He was accompanied by Minister of State for Education, Priya Sethi; MLA Khansahib Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen; MLC Saif-ud-Din Bhat; Commissioner Secretary Higher Education Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon; Secretary School Education […]
Resolutions adopted on July 19, 1947 over JK ‘unaccomplished’: DFP
Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) on Wednesday termed the July 19, 1947 resolutions adopted regarding the disputed status of Jammu Kashmir as ‘unaccomplished’. DFP’s Secretary General, Moulana Abdullah Tari according to the statement issued here said that “the people of the disputed territory continue to fight for their mission and won’t rest till the goal is […]
Mehbooba visits various city areas
Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today conducted a whirlwind tour of Srinagar city during which she inaugurated several public utilities and also laid the foundation of many developmental projects. Enroute, the Chief Minister met several deputations who apprised her of their day to day problems and sought their redressal. Minister for R&B, Naeem Akhtar; Minister for […]
FM for incentivizing JK’s skilled labour
Minister for Finance, Dr Haseeb Drabu today said the revision of minimum wages for the scheduled employments should be effected in accordance with the skills, inflation and other economic factors. “There should be reasonable hike for all labor classes in accordance with the inflation and other economic factors,” Dr Drabu said while chairing a […]
Advisor for Infrastructure Development meets Vohra
Pardeep Singh, Advisor Infrastructure Development to the State Govt, called on Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today. Governor had an hour long discussion with Singh about the problems relating to infrastructure development which were impeding progress on various fronts and slowing down the implementation of important Central Schemes. Governor suggested to Singh […]
Damaged roads leave commuters gasping
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19th century houses of Anwar Shah Kashmiri, Ghulam Ahmad Ashai to be preserved
Recognizing the literary contribution of Moulana Anwar Shah Kashmiri (1875-1933)– the renowned Islamic scholar and son of the soil, Department of School Education has decided to preserve Late Alama’s around 150-year-old residential house through retrofitting under the Department’s heritage conservation programme. The Education Department has also decided to go for conservation of 19th Century building […]
Amargrah Sopore residents protest water scarcity
The residents of Amargrah village of Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district Wednesday took to streets against the Public Health Engineering (PHE) department for ‘failing to provide adequate water supply to them’. The protesting inhabitants also blocked the Srinagar-Sopore Highway for hours, which resulted in the huge traffic mess in the area, eyewitnesses […]
Mughal Road thrown open for HMVs
The historical Mughal road was today thrown open for Heavy Motor Vehicles. According to the SSP Traffic, Rural Kashmir, the Mughal Road is through for Heavy Motor Vehicles. All the un-laden empty trucks and fruit laden trucks (6 tyre trucks only) except multi axle vehicles can adopt Mughal Road from Srinagar to Jammu. Accordingly, the […]
