Minister reviews situation in border areas
Minster for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Sham Lal Choudhary today asked the district administration and security agencies to remain alert in the wake of prevailing situation in border areas of the State. He was chairing a meeting of civil, police and security agencies convened to review the situation in the backdrop of Pakistan firing […]
Minister for upgradation of infrastructure at GMC Jammu
Minister for Health & Medical Education, Bali Bhagat today visited GMC, Jammu and took stock of medicare and infrastructural facilities there. While inspecting various wards and units of the College, the Minister issued instructions to the Principal and other functionaries to take all necessary steps to further improve the health care with special focus on […]
Administration asked to reach out to people affected with shelling
Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh has expressed deep shock and grief over loss of lives in shelling from across the border in Nowshera sector of Rajouri district. Dr Nirmal Singh also strongly condemned targeting of civilian areas and resorting to repeated ceasefire violations by Pakistan. He expressed solidarity with the bereaved families and assured […]
Minister for promotion of Red rice, Mushkubudji
Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura underscored the need for establishment of Cluster Zones in the tourist areas for organic vegetable cultivation. He also asked the officers of Agriculture department to promote Red rice, Mushkubudji, Beekeeping, Mushroom and Vegetable cultivation in the Valley. The Minister was addressing a meeting to review the physical and […]
Minister reviews progress of Diary Village project
Minister for Animal, Sheep Husbandry and Fisheries Abdul Ghani Kohli today reviewed the progress made in the implementation of Dairy village project here at a meeting of senior functionaries of the concerned department. The project, in its pilot phase, envisages setting up five dairy villages under Doodh Yojana Scheme to promote dairy farming on modern […]
Gold Purity Testing Machine installed at LMD Jammu
Terming Consumer Protection as top priority of Government, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali today said that there will be no compromise on safeguarding Consumer Rights in the state and those found involved in unfair trade practices will be dealt sternly. The Minister was addressing representatives of Sarafa Association, […]
Minister for developing Gulmarg as prime tourist destination
Minister for Horticulture, Syed Basharat Bukhari, today visited Gulmarg to review pace of various development works undertaken by different departments there and to interact with people associated with tourism sector to promote the skiing destination as prime tourist place. Legislator Mohammad Abbas Wani also accompanied the Minister during the visit. On the occasion, Bukhari took […]
Vietnamese tour operators on a FAM tour to promote Kashmir
A group of leading Vietnamese tour operators today arrived in Kashmir on a 5-days familiarity tour to promote Kashmir’s unmatched beauty and landscape. The tour operators are in Valley to get familiar with beauty, language, art, craft, people, food and cuisines of Kashmir to promote it among the foreign as an option to other Indian […]
FM pitches for channelizing more investment in medical research
Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu, today addressed concluding session of 2nd J&K Medical Sciences Congress-2017 and first Annual Conference of MP-PCOS here and highlighted the need for quality research to harness the potential of young scholars for overall development of medical sciences in the State. While addressing the valedictory […]
Army to rename its Goodwill School to honour Lt Ummer
Army Saturday said that as a mark of solidarity with the bereaved family of Lt Ummer Fayaz, who was killed by gunmen on 10 May while on leave, Victor Force Commander Maj Gen B S Raju along with DC and SP Kulgam and other officials from Army, Police and Civil Administration visited the home […]
