Atal Dulloo clears several proposals to be taken up under NBHM in J&K
Chairs UT Level Screening Committee for implementation of National Bee-Keeping and Honey Mission across UT JAMMU, JANUARY 03: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting of the Union Territory Level Screening Committee for the implementation of National Bee-Keeping and Honey Mission (NBHM) across Jammu and Kashmir here at […]
Conway ‘enjoying the ride’ with NZ
KARACHI: It was five years ago, at the age of 26, that South Africa-born Devon Conway moved to New Zealand to pursue his cricketing career. It took him three years before he eventually broke into the New Zealand side. On Monday, in just his 12th Test for his adopted country, Conway raised his fourth ton […]
Israel kills two Palestinians in West Bank
NABLUS: The Israeli army killed two Palestinians in a West Bank raid on Monday and demolished the homes of two Palestinians accused of killing an Israeli soldier. The Palestinian health ministry announced the deaths of “Mohammad Samer Hoshieh, 22, after being shot in the chest, and Fuad Mohammad Abed, 25, after being shot in the […]
MHA sets up high-powered panel for land, employment safeguards for Ladakh UT
Panel to discuss measures for protection of region’s unique culture and language To be headed by MoS Home; LG, CECs, MP, LAB and KDA to be part of panel Srinagar : The Union Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a high-powered committee to discuss safeguards for Union Territory of Ladakh. According to an order, the […]
Mineral sites
The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has decided to focus on mining extracting sites in Jammu and Kashmir following a recent review meeting. The Secretary Mining Department recently directed the concerned officers to conduct random on-spot inspection of all mining sites through flying squads at all vulnerable points in collaboration with respective police teams and […]
J&K registers 28% growth in GST collection in December 2022
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 02: The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir has registered a substantial growth in collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST) in the month of December, 2022. As per the state/UT wise data being reflected in a statement issued by the Finance Ministry, J&K has registered an increase of 24 per cent in […]
Mercury Plunges Across J&K; Gulmarg Records Minus 10°C, Pahalgam Minus 9.6°C
Srinagar: Amid overnight clear skies, the minimum temperature plummeted across Kashmir Valley with Gulmarg and Pahalgam recording season’s coldest night at minus 10.0°C and 9.6°C respectively on Monday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.4°C against last night’s 0.5°C. The temperature was 3.3°C below normal for the summer […]
Country can’t run on the ‘wheels of hate: Farooq Abdullah
Stating that country can’t run on the wheels of ‘hate, former Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Monday said that peace and development lie in love, amity, dialogue and reconciliation. Reacting to the recent killings in Rajouri, Dr Farooq Abdullah said that it is unfortunate that militancy still exists in Jammu and Kashmir and […]
Governance reforms
In the past few years the central government has reformed J&K administration by bringing new laws and creating transparency in the public delivery system. The Jammu and Kashmir Government has introduced various governance reforms, initiatives to ensure increased transparency, efficiency and effectiveness for delivery of citizen services to common people. Keeping pace with its commitment […]
Rajouri firing incident: LG announces ex-gratia for killed civilians’ NoK
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday announced 10 Lakh rupees ex-gratia and a government job to next of kin of each of those civilians killed in a firing incident in Upper Dhangri village of Rajouri district last evening. The Lieutenant Governor also “strongly condemned the cowardly” militant attack. “I assure the people that those behind […]