Minor girl drowns to death in Bandipora village
A 2-year-old girl drowned to death in an irrigation canal in Ankhulu village of Sumbal north Kashmir’s Bandipora district on Thursday. An official said that the girl identified as Janat Zehra daughter of Javid Ahmed Dar of Sumbal village drowned in an irrigation canal. “Shortly after the incident, a rescue operation was launched and locals […]
Changing lives
Under Aroma Mission, Lavender cultivation has changed the lives of a large number of farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. Lavender cultivation is picking up in Bhaderwah district and it has changed the economic condition of many farmers. The net annual income of farmers who switched from maize to Lavender cultivation has […]
Fix responsibility about missing revenue maps; start online Girdawari forthwith: CS
Also asks for saturating benefits to farmers under CSS SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today reviewed the overall implementation of various schemes for development of Agriculture in J&K and exhorted upon the officers to fix the responsibility for misplacing 392 revenue maps (Mussavis) and initiate the process for recreating the same […]
Commissioner Secretary I&C chairs SLC meetings, approves 13 CII claims, 117 applications under New Central Sector Scheme
SRINAGAR, JUNE 14: Commissioner Secretary Industries and Commerce, Vikramjit Singh, today chaired two separate meetings of Secretary Level Committee to approve applications for grant of registration and sanctioning of Capital Investment Incentive (CII) claims under New Central Sector Scheme for Industrial Development of Jammu and Kashmir. Director General, Industries and Commerce, Jammu, Anoo Malhotra and […]
Div Com reviews progress on Jammu City beautification works
Asks stakeholder departments to expedite major projects JAMMU, JUNE 14: Divisional Commissioner, Ramesh Kumar chaired a meeting today in his office chamber to discuss and review the execution of Jammu City beautification Plan. One of the major focuses of the meeting was the completion of mural painting, particularly along the Jammu Airport road. The Divisional […]
Under C2S Programme, Jammu IIT To Design Advanced Chip For Implantable Pacemaker
Jammu, Jun 14: The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India (GoI), under the Chip to Startup (C2S) Programme, has awarded a significant grant of Rs 4.8 Cr for Implantable Pacemaker Chip title. Sources in the IIT Jammu said that Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Jammu, Dr Ambika […]
Aroma Mission
Aroma Mission for the Lavender cultivation in Jammu region has changed lives of people especially farmers in Bhaderwah. The CSIR-Aroma Mission is a flagship project of CSIR under which Lavender cultivation is being promoted in the temperate regions of J&K. The aim of the project is to increase the income of small and marginal […]
Our vision is to develop one database for all residents of UT: CS
All the 303 services to be brought under Auto-appeal till month end SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today emphasised upon the officers of the IT Department to make it their goal to develop a master database for all purposes. Dr Mehta made these remarks while reviewing the functioning of IT Department […]
DC Srinagar reviews scheme wise performance of Rural Development Sector
Sets timeline of June 30 for achieving 100% Targets under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)-II Aspirational Block Development Programme game-changer in empowering people in Rural Areas: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR JUNE 13:- In order to assess the scheme-wise performance of Rural Development Sector and review the implementation of the schemes under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen)-II in Srinagar […]
Atal Dulloo discusses sponsorship of projects under NABARD funding
SRINAGAR, JUNE 13: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat to review sponsorship of projects under NABARD funding. ACS had an overview of ongoing projects under NABARD in different departments. He also held detailed discussion regarding progress achieved, so far, on various projects in agriculture and […]