Border villages silent and deserted after lull in shelling
By: Maqsood Ahmad Uri: The border villages continue to remain deserted as hundreds of families have migrated to safer places, though in the past few weeks there has been a pause in the shelling between India and Pakistan After the recent civilian killings and injurious even to minors, the families living close to the […]
Road Ahead
Although Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is trying to get the tourism industry back on track, due to the limitations, he may see the road ahead bumpy. He started tourism campaign from Pahalgam and reached to Gulmarg to reassure tourists about safety and security in Kashmir. When a television channel reporter asked Omar Abdullah at […]
Highway Projects
Chief Secretary, recently held a detailed meeting with NHAI, NHIDCL, Beacon and Project SAMPARK and sought reports from the executing agencies to furnish fortnightly reports about both the physical and financial progress registered in each project. The meeting took stock of progress made, so far, in completion of different National Highway projects across the length […]
Recruitment Process
Recently Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a high-level meeting to review the functioning of the Jammu & Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB), stressing the need to remove bottlenecks and ensuring time-bound and transparent recruitment process. Chairperson JKSSB Indu Kanwal Chib presented a comprehensive report on recruitment activities undertaken since 2019, including department-wise details of posts […]
Necessary Assistance
Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha recently visited Poonch and met the grieving family members who lost their loved ones due to unprovoked shelling by Pakistan. He announced Government job to the closest kin of Pakistan shelling victims. He said, ex-gratia and other reliefs have been provided and Government of India is committed for further necessary […]
Developmental Initiatives
Exhorting the officers to expedite implementation of the initiatives being undertaken in the sports sector, Minister for Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs, Transport, Youth Services & Sports, recently said that this is imperative for upgrading the sports infrastructure enabling youth create a niche for themselves at national and international level. He was reviewing the […]
Awareness Programme
To sensitize masses about the harmful effects of drug abuse and encouraging them to eradicate menace of drugs from the society, District Administration Srinagar recently organized an awareness programme on Drug De-Addiction at Community Hall Gassi Mohalla Safa Kadal. The event was held on the directions of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, as a part of […]
Responsive Governance
In line with the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah’s Public Outreach Programme Raabita, Minister for Health and Medical Education, Social Welfare and Education, met scores of public delegations and individuals at Civil Secretariat. She patiently listened to a wide range of public grievances, developmental issues and other concerns raised by the visiting delegations. These delegations, hailing […]
Tourism Sector
Recently Chief Minister Omar Abdullah chaired a meeting with key tourism stakeholders to listen to their concerns and discuss a way forward for the tourism sector in Kashmir in the aftermath of recent adverse situation affecting tourism in the region. “This is my suggestion for your consideration that we thoughtfully shape and finalize this plan […]
Vulnerable Areas
Minister for Jal Shakti, Forest, Environment & Ecology and Tribal Affairs, recently advocated the need for mandatory bunkers for people residing along the Line of Control (LoC) to protect them from erratic shelling in these areas. He emphasized that the provision of mandatory bunkers would go a long way in ensuring safety of the people […]