DC Jammu conducts extensive tour of Arnia
Inaugurates dry waste management shed at Kathar Inspects development works taken up under different schemes JAMMU, JANUARY 04: Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Avny Lavasa today conducted an extensive tour of Panchayat Allah and Kathar of border Block Arnia. Tehsildar, Punica Sharma, BDO, Rajni Bala besides PRI members and other staff members were present on the […]
CS reviews implementation of deliverables by SWD
Urged the Dept to reach out to all the Specially-abled to assist them JAMMU, JANUARY 4: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta held a meeting with the Commissioner Secretary, Social Welfare Department (SWD), Sheetal Nanda to review the progress in implementation of deliverables set for the Department. On the occasion the Chief Secretary urged the […]
Mercury Plunges Again In Kashmir; Pahalgam Shivers At Minus 9.4°C, Srinagar At Minus 5.2°C
SRINAGAR, Jan 4: Intense cold conditions continued unabated in Kashmir Valley as minimum temperature dropped to minus 9.4°C in Pahalgam on Wednesday. A meteorological department official here said that Srinagar recorded a low of minus 5.2°C against last night’s minus 4.4°C. Today’s minimum temperature was 3.1°C below normal for the summer capital, the official said. […]
Teacher, appointed 13 years ago, managed entry into Edu Deptt through fake order: Probe Panel
The probe, ordered into the appointment of a teacher, has found that the teacher in question has managed his entry in the department after producing fake appointment order. An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) the probe has revealed that the teacher has managed entry in the education department through fake appointment KNO […]
New education policy
With the implementation of NEP-2020 Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has been given sole responsibility for the Secondary stage, which includes classes 9th through 12th, and will be administered in accordance with NEP-2020 criteria. For the formative assessment, co-curricular component, and summative assessment, respectively, the weighting of the marks shall be […]
J&K Has Become Tourist Hotspot, No Longer Terrorist Hotspot: Union Home Ministry
NEW DELHI, Jan 3: Jammu and Kashmir, which used to be a ”terrorist hotspot”, has become a ”tourist hotspot” as 22 lakh tourists visited the Union Territory in 2022, nearly four time more than the previous highest, the Union Home Ministry said on Tuesday. According to the ‘Year End Review 2022’ of the Home Ministry, […]
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 […]
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 […]