Body of Pampore Man Recovered from Jhelum in Srinagar
SRINAGAR: The body of a man was recovered from the river Jhelum near the Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar on Monday, officials said. An official said that the man has been identified as Tariq Ahmad of Pampore, and his body has been sent to the hospital for medico-legal formalities. Police have taken cognisance of the […]
Active intervention
With the deficit in rainfall in the Kashmir leading to deficiency in the overall supply of drinking water, the Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, recently convened a meeting to address the issue with active intervention of PHE department and District Administrations by optimum utilization of all the available resources across the valley. The meeting was […]
Jammu and Kashmir: Six Govt Employees Terminated for Narco-Terror Involvement
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir government has terminated six employees from their services over narco-terror links, officials said on Saturday. An official said that five policemen and a teacher were terminated for their involvement in terror financing through drug sales. He said that the administration, led by LG Governor Manoj Sinha, has invoked Article 311 […]
Awareness Programme
Recently Development and Facilitation Office (DFO) Srinagar under the Union Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises MSME organized Industry Awareness Programme (IAP) to create awareness among the business community regarding MSME competitive (LEAN) scheme. The awareness programme was attended by industrialists from Lassipora, Baghi Ali Mardan, Zakura and other industrial estates. Addressing the gathering, Director […]
J&K Leader Usman Majid Quits Apni Party Over Growing Proximity With BJP
Former Jammu and Kashmir minister and Apni Party vice president Usman Majid has parted ways with the party alleging that the “youngest regional outfit” was playing second fiddle to the BJP. “I have parted ways with the Apni Party as friends. But, it was clear that the they are aligned with BJP. We have seen […]
Innovation
Recently Chief Secretary of J&K reviewed progress on establishment of KKGs across J&K. He also reviewed Kisan Khidmat Ghars (KKGs) software portal. He underlined that establishment of KKGs is an innovative and remarkable step particularly for the farming community, who will have one stop solution for all of their grievances and issues in these centres. […]
J&K Film Conclave:Infrastructure coming up on European countries’ model, J&K to become Global Film Destination soon: LG Manoj Sinha
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Thursday said that the administration led by him was working on a model to build better film-shooting on the lines of European countries as efforts are on to make the UT a global film destination soon. “I remember Raj Kapoors love for film shooting in Kashmir. […]
Women Empowerment
Recently Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha launched the ‘Hausla 2.0’ and JK Startup Portal at Srinagar. Building on the success of the Hausla 1.0, the inaugural batch, Hausla 2.0 seeks to enhance financial inclusion among women in Jammu Kashmir by promoting entrepreneurship and facilitating market access. He said the prime objective of Hausla program is […]
Rent Assessment
Recently DC Kupwara chaired Rent Assessment Committee meeting. In order to finalize the various Rent Assessment Cases of the buildings under-utilization of different Government Departments, a meeting of the District Rent Assessment Committee (DRAC) was held under the chairpersonship of Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara. During the DRAC meeting, as many as 37 rent cases of […]
Multi-Agency Security Exercise Held in Jammu
To review the security situation in Jammu, Samba and Kathua region, a multi- agency security tabletop exercise was conducted at Samba Military Station on Monday. As per an official communiqué, the conference was attended by all stakeholders from security forces and intelligence agencies. The security agencies brainstormed and deliberated on various probable security scenarios and […]