Winter challenges
Winter challenges are being faced by the government not only in Kashmir valley but in the various districts of Jammu region. In this connection recently Divisional Commissioner Jammu took a detailed review meeting to see for himself how prepared are different wings of his administration to face this challenge. Reviewing the power supply scenario in […]
Union MoS for Panchayati Raj visits frontier Kupwara district
KUPWARA, OCTOBER 20, 2022: Union Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Shri Kapil Patil today said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a dream to make Jammu and Kashmir the Switzerland of India. The Minister was addressing a Public Sabha at Cheepora in Lolab Valley of the frontier Kupwara district. The Minister said that the […]
Comm Secy tours Doda; Distributes land pass books, inspects Revenue camps
DODA, OCTOBER 20: Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, today visited Doda to assess the achievements and activities under Developmental Deliverables besides reviewing overall working of Revenue department in the district. During his tour, he had exclusive interactions with the farmers regarding their issues and concerns besides seeking feedback from them about the functioning of […]
Pakistan, WI agree to postpone T20 series
LAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have agreed to postpone the three-match T20 International series, which was due to be held during January 2023 in Pakistan, to the first quarter of 2024, the PCB announced on Wednesday. “The decision has been made considering 2024 is an ICC Men’s T20 World […]
Qatar gets Middle East’s first pandas
DOHA: Qatar became the first Middle Eastern country on Wednesday to receive Chinese giant pandas — Suhail and Soraya — who, in true Gulf fashion, took up residence in luxury air-conditioned quarters. Crowds of children and reporters watched as the four-year-old male and three-year-old female took their first steps in a temporary enclosure in a […]
Higher reaches experience fresh snowfall, rains lash plains
The higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir received fresh snowfall on Thursday while the rains lashed the plains, bringing the mercury further down in the Valley. The famous skiing destination Gulmarg received fresh snowfall, an official in the Meteorological department told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), adding, there were reports of snowfall in some […]
New opportunities
With better infrastructure in the sports sector, youth of Jammu and Kashmir have new opportunities to show their talent in this field. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is working on the ground to provide playing fields, stadiums, experts and coaches for the local youth to get training in different fields of sports. The new […]
2 JKAS Officers Shifted In J&K
Srinagar: The government on Wednesday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Akshay Rajan, JKAS, Deputy Director, Motor Garages, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department. Irfan Manzoor, Junior Scale (2012-II Batch), BDO (Hqr) in […]
Lt Governor chairs first meeting of J&K Higher Education Council
There is a need to develop a pragmatic roadmap to enhance the potential of human resources and progressively transform J&K’s universities into economic growth centres: LG Our Higher Education ecosystem needs to re-align itself to meet the needs of the present-day challenges and be fully geared to participate in the development taking place in different […]
Secretary Health reviews Dengue status, containment initiatives
Asks officials to develop, maintain high level of monitoring, response mechanism Fever clinics being run in GMC Jammu, other Hospitals for diagnosis, treatment of suspected cases JAMMU, OCTOBER 19: Secretary Health and Medical Education (H&ME), Bhupinder Kumar, today conducted detailed review regarding dengue status and containment initiatives being taken up in Jammu and Kashmir in […]