‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’: LG receives ‘Amrit Kalash’ from all blocks, municipal bodies of Kashmir, flags it off for onward journey to New Delhi
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today received the ‘Amrit Kalash’ from all blocks and municipal bodies of Kashmir division under ‘Meri Maati Mera Desh’ campaign and flagged off the ‘Amrit Kalash Yatra’ for onward journey to New Delhi via Jammu, an official press release informed. It said from 11-30th September 2023, ‘Mitti’ (soil) and rice […]
Cinema is powerful medium to nourish social-cultural ethos, advance human values: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha presented the 2nd International Film Festival of Srinagar awards in various categories at Tagore Hall, today, an official press release informed. The second edition of TIFFS was dedicated to Dev Anand, an icon of Indian cinema. In his address, the LG congratulated the award winners and commended the efforts of […]
Empowerment of women is pivotal for the empowerment of J&K: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha honoured the women achievers of Kashmir division at a felicitation event organized by Chinar Corps, today, an official press release informed. It said in his address, the LG congratulated all the women achievers who have carved a niche for themselves and inspired other women to dream and accomplish new heights […]
PDD’s encouraging achievements shadowed by inability to provide ‘scheduled’ supply
Srinagar: Twenty-five percent increase in power tariff of the general consumers, robust growth in the power receipts of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir and a substantial decrease in its annual spending on power purchases are the plain statistics emerging from its Power Development Department (PDD). The outcomes are, however, black and blank as […]
Div Com Kashmir reviews preparation for celebration of UT Foundation Day, Ekta Diwas
SRINAGAR: The Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri today convened a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and HoDs to frame the plan to organise mega colourful activities to highlight the transition, transformation, development and achievements of the last four years of UT of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion celebration of UT Foundation Day/Ekta Diwas. The […]
Omar Abdullah addresses delegate session in Surankote Poonch
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Party Vice President Omar Abdullah on Thursday castigated the central government for its failure to restore democracy in J&K saying the country takes pride in calling itself the mother of democracy on global stages but the same democracy fails to reach Jammu and Kashmir. He said this while […]
BJP Govt’s failure on security front led to militancy revival: JKPCC
Poonch: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) Chief Vikar Rasool Wani on Thursday expressed grave concern over the militancy revival in J&K especially in border districts Rajouri & Poonch in Jammu Division, terming it an utter failure of the BJP Govt on security front. Wani, according to the JKPCC spokesperson, was addressing a district-level […]
Prof H C Verma interacts with students of NIT Srinagar
Srinagar: Renowned Scientist and Padma Shri awardee, Professor H. C. Verma, engaged in a special interaction with a fresh batch of B-Tech Ist Semester students (Batch-2023) at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. The event was presided over by Prof. M A Shah Former, Head Department of Physics. A large gathering of students interacted with […]
Ensuring elderly are treated with respect is govt’s top priority: LG Sinha
Srinagar: “Elders’ blessings are always priceless; and the J&K administration will ensure they live a happy and healthy life,” Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said Wednesday as he inaugurated ‘Pensioners Sammelan’ in Srinagar, an official press release informed. It said in his address, the LG expressed gratitude to all senior citizens, who attended the programme. “It […]
Top officials meet in Srinagar to review security in view of Israel-Hamas war
Srinagar: Top security officials met here on Wednesday to coordinate and strategise security in the Union territory in view of the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The meeting was chaired by R R Bhatnagar, Adviser to the Lieutenant Governor, and Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi, Commander of the Army’s Northern Command, a defence spokesperson said in a statement. […]
