DDC Pulwama chairs GPDP meet
PULWAMA, OCTOBER 31: District Development Commissioner Pulwama Ghulam Mohammad Dar today chaired a meeting regarding Gram Panchayat Development Plan (GPDP) here. Joint Director Planning, Assistant Commissioner Development, Chief Medical Officer, Xen R&B, PHE, District Information Officer and other concerned officers were present in the meeting. Threadbare discussions were held regarding the execution of Gram Panchayat […]
Budgam: Engineering student founded his own school, aims to ‘tackle’ illiteracy rate
Budgam, Oct 31: With an aim to “tackle” illiteracy rate among backward communities, Muntazir Mehdi, 24, from central Kashmir’s Budgam district choose to establish a school over his engineering career. “Budgam is educationally backward and the objective behind foundation of the school is to tackle illiteracy rate in the district,” says Mehdi, a native of […]
DC Srinagar conducts extensive tours of Downtown
Inspects arrangements at Makhdoom Sahib, ongoing work at Naqashband Sahib
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31: Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah, Wednesday took an extensive tour of Downtown visiting various areas and inspecting public facilities available there. The DC also visited the shrine of Sheikh Hamzah Makhdoom at Rainawari here and took stock of arrangements in place for the ongoing annual Urs there. He directed […]
BOCA approves 13 cases of various departments
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31: The 98th meeting of Building Operations Controlling Authority (BOCA) of J&K Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) was held here today. The meeting was held under the chairmanship of Vice Chairman, LAWDA, Dr Syed Abid Rasheed Shah during which 25 cases were placed before the BOCA and 13 cases were approved as […]
ADDC Shopian reviews implementation of Panchayat development plan
SHOPIAN OCTOBER 31: The Additional District Development Commissioner (ADDC) Shopian, Mohammad Saleem today chaired a meeting to review the implementation and preparedness of Gram Panchayat Development Programme (GPDP) in the district here at Mini Secretariat Arhama Shopian. Among others the meeting was attended by, Executive Engineers of R&B, PHE, Irrigation, Assistant Labour Commissioner, District Panchayat […]
SC asks Centre to submit details of pricing of 36 Rafale fighter jets
New Delhi, Oct 31 : The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre for pricing details of the 36 Rafale fighter jets India is buying from France in a sealed cover within 10 days but agreed that “strategic and confidential” information need not be disclosed. In its order, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice […]
SDA organizes cleanliness drive under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31: A week-long sanitation drive under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan (SBA) commenced at Bus Stands here today. The drive was organized by Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) as a part of the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. In addition to Bus Stands, parking lots, shopping malls, community halls would be covered under cleanliness drive. […]
Seven killed in suicide attack near Kabul prison
Kabul, Oct 31 : A suicide bomber targeting a bus carrying employees of Afghanistan’s biggest prison killed at least seven people on Wednesday, officials said, in the latest militant attack in the war-torn country. Another five were wounded in the blast near the facility in Kabul, which police spokesman Basir Mujahid said had hit a vehicle […]
Commissioner Food Safety flags-off Swasth Bharat Yatra
KUPWARA, OCTOBER 31: Commissioner Food Safety Dr Abdul Kabir Dar today flagged-off a rally under Swasth Bharat Yatra from Handwara here. The rally comprising student from various educational institutions of Handwara, prominent citizens, cycling enthusiasts, civil society members and other people passed through various markets of the town to sensitize people about food safety measures […]
Illicit timber seized in Budgam
SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31: Acting on specific information, a team of forest officials of Doodganga Range laid a Naka and sized illicit timber on the intervening night of October 30 and 31. The party immediately tried to apprehend the smugglers who however assaulted the forest personnel with sharp-edged weapons in which one forest official got injured. […]
