Div Com unveils horticulture calendar-2020
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan unveiled calendar 2020 of Horticulture Department (Kashmir), here today. Director Horticulture, Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat, SSP Srinagar, Dr. Haseeb Mughal and other departmental officers were present on the occasion. The Calendar showcases various horticulture operations including spray against pests and plant diseases and orchard management. On […]
Sparsh leprosy awareness campaign launched across Srinagar
DC Srinagar pledges to take all measures for early detection, freeing the district of leprosy
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: As elsewhere in Jammu & Kashmir and the nation, the Sparsh leprosy awareness campaign or SLAC 2020 was Thursday launched across the Srinagar district. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary launched the campaign at the district level whereas other senior officers of the district administration launched it at block and zonal […]
Government committed to make J&K sports hub: A K Mehta
JAMMU, JANUARY 30: The Centre as well as the Union Territory Governments are committed to raise sports infrastructural facilities in Jammu & Kashmir and make it a sports hub in near future. This was stated by Arun Kumar Mehta, Financial Commissioner (Finance) while declaring open 65th National School Games for under 14 & under 17 […]
Dr Samoon reviews implementation of road safety measures
Asks authorities to work in coordination for curbing accidents
JAMMU, JANUARY 30: Principal Secretary Transport Department, Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon today chaired a meeting to discuss the road safety measures and other issues pertaining to the transport and traffic departments. The meeting was attended by IG Traffic, T Namgyal , JMC Commissioner, Avny Lavasa; Additional Secretary H&UDD, Pankaj Kumar Sharma; Chief Engineer PMGSY Kashmir, […]
High Court Srinagar Wing observes Martyrs’ Day
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: High Court of Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar wing today observed one-minute silence as a mark of respect on the occasion of Martyrdom Day of Mahatma Gandhi. On the occasion, Justice Ali Mohammad Magray, Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur, Justice Tashi Rabstan were present. Registrar Judicial Masrat Shaheen, registry officers and other staff members […]
FC Health reviews functioning of Jan Aushadhi, AMRIT stores
'Steps afoot to increase outlets'
JAMMU, JANUARY 30: Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Atal Dulloo today said that establishment of adequate number of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aushadhi Kendra (PMJAK) and Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) stores is priority of the government and steps are afoot for opening more such outlets across Jammu and Kashmir. He was […]
Budget 2020: Govt may trim PM-KISAN allocation by 20% to Rs 60k crore
New Delhi: The government may reduce allocation for the PM-KISAN scheme by 20 per cent to around Rs 60,000 crore in the upcoming Budget due to implementation hurdles in some states, according to sources. The Centre had allocated Rs 75,000 crore in the Budget Estimate (BE) for 2019-20 to implement the PM-KISAN scheme, under which […]
MSME striving to build entrepreneurial culture in JK
Organizes entrepreneurship, skill development awareness programmes
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 30: Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME)-Technology Development Centre, Extension Centre Srinagar has organized various training and awareness sessions under the scheme ‘Entrepreneurship and Skill Development Programme (ESDP) to build entrepreneurial culture in Jammu and Kashmir. Mir Altaf Ahmad, Senior Consultant and In-charge of the Extension Centre, Srinagar analyzed the potential […]
Khidmat Centre operators press for regularization
Hold sit-in outside JK Bank Headquarters
Srinagar, Jan 30: Khidmat Centre operators affiliated with Jammu and Kashmir Bank Thursday sat on a sit-in outside bank headquarters at TRC here to press for their regularization. Protesting Khidmat centre operators engaged in phases since 2009 said the former Chairman of J&K Bank in a meeting last year assured that a suitable job policy […]
