GST Week celebrations: State Taxes Deptt J&K organizes interaction session with stakeholders
SRINAGAR: As part of ongoing GST Week celebrations, the State Taxes Department today organized an interactive session with various stakeholders at Excise and Taxation Complex Solina. The session was presided over by Additional Commissioner of State Taxes Kashmir, Shakeel Maqbool. DC Enforcement (Central) Parveez Raina, DC IT, Analytics & Economic Intelligence, Farooq Ahmad Baba, DC […]
Agri Deptt endeavoring to attract educated youth towards diverse agriculture activities: Director
Visits Apiarists at Samsun, Budgam
SRINAGAR: The Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today visited Apiarists at Samsun Budgam, and held an interactive session with concerned beekeepers. He also took stock of various related activities and received feedback regarding interventions by the department. While interacting with the Bee Keepers, the Director of Agriculture highlighted the importance of small-scale agriculture […]
Div Com reviews progress of work on Delhi-Katra Expressway
Directs DCs to resolve land issues, complete disbursement of compensation without delay
JAMMU: Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today chaired a meeting of Deputy Commissioners and NHAI authorities to review the progress of work on the Delhi Katra Expressway project. The meeting was attended by the Regional Officer NHAI, Director of Geology and Mining, Project Directors of NHAI, DFO Social Forestry, and other concerned officers, while Deputy […]
District Admin Sgr conducts surprise inspection of Patwar Khanas
‘Salary of 10 Patwaries withheld for late office reporting, unauthorized absence’
SRINAGAR: On the directions of District Magistrate(DM) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, the special teams of District Administration Srinagar on Monday conducted a surprise inspection of various Patwar Khanas of Srinagar and checked the attendance of employees in order to ensure prompt delivery of Revenue services punctuality in Government Offices. The surprise inspection teams headed by […]
Tourism Deptt organizes seminar on safety, well-being of adventure enthusiasts
SRINAGAR: Directorate of Tourism Kashmir, in collaboration with Adventure Sports Cover 360, today organized a seminar on ‘Adventure Safety including Medical Rescue and Insurance’ here. The seminar was held with the aim to educate adventure enthusiasts, tour operators, and local stakeholders about the importance of safety measures, medical assistance, and the significance of having appropriate […]
People across Kashmir suffering on account of govt’s callousness: Nasir
Visits residence of late Sampat Prakash in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference Provincial President Nasir Aslam Wani on Wednesday said Kashmir is witnessing no relief from prolonged and unscheduled power outages & ration shortage that has left normal life distraught. He, according to the NC spokesperson, said this while addressing a number of party functionaries and workers from Ajas, Sumbal […]
Post G-20 summit in Sgr, foreign tourist arrivals have increased in J&K: LG Sinha
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Monday said that foreign tourist arrivals have shown a significant increase in the UT post G-20 Tourism Working Group meeting in Srinagar and the figure is set to go up further in the coming months. He also announced five malras land for the landless families of J&K […]
MeT says hot, humid weather to continue as night temp rises in J&K
Srinagar: Amid forecast for hot and humid weather, the minimum temperature recorded rise in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, officials said. An official of the meteorological department here told GNS that “mainly clear, hot and humid” weather was expected till July 4 even as a “brief spell of showers may occur in some areas towards […]
Driver dies after oil tanker fall into gorge in Ramban
Ramban: A driver of an oil tanker died after his vehicle fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah in Banihal area of Ramban district on Monday morning, officials said. An official told the news agency—Kashmir Newe Observer (KNO) that oil tanker rolled down and fell into a deep gorge near Shaitani Nallah. He said […]
Police refute allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath pilgrims
Says committed to safety, security of yatris
Srinaga: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Sunday termed the allegations of lathi charge on Amarnath Yatris as baseless and fabricated. In a statement issued to the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a police spokesman said that a video is circulating on social media wherein it is alleged that Police did Lathicharge on yatries. However, the […]