Div Com felicitates doctors, paramedics for their work during Covid-19 pandemic
Srinagar: The Divisional Covid-19 Control Room, Kashmir (DCCRK) today organized a ceremony to felicitate doctors, paramedical staff for their exemplary role during the pandemic. Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole was the chief guest at the felicitation ceremony, also attended by Director SKIMS, Soura; Director Health Services Kashmir; Principal Government Dental College Srinagar […]
Bukhari urges PM to announce regularisation of daily-wagers
Srinagar: Apni Party president Mohammad Altaf Bukhari on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting J&K on April 24, to make an announcement with regard to the regularisation of the daily-wagers within 60 days. Addressing a news conference, Bukhari said that there are “thousands of daily-wagers who have been struggling to fight for […]
ACB chargesheets police officials for accepting bribe
CBI arrests police inspector in bribery case
Srinagar/Jammu: Anti Corruption Bureau on Tuesday produced chargesheet against a police sub-inspector in the court of Special Anti-Corruption Judge Srinagar while as the CBI arrested a police inspector on the charge of taking bribe. ACB said the case was registered against Sub-Inspector Farooq Ahmad Abassi, son of Mohammad Akbar of Boniyar, Baramulla, when during his […]
Minor boy from Mumbai dies after falling off horse at Sonamarg
Sonmarg: An 11-year-old tourist from Mumbai died of head injuries after he fell off a horse at tourist resort of Sonmarg in central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Tuesday. Quoting a police official, news agency KNT reported that while enjoying a horse ride in Sonmarg an elderly woman from Tamil Nadu along with a minor boy […]
1.5 lakh free dish to be distributed in border areas: Union Secy I&B
Visits far flung areas of Kangan to assess outreach of free dish service
Ganderbal: Union Secretary, Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Apurva Chandra, today visited far flung areas of Kangan Sub Division to assess outreach of DD Free Dish in the area. During the visit, Union Secretary was accompanied by Joint Secretary, Union Ministry I&B, Vikram Sahay, Principal Director General News, All India Radio, N V Reddy, Director General, […]
Navin reviews preparations for upcoming National Panchayat Raj Conference
Discusses themes for stalls of departments to be established during exhibition
Jammu: Principal Secretary Agriculture Production & Farmers’ Welfare, Animal & Sheep Husbandry and Horticulture Departments, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired a meeting to review the preparations regarding the conduct of upcoming National Panchayat Raj Conference. Director General Horticulture Kashmir, Director Sericulture J&K, Director Horticulture Jammu, Director Horticulture Planning and Marketing J&K, Director Agriculture Jammu/Kashmir, Director […]
J&K Police to purchase over 20K bulletproof jackets, headgear
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Police is all set to purchase over 20,000 bulletproof jackets and headgear as a security measure for their cops in the union territory. Police headquarters have recently floated six e-tenders for the purchase of various items including bulletproof jackets, headgear (patkas), vehicles, glasses and podiums, officials said. E-tenders have been floated […]
NC asks GoI to shun suspicion against JK Govt employees
Seeks rollback of all ‘anti-labour laws’ enacted post 2019
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Monday said that the new employment policies, and termination spree has opened the doors for witch-hunt in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the new set of rules undermine the tenets of labour rights and right to living. This was, according to the NC spokesperson, stated by the party […]
Safeena Beigh distributes sanction letters of 23 Fish units under PMMSY
Baramulla: In order to boost the Fisheries Sector, Fisheries Department Baramulla today organised a function at Dak Bungalow here during which 23 sanctioned letters of fish units were handed over to the fish farmers at a total subsidy of Rs. 46 Lacs under Pradhan Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY). The function was held under the […]
Dr. Sehrish receives prestigious SKOCH award for SAATH
Srinagar: Mission Director, Jammu & Kashmir Rural livelihood Mission (JKRLM), Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar, today received the prestigious SKOCH Award for outstanding contribution towards the economic development of rural women under programme SAATH. In recognition of the achievements by the JKRLM under the programme SAATH, the SKOCH foundation has conferred the prestigious SKOCH Award upon […]