7 prestigious PMDP Sports projects to be completed by March 2019: Secretary YSS
Reviews pace of progress on ongoing works
JAMMU, DECEMBER 9: Secretary Youth Services & Sports (YSS) and Information, Sarmad Hafeez today took a detailed review of mega Sports projects being executed in the state under Prime Ministers Development Programme (PMDP) here at a meeting of concerned officers. The Secretary took stock of the ambitious sports projects including establishment of 22 Indoor Sports […]
LMD recovers Rs 25000 fine from Haryana based firm
POONCH, DECEMBER 19: Legal Metrology Department (LMD) imposed a fine of Rs.25000 on the management of Haryana based chocolate manufacturing firm for violating the provisions of the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011. During inspection at various retail outlets, the team of LMD headed by Assistant Controller Kewal Krishan observed that small packs of chocolates […]
DDC reviews implementation of Ayushman Bharat Scheme in Budgam
BUDGAM, DECEMBER 19: DDC Budgam, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today reviewed the implementation of Ayushman Bharat scheme and took stock of the progress achieved during the current year in the district. While briefing the meeting the CMO Budgam revealed that, out of total target of 111105 beneficiaries, 42170 have been identified in the district. During […]
Governor administration mismanaging SKIMS: NC
‘Closure of PET Scan unfortunate’
Srinagar, 19 December 2018: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference on Wednesday expressed dismay over the slack attitude of the incumbent administration in mitigating day to day woes of people. In a statement issued from party headquarters party’s additional provincial spokesperson Sara Hayat Shah said that the recent news about the closure of Kashmir’s only PET […]
Khelo India: 3-day tournament concludes at Majalta
UDHAMPUR, DECEMBER 19: The three-day block level Sports tournament and Aptitude test (SPAT) for girls organized under ‘Khelo India’ by the district administration, concluded today here at Government Higher Secondary School. Around, 150 under-15 and under-18 girls drawn from different educational institutions and clubs besides locals took part in the competition. Addressing the participants at […]
PDP expels Basharat Bukhari, Peer Hussain
Removes Mehboob Iqbal as general secretary
Srinagar, Dec 18: Peoples Democratic Party (PD) has expelled two of its top leaders — Peer Muhammad Hussain and former minister Syed Bashrat Bukhari — from the party’s basic membership. The party has also removed Mehboob Iqbal from the key position of general secretary. The decision to expel Hussain and Bukhari was taken after some […]
Guv reviews security; stresses adherence to SOPs to avoid civilian casualties
Jammu, Dec 18: In a meeting with senior officers of the State Police, Army, Central police forces and Central Intelligence agencies, Governor Satya Pal Malik undertook a detailed review of various security-related issues at the Headquarters of Army’s Northern Command in Udhampur. Governor reviewed the latest security scenario in J&K including details of the counter-infiltration […]
PDP MP protests against killings in Parliament premises
Srinagar, Dec 18: Mir Mohammad Fayaz, Member of Parliament of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday protested inside the premises of Parliament against the recent civilian killings in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district. Fayaz hails from north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, and is a sitting Member of Parliament in the upper house or Rajya Sabha. Wearing a […]
Normalcy returns to Kashmir after three days of protests
Srinagar, Dec 18: Barring southern districts, semblance of normalcy returned to Kashmir Tuesday after three days of strike and protests over the killing of seven civilians in clashes that followed an encounter in Pulwama. Life returned to normal in most parts of Kashmir, including in the central and the northern districts with the shops, offices, […]
Srinagar shivers at minus 4.6 deg Celsius
Srinagar, Dec 18: Cold conditions continued in Kashmir Valley and Ladakh, while there was some respite in the Jammu region even as Srinagar shivered at minus 4.6 degree Celsius. The mercury in Leh dipped to minus 15.1 degree Celsius. In Srinagar, the night temperature settled at a low of minus 4.6 degree Celsius. Qazigund recorded […]
