17-kg poppy seized from vehicle in Ramban; 1 held
Jammu: A tanker driver was arrested after 17 kilograms of poppy was seized from his vehicle in Ramban district on Monday, officials said. A police party intercepted a gas tanker on Jammu-Srinagar national highway at Chanderkote area. During its search, 17 kilograms of poppy concealed in a plastic bag and hidden under a seat was […]
Rana pitches for Holiday on birth anniversary of Maharaja
Jammu: Senior BJP leader Devender Singh Rana today strongly pitched for a Public holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh and made a passionate appeal to LG Manoj Sinha for conceding to the overwhelming public demand. “The people are sentimentally attached to the Maharaja Sahib, not only for signing the instrument of accession […]
Dulloo reviews measures for controlling Lumpy Skin Disease in J&K
SRINAGAR: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo today chaired a meeting to review the measures taken for controlling the spread of Lumpy Skin Disease (LSD) across Jammu and Kashmir. Director Animal Husbandry Jammu/Kashmir, representatives of SKUAST Jammu/Kashmir, Chief Animal Husbandry officers of all districts, and other concerned officials attended the meeting in […]
Comm Secy reviews progress, performance of revenue department at Kupwara
KUPWARA: Commissioner Secretary, Revenue, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, today had an exhaustive tour of Kupwara to review the progress and performance of the revenue department in the district. In this regard, Commissioner Secretary convened an officers meeting which was attended by Deputy Commissioner, Doifode Sagar Dattatray besides, Additional District Development Commissioner, Altaf Ahmad Khan; ADC Kupwara, […]
Modern agri tasked with providing quality food to growing population: Chowdhary Iqbal
SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal, today visited different areas of Qamarwari zone of district Srinagar to review different initiatives by the department in the area. During the visit, the Director also interacted with the agri-entrepreneurs of the area and discussed different schemes with the local commercial farmers. Talking to the farmers, the […]
To secure bright future of our youth, police, people have to continue their work together: DGP
Lays foundation stone of multi-storeyed buildings at Bhagwanpora, Sangam in Srinagar
Srinagar: The Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh, laid the foundation stone of two multi-storeyed conventional structures, one each at Bhagwanpora & Sangam in Srinagar district. ADGP Armed J&K SJM Gillani, ADGP Headquarters PHQ MK Sinha, ADGP Coordination PHQ Danesh Rana, ADGP Kashmir Zone Vijay Kumar, IGP Headquarters PHQ BS Tutti. DIG CKR Sujit Kumar, […]
Hasnain Masoodi visits Kulgam; chairs DISHA meeting
KULGAM: The Member Parliament (MP) Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency, Justice (Retd.) Hasnain Masoodi today visited Kulgam and chaired the District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting at Rest house Chawalgam here. The meeting reviewed in detail the progress of various centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSSs) in the district and was attended by DDC Chairperson, Mohammad […]
Dr Samoon reviews admission process in Polytechnic Colleges, dev activities in SDD under CAPEX, CSS
JAMMU: Principal Secretary, Skill Development Department (SDD), Dr Asgar Hassan Samoon, on Monday chaired a meeting with Principals of Polytechnics Colleges of districts of Jammu and Kashmir to review the status of the admission process in Polytechnic Colleges across the Union Territory. Director SDD, Principal, Polytechnic College, Bikram Chowk, and Principal Women Polytechnic College, Shakti […]
TAD establishes 100-bedded Hostel for PG girl students at Jammu
JAMMU: A 100-bedded hostels for girl studies has been operationalised by the Tribal Affairs Department (TAD) at Jammu which was dedicated to the students by Secretary, Tribal Affairs Department, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary who also held detailed discussion with students about career planning. The new hostel has been provided for Post-Graduate students by the department. […]
Chakshu Mahajan wins Srinagar Open 2022
Moazzam-Haider retain doubles title
Srinagar: Chakshu Mahajan on Monday won the men’s Single’s title while Moazzam Rashid and Haider Hussain retained their doubles title at this year’s edition of Srinagar Open Tennis Championship. Mahajan defeated 20-year-old Chirag Dogra in straight sets 6-3, 7-6 in the final match played at Gindun Sports Complex at Rajbagh. Mahajan had registered an impressive […]
