CS for promotion of heritage tourism across JK
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting of the Tourism and Culture Departments called for discussing the broad contours of the strategy to promote religious, craft and heritage tourism in the UT. The meeting, besides Principal Secretary, Culture and Commissioner Secretary, Tourism was also attended by Divisional Commissioner Kashmir/Jammu; Executive Director, Mubarak Mandi […]
Delegation of Sikh Coordination Committee J&K calls on LG
JAMMU: A delegation of the Sikh Coordination Committee Jammu Kashmir led by its Chairman S. Ajit Singh, called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhawan today. The members of the delegation put forth various welfare issues of the Sikh Community. The Lt Governor assured the delegation of the appropriate action on the issues projected […]
Secretary Planning inspects JTFRP works in Srinagar, Budgam
Asks for strict adherence to completion timeline SRINAGAR: Secretary Planning and Civil Aviation Department, Aijaz Asad, today inspected various ongoing Jhelum and Tawi Flood Recovery Projects being executed under World Bank funding in Srinagar and Budgam districts. During the visit, the Secretary took stock of the progress on the additional block at Bone and Joint […]
Srinagar admin issues advisory in view of inclement weather forecast
SRINAGAR, APRIL 25: The District Administration Srinagar today issued an advisory for the people of the District in general, and those residing on the Left and Right Banks of River Jhelum its tributaries and Nallahs in particular to refrain from venturing in and around these water bodies and limit their activities till the improvement of […]
Manhas holds roadshow in Zainapora constituency
Srinagar: Apni Party Vice President and candidate for the LS polls in the Rajouri-Anantnag parliamentary constituency, Zaffar Iqbal Manhas, on Thursday, said that the regional leaders and parties have consistently obstructed democracy and democratic institutions in Jammu and Kashmir, preventing its flourishing in the region. He said that the leaders whom people trusted and followed […]
AS College organises election mascot-making competition
SRINAGAR: Amar Singh College today organised the election mascot-making Competition under Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) to disseminate awareness about the election process among young and first-time voters. The event was organised as part of SVEEP initiatives led by the District Election Officer Srinagar, Dr. Bilal Mohi-ud-Din Bhat. Organised under the leadership of […]
KU organises voter awareness rally
Srinagar: To sensitise the youth especially, the first time voters, about the significance of voting under its SVEEP (Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation) campaign, the Kashmir University (KU), Thursday organised a voter awareness rally here at the main campus. The rally was organised by the Office of the Programme Coordinator, National Service Scheme (NSS), […]
CS takes stock of the implementation of NEP by SED
JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today took a review of the implementation of the New Education Policy (NEP)-2020 in the schools across different parts of the UT by the School Education Department (SED) The meeting, besides the Administrative Secretary of School Education, was attended by the Director, of School Education Kashmir/Jammu; Chairperson, JKBOSE & Director, […]
Over 4.40 lakh people visited Srinagar’s tulip garden, highest since 2007
Srinagar: A record 4.46 lakh visitors visited Asia’s largest tulip garden, ensconced between the Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills here, which was closed to the public on Wednesday after remaining open for over a month, officials said. “This year the garden remained open for 33 days and saw a footfall of 4.46,154 visitors,” the […]
Over 1,500 healthcare staff to be deployed for upcoming Amarnath Yatra
Jammu: More than 1,500 healthcare staff, including specialist doctors, will be deployed for the upcoming pilgrimage to the 3,880-metre-high holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas, officials said on Wednesday. Two 100-bedded hospitals, one each at Chandanwari-Pahalgam and Baltal, along with more than 100 medical centres would be set up from Lakhanpur to […]
