Restricting civilian vehicles on highway will affect local people immensely: CPI(M)

Srinagar, July 5: State Secretary CPI(M) Ghulam Nabi Malik has said that the decision of Jammu and Kashmir administration to restrict plying of civilian vehicles on the 97-km stretch from Qazigund to Nashri on the national highway and suspension of train services on Banihal-Qazigund rail section from 10 am to 3 pm for 46 days […]

Excluding Kupwara from metropolitan development authority grave injustice: PC

"Successive regimes have neglected district Kupwara"

Srinagar, July 5: Peoples Conference while welcoming the decision to constitute Srinagar & Jammu Metropolitan Region Development Authority has expressed its displeasure at the exclusion of District Kupwara in the Srinagar Metropolitan Region. “While the authorities have included four districts from south Kashmir and two districts from central Kashmir in the Srinagar Metropolitan Region Authority, […]

DGP J&K takes stock of yatra arrangements at Baltal, Panjtarni and Sheshnag

SRINAGAR, JULY 05:  In order to take stock of the ongoing  Shri Amar Nath Ji Yatra arrangements at different base camps, Director General Police, J&K, Dilbag Singh today visited Baltal, Panjtarni and Sheshnag. He took stock of the security arrangements put in place at these important base camps for smooth and peaceful conduct of yatra […]

Govt orders transfers, postings in the Forest dept

Srinagar, Jul 05: Government on Friday ordered transfers and new postings in the Forest department. As per an order, Abhijeet Joshi, in-charge DCF, DFO Basholi has been transferred and posted as DFO Social Forestry, Jammu vice Sanjay Kumar Gupta. The Charge of DFO Basholi shall be looked after by Ashwani Kumar, ACF, DFO Eco Task […]

Dir Tribal Affairs tours Anantnag

Tribal students can apply scholarships online

ANANTNAG, JULY 05:  Director Tribal Affairs, Mushtaq Ahamd today visited various area of Anantnag to take stock of various facilities provided to the tribal population by the department. During the tour, the Director visited various areas of the district including Phalgam and Betaab Valley forests and interacted with tribal population. The Director also visited Gujjar […]

Skandan reviews functioning of Govt depts in Samba

SAMBA, JULY 5:  Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today convened a meeting to review the functioning of the line departments including Rural Development, Sericulture, Horticulture, Agriculture, Livestock, Handloom, Revenue and Sports in Samba district. During the meeting, District Development Commissioner Samba, Sushma Chauhan gave a brief presentation about the performance of various departments headed by […]

SAC approves implementation of ‘J&K Digital Village’ Programme

44 Digital Villages to be set up, one stop IT service solution at village level

SRINAGAR, JULY 4: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik approved implementation of the “J&K Digital Village” programme through Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), with the motto “Back to Village via Digital Means” after observing the stupendous response of the people to the recently concluded “Back […]

‘Govt school students yet to get free uniforms in Pulwama district’

Pulwama, July 04: Students of government schools in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district are yet to receive free uniforms despite the passage of more than four months. According to students, more than four months have passed since the reopening of schools after the winter break but education department has failed to distribute uniforms among the enrolled […]

Union Panchayati Raj Secy on a two day visit to Valley

SRINAGAR, JUNE 04: Union Secretary, Panchayati Raj (PR), Rahul Bhatnagar, who was on a two day visit to the Valley to get the feedback regarding the functioning of Panchayati Raj Institutions and the Self Help Groups under NRLM visited various Panchayats of Block Khansahib and Block Parnewa of District Budgam. The visiting dignitary was accompanied […]