Mehbooba condoles with Choudhary’s
Srinagar, Nov 07: PDP President and former Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has condoled the demise. of Choudhary Salam Din , father of veteran journalist Zaffar Choudhary and DC, Bandipore, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. The deceased was also the brother in law of former Minister, Choudhary Zulfkar. The PDP President recalled the ettiquetes and philanthropic traits of […]
Vyas meets bereaved families in Kishtwar
KISHTWAR, NOVEMBER 6: Advisor to Governor BB Vyas accompanied byDIG(DKR) Rafiq ul Hassan, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana, SSP Kishtwar Rajinder Kumar Gupta today visited families of the late BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar here. While interacting with bereaved families,the Advisor expressed deep sympathies and condolences to them on behalf […]
Panchayat Polls-2018: 1038 candidates in fray for 468 Sarpanch Halqas, 4165 for 3610 Panch Wards in Phase-II
SRINAGAR, NOVEMBER 06: For the Phase-II of Panchayat Polls, 1038 candidates are in the fray for 468 Sarpanch Halqas and 4165 candidates for 3610 Panch wards across the State after scrutiny of nominations. Voting and counting for Phase-II of Panchayat Polls-2018 is scheduled be held on 20 November 2018. According to the Chief Electoral Officer, […]
Snowfall wreaked havoc to standing crops, fruits in Beerwah: Omar Abdullah
Demands adequate compensation to farmers, orchardists
Srinagar, 06 November, 2018: National Conference vice president and MLA Beerwah Omar Abdullah has expressed concern over the lackluster approach of the incumbent administration to mitigate the problems of the people of Beerwah in wake of the recent snowfall. He said that the ill-timed snowfall has increased the woes of people especially the farmers and […]
DC Jammu reviews progress under ‘Ladli Beti’
Approves 582 applications under the scheme
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 06: Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Ramesh Kumar today reviewed the progress being carried under the ‘Ladli Beti Yojna’ in a meeting held here at DC Office Complex. During the meeting, the DC approved 582 applications under the scheme and cleared the backlog cases which were pending from 2015. For effective implementation of the scheme, […]
CPI(M) demands one-time exemption of KCC loans to farmers who suffered losses due to snowfall
Reiterates call for implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme
Srinagar, November 6: While demanding one-time exemption of KCC loan to the small farmers and fruit growers whose harvest was damaged by recent massive snowfall in Kashmir, State Secretary CPI (M) Ghulam Nabi Malik today reiterated call for implementation of Crop Insurance Scheme (CIS) in the state. Horticulture is the backbone of State’s economy and […]
Feroz Khan visits Gumri
Inspects snow clearance work on Kargil-Srinagar Road, listens to peoples’ grievances
KARGIL, NOVEMBER 06: Chairman and Chief Executive Councilor LAHDC Kargil, Feroz Ahmed Khan today visited Shaitan Nallah Gumri and took stock of the snow clearance work on the Kargil Srinagar Road in the aftermath of the recent untimely snowfall. Executive Councillor for R&B Nasir Hussain Munshi, Sub Divisional Magistrate Drass Pawan Kotwal besides the officers […]
Finance Department announces schedule for Budget discussions
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 06: Discussions on Budget Proposals for Revenue and Capital Expenditure for Revised Estimates 2018-19 and Budget Estimates 2019-20 shall begin here on 19 November 2018. According to a communication issued by the Director Budget, Imtiyaz Ahmad, the Administrative Departments have been asked to furnish budget proposals to the Finance Department both in soft […]
Lack of washrooms at work places trouble working women
SRINAGAR: Most of the government sectors in Valley give a tough time to their female employees because of the lack of separate toilet facilities at the working places. Even if in some sectors, where separate toilets are available, are often unhygienic and lack basic facilities. Shazia Ayoob is an employee at the education department in Kulgam district. […]
Chief Secretary reviews progress on flagship schemes in power sector
Calls for immediate restoration of electricity in snow-affected areas
JAMMU, NOVEMBER 05: Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam today chaired the State Level Distribution Reforms Committee (SLDRC) meeting on the implementation of flagship programmes in power sector including R-APDRP, IPDS and PMDP-2015 (Urban). He took a detailed review of the status of ongoing projects under these flagship programmes. Principal Secretary Finance, Navin K Choudhary, Principal Secretary […]
