Govt orders termination of services of MGNREGA employees
SRINAGAR, : The state government on Thursday ordered the disengagement of services of all the employees engaged under centrally sponsored Scheme MGNREGA who had been appointed without following the guidelines as was prescribed under law. As per the details available with “Early Times”, Secretary to Government, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj, Sheetal Nanda vide order No. 203-RD&PR […]
Advisor Vijay Kumar holds public outreach programme at Palhallan
SRINAGAR : Advisor to Governor K Vijay Kumar Saturday held a Public Outreach programme at Palhallan in Pattan area of district Baramulla and interacted with the local people to know about their problems. He was accompanied by Director General Police Dr S P Vaid, IGP Kashmir zone SP Pani, DC Baramulla Dr Nasir Ahmad Naqash […]
Governments will come and go, we are with you, PDP workers tell Mehbooba
SRINAGAR: Party workers and activists from Sonawari assembly segment on Monday called on the President Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, at her Srinagar residence, extending their full support to the party while reiterating the pledge to strengthen the PDP at the grass-roots. Hundreds of parts workers and activists hailing from six blocks of Sonawari […]
Commissioner Secy Forest reviews progress of climate resilient agriculture projects in JK
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Forest, Environment & Ecology, Saurabh Bhagat (CEO, Climate Change Cell) today chaired the meeting to review the progress achieved in J&K with regard to the implementation of project namely ‘Climate Resilient Sustainable Agriculture in Rain-Fed areas’ of Jammu and Kashmir. The project is under implementation in the water-stressed in rainfed areas of […]
DC Budgam flags-off student traffic management drive
BUDGAM,: Deputy Commissioner Budgam, Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar, today flagged-off student traffic management drive organized by Girls Higher Secondary School Budgam. As many as 30 girl students participated in the drive and actively took part in the traffic regulation at Old Bus Stand in Budgam. Among others, Chief Education Officer Budgam Abdul RoufShahmiri, ARTO Budgam […]
Comm Secy Forests chairs SFC Steering Committee Meeting
SRINAGAR,: Commissioner Secretary to Government Forests Ecology & Environment Department Saurabh Bhagat today chaired the 21stSteering Committee Meeting of J&K State Forest Corporation, which fixes norm/schedule of rates for lumbering operations and reserve rates for auctioning of timber. The meeting was attended by PCCF/MD, J&K State Forest Corporation Suresh Chugh, PCCF (T) Manoj Pant, CCF Kashmir, CGM (S&M) […]
Director Vigilance calls on Governor
SRINAGAR, : Sh. S. J. M Gillani, Director Vigilance, met Governor N.N. Vohra, at the Civil Secretariat today. Sh. Gillani apprised Governor about the present status of the work being done by the State Vigilance Organization; the pendency of cases; reasons for delay in the finalization of enquiries and the lodging of Challans; prolonged delays […]
As a mark of protest, doctors to work extra one hour on thursday: DAK
SRINAGAR: Taking dig at state government for miserably failing in addressing long pending genuine demands of State Doctors, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Wednesday advised doctors to work one hour extra on 12 July 2018 (Thursday) as a mark of protest to press for their genuine demands. President DAK, Dr Suhail Naik said that we […]
Army commando killed in ongoing Kupwara gunfight
Srinagar;An army commando was killed and another suffered injuries in an ongoing gunfight at Kandi forest area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. An army officer said that today afternoon the army soldier of 4 PARA namely Sepoy Mukul Meena sustained serious bullet wounds in the gunfight at Sadu Ganga forest area of Kandi […]
Governor directs for strict enforcement of COTPA in J&K
Srinagar: Lax enforcement of the tobacco control legislation in Jammu and Kashmir has led Governor N.N. Vohra to issue directions to the administration for ensuring strict enforcement of Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) 2003. The Governor, in a direction issued here today, ordered the administration to fully gear up for ensuring that anti-tobacco […]
