NC’s Ali Sagar’s property demolished in anti-encroachment drive
A concrete structure raised by wife of Ali Mohammad Sagar, National Conference General Secretary, at Humhama in this central Kashmir district, has been demolished during the ongoing anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said. They said that a team of Revenue Department alongside law enforcement agencies reached the site at Airport road Humhama […]
Atal Dulloo reviews progress on linkage of J&K mandies with e-National Agriculture Market
Over 12,000 farmers, 1800 traders availing benefits from online linkage JAMMU, JANUARY 25: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Agriculture Production Department, Atal Dulloo, reviewed the status of linkage of mandis of Jammu and Kashmir with e-National Agriculture Market (e-NAM) in a meeting held at Civil Secretariat here today. Under e-NAM, Mandis or Agricultural Produce Market Committees […]
Govt freezes boundaries of all administrative units in J&K
JAMMU, JANUARY 25: The Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered freezing of boundaries of all administrative units in the Union Territory till completion of census 2021. “In exercise of the power conferred by clause (iv) of rule 8 of the Census Rules, 1990 and in supersession of all notification issued in this behalf, the Government […]
Kashmir records fresh rain, snowfall as temperature rises
Most parts of Kashmir and Bhaderwah received snowfall with Gulmarg receiving over 8 inches in the last 24 hours, officials said. While it was snowing or raining in Jammu and Kashmir, the minimum temperature recorded an increase but stayed below the freezing point at most places of Valley, they said. A meteorological department official said […]
Three detained in Rajouri’s IED recovery case: Police
The Jammu and Kashmir Police has detained three persons and developed vital leads in the case of recovery of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from the Kheora locality of the Rajouri border district, sources said Wednesday. An IED was detected and defused by government forces personnel in the area on 18 January. The three detainees […]
Flights suspended at Srinagar airport after fresh snowfall
Fresh snowfall in most places of Kashmir brought down visibility to 500 meters, affecting air traffic to and from the Valley on Wednesday. Light to moderate snowfall was recorded at most places of Kashmir while the higher reaches witnessed heavy snowfall. The weather department has predicted that the intensity of precipitation will decrease as the […]
Helping hand
Government is providing a helping hand to those who need it under various Social Welfare schemes. The government is providing scholarships, marriage assistance and other such help to all those who need such help from the government. Recently Deputy Commissioner Srinagar reviewed the implementation of these schemes on the ground. He was apprised that the […]
CS stresses on protection of forest lands and livelihoods from forests
Chairs Steering Committee meeting to approve APOs under CAMPA for FY 2023-24 JAMMU, JANUARY 24: Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired the 22nd meeting of the Steering Committee of J&K Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) to review the implementation of Annual Plan of Operations (APOs) for FY 2022-23 and to […]
Government orders transfer of two JKAS officers
The government on Tuesday ordered transfer of two JKAS officers in the interest of administration with immediate effect. According to a government order, Hitesh Gupta, JKAS, Joint Commissioner, Jammu Municipal Corporation, Jammu, holding additional charge of Additional Chief Executive Officer, Smart City, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Additional Secretary to the Government, Jal […]
Kashmir Tweed to get GI registration
SRINAGAR, JANUARY 24: The Department of Handicrafts and Handloom has submitted the dossier for registration of Kashmir Tweed to Intellectual Property India, Chennai, an apex-level organization for the registration and better protection of geographical indications relating to goods in India. The Director, Handicrafts and Handloom, (H&H) Kashmir, while commenting on the downswing of the centuries old […]
