Director Agriculture reviews functioning of Department in Doda district
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 28: Director Agriculture Jammu, Inder Jeet today reviewed implementation of farmers’ welfare schemes and programmes in Doda district, here at a meeting of concerned officers. Chief Agriculture Officer, Shahid Iqbal; Assistant Soil Chemist, Sudhir Singh Chib; SDAO, Pranoo, Sushil Rattan Sharma; SDAO Thathri, Haroon; Subject Matter Specialists, Agriculture Extension Officers, AEAs, besides others […]
No reserved seats for women in Kashmir buses
Srinagar: Even though the government’s clear instructions to reserve first eight seats for women and specially abled persons, hardly any one follows the rule. The Motor Vehicle Act (MVA) 1988 clearly mentions reservation of 33% for women in the local buses, but its implementation is hardly seen on the ground. The Traffic department, under the […]
New Domicile Act
Central government will soon with new domicile act so that people of Jammu and Kashmir will feel that they have every right and protection on their rights as they were enjoyed in the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir State. In a bid to address the concerns of the local populace after the revoking of Jammu and […]
Court should be the first, not last, resort for seeking justice: CJ Mittal
SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 27: Chief Justice, J&K High Court, Justice Gita Mittal today said that for seeking justice, courts should be first, not last resort. While interacting with the district judicial officers, she said that people are fearful of coming to the courts since they are ignorant of the formalities but the legal aid mechanism should […]
Steps afoot to bring Budgam on top in milk production: DDC
Distributes high breed subsidized cows among beneficiaries in block Budgam BUDGAM, FEBRUARY 27: Stating that the District Budgam has high scope for the dairy farming, the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Budgam Tariq Hussain Ganaie today said that steps are afoot to bring Budgam on top in milk production across Union Territory of J&K. The DDC […]
Mega Kissan Mela held in Ganderbal
GANDERBAL, FEBRUARY 27: Department of Agriculture organized Kissan Mela–cum-Exhibition at Manigam today under centrally-sponsored Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) scheme. The Mela was inaugurated by District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Shafqat Iqbal, who was Chief Guest on the occasion. On the occasion stalls were setup by the Agriculture, Fisheries, Horticulture, Apiculture, J&K Agro Industries, Sheep and […]
DDC Pulwama for concrete steps to resolve public issues
PULWAMA, FEBRUARY 27: Continuing its public outreach programme, District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama Dr Raghav Langer today said that district administration is taking concrete steps to resolve public issues. He was speaking during the live ‘Phone In Call’ Programme in presence of ADCs of Awntipora, Tral and other district officers in which scores of callers […]
Dr Pawan Kotwal, Yasha Mudgal hold public interaction camp
JAMMU, FEBRUARY 27: Principal Secretary, Revenue Department, Dr Pawan Kotwal and Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, Yasha Mudgal today took stock of people’s grievances during a public interaction camp at PWD guest house, Gandhi Nagar. As many as 50 deputations and individuals met the Administrative Secretary and highlighted their grievances. A deputation from […]
Cong leaders meet Prez, demand Amit Shah’s resignation over Delhi violence
Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, urging him to ask the Government to preserve ‘Raj dharma’ in the wake of Delhi violence. Speaking to reporters after leading a delegation of top party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sonia Gandhi called upon the President to secure the […]
Sand extraction
Sand extraction from river Jhelum is an important aspect of saving the city from the floods during summers. Right from Verinag, the source of river Jhelum to varius other small rivers like Vishu, Ramiara and Ladder stream, finally culminate into river Jhelum and bring with them lot of stones and sand. River Jhelum has in […]
