Mother dies, son injured in Badarwah landslides

In Bhalla village of Badarwah, police said that due to landslides and sharp stones one house came under its impact resulting in death of mother on spot while her injured son is battling for life in hospital Police said that mother identified as prem daie died in rubble of house hit by landslides while her […]
Abdul Haq inspects ongoing works on District Court Complex Samba

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: Minister for Rural Development, Panchayat Raj, Law and Justice Abdul Haq Khan on Wednesday set a deadline of first week of March for completion of District Court Complex Samba project and directed the agency to expedite the pace of work to complete the works within the set deadline. While inspecting the ongoing […]
Zulfkar reviews progress on projects under Tribal Affairs

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: Minister for Food Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs and Tribal Affairs, Choudhary Zulfkar Ali today directed the concerned agencies to expedite the works on all ongoing projects under Tribal affairs for providing better facilities to the Gujjar and Bakerwal students of the state. The Minister said this in a meeting convened here […]
Radio Mirchi Team calls on Governor

JAMMU,: An 11 member team of Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM led by Ms. Khushboo Mattoo, Programming Head, J&K, met Governor N.N. Vohra at the Raj Bhavan here today and apprised him about the brand positioning and the programming content of the Radio Mirchi. Governor complimented the Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM team for successful completion of […]
Government to provide free education to 120 girls across J&K: Altaf Bukhari

JAMMU,: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today announced that the State government will provide free education to 120 girls across the state who desire to pursue their Graduation or Post Graduation from IGNOU. The State government will pay fees of these girl students, he said. The Minister was speaking during a program on […]
Big Relief for Businesses: JK retains assessment powers under GST

JAMMU: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir Government has retained the tax assessment and administration powers under Goods and Services Tax regime, which was an intractable issue post-GST implementation. “In a welcome move, the Union Finance Ministry has agreed to our contention of retaining cent percent assessment powers by the state’s tax administration for […]
JU introduces Gojri in PG courses-Gujjars express high hopes

jammu:-On cogent initiative of University of Jammu to introduce Gojri language in Postgraduate level courses under ‘Choice Based Credit System’ –the members of Gujjar Bakerwal tribes today express gratitude of University authorities for recognition of the third largest spoken language of the state in the University curriculum. A delegation of community members led by noted Gujjar scholar Dr. Javaid Rahi , today met Prof. R D Sharma […]
Fifteen months passes, work on SKIMS sewage treatment plant still unexecuted

SRINAGAR: More fifteen months has passed; the work of sewage treatment plant (STP) at Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Science (SKIMS) remains still unexecuted.Sources told vov that the contract of the work has been given to blue eyed contractor who despite six reminders in last fifteen months from the concern officials have not executed work. […]
Govt seeking ‘Recruitment to Class IV, Class III posts at Block Level’

JAMMU: Private Members’ Resolution (PMR) moved by the MLA Mohammad Shafi Uri seeking recruitment to class IVs and Class III posts in District Cadre at the Block Level to give adequate representation to all the areas and sections was returned by the Legislative Assembly today. Earlier, legislators Raja Manzoor Ahmad, Javaid Hassan Beigh, Nawang Rigzin […]
SMHS Hospital Attack: Govt says investigations on

JAMMU, FEBRUARY 07: Minister for Revenue and Parliamentary Affairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri today informed the House that FIR No: 8/28 US 302,224 RPC and 7/27 IA Act has been registered in Police Station Karan Nagar Srinagar regarding the militant attack on a police party in SMHS Hospital and investigation has been taken up. Giving details, the […]