Disaster preparedness helps to mitigate damages during emergencies: Dir DM
SRINAGAR,: Continuing with its efforts to sensitize youngsters during disasters and emergencies, experts today said that disaster preparedness helps to minimize the damages during disasters. Speaking at the concluding ceremony of 5-day disaster preparedness programme, organized by Civil Defence at Scholar’s School, Natipora, Srinagar, Director, Disaster Management, Aamir Ali said that Government has initiated a mass […]
Lal Singh emphasizes on preservation of local arts, culture
JAMMU-Minister for Forest, Environment and Ecology, Choudhary Lal Singh today called for making dedicated efforts for promotion of creative arts and preservation of cultural heritage of the state. The Minister was speaking at a function organized by Viraj Kala Kendra, a Non-Governmental Organisation at Gandhi Nagar on the 85th birth anniversary of renowned sculptorer Vidya Rattan Khajuria, […]
PMSSS admissions for2018-019 session: Dr Samoon reviews preparations
JAMMU,: To ensure wide publicity and maximum intake of candidates, the authorities have decided to hold series of workshops and counseling seminars ahead of admissions for 2018-2019 academic session under the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme (PMSSS) for Jammu and Kashmir. The preparations being made at various levels were reviewed here today at a high level meeting […]
Chief Secretary reviews progress of tourism projects under PMDP
JAMMU, : Chief Secretary B B Vyas today called for fast-pacing tourism projects in the State to ensure productive use of the resources available to Jammu and Kashmir for this key sectorunder the Prime Minister’s Developmental Package (PMDP). “Access the funds available to the sector, use it judiciously and deliver the mandated outcome within the set […]
Agri Deptt organises farmers’ tour
SRINAGAR, : Director Agriculture Kashmir, Syed Altaf Aijaz Andrabi today flagged off a group of 60 farmers of different districts of central Kashmir to Jammu Division, on a five days intra-state exposure tour from Hyderpora early in the morning. During the five-day tour organised by Department of Agriculture Kashmir, under centrally sponsored scheme “Support to the […]
Zulfkar calls on Odisha CM Discusses wide-ranging issues, strengthening ties between two states
BHUBANESWAR 4: Minister for Food, Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs & Tribal Affairs, Ch. Zulfkar Ali, who is on 3-day study tour to Odisha, today called on Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik and held wide ranging discussions on the issues relating to the overall development of Jammu and Kashmir. The main focus of discussion between […]
Mehbooba takes her grievances redressal camp to Ganderbal, listens to people’s demands
GANDERBAL: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti convened a day long grievances redressal camp here today. During the day long camp, the Chief Minister listened to scores of deputations and hundreds of people who apprised her of their developmental needs and sought their redressal. Legislators and ex legislators of the district were present on the occasion. The […]
Altaf Bukhari inaugurates job fair at Kashmir Haat
SRINAGAR,: Minister for Education, Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari today inaugurated a daylong job fair under National Career program (NCP) here at Kashmir Haat. Organized under the aegis of Union Ministry of Labor and Employment and Department of Labor and Employment Government of J&K, the Minister said the main purpose of the fair is to create a platform for […]
Shopping Complex comes up on Graveyard in Tral
R&B gives misleading information under RTI SRINAGAR: Inspite of several notices from Government , Revenue department, Municipal Committee (MC) Tral and R&B (PWD) division Pulwama have failed to retrieve 3 kanals of encroached graveyard land in Tral area on which a huge shopping complex has been erected by some locals. The Executive Engineer R&B […]
Govt dismisses invented, misleading news report
AMMU, : The State Government today made it clear that no communication has, of late, gone to the Assembly Secretariat from the office of the Finance Minister regarding taking up questions pertaining to J&K Bank business in the House. Responding to a news report published in today’s edition of Daily Excelsior captioned “Drabu stirs row, wants […]
