Govt Revokes 54-Month-Old Ban On Issuing Arms Licenses In J&K
Aadhaar Card To Be Obtained Mandatorily As Proof Of Identity Srinagar, Jan 19 : The Government on Thursday revoked restrictions imposed on the District Magistrates in J&K more than 54 months ago for issuing fresh individual Arms Licenses in Jammu and Kashmir. “In supersession of Government Order No. 922 – Home of 2018 dated […]
Mortar shell found in border village in J-K
Jammu,; Security forces detected and defused a 120-mm mortar shell in a border village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said on Thursday. Villagers informed the security forces about the shell lying in a field in Kalsian village near the LoC on Wednesday evening. Officials said it is a Pakistani shell that was fired […]
Srinagar receives light snowfall, Gulmarg records minus 7.6°C
People in Srinagar and some other parts of Kashmir woke to a thin layer of snow even as the minimum temperature recorded a rise but hovered below the sub-zero level in the valley on Thursday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar received 0.5 cm of snowfall, Pahalgam 3.6 cm, Kupwara 1 cm and Gulmarg […]
Urban development
The focus of J&K administration is to build green and resilient cities along with towns to make Jammu and Kashmir prosper. Recently LG Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone for upgradation of Transport Nagar Jammu. Citizen participation is essential in making cities more attractive, promoting investment, mitigating the effects of climate change and generating revenue […]
Ration lists made available for Public at Pulwama
No in-eligible/ non-deserving family shall be included in the AAY & PHH/BPL category: DDC Pulwama Says redressal of grievances is the ultimate priority of District Administration PULWAMA, JANUARY 18: Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs Department Pulwama issues a Public Notice seeking objections from general Public of District Pulwama regarding inclusion of ineligible Households in […]
AEE PDD dies of cardiac arrest in Kulgam
Kulgam, Jan 18: An assistant executive engineer of Power Development Department (PDD) died of a cardiac arrest on Wednesday, officials said here An official told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that AEE Mohammad Ayoub of Bon Dailgam area of Anantnag died when he was on way to attend to his duty in Yaripora. […]
Senior Orthopedic Doctor Dies Of Massive Heart Attack
SRINAGAR: Associate professor and Head of Department, Orthopaedics, Government Medical College (GMC), Rajouri, Dr Shalinder Sharma died from a massive heart attack, officials said on Wednesday. Dr Mehmood Choudhary, Superintendent GMC Rajouri, as reported by GNS, said that Dr Sharma had a massive heart attack at his residence and he was brought to GMC during […]
Two booked for littering in public places in Budgam
A case has been registered against duo for allegedly throwing garbage and littering in public places in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official from the district administration Budgam said that a case was registered against the two habitual offenders hailing from Ichgam village of the district for their negligent acts likely to spread infection of […]
Cold conditions continue in Kashmir, Srinagar freezes at minus 4.3°C
The freezing conditions intensified further in Kashmir valley with minimum temperature plunging to minus 4.3°C in Srinagar while Qazigund recorded its coldest night so far this season at minus 7.4°C on Wednesday. A meteorological department official said that Srinagar recorded a drop of 1.6°C against last night’s minus 2.7°C. Today’s minimum temperature, he said, was […]
Aspirational Panchayats
In order to make the panchayat system more efficient in Jammu and Kashmir, the government is all set to introduce the Panchayat Development Programme. Government has identified many indicators in different sectors for the measurement of progress in the village. On the basis of importance of these sectors, weights shall be assigned to each sector […]
