Finland joins Nato in historic shift, Russia threatens ‘counter-measures’
Finland formally joined Nato on Tuesday, its flag unfurling outside the military bloc’s Brussels headquarters, in a historic policy shift brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, drawing a threat from Moscow of “counter-measures”. Finland’s accession roughly doubles the length of the border that Nato shares with Russia and bolsters its eastern flank as the […]
J&K govt conducts social audit of works in 4291 Panchayats
JAMMU, APRIL 4: The government of Jammu and Kashmir has successfully conducted social audit of works in all 4291 Gram Panchayats in the UT to improve transparency and accountability in implementation of various schemes and programmes. The unwavering support of Commissioner Secretary RD&PR, Mandeep Kaur and tireless efforts of District Resource Persons (DRPs), Block Resource […]
Union Secretary releases JaKeGA annual report 2022-23
JAMMU, APRIL 4: Union Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Alkesh Kumar Sharma, today released the first annual report 2022-23 of Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA), IT department. CEO JaKeGA, Abhishek Sharma, Director NIELIT, Shameem Khan, JaKeGA team and officials of IT department were present on the occasion. Union Secretary appreciated the efforts […]
AT&C losses
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary in a recent meeting with officers of power development department has asked them to formulate a plan to bring AT&C losses down to less than 20%. He said that the overall AT&C losses should be brought down to less than 20% in the UT. He emphasised on having […]
DC/DEO Srinagar reviews preparations for smooth conduct of Special Summary Revision of Electoral Rolls-2023
No eligible elector of the District to be left unregistered: DC Srinagar SRINAGAR APRIL 03:- As the Election Commission of India (ECI) has ordered a Special Summary Revision (SSR) of Electoral Rolls-2023 in Jammu and Kashmir, a review meeting of District Election Authority was held under the Chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad, who […]
Basohli Painting gets GI tagging
JAMMU, APRIL 03: The world famous ‘Basohli Painting’ from Kathua district has obtained the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag following approval by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Jammu. Pertinently, Geographical Indications (GI) is a form of Intellectual Property right that identifies goods originating from a specific geographical location and having distinct nature, […]
MeT forecasts ‘fairly widespread’ rains in J&K
Srinagar: Weather department here forecast fairly widespread light to moderate rain and thunderstorm over Jammu and Kashmir during next 24 hours. A meteorological department official here said fairly widespread to scattered light rain and thunderstorm was expected during the subsequent two days in J&K. Regarding rainfall during the last 24 hours till 0830 hours today, […]
MGNREGA
In a historic achievement J&K is well on target to complete around 2 lakh works under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) this financial year. In a recent meeting reviewed the performance of Rural Development Department & Panchayati Raj schemes implemented in the UT of J&K. Besides the Administrative Secretary, RD&PR the […]
War has killed 262 Ukrainian athletes, sports minister says
Russia’s war against Ukraine has claimed the lives of 262 Ukrainian athletes and destroyed 363 sports facilities, the country’s sports minister, Vadym Huttsait, said on Saturday. Meeting the visiting president of the International Federation of Gymnastics, Morinari Watanabe, Huttsait said no athletes from Russia should be allowed at the Olympics or other sports competitions. “They […]
Awantipora accident: Another non-local succumbs, toll 7
Another non-local labourer, who was injured in a road accident in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, has succumbed to his injuries, taking the death toll to 7. An official told a local news agency Kashmir Scroll that Irshad Alam of Bihar succumbed to his injuries at SMHS hospital in Srinagar on Sunday evening. Five persons […]
