Asks officials to cuts minimise distress cuts JAMMU/ SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), H Rajesh Prasad on Thursday convened a review meeting with officers of Power Distribution Corporation Limited (KPDCL) regarding power scenario in Kashmir. Principal Secretary was briefed by the Managing Director KPDCL, Yasin M Choudhary, regarding the present curtailment schedule of […]
Reviews progress on Aadhaar penetration across J&K JAMMU: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today emphasized upon all the stakeholders to complete the 100 percent Aadhaar penetration across J&K, underlining that the Union Territory has completely moved to digital means by offering all the citizen centric services through online mode and Aadhaar is a prerequisite […]
District Mining Officer holding additional charge, says he is ‘going after the mafia’ Anantnag: Illegal extraction of soil, from the plunder of fertile Karewas, goes on unabated in more than half a dozen villages of Pulwama district here in south Kashmir, with the authorities acting as mere spectators. The extraction, using heavy machinery including earth […]
SRINAGAR: A meeting was convened under the chairmanship of Managing Director (MD) KPDCL, Yaseen. M. Choudhary, wherein senior officials of KPDCL, President (FCIK) and other senior members of Federation of Chambers of Industries Kashmir (FKIC) were present. The meeting discussed Tariff Revision by JERC in detail and queries raised regarding latest amendments in tariff were […]
Festival harbinger of a good winter tourism: Sarmad Hafeez SRINAGAR: The two-day Houseboat Festival which started yesterday on the banks of Dal and Nigeen Lakes concluded this evening. The festival was organised by the Tourism Department. During the two day festival, emphasis was laid on the heritage value of the houseboats on these two lakes. […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested a drug peddler in Bandipora and recovered contraband substances recovered from his possession. Acting on a specific information regarding movement of drug peddlers near Bagh Bandipora, a Police party led by SHO Police Station Bandipora under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Bandipora Shri Shafat Mohamad-JKPS intercepted two suspicious persons. The duo […]
KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today chaired a meeting of officers and reviewed the functioning and implementation of various schemes of these departments. The DC reviewed Forest, Social Welfare, Geology and Mining, SFC, ICPS, MSK, OSC and other departments and sectors. During the meeting, the Officers from the Social Welfare […]
BARAMULLA: A one-day Legal Awareness programme on Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 (MWPSC Act 2007) for Police functionaries to promote “Inter-Generational Bonding and Ageing with Dignity” was today held at District Bar Association Baramulla. The programme was organized by National Institute of Social Defense, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, […]
Ganderbal: The departments of English and Chemistry of the Central University of Kashmir (CUK) organised separate induction programmes for the newly admitted students at Arts Campus Duderhama and Nuner Campus respectively. Inaugurating the 2-day programme in the English department, Vice Chancellor, Prof. Farooq Ahmad Shah highlighted the prospects and potentials of NEP 2020 to prepare […]
WASHINGTON: The White House has supported Congress to pass legislation that seeks to eliminate the per-country quota on green cards to allow US employers to focus on hiring people based on merit, not their birthplace, a bill, if passed, would benefit several hundreds of thousands of immigrants specially Indian-Americans. A Green Card, known officially as […]