Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed the impugned government order whereby the resignation of Associate Professor, surgical oncology department, Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Dr Altaf Gauhar Haji, was accepted despite the former having withdrawn it. The High Court while passing the stay order observed: “The resignation letter, having been withdrawn by the […]
Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) President, Abdul Qayoom Wani Friday condemned the dillydallying attitude of government in implementing the medical insurance scheme for government employees. Wani in a statement issued here said that employees of the state are getting a meager amount of Rs 300 per month as medical allowances, which is good for nothing […]
The Private Schools Association of Kashmir (PSAK) Friday hailed the initiation of fast track mode of working in the department of Education by virtue of which 350 pending files of private schools were cleared within a record time. The Association in a statement said that with the fast working, the education sector is moving […]
Principal Secretary of Agriculture Production Department, Sundeep Kumar Nayak, today convened a meeting to review logistical arrangements for the two-day visit of Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmer Welfare (FW), Radha Mohan Singh, along with a Parliamentary Delegation from July 3, 2017. Additional Director General of Police (Security), Directors of Agriculture, Sericulture, Command Area […]
Senior NC leader Dr Bashir Veeri has strongly objected deliberate delay on the movement of trucks containing cherry loads from Kashmir to different parts of country on the pretext of Amarnath Yatra. “The move has caused damages in crores to cherry growers of Kashmir. the fruit industry is already gasping due to unrest and attitude […]
Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today conducted filed visit in R S Pura areas and inspected the status of standing maize and paddy crops. The Minister visited Mohanpur and Majua Uttami villages and held detailed interaction with the farmers. The Minister inspected the maize crop fields cultivated by the cooperative group of farmers […]
HDFC Bank Ltd., has expanded its foreign exchange offering in Jammu & Kashmir. The expanded range of offering, including foreign exchange in 20 currencies and Hajj Umrah ForexPlus card is aimed at meeting requirements of customers as well as businesses. These can be availed through bank’s network of 73 branches in the state and […]
Chief Secretary, B B Vyas Friday chaired the Apex Committee meeting, to review the progress of Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Rail Link (USBRL) Project and clear the bottlenecks impeding expeditious completion of the prestigious project particularly in the Katra-Banihal section. Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), USBRL Project, Commissioner/Secretary, Forests, Ecology & Environment, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and other senior officers […]
The District Development Commissioner Kupwara, Khalid Jahangir, today convened a joint meeting of Bankers and Sponsoring agencies to review the progress achieved under the targeted schemes launched by the banks in collaboration with the line departments for its implementation. The meeting was conducted by the Lead District Manager to review the key developmental schemes during […]
Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh today said the government has adopted a multi-pronged strategy to ensure more generation of power besides reducing the transmission and distribution losses. He said this would ensure uninterrupted power supply to the consumers. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing officers while reviewing the progress of Hydropower Projects being executed […]