DDC reviews progress under district plan

District Development Commissioner Ravinder Kumar directed constitution of an Inter-departmental Coordination Committee to resolve all bottlenecks delaying execution of development works in the district in a meeting convened here today. Threadbare discussion was held on physical and financial status of the roads, buildings and other development works underway in Mahore, Gulabgarh, Chassana, Dharmari, Arnas, Pouni, […]

Restrictions imposed around railway construction sites

District Magistrate Ravinder Kumar has imposed restrictions around all construction sites of ongoing railways projects to keep a check and reduce undue interference of local people in smooth execution of prestigious projects. In this connection, the District Magistrate has also issued an order under section 144 CrPc to restrict assembling of four or more persons […]

Kavinder for proper counselling, guidance to students

Speaker, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Kavinder Gupta, today stressed that proper guidance and counseling at the right time greatly help the students to understand  their  abilities and    enabling them to choose an apt career and excel . The Speaker said this while addressing a gathering after inaugurating a two-day long “Edunius XPO-2017” in which […]

Mass outreach Programme for speedy service delivery launched

On the initiative of District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, the district administration has notified the schedule of 112 Public Service Delivery camps and grievance redressal camps to be organized across the district during June 2017. These camps are aimed at providing services like Permanent Resident Certificate (State Subject), Caste Certificate (ST/SC/OSC/OBC), Income […]

Take complaint against army officer seriously, Soz exhorts NHRC

Former Minister and State Congress President Professor Saifuddin Soz has expressed displeasure with National Human Rights Commission, New Delhi for not taking his complaint seriously. Soz had lodged a complaint against an Indian army officer who used innocent Farooq Ahmed Dar, a Central Kashmir resident as Human Shield on April 9, 2017. In a communiqué […]

Indian army chief follows Jan Sangh ideology: Geelani

Veteran separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Gelani said that the recent statements by the Indian Army Chief reflect that he is a man of Jan Sangh ideology. Geelani while referring to the commendation letter to Major Googoi and General Rawat’s explanation, said that tall claims of Indian leadership about being a largest democracy, is nothing […]

Cancer cases swelled from 3500 in 2007 to 7000 in 2016: DAK

On World No Tobacco Day, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) has sought complete ban on tobacco products in Kashmir. President DAK Dr Nisar ul Hassan in a statement said that ban on tobacco products would prevent people from getting or dying from cancer. According to reports, about forty percent of cancer cases occur due to consumption […]

KU to introduce ‘dhabas’ for students from July

After banning the lone cafeteria functioning in the University campus in April this year, authorities at the University of Kashmir are all set to introduce the ‘dhabas’ for the students. “We have done all the arrangements and we will be opening three dhabas in the campus after the Eid festival is over,” Chief Proctor, KU […]

Cooperative business units to be commercially viable: Minister

Minister of State for Forest, Environment, Animal & Sheep Husbandry, Cooperative and Fisheries, Mir Zahoor Ahmad, today underscored the need for making all existing Cooperative Business units and Milk plants profitable and commercially viable. He also called for revival of poultry through cooperatives in the State of Jammu and Kashmir. Chairing a meeting with the […]

Payments made to newspapers uploaded on DIPR website

In a significant move towards ensuring transparency in advertisement distribution and release of payments, the Department of Information & Public Relations (DIPR) today uploaded, on its official website, the details of the payment made to individual newspapers and periodicals on account of advertisement bills during the financial year 2016-17. The details of the payment are […]