Lt Governor inaugurates 20 power distribution projects worth Rs 41 core in Jammu

Jammu: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha Tuesday inaugurated 20 Power distribution projects costing Rs 41 Cr at Bajalta, Jammu. The Lt Governor said that these projects will address peak season shortage and ensure sustained economic activities. Additional capacity augmentation will bridge the major gap in the electricity requirements of Jammu, Udhampur, Reasi, Poonch, Rajouri and adjoining […]

Police inaugurates Women Help Desk at Police Station Lar

Srinagar: In order to help the women/girls in distress such as facing harassment or any kind of abuse or violence, Police in Ganderbal have inaugurated Women Help Desk at Police Station Lar. On the occasion, SSP Ganderbal Shri Nikhil Borkar-IPS inaugurated the Women Help Desk at Police Station Lar. He was accompanied by ASP Ganderbal […]

One-day training programme on ‘Jungle Survival’ held at B’pora

BANDPORA: The Forest Protection Department Bandipora today conducted a daylong training programme on ‘Jungle Survival’ under the supervision of Deputy Director Forest Protection Force, Bandipora, Eijaz Ahmad Pushwari. More than 100 forest field functionaries from the Forest Department and Forest Protection Force participated in the training programme. On the occasion, Master Trainers demonstrated various activities, […]

District Red Cross Society meeting held at B’la

BARAMULLA: The Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Baramulla, Zahoor Ahmad Raina today chaired a meeting of the concerned officers to review the functioning of District Red Cross Society. On the occasion, many points came under discussion wherein ADC impressed upon the officers that they should put in all their efforts for contribution towards the Red Cross […]

“SKIMS Celebrates Childhood Cancer Day”

Srinagar: Department of Medical Oncology, SKIMS celebrated Childhood Cancer Day today as part of a global collaborative campaign to raise awareness about childhood cancer and to express support for children and adolescents with cancer, the survivors and their families. This year theme is “Better Survival is achievable”. Director SKIMS & EOSG, Prof. Parvaiz Koul hailed […]

One-day workshop on NDPS Act in Awantipora

AWANTIPORA: Police in collaboration with Anti-Narcotics Task Force of Jammu and Kashmir (ANTF J&K) organised one day workshop on NDPS Act at District Police Lines Awantipora. The one day workshop was inaugurated by SSP Awantipora Shri Mohd Yousuf-JKPS, besides DySP DAR, SHOs and other investigating officers of District Police Awantipora participated. The workshop was organized […]

Teachers’ delegation meets secretary school education

Demand departmental examinations for promotions Srinagar: A delegation of General Line Teachers of School Education Department met Commissioner Secretary School Education Department, B K Singh at his office chamber in Srinagar on Tuesday. The delegation submitted a detailed memorandum to Singh requesting for introduction of Departmental Examinations for promotions in the School Education Department in […]

Dir Agriculture Kashmir inaugurates atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) and Farm Machinery Bank at Bandipora

Srinagar: Director Agriculture Kashmir Chowdhary Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated first of its kind atomic absorption spectrophotometer (AAS) in the district soil testing laboratory of Bandipora. The lab will provide state of the art soil testing facilities to the farmers of concerned district. Director Agriculture congratulated the Department and said in a meeting that the introduction […]

JKSRLM provides training, financial support to SHGs to make them self sufficient

SRINAGAR: National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM), a poverty alleviation project implemented by Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India is focusing on promoting self-employment and organization of rural people especially poor. The basic idea behind this program is to organize the poor into Self Help Groups (SHGs) and make them capable for self-employment. In Jammu […]

Horticulture deptt organizes meet/ awareness camp for farmers at Handwara

KUPWARA: A mega meet-cum-awareness camp for the walnut farmers was organized today at TRC Handwara by the Department of Horticulture to aware the farmers about the different departmental Schemes in vogue, particularly schemes related to the development of walnut industry. The camp was organized as per the directions of Principal Secretary Horticulture, by the Department […]