Srinagar: The district chess championships organized by All J&K Chess Association (AJKCA) under the aegis of J&K State Sports Council concluded successfully in Bandipora, Shopian and Srinagar districts. A spokesperson of AJKCA in a statement said about 40 players both boys and girls participated in district Bandipora which was held at IDPS Kaloosa from August […]
SRINAGAR: A CRPF trooper was injured after militants hurled a grenade at government forces in Srinagar on Saturday, officials said. The incident occurred at 8.55 pm at Sanat Nagar Chowk, they said, adding that a CRPF trooper was injured in the explosion. The injured trooper was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, the officials […]
Leh: Ladakh recorded nine fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,436 while the active cases in the Union territory has gone up to 73, officials said on Saturday. Ladakh has registered 207 COVID-related deaths — 149 in Leh and 58 in Kargil — since the outbreak of the pandemic last year. A total of […]
SRINAGAR: The Directorate of Mid Day Meal (MDM), Department of School Education, on Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Akshay Patra Foundation that it will provide pre-cooked meals to 15,000 students studying in government schools of J&K. The MoU was signed by Project Director, MDM, Deep Raj and a senior representative from Akshay […]
SRINAGAR: In a bid to bring greater transparency in accountancy related activities of field offices of Revenue Department, the Administrative Council (AC) on Saturday approved creation of 110 posts of Accounts personnel in the Department. The new posts will be created in the offices of Financial Commissioner, IG Registration, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Custodian General […]
SRINAGAR: With a view to provide relief to Kashmiri migrants, the Administrative Council which met under the chairmanship of Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday issued instructions for preservation and protection of migrant’s immovable property, and removal of encroachments there from. To streamline the preservation and protection efforts, the Administrative Council also approved the proposal […]
Impresses upon officers to use technology to improve power supply SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal chaired a meeting here today to review the progress of several projects being carried out for strengthening IT and Communications Divisions of J&K PDD for the augmentation of power sector. The meeting was attended by Managing […]
SRINAGAR: The Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Board (JKSSB) has advised the candidates who are scheduled to appear in Computer Based Written Test (CBT) Examination not to fall prey to nefarious designs of unscrupulous elements and vested interests for securing government jobs. The JKSSB is going to conduct the CBT examination from 17th August to […]
Action taken to curb illegal sale of psychotropic drugs: D&FCO SRINAGAR: In order to curb the illegal sale of Psychotropic/ Habit forming drugs, a special drive was held across various markets by the Department of Drug and Food Control Organisation (D&FCO). The drive was conducted on the directions of Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Pandurang K Pole, […]
Inspects various developmental works GANDERBAL: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Ganderbal, Krittika Jyotsna today took an extensive tour of main town Ganderbal and inspected progress on various ongoing developmental projects and works executed under My Town My Pride program. The DC inspected the progress on Main Bus Adda near SSP Office, Children Park at Fatehpora, construction […]