Jammu: In order to encourage Cooperatives to set-up small food processing units costing up to Rs 10 lakh, Administrative Council (AC) which met here under Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved a proposal of Cooperative Department which provides for 90% credit (subject to a limit of Rs 9 lakh) offered by Cooperative Banks and financial assistance […]
Night Temp Falls Further In J&K As Srinagar Records Minus 4.9°C Srinagar: Weatherman on Friday forecast light snow at isolated higher reaches on January 25 and light rain and snow over scattered places for subsequent two days in Jammu and Kashmir. “Dry weather is likely to continue till January 24 with generally cloudy on 20th […]
Gears Up For Dealing With Winter Challenges Asks Officers to ensure swift action to avoid any interruption in public service delivery Srinagar: In order to gear up the District Administration and machinery to deal winter challenges particularly with regard to current weather advisory, a meeting of all District/Sectoral Officers was today held under the chairmanship […]
JAMMU: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Jammu-Kathua range Shakti Pathak on Friday reviewed the security measures here ahead of the Ram temple consecration ceremony in Ayodhya and Republic day. At the high-level security meeting, the DIG focused on proactive planning and collaboration to ensure the safety and well-being of people on these significant occasions. “A […]
Jammu: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday ruled out any delay in talks with the INDIA bloc over the seat sharing in Jammu and Kashmir, adding that talks have already begun in this direction. Abdullah’s statement comes after he recently flagged that there is a threat to the INDIA bloc if a consensus on […]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday said there was a 73 per cent reduction in violent incidents in the Northeast during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure. The Minister made the statement while addressing the 71st Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council in Meghalaya’s capital Shillong, pointing that […]
Srinagar: As snowfall continues to elude the picturesque valley of Kashmir, local line producers and others associated with the Indian film industry are in a state of despair as shooting requests are drying up due to a snowless winter. The mighty mountains of Pir Panjal region, which are draped in a thick white blanket of […]
Srinagar: Police have arrested two drug peddlers in Baramulla and Kulgam and recovered from their possession psychotropic and contraband substances, officials said. A police party at a checkpoint established at Gantamulla Colony Baramulla, intercepted a person identified as Gowhar Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Mohd Bhat resident of Pehliharan, a police spokesperson said. “During search,72 […]
Jammu: The government suspended Medical Superintendent district hospital Kishtwar for unauthorized absence on Friday. As per an order issued by Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, ADC Kishtwar has been directed to conduct an enquiry into the matter. “It has come to the notice of undersigned during field visit to District Hospital Kishtwar that Dr Yudvir Singh Kotwal, […]
Tourism has got vast potential of providing jobs: Bakaya Jammu: Managing Director Sarovar Hotels & Resorts Ajay Kumar Bakaya, a company which has more than 110 hotels at 67 destination all over India and abroad, and has 4 hotels in J&K itself, with two at Srinagar and one each at Katra and Jammu respectively, with […]