SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today exhorted upon the J&K Road Transport Corporation (JKRTC) to enhance supervision over the fleet of vehicles in public service for increasing revenue collection. The Chief Secretary issued these directions while addressing a meeting held to review the working of Transport Department. The meeting besides Secretary, Transport was attended by […]
JAMMU: At least five police personnel, including a deputy superintendent of police, were injured on Saturday after allegedly being attacked by a mob protesting against an anti-encroachment drive in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district, officials said. A drive was launched in the Nagri area of Hiranagar to demolish an illegal place of worship that was […]
Srinagar: The Health & Medical Education Department has set up a dedicated ‘SKIMS Cell’ in the Civil Secretariat to expedite the processing and resolution of administrative matters concerning Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, and SKIMS Medical College, Bemina. The initiative has been launched following a decision taken up by the SKIMS Governing Body […]
Hoshiarpur: Four members of a family, including a six-year-old girl, were killed when their Toyota Innova and a canter collided near Adda Saran in Tanda sub division of Hoshiarpur district on Saturday morning. Police identified the victims as Farooq, his brother Arif, sister Naibu and daughter Arsh, all residents of Jammu. They were going to […]
SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken a significant step towards enhancing urban development by formulating the Draft Jammu and Kashmir Grant and Utilisation of Transferable Development Rights Policy 2024 and the Draft Jammu and Kashmir Land Pooling Policy 2024. As part of the inclusive policy-making process, the Housing and Urban Development Department […]
SRINAGAR: Commissioner Secretary Industries & Commerce, Vikram Jeet Singh on Saturday inaugurated a unique craft exhibition, titled ‘Raising the Bar’, at Government Arts Emporium. The exhibition, organised in association with the Department of Handicrafts and Handloom Kashmir, was aimed to showcase the skills of our young generation in art and craft. This event is being […]
SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Saturday inaugurated two-day National Conference on ‘Role of Academic-driven Start-ups in Developing Economy of J&K (RASE-2024) at National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar. In his keynote address, the Lt Governor commended the initiative aimed at creating an environment to inspire, empower and connect academia and […]
BARAMULLA: Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal on Saturday visited the proposed land for the establishment of Agro-forestry Nursery at Khadniyar Baramulla. Speaking on the occasion, the Director highlighted the importance of different projects under the Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). He said that the effective implementation of different projects could be achieved only when […]
SRINAGAR: Director, Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Rajinder Kumar Sharma on Saturday reviewed the status of registrations under J&K Startup Policy and recovery of loans in district Baramulla. On the occasion, the Director distributed the training certificates among 15 aspirants trained by the institute recently under the Tejaswini scheme in the district. He […]
SRINAGAR: The Urs e Mubarak of Hazrat Khawaja Habibullah Nowshehri (R.A) was celebrated with religious fervor and gaiety at his shrine located in Nowshehra area of Srinagar city. Today, on the occasion of Mehfil-e-Sama a cultural troupe of Cultural Unit Kashmir of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) presented his Kalam (writing) and mesmerized […]