More than 350 families allotted land under PMAY (G) till now

More than 350 families allotted land under PMAY (G) till now

SRINAGAR: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today took a high level meeting to review the land allotment of 5 Marlas to the landless eligible families of the UT under PMAY (Grameen). Those who were present in the meeting included Commissioner Secretary, RDD; Secretary, Revenue; Deputy Commissioners; Secretary in RDD; Director, Rural Development Kashmir/Jammu besides […]

Prepare long-term plan to increase literacy rate in backward blocks: Advisor Bhatnagar to Directors

Prepare long-term plan to increase literacy rate in backward blocks: Advisor Bhatnagar to Directors

Srinagar: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar on Friday chaired a meeting to review the performance and functioning of School education department as well as progress on implementation of Project Samagra Shiksha across Jammu and Kashmir at Civil Secretariat here. The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Education, Alok Kumar; Director School Education Kashmir, […]

Unique agro-climatic conditions of Kashmir favour cultivation of special varieties: Div Com

Unique agro-climatic conditions of Kashmir favour cultivation of special varieties: Div Com

Srinagar: The Divisional Commissioner (Div Com) Kashmir, Vijay Kumar Bidhuri on Friday visited Kitchen garden, Integrated Mushroom Development Centre (IMDC) and vegetable market Lalmandi Srinagar. The Div Com kick-started the sale of rabi vegetable seedlings and also inspected different sections of the kitchen garden, Integrated mushroom development centre and vegetable grow out centre at Lalmandi. […]

SKIMS to start free of cost HIV Viral Load Testing; MoU signed

SKIMS to start free of cost HIV Viral Load Testing; MoU signed

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir AIDS Control Society (JKACS) and Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS), Soura, Srinagar, on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for starting free of cost HIV viral load testing of People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar by utilizing the spare testing capacity of COBAS RT-PCR equipments for the […]

CUK, NIT deptts hold joint workshop

Ganderbal: The Department of Chemistry, School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Central University of Kashmir (CUK) in collaboration with Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, conducted a workshop “Hands on training On Cyclic Voltammetry and Potentiometry”. Head, Deptt of Chemistry, Prof. Abid Hamid Dar, flagged off the students to NIT Srinagar. The programme started […]

NIT Srinagar organizes daylong special winter medical camp

Srinagar: The Medical Unit of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar organized a day-long special Winter Medical Camp for students and staff of the Institute. The event’s primary goal was to promote winter preparedness, particularly in light of the challenging winter climate in Kashmir Valley. The camp was inaugurated by Director NIT Srinagar Prof. […]

Govt for swift bank account verification for implementation of PM Vishwakarma scheme

New Delhi: The government has underscored the importance of swift bank account verification for successful implementation of the PM Vishwakarma scheme during the review of the banking preparedness of the newly-launched scheme for supporting traditional artisans and craftspeople. In a review meeting of various financial inclusion schemes, chaired by banking secretary Vivek Joshi, discussions were […]

Weeklong Vice Chancellor’s Sports Festival commences at SKUAST-K

Srinagar: The weeklong Vice Chancellor`s Sports Festival commenced Friday at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir’s Faculty of Horticulture, Shalimar campus. Vice Chancellor, SKUAST-K, Prof Nazir Ahmad Ganai inaugurated the festival at the Sheikh-ul-Alam Sports ground at the Shalimar Campus. The sports festival is organised by SKUAST-K’s Department of Students Welfare and […]

JD YSS flags-off 1st Batch of trekkers for Gulmarg

Srinagar: Joint Director, Youth Services & Sports Department, Waseem Raja on Friday flagged-off a large contingent of boys for a 4 days residential trekking expedition to Gulmarg, famous tourist destination of Kashmir from the premises of Youth Hostel, here. The contingent of boy trekkers consisting of 40 boys students from different Government schools of district […]

DC Bandipora inaugurates 5th T20 Open Cricket Championship-2023

Bandipora: Deputy Commissioner (DC) Bandipora, Dr Owais Ahmad, on Friday inaugurated the 5th T20 Open Cricket Championship-2023 at S.K Stadium Bandipora. The championship is being organised by Hashmee Cricket Club Bandipora in collaboration with District Administration Bandipora and Sports Council J&K. The inaugural match was played between Bandipora Cricket Club and Eidgah Cricket Club Bandipora. […]