Jammu: Aiming to streamline the public distribution system, the government Friday said 7,679 new food stores are being set up in the state. “7,679 new food stores are being set up in the state, which shall be properly manned by adequate human resource for which Rs 50 crore have already been released for their establishment,” […]
Jammu: Government Friday said that 185 places of worship of Kashmiri Pandits (KPs) in Kashmir Valley are either damaged or in a dilapidated condition. The above information was shared with the Legislative Council through a written reply by the Minister of State for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Aijaz Ahmed Khan. He was responding to a […]
Jammu: Government Friday said that the prestigious Mubarak Mandi ropeway project has been awarded to the Damodar Ropeway and Infrastructure Ltd, Kolkata, with the work to be taken up in collaboration with ST Teleferik of Turkey. “Work for the construction of Mubarak Mandi Ropeway in Jammu has been awarded to Damodar Ropeway and Infrastructure Ltd […]
Jammu: Government Friday introduced two Bills in the Legislative Assembly, one of which is aimed at bringing in amendments to streamline the election process in the state. The Bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of the People Act, 1957, and State Ranbir Penal Code (L A Bill No.4 of 2014) was introduced by […]
Jammu: Opposition BJP, JKNPP and JSM staged a walkout from Jammu and Kashmir Assembly today over the delay in Mubarak Mandi ropeway project and bad roads in Samba district despite allegedly spending huge funds. Minister of state for Roads and Buildings (R&B), Sajjad Ahmad Kichloo today informed the J-K Assembly that work on 28 kms […]
Jammu: Government Thursday said providing permanent staff to the State Vigilance Commission was not “possible.” “Creation of such a large component of staff (in SVC) on permanent basis is not possible,” Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in a written reply to the question of CPI(M) member M Y Tarigami in the Legislative Assembly. Tarigami claimed […]
Jammu: The government has increased the ex-gratia relief for victims of man-animal conflicts to Rs 3 lakh, the state Assembly was told. “The ex-gratia relief for the victims of man-animal conflicts has been increased to Rs 3 lakh. Several measures were taken to check the incidents,” state Minister for Forests, Ecology and Environment Mian Altaf […]
Jammu: Government Thursday said that 14,345 hectares of forest land had so far been encroached upon in the state. In a written reply to the question of Congress member Mohammad Sharief Niaz in Assembly today, Forests Minister Mian Altaf Ahmed said that 14,345 hectares of forest land had been encroached upon — 9,463.39 hectares in […]
Jammu: Minister for Medical Education Taj Mohi-ud-Din Thursday said that there are 137 ventilators in various hospitals in J&K including SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar, GMCs of Jammu, Srinagar and their associate hospitals, district/sub-district and other health institutions. He was replying to a question by Mohammad Muzaffar Parray in the Legislative Assembly. KR Desk
Jammu: Two smugglers have been arrested and 366 kgs of poppy straw was recovered from their possession on Jammu-Srinagar highway in outskirts of Jammu, police said. During a routine checking, police intercepted a tanker at TCP Nagrota, 12-kms from here, yesterday and recovered 366 kgs of poppy straw from the vehicle, he said, adding the […]