A high level visiting delegation from the Canadian High Commission in New Delhi called on the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Nirmal Singh here today. The delegation was led by Gillian Frost, Councilor and Head, Political and Economic Programme and Garry Anderson. The Deputy Chief Minister discussed several issues with the delegation related to the initiatives […]
A review meeting of Jammu and Kashmir State Cooperative Agriculture and Rural Development (SCARD) Bank was held here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Co-operatives and Ladakh Affairs, Chering Dorjay. During the meeting, the Minister was briefed about the overall financial position of the Bank, which has shown considerable improvements as compared to […]
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Just two days back the Secretary Tourism, Government of Jammu and Kashmir issued an appeal to some private media channels and news organizations asking them to spare Kashmir by not airing negative news about the state. The move was aimed at helping to generate the required tourist footfall for the state of Jammu and Kashmir […]
The Enforcement wing of the Lakes and Waterways Development Authority (LAWDA) demolished several illegal structures along the Habak, Nishat, Mirza Bagh Nigeen, Mugal Mohalla Lalbazar and a structure at SKICC which were raised illegally, a spokesman of LAWDA said. During demolitions one of the demolition squad member Fayaz Ahmad Wani got injured. The enforcement Officer […]
Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura today announced that Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) will be soon launched in Kashmir valley after it was successfully launched in Jammu region. Reviewing an ICAR Regional Committee state level meeting, the Minister expressed hope that government is committed to double income of farmers in State by […]
Viraj Kala Kendra in collaboration with Department of Information and Public Relations organized a Kavi Samelan on the eve of International Yoga Day in which Speaker Legislative Assembly; Kavinder Gupta was the chief guest. Speaking on the occasion, Kavinder Gupta said that such events provide a conducive platform for exchange of creative and literary ideals. […]
Minister for Industries and Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga Tuesday convened a meeting to discuss issues regarding the opening of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) campus and the development of infrastructure for the institute’s permanent campus in Srinagar. Commissioner/Secretary, Industries and Commerce, Shailendra Kumar, Director/In-charge NIFT Srinagar, Dr. Vijaya Deshmukh, Managing Director SIDCO, Jasvinder Dua, […]
Deputy Commissioner, Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, discussed arrangements being made by different departments for Shab-e-Qadr, Jumat-ul-Wida and Eid-ul-Fitr, at a meeting of officers that he chaired here today. Issues pertaining to power and water supply, market checking and regulation of rates of essential items, sanitation, traffic management, health facilities and other arrangements were discussed in […]
Minister for Information Technology, Technical Education and Youth Services & Sports, Molvi Imran Raza Ansari, Tuesday reviewed the power scenario of Pattan, Gurez and Bandipora. Ansari who is also Chairman District Development Board, Bandipora chaired a high level meeting attended by Deputy Speaker of J&K Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi, Commissioner Secretary Finance, Navin Chowdhary, Commissioner […]