New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday introduced two bills in Lok Sabha pertaining to the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes in Jammu and Kashmir. Amid sloganeering by the Opposition over the Manipur issue, Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Dr Virendra Kumar introduced the Constitution (Jammu and Kashmir) Scheduled Castes Order Bill 2023, while Tribal Affairs […]
Chairs review meeting of Agriculture Production Department Srinagar: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review performance of Agriculture Production Department and progress made in agriculture, allied sector and flagship scheme of Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP). The meeting, at Civil Secretariat, was attended by Dr Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary; Sh […]
Srinagar: Chief Secretary, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today impressed upon the officers of the Housing & Urban Development Department (H&UDD) to come up with a comprehensive policy for meeting the housing needs of the urban population of the UT, especially that of the twin cities of Srinagar and Jammu. Dr Mehta was speaking in a […]
Jammu: Two persons were injured after one of them accidentally fired a pistol in a car in the Gandhi Nagar area here on Tuesday, police said. The owner, who was not present at the time, of the incident and the car’s driver have been arrested, they said. During the investigation, it came to the fore […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday arrested a PhD scholar for allegedly motivating youth to join militant ranks and also claimed the arrest of two Over Ground Workers of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen and JeM on his disclosure in Kulgam district of south Kashmir. A top police officer said that Kulgam police generated input and was in search of a […]
New Delhi: Nearly 30,000 vacancies were filled in Jammu and Kashmir after the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Rai said the government of Jammu and Kashmir has carried out several governance reforms, including in the area of recruitment. “After abrogation […]
Srinagar: To celebrate the grand finale of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM), going on from last more than one year, Chief Secretary, Dr. Arun Kumar Mehta today launched several competitions hosted by Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) on MyGov portal (https://jk.mygov.in/) here. The competitions include singing of National Anthem, Selfie with Tiranga Contest, […]
Srinagar: Police on Wednesday attached movable and immovable properties belonging to an alleged drug smuggler in Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Acting tough against drug smugglers, police have attached properties of a drug smuggler worth Rs 41.85 lakh in Baramulla,” a police s Pakesman said. He said the attached properties include a newly constructed […]
Accords approval for provisional registration of 36 cases under PCPNDT Act
Srinagar: Deputy Commissioner (DC), Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad on Wednesday undertook a visit of different City areas to oversee the progress of works being carried out on several major developmental projects. The projects include the ongoing construction works on Lasjan Grade Separator on NH-44 (Jammu-Srinagar highway), Flyovers at Nowgam Junction, Sannat Nagar Chowk and Bemina […]