Srinagar: Anjuman Nusrat-ul-Islam has expressed deep grief and sorrow over the demise of the doyen of Kashmiri language and literature, a leading and renowned poet, writer and eminent intellectual Professor Rehman Rahi who passed away yesterday after a prolonged illness. In its condolence message, the Anjuman on behalf of the institution and its incarcerated president […]
Prog to transform 75 villages known for historical, picturesque beauty, cultural significance SRINAGAR: The Tourist Tribal village programme (TTVP) initiated by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir is turning out to be the Game changer for the rural as well as tribal areas both economically as well as socially. J&K Tourist Village Network under Mission […]
DHANGRI: Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC), while accusing the J&K administration of fiddling with the lives of the people, has said that the weapons provided to the Village Defence Guards to defend terror attacks are defunct and not functioning properly. It said that using such weapons at the time of urgency would be only […]
PAMPORE: Police on Monday arrested one more drug peddler and recovered 2.6 kg of contraband substances from his possession in the Saffron Town Pampore area of police district Awantipora, officials said. As per officials, a team from police station Pampore led by SHO Pampore Muneer Ahmad under the supervision of Sub Division Police Officer (SDPO) […]
PULWAMA: District Development Commissioner (DDC) Pulwama, Baseer-Ul-Haq Choudhary on Monday convened a District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting, here. During the meeting, detailed discussions were held on CD ratios of the banks, identification of beneficiaries, flow of credit, assistance under Government sponsored schemes, performances of banks under District Credit Plan (DCP), achievements made under the […]
JAMMU: Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) Agriculture Production Department (APD), Atal Dulloo on Monday chaired a meeting to discuss the permission and availability of petroleum derived spray oils in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Secretary in APD, Director Agriculture Jammu/Kashmir, Director Horticulture Jammu/Kashmir, Director Research Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir(SKUAST-K), Managing Director […]
Al Tahir Gilani to assume charge BUDGAM: The District Administration Budgam on Monday organized a farewell-cum-welcome function for the outgoing SSP Budgam Tahir Saleem on his transfer and SSP Al Tahir Gilani for assuming the charge as new SSP Budgam at Conference Hall, here. At the outset, the Deputy Commissioner Budgam S F Hamid appreciated […]
SRINAGAR: As part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav (AKAM) and in continuation to Republic Day-2023 celebrations, the Cultural Unit Kashmir of Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) today organised a daylong inter school speech competition at Pt. Bhajan Sopori Auditorium, DIPR Srinagar. The competition was organised under the theme, “India of my dream: How […]
J&K govt all set to introduce Panchayat Development Index SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Government is all set to introduce Panchayat Development Index to develop and replicate best practices that drive improvement across the socio-economic themes of Panchayats under newly approved Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP). The identified Panchayats will be given special focus to saturate […]
PAMPORE: Dozens of people, mostly youth and young women, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the party workers’ convention and joining programme at the Zawoora area of Lal Chowk constituency on Sunday. They joined the party in the presence of senior BJP leader and former MLC Surinder Ambardar, and DDC member Khunmoh Er Ajaz […]