Jammu: In a major relief its employees, the State Government Tuesday relaxed norms for settlement of final GP Fund refund cases by the District Fund Offices and other Fund Offices. The announcement in this regard was earlier made by the Minister for Finance, Labour and Employment, Dr Haseeb A Drabu in his budget speech in […]
Jammu: Deputy Chief Minister, Dr Nirmal Singh Tuesday said that efforts are afoot to ensure holistic development of the state so that the people are provided with quality basic facilities of living. He said necessary mechanism has already been put in place to ensure time bound execution of various developmental initiatives. The Deputy Chief Minister […]
Jammu: Budding engineers should focus on creating eco friendly products, technologies keeping in view the local challenges and aspirations. This was stated by Minister for Industries and Commerce Chander Prakash Ganga at the concluding event of two day 5th National Conference and Exhibition on ‘Emerging and Innovative trends in Engineering Technology’ (NCEEITET) organized by Government […]
Kupwara: The 5-day long awareness- cum -training workshop was conducted by the Department of Floriculture for farming community at Environmental Hall Handwara. The Additional Deputy Commissioner, Handwara Peer Muzaffar Ahmad impressed upon the organizers to aware the farming community about the latest techniques of farming, inputs and other tactics as per the guidelines of the […]
Srinagar: Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Institute (MSMEDI), Srinagar under Ministry of MSME organized a workshop on “Financial Support to MSME’s in ZED (Zero defect Zero effect) Certification at Institute of Hotel Management Rajbagh. The Program was attended by entrepreneurs from different estates, officers of Directorate of Industries and Commerce Department, PHD Chamber of […]
Srinagar: Minister for Public Works, Naeem Akhtar stoked a controversy on Tuesday by saying that Kashmir issue is not limited to India and Pakistan only and that China is also a major factor too. Akthar who is also the official spokesman of the government and a close lieutenant of the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti claimed […]
Srinagar: Former Chief Minister and leader of opposition, Omar Abdullah while reacting to the ruling PDP Minister’s claim about China’s involvement in Kashmir issue said that New Delhi needs to explain the minister’s proclamation. “China has adopted JeM, a terrorist organization operating in J&K. This assertion from @MehboobaMufti’s closest confidant cannot be dismissed as wild […]
Srinagar: Suspected militants Tuesday opened firing on security forces near an Air Force station in Pulwama district, defense sources said. “There has been a firing incident at Malangpora, near the Awantipora Air Force station,” they said. Sources said that militants attacked a vehicle of Defence Security Corps (DSC) in Malangpora area however; there was no […]
Islamabad: Pakistan Tuesday summoned India’s Deputy High Commissioner J P Singh here to condemn the “unprovoked firing” by Indian troops across the Line of Control which killed an 8-year-old boy. Pakistan’s foreign ministry claimed that the boy, Ayan Zahid, was killed after Indian troops opened fire yesterday in Khuiratta Sector in the PaK. Pakistan Army […]
Srinagar: A BSF trooper was Tuesday seriously injured after he was hit by a Pakistani sniper fire from across the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Tangdhar, officials said. They said the trooper was deployed at a forward defended location (FDL) along the LoC in the area, when a sniper shot hit him in […]