Udhampur: The “pro-active” strategy in the aftermath of the 2016 Uri terror attack will continue as the Indian Army has dominated Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, a top commander of the force said Wednesday. General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command, Lt Gen D Anbu also said that over three times […]
JAMMU: The full Commission of J&K Public Service Commission in its meeting held on Wednesday reviewed the arrangements made for conduct of J&K Combined Competitive (Mains) Examination-2016 and after detailed briefing by the Controller of Examinations, it was found that all arrangements are in place. However, taking into account the aftermath of recent snowfall and […]
Srinagar: The arterial Srinagar-Jammu national highway was shut for the third consecutive day Wednesday due to landslides, even as dry weather prevailed in Kashmir where mercury settled below the freezing point at most places. The 270-km highway was briefly opened for traffic yesterday after two days but was closed again today due to landslips. “The […]
Srinagar: The state health department has considerably decreased the number of Public Health Centres (PHCs) that were functional round the clock. The move has put extra pressure on the tertiary healthcare system at the centre, and secondary healthcare system functional in peripheries. As per the data that has been provided to the centre for the […]
Jammu: In a major setback the Government of India (GOI) has squeezed the flow of funds under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) to provide drinking water supply facilities in government schools. The move has come as a blow to the government initiative to install drinking water facilities in schools. As per official documents, the […]
Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today said her Government is working to facilitate the industry and trading community in the State as Jammu & Kashmir is first on many counts to incentivise business and industry. Chairing the 7th Industrial Advisory Committee meeting here today, the Chief Minister said her Government took many reformative steps to […]
Jammu: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has stressed on developing knowledge industry in the State and working out necessary infrastructure to create quality human material at the national level. Speaking at the presentation of recommendations of the Knowledge Initiative set up by the Government some time back, the Chief Minister said with the coming up of […]
Jammu: The Government is contemplating to develop tourist facilities in Gurez Valley which is bestowed with natural beauty including lush green meadows, pastures, glaciers and serene waters of river Kishenganga. In this regard, the Minister for Tourism, Tassaduq Hussain Mufti and Deputy Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Nazir Ahmad Gurezi discussed in detail the modalities in a […]
Jammu: The preparations are afoot at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Jammu for two-day Kisan Mela to be held on February 16 and 17, 2018 at Chatha Campus. This year the theme of the Kisan Mela is “Technology Driven Agriculture for Doubling Farmers’ Income”, keeping in view the Prime Minister’s endeavour to […]
Shopian: A cordon and search operation was launched by forces in Keegam area of South Kashmir’s Shopian District on Wednesday, sources said. They said that men from the 62 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Indian Army, CRPF and SOG of Jammu and Kashmir police launched a massive manhunt following the inputs about the presence of militants […]