Chairperson, Jammu & Kashmir State Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights  (JKSCWCR} Vasundhara Pathak Masoodi today issued an advisory for the School Education Department for ensuring the safety, security, health and hygiene  of students...

In order to eliminate the use of plastic products across valley, the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today stressed on the concerned officers to ensure Plastic-Free Amarnath Yatra - 2020 along the holy routes. He also asked them to create...

Jammu and Kashmir High Court Judge Justice Ali Mohammad Magray today visited Baramulla District Court Complex where he took a detailed review of its legal and other related functioning. The visiting Judge also took an appraisal of various developmental activities...

Fresher’s Day of 1st Batch of MBBS students of Government Medical College (GMC) Anantnag was today celebrated at District Hospital Anantnag.Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar who was the Chief Guest on the occasion while welcoming the students appreciated the...

Advisor to Governor to Vijay Kumar today said that government will soon come up with an ambitious drug de-addiction policy for the total eradication of drug menace from the society.The Advisor was speaking as chief guest during one day Orientation Programme...

District Development Commissioner (DDC) Kishtwar, Angrez Singh Rana today inaugurated 7th District Level Science Exhibition and Book fair under SAMAGRA scheme 2019-20 here at Government Girls Higher Secondary School.Among others present on the occasion were SSP...

A debate competition under ‘Save Girl Child’ Campaign (Beti Bachao Beti Padhao) was today organized here at Sub District Hospital Bhaderwah.Students of local institutions expressed their views on the topic "Save the girl child" at the competition organized...

Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today reviewed the implementation of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM-KSN), PM Kisan Maan Dhaan Yojana in the districts of Jammu Division here at a meeting with concerned officers and Deputy Commissioners.The meeting was attended...

Advisor to Governor K. Skandan today reviewed the developmental scenario in Udhampur here at a meeting with the district administration.The Advisor took stock of the ongoing developmental works under taken by different departments in the district.District Development...

Amid uncertainty in Kashmir, the special Sunday markets that were earlier confined to Sundays only are now coming up on every day in the valley with street vendors setting up their stalls in and around the commercial Hub Lal Chowk giving a semblance of normalcy...

The Jammu and Kashmir police has banned all forms of protests- including sit-ins, in Kashmir Valley till normalcy returns and restrictions are completely lifted.The police said that their efforts would be to stabilize peace further before any such activity...

Jammu and Kashmir police on Monday said that it will hand over the body of slain militant killed in the recent Ganderbal encounter to the family if the DNA samples match after cross examination.“We are waiting for the final DNA report. If the report matches...

For the first time since Centre abrogated Article 370 and bifurcated the State into two Union Territories (UTs) on August 5, all the government employees in two UTs—Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been asked to fill a form and to justify their stay in...

Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep and Fisheries Department, Dr Asghar Hassan Samoon, today chaired a meeting to review the developmental works of Gurez sub-division.The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Bandipora, Director School Education Kashmir, Chief...

Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Baseer Ahmad Khan today directed concerned district officers to complete pending developmental works of Srinagar district on double shift basis.The Divisional Commissioner made these directions while chairing the district level...

Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar chaired 15th meeting of Standing Committee of State Board for Wildlife, here today.The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Tourism/Industries Naveen Choudhary, Commissioner Secretary Forests Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, IGP...

Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam Friday chaired a meeting here to review the status of dairy sector and discuss the modalities for baseline survey by the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) and implementation of the Special Package for dairy development...

Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan Friday directed the Agriculture and Horticulture department to settle SRO 43 cases in a  time bound manner.The Advisor made these remarks during a meeting held with Secretary Agriculture Production Department and other concerned...

Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting to take stock of the preparations made for the forthcoming board examinations of 10th to 12th classes of Kashmir Division and winter zone of Jammu Division.Commissioner Secretary School Education Department...

Governor, Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), chaired 31st meeting of the Executive Council of SMVDU, Katra here today.Several important decisions were taken in the meeting. The issues related to research, academics and academic...

Director Agriculture, Jammu, P. S. Rathore today inaugurated a seasonal seed distribution store at village Sarore.Joint Director Agriculture (Extension), B. K. Zutshi and Joint Director Agriculture (Inputs), H. S. Mankotia besides farmers were present on the...

Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma, today reviewed implementation of health and medical assistance schemes in Jammu division at a meeting with concerned officers.The meeting was attended by Deputy Commissioner Jammu, Sushma Chauhan, Joint Director Education,...

Advisor to Governor, K Skandan, today held a public grievance redressal camp at Convention Centre where he met several public delegations and individuals who apprised him of their issues and demands.During the camp, scores of public deputations and individuals...

With the restoration of postpaid cellular services in Kashmir after a gap of 70 days on October 14, the Kashmir based subscribers are paying bills from outside the region to see their phones functional again. In Kashmir, no recharge facility is available...

As hundreds of overloaded fruits laden trucks are transporting the crop outside valley without being searched by the traffic regulatory authorities and security agencies so that the apple crop reaches outside market in time.According to wire news service—Kashmir...

For the 11th consecutive Friday, the administration barred people from offering mandatory congregational prayers here at the historical Jamia Masjid, located in Old City area of Nowhatta amidst fresh curbs in the several Srinagar areas to prevent post-Friday...

All the major telecom operators in the region have decided not to convert pre-paid SIM cards into post-paid ones after being asked to take responsibility for “any misuse of the SIM.” The companies will also follow strict verification procedure before issuing...

Several proposals for putting in place smart services including smart infrastructure and smart facilities aimed at facilitating instant and hassle-free access to public services were approved for execution at the 4th Board of Directors (BoD) meeting of the Srinagar...

In order to explore the possibility of leveraging the agriculture and horticulture produce of J&K, a delegation of ‘Lulu International Group’ today called on Advisor Farooq Khan.Lulu Group is an Abu Dhabi based multinational conglomerate that operates...

Advisors to Governor, K Skandan and K Vijay Kumar, co-chaired the 6th State Road Safety Council meeting here today.The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner, Health and Medical Education, Principal Secretary Transport Department, Transport Commissioner,...

Governor Satya Pal Malik inaugurated a newly built J K Bazar, a retail showroom of authentic Jammu Kashmir Handicrafts/ Handlooms/Silk/ Agro based products and Restaurant serving Authentic Kashmiri Cuisine at J&K House, 5-Prithvi Raj Road, New Delhi here...

Chief Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam today reviewed the arrangements being put in place by various departments for move of offices from Srinagar to winter capital Jammu, here at a high level meeting.The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary Planning, Rohit...

Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai has directed for timely stocking of food grain in the areas of Jammu and Kashmir facing harsh winters. He was reviewing the supply and stock position of food grains in Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the winter season with...

To review the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) under various Farmers Welfare Schemes under State and Central funding and review the progress under State CAPEX plan and centrally Sponsored schemes,  Director Agriculture, Jammu P. S. Rathore today chaired...

Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma today met scores of public delegations and individuals who apprised him about their issues and demands here at weekly public hearing programme.For many issues projected by the public, the Advisor issued on-the-spot directions...

In continuation to celebration of ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ and to spread awareness about 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' under 'Noor Jevan Ka Betiyan' campaign, District Development Commissioner (DDC), Angrez Singh Rana today felicitated mothers...

District Development Commissioner Rohit Khajuria today sought effective road safety measures and asked the concerned to identify trouble spots and unauthorized cuts on National Highway to prevent mishaps.Chairing a meeting of Road Safety Committee, he directed...

District Development Commissioner, O P Bhagat today inaugurated a paddy procurement centre here at village Jakhbar.The DDC said that the motive behind opening the procurement centre was to ensure that farmers be provided Minimum Support Price (MSP) at their doorsteps...

The two-day district level multilingual Hussaini Mushaira organized by Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Kargil concluded here today. The two-day literary event saw in attendance more than 50 senior as well as novice poets across the...

Director Horticulture Kashmir, Ajaz Ahmad Bhat today chaired a meeting to review the working of Horticulture Sector and progress achieved under various schemes in Kashmir.Deputy Director Central, Assistant Director Horticulture, Accounts Officer, Chief Horticulture...

Fear has gripped south Kashmir districts again after the killing of non-local trader, a driver and a laborer in south Kashmir’s twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian in past two days.Residents here told wire service Kashmir News Observer (KNO), soon after...

The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has pulled up the Education department for poor learning outcome of students asking it to strengthen the Cluster Resource Centres (CRCs)."The learning outcomes in schools at primary level are poor and strengthening...

With the restoration of postpaid cellular services in Kashmir, the major telecom giants including Reliance Jio, Airtel, BSNL, Idea,  and Vodafone continue to receive the pending bill payments up to the tune of  Rs 95 Crore from its 40 lakh subscriber...

In a significant turn of events, Jammu and Kashmir administration on Thursday set the ball rolling for setting up a full-fledged Civil Secretariat in the cold desert Ladakh by announcing that that Administrative offices will be stationed in Leh and the...

Advisor to Governor Khurshid Ahmed Ganai today underlined shifting from manual system to e-governance as major Administrative Reform towards achieving Good Governance.The Advisor was addressing 2016 Batch of Junior Scale J&K Administrative, Police and Accounts...

Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor of the Cluster University of Srinagar, today chaired the first meeting of the University Council here at the Raj Bhavan.Advisor to Governor, Khurshid A. Ganai who is also Pro-Chancellor was also present in the meeting.In his...

A team from Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG) today met Secretaries of Rural Development Department (RDD) and Culture to have an overview of Public Hearing System in J&K for redressal of grievances.The four member team...

The State Executive Committee (SEC) of the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) headed by Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam approved release of additional Rs 2 Crore each to be kept at the disposal of Deputy Commissioners for meeting out various disasters...

Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today flagged off a team of Table Tennis Players from Kashmir division along with the officials to participate in 42nd J&K State Table Tennis Championship in Jammu.Secretary Youth Services & Sports Sarmad Hafeez, Secretary...

The Forest Advisory Committee (FAC) headed by Chief Secretary, B V R Subrahmanyam in its 117th meeting held in Civil Secretariat, Srinagar cleared 43 proposals regarding use of 271 hectares of forest land for various projects of public importance in the...

Advisor to Governor K K Sharma today directed prompt and result-oriented disposal of grievances ensuring quality deliverance of services in a time bound manner.The Advisor directed officers during the Public Grievance Redressal Camp held here which was also...

Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today reviewed the progress of works of major projects of the Health & Medical Education (H&ME) Department being executed by various agencies in Jammu and Kashmir.The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner Health...

A team of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India, today called on Advisor to Governor, K Skandan to discuss arrangements made for two-day conference on Disaster Management scheduled to be held from November...

Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan, today visited Pulwama where he chaired a meeting to review progress achieved under Agriculture, Horticulture  and allied sectors.The meeting was attended by Secretary Agriculture/ Horticulture Manzoor Ahmad Lone, Deputy...

Chief Secretary, BVR Subrahmanyam Wednesday reviewed the progress made on conservation and eco-restoration of Wular Lake by the Wular Conservation & Management Authority (WUCMA).Commissioner/Secretary, Forest Department, Principal Chief Conservator of...

Advisor to Governor K.K Sharma today met a team of Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances (DARPG), Government of India.The team discussed functioning of Governor's Grievance Cell and various mechanisms for the redressal of grievances after...

Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan today chaired a meeting of School Education Department (SED) over the settlement of SRO-43 cases pending in the Department.The meeting was attended by Commissioner Secretary School Education Department, Sarita Chouhan, Special...

Divisional Commissioner, Sanjeev Verma today directed the Deputy Commissioners of Jammu Division to expedite and complete the process of land acquisition pertaining to various departments and development projects.The Div Com issued these directions while reviewing...

District Development Commissioner Ganderbal, Hashmat Ali Khan today chaired a meeting with concerned officials of district administration and   Municipal Councillors, Ganderbal to brief them abut Model Solid Waste Management rules and Bye-Laws.Among...

Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda, today chaired a meeting to review the performance of Rural Self Employment Training Institutes (RSETIs) at Corporate Headquarter, J&K Bank, Srinagar.In the meeting, threadbare discussions...