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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Three militants were killed in an overnight gunfight at Pazalpora village of Bijbehera in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district on Wednesday while as a house where they were hiding was raised to ground.According to wire-service Kashmir News Observer (KNO), a ...

Chief Secretary, BVR Subramaniyam accompanied by Principal Secretary Planning Monitoring and Development, Rohit Kansal and Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Ahmad Khan today visited district Bandipora and convened a meeting of the officers of district...

Advisor to Governor, K.K Sharma today directed the officers of Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) Limited to ensure that timely payment is made to the contractors--whose work is satisfactory and up to the mark so that the speed of implementation...

With a view to take appraisal of healthcare facilities available for the patients, Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar paid an extensive visit to Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial (JLNM) Hospital, here today.Medical Superintendent JLNM Hospital, Dr Zakir Hussain...

Financial Commissioner Finance Department, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta today chaired various meetings to discuss budget proposals for the remaining part of the financial year 2019–2020 (November 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) with the Administrative Secretaries of different...

A series of activities envisaging capacity building and training of the designated district officers for implementation of Gram Panchayat Development Plan and Mission Antyodaya Survey were held today across the districts in Jammu nad Kashmir.At Reasi,...

Advisor to Governor, K.K. Sharma, today directed speeding up the developmental activities being undertaken by various departments for creating viable infrastructure besides ensuring implementation of various centrally-sponsored schemes.The Advisor was speaking...

Advisor to Governor, K Skandan today listened to people's grievances here at the weekly public hearing programme held at Church Lane Srinagar.During the camp, scores of public deputations and individuals hailing from different areas of Kashmir region put forth...

Advisors to Governor K.K. Sharma and Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today reviewed the functioning of Jammu Central Cooperative Bank (JCCB).The meeting was also attended by Financial Commissioner Finance Dr Arun Mehta, Secretary Cooperatives, Abdul Majid Bhat, and Managing...

Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai today convened a meeting here to review position of winter stocking and supply of essential commodities in frontier Ladakh and far-flung areas of Kashmir and Jammu divisions.The meeting was attended by Divisional Commissioner,...

The 19th meeting of State Wakaf Council was held here today under the Chairmanship of Advisor to Governor Farooq Ahmed Khan, who is also Chairman of J&K Wakaf Council.Members of State Wakaf Council, Shafiq Ahmed Khan, GA Khwaja, Mufti Anayat Ullah, Sheikh...

Advisor to Governor, Farooq Khan today said that governor’s administration has put in place a comprehensive mechanism for prompt redressal of people’s grievances.The Advisor was interacting with various public delegations here at weekly public hearing where...

Secretary Rural Development Department (RDD) & Panchayati Raj, Sheetal Nanda, today chaired a meeting with all the District Panchayat Officers (DPOs) to review the progress of ongoing People’s Plan Campaign (PPCs) and Mission Antyodaya Survey, 2019 for formulation...

Saying that all the grievances can be resolved through dialogue and respect for each other, All India Sufi Sajjadanashin Council (AISSC) today said that they would act as a bridge between J&K and prosperity.A 15-member team of AISSC headed by Syed Naseruddin...

Himayat Mission Management Unit (HMMU) in collaboration with more than 16 companies organized Job Fair in Jammu in which around 289 candidates trained under Himayat Programme participated.The event was launched in presence of officers from HMMU, State Rural...

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a mega event titled ‘Harmony 2019- Hunt for Jammu Ki Awaaz’ in collaboration with 92.7 Big FM to provide platform to budding singers to further harness their talent besides promoting peace and harmony.Bollywood...

Chief Secretary, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam today chaired a State Level Apex Committee (SLAC) meeting on control and regulation of operations with regard to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substance.The meeting was also attended by Financial Commissioner Finance,...

Advisor to Governor K. Vijay Kumar today took review of general patient care and facilities available at Government medical College Hospital Jammu to cope with Dengue Fever and Swine Flu Cases.Divisional Commissioner Sanjeev Verma, Acting Principal, GMC Jammu,...

The Director General Social Welfare, Ruksana Gani today convened a meeting with the officials of District Social Welfare Ganderbal to review the overall functioning of the department.The District Social Welfare Officer, Bureeda Majid gave an overview of...

Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFRI), Shimla–a regional research institute of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehra Dun under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF) organized one day “State Consultation meeting...

Secretary Higher Education, Talat Parvez Rohella today chaired a meeting to review the preparations put in place for conducting under-Graduate level examinations in Kashmir division by ending October.The meeting was attended by Controller Examinations KU, Registrar...

Jammu and Kashmir is showing upward trend in filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns which is at par with National Average of 60 per cent.This was informed during a video conference chaired today by Principal Secretary to Prime Minister, Dr PK Mishra...

Jammu and Kashmir administration on said that they have credible inputs about major militant attacks being planned to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in Kashmir. It said that 99 per cent of Kashmir was restriction free and that some measures taken by the government...

Jammu and Kashmir administration on Saturday said that all the postpaid phones, irrespective of the networks, will be restored across the Valley, first time after the revocation of Article 370 on August 5.“After reviewing the situation in Jammu and Kashmir,...

Jammu and Kashmir Government today announced that all post-paid mobile phones in Kashmir province would be restored from October 14 (Monday), 2019 from 12 noon.The information was provided by Principal Secretary Planning, Monitoring and Development, and J&K...

Chief Secretary, B.V.R. Subrahmanyam chaired the 12th meeting of Board of Governors (BoG) of Jammu and Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA) here today.Financial Commissioner, Finance Department, Principal Secretary Planning, Development and Monitoring Department,...

A high level delegation led by Union Secretary Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, Shakuntala D Gamlin visited Srinagar and held discussions with the Chief Secretary B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Principal Secretary Social Welfare and Commissioner...

Jammu & Kashmir State Commission for Protection of Women and Child Rights (JKSCPWCR) in collaboration with Government Degree College Majalta, organized an awareness programme on ‘International Day of the Girl Child’ at Government Degree College Majalta,...

Ahead of the I-League football tournament commencing from the 3rd week of November, the Advisors to the Governor and Chief Secretary, B.V.R Subramanyam met the members of the Real Kashmir Football Club and wished them good luck.The Advisors who were present...

Commissioner Secretary PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Ajeet Kumar Sahu today reviewed the functioning of the twin departments in Udhampur district here at a meeting.District Development Commissioner Udhampur, Dr. Piyush Singla, Chief Engineer PHE Jammu, Dr. Sanjeev...