Commissioner Secretary, Forests, Ecology and Environment Department,  Sanjeev Verma, conducted an extensive tour of Kandi areas of Kathua district the other day.During his whirlwind tour to the district, Sanjeev Verma inspected various development works being...

Navratra Festival 2021 concluded today amid a series of religious and cultural events here at Katra Township—the base camp of holy cave shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji.The nine day Festival concluded with Kanjak Poojan and grand Shobha Yatra, which started...

The 2-day devotional song performances being held here as part of Navratra Festival-2021 is witnessing soulful performance by artists from across Jammu region.The event was inaugurated by Director Tourism Jammu Vivekananda Rai here at Yog Ashram Ground the...

Divisional Commissioner, Jammu (Chairman Navratra Festival Committee), Dr. Raghav Langer, today inaugurated 09 days “Navratra Festival” at Katra being held amid strict adherence to the Covid Safety protocols.The inaugural event was attended by Additional Director...

Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Dr Raghav Langer today visited Katra and conducted spot inspection of the venues proposed for conducting different activities during the 9 day long annual Navratra festival 2021.He was accompanied by Director Tourism Jammu, Vivekanand...

Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today laid foundation for the Durga Bhawan, a high utility pilgrim-centric facility worth Rs 24.4 cr to facilitate pilgrims of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The Lt Governor also attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the new facility.The...

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan today inaugurated Katra Premier League 2021, T-20 cricket tournament at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board Stadium here today.The tournament is being organised by Katra Sports Club and Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine...

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, today felicitated the students of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Gurukul for securing 1st positions in Sampurnanand Sanskrit University.Master Anmol Sharma, student of 9th...

Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today presided over the 32nd meeting of Executive Council of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU).The Executive Council, led by the Lt Governor took several important decisions for bringing qualitative improvement in overall...

Taking a major leap towards creating a robust response mechanism to address the queries and grievances regarding Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji pilgrimage, Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha, who is also the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, today inaugurated...

A delegation of Hotel & Restaurant Association, Katra today called on Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib and projected their demands.The delegation comprising President, Rakesh Wazir; Chairman, Shyam Lal Kesar; Former President, Shiv Kumar Sharma; ...

Deputy Commissioner, Indu Kanwal Chib saw off train carrying stranded labourers to their respective states from Railway Station Katra here today.Senior Superintendent of Police, Rashmi Wazir besides other concerned were present at the occasion.The labourers...

Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, Indu Kanwal Chib and District Sessions Judge Kamlesh Pandit today inspected quarantine facility in the district, here today.During their visit to the quarantine facility, the officials also interacted with the quarantined people...

The newly constructed boundary wall was today inaugurated at Government High School, Nomain.The funds of the construction of boundary were provided under 14th Finance Commission. District Panchayat Officer, Parvinder Kour and Block Development Officer Katra,...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, who is also the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, today inaugurated two Under-Graduate Hostel Blocks of the Shri  Mata Vaishno Devi College of Nursing (SMVDCoN) at Kakryal. Constructed by the Shrine...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu today said that the Government has put the strengthening of healthcare infrastructure across the Union Territory of Jammu and  Kashmir as one of its key priorities. The Lt Government made these remarks during the Lamp...

Labour Department today organized an awareness camp on labour laws at Durga Bhawan, Katra.Deputy Labour Commissioner Jammu Kanta Devi Rakwal was the chief guest whereas Assistant Labour Commissioner, Reasi Mr. Pradyot Gupta was the guest of honour on the occasion.A.D...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, who is the Chairman of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board, today paid obeisance at the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi and prayed for peace, harmony, progress and prosperity in Jammu and Kashmir.Shri Simrandeep...

Lieutenant Governor, Girish Chandra Murmu, who is also the Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU), today inaugurated the “North Zone Vice Chancellors”  meet 2019-20 organized by SMVDU under the auspices of Association of Indian Universities...

The 7th Convocation of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) was held here today, where Governor Shri Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor was the Chief Guest.On the  occasion, the Governor awarded 931 degrees, including PhDs, Masters and Bachelors, and...