Dr Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare co-chaired the 1st Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) yesterday in Tokyo along with Dr. Hiroto Izumi, Special Advisor to Prime Minister under the 2nd Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) signed on Healthcare...

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai said that the development of North East region has been the priority for the Government under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. He was on his maiden visit to the Headquarters Directorate...

A one-of-its-kind Ultra Modern Digital Museum exhibiting the life of the First Sikh Guru Nanak Dev opened for the public at an open ground near ISF College at Ghal Kalan village here on Saturday.The museum, which was part of celebrations planned by the...

BJP national secretary and party’s star campaigner Tarun Chugh today said that Congress was all set to lose all four seats going to polls on 21st of October. The BJP leader who is campaigning in favour of BJP candidates in Phagwara and Mukerian, said that...

The Beas river passing through Hoshiarpur became the sea of spirituality today with the grand beginning of Floating Multimedia Light and Sound Show dedicated to the 550th Prakash Purb of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji courtesy Punjab Government. The show being organized...

Promising to nurture the Mukerian assembly segment as his own, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday concluded the electioneering for Monday’s bypoll here with total confidence of a clear Congress victory in all four constituencies, trashing...

Ever since the trailer of Bala has been launched, Ayushmann Khurrana's look has become a winner with the audience, especially his fans, who cannot stop raving about his performance and the movie's hilarious narrative.The makers of the highly anticipated comedy...

A fortnight long faculty development program sponsored by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi concluded at Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College of Pharmacy, Bela, Ropar. This program was attended by more than 40 faculty...

Chief Secretary Dr. Shrikant Baldi today directed the concerned departments to play a proactive role and get in touch with major International Companies which would be holding Business to Government (B2G) meetings with the Himachal Pradesh Government during...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that dedication towards nation was nationalism and this spirit keeps the citizens of any country united, he said this while presiding over the seminar on "Nationalism Building Modern India" organized by Maharishi Panini Vichar...

In the memory of martyrs of police force, a mini marathon was organised by Police Commissionerate Ludhiana, in the city today. This mini marathon was flagged off by Deputy Commissioner Mr Pradeep Kumar Agrawal. Commissioner of Police Mr Rakesh Kumar Agrawal...

The Jails Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa today conducted a surprise check at the Central Jail Gurdaspur and heard the grievances of the inmates besides taking stock of the security arrangements. The minister visited several barracks and interacted with...

A delegation of Punjab Unaided Colleges Association (PUCA) met Consul General of India, Mrs. Abhilasha Joshi at Consulate General of India, Vancouver under the leadership of President, PUCA, Dr. Anshu Kataria. Sh. Krishna Murty, Founder, Canada International...

Dedicated to the 550th Parkash Purb of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, a two-day conference, being organised by Bharatiya Sahitya Akademi New Delhi, started at Phani Dhar Dutta Hall of Gauhati University, Guwahati (Assam) today. This conference is being organised on the...

Governor Bandaru Dattatraya said that India is the youngest nation of the world and we could reap this population dividend if we ensure that our citizens were healthy-both mentally and physically. In this context recently launched campaign Fit India assumes importance,...

Due to the strong, dynamic and able leadership provided by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, the World has recognised India as the Super Power and India has made tremendous progress in all spheres. This was stated by the Chief Minister Shri Jai Ram...

As per the directives of District Magistrate Ghanshyam Thori, the district administration is keeping a close watch on the sale, purchase and storage of firecrackers to ensure the public safety. After cancellation of license of cracker godown of Sular Gharat...

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...

In a series of poster unveiling, the makers of multi starrer Pagalpanti has dropped the first look character posters of entire ensemble, featuring Anil Kapoor, John Abraham, Ileana D'Cruz, Arshad Warsi, Pulkit Samrat, Kriti Kharbanda, Urvashi Rautela and...

The Vice President of India, M. Venkaiah Naidu has urged civil servants to improve the delivery of people-centric programs like Swachh Bharat, Per drop more crop and Skill India so that the fruits of development reach the most deserving.Addressing the 65th...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today asked the Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma to ensure smooth and hassle free procurement of paddy along with timely payment to the farmers.Chairing a meeting here to review ongoing procurement...

With a aim to eliminate single used plastic, Municipal Council Kharar has launched campaign to eliminate Plastic Carry Bags from the Kharar city. Under this initiative awareness rally was organized at Main Bazar Kharar, in which Mr. Kulbir Singh Brar-Executive...

“The Punjab Small Industries & Export Corporation (PSIEC) has been assigned the task of getting the commemorative medallions in connection with the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Sahib Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji, minted and make the same available to the...

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...

Chief Secretary Dr. Shrikant Baldi while presiding over the review meeting of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department here today said that the state government is determined to make Himachal Pradesh, a favourite tourist destination of the country for which timely...

One of the largest real estate developers of Tricity- SBP group has opened its new environment friendly office at airport Road in sector 82, Mohali. With the capacity of seating 400 people, the five floor long building has been mostly constructed using wood...

The Captain Amarinder Singh led Punjab Government on Friday offered special training camps for farmers and officers of the border state of Jammu and Kashmir to facilitate technical exchange in the field of agriculture.Interacting with a group of farmers...

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...

LPU forwarded high-spirited experience at its annual mega cultural event ‘Spectra-2019’, where more than 5000 LPU Students of professional programmes showcased their talent. For this, 29 categories of competitions were held in the 5 areas of music, dance,...

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur  today addressed largely attended election rallies at Narag and Sarahan in Pachhad assembly constituency in favour of BJP candidate Reena Kashyap for the bye-elections. Chief Minister said that prior to the Lok Sabha elections,...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh today paid obeisance at Dera Sachkhand Ballan to offer prayers and seek blessings for giving enormous strength to serve the people of state with all humility and dedication.The Chief Minister accompanied by General...

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday appealed to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to withdraw the $20 fee imposed by his government on pilgrims visiting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara.The Chief Minister tweeted his appeal to Imran Khan, saying:...

To encourage the farmers for adopting paddy straw management, the Deputy Commissioner Mr Varinder Kumar Sharma on Friday flagged off six ultra-modern vans of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare department to disseminate information in the villages about the...

Smart Cat-eye lights to be installed on black spots (Accident Prone Areas) to control road accidents. This was stated by Deputy Commissioner Mr. Girish Dayalan while presiding over a meeting with District Level Road Safety Committee at District Administrative...

The Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that we have been able to fulfil the vision of Homi Bhabha. He added that Homi...

Raksha Rajya Mantri Shripad Naik said that NCC is the torchbearer of the Armed Forces while chairing the 51st Central Advisory Committee (CAC) of the National Cadet Corps (NCC, which met here today. Headed by the Raksha Rajya Mantri, CAC is the apex body, which...