The Higher Education Department (HED) accorded an affectionate adieu to Private Secretary to Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Vijay Koul on his superannuation here today.On the occasion, Principal Secretary Higher Education Department, Rohit...

Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Rohit Kansal today released here the compendium on ‘Mass Awareness Campaign’ on SAVE RIVER DEVIKA compiled by Govt. Degree College, Chenani.The booklet is the result of a research project completed by the college under the...

The Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Rohit Kansal today said our education system has to reorient itself to impart skills to students that are in consonance with modern day requirements. He maintained that the lower level cognitive jobs that are repetitive...

The focus of Higher Education must be the quality of learning and teaching. To this end, all colleges would get themselves evaluated and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) within the shortest possible time. Besides, an...

14 business plans have been shortlisted in a pitch deck competition conducted by IIT Jammu. These would be evaluated to yield the final list of projects. Besides, the entire process would be enlarged and a J&K wide start up contest would be organized...

Principal Secretary, Higher Education, Rohit Kansal, during his recent visit to Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Jammu interacted with undergraduate students of Experiential Learning Programme on Mushroom Cultivation and Spawn...

Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, Rohit Kansal today inaugurated the first ever Kisan Call Centre at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology Jammu(SKUAST-J) with toll free no 1800-180-7196. Prof JP Sharma, Vice Chancellor...

Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, & Information Department, Rohit Kansal today visited Pulwama to review overall developmental scenario in the district. He took first-hand appraisal of all central and UT government developmental and social...

The Power DISCOMS JPDCL and KPDCL will aim at reducing the transformer failure rate by at least 15% in the current year. This target was set by Principal Secretary Power, Rohit Kansal at a meeting held at IIT Jammu today.He was presiding over the signing...

The Power Development Department is all set to achieve the highest ever capacity addition in both the distribution and transmission sectors in the UT this year. A total of 1420 MVA at 132 kV level and 1595 MVA at 220 kV level in the transmission sectors...

Union Minister for Power, New & Renewable Energy, Shri R. K. Singh who was on a visit to Kishtwar today inspected Dul Hasti Hydroelectric Power Project besides took stock of the construction of other power projects with a total generation capacity of 2554...

Union Power Secretary, Alok Kumar, today visited dam site of 1000 MW Pakal Dul Hydro Electric Project, being executed by CVPPL, a joint venture of NHPC and JKSPDC, at Drangdhuran in Kishtwar district to inspect ongoing construction works in the dam complex.Union...

Union Secretary Power, Shri Alok Kumar today chaired a meeting to review the progress of various power sector related works and issues in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir.The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, PDD, J&K, Rohit Kansal;...

Digital transactions in J&K PDD recorded an increase of 278.77%in the first quarter of the present year over the corresponding period last year. A total of 3.08 lakh digital transactions were recorded in July 2021 alone and a sum of Rs. 35.04 crores was...

Principal Secretary Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal said that, “Preventive maintenance is the key to avoid undue and unwanted power failures”. He advised the officers and staff of the corporations to carry out exhaustive preventive maintenance activities...

J&K will witness the highest ever capacity addition in the transmission sector this year. A total of 1690 MVA capacity at 220 KV level and 1280 MVA at 132 level is targeted to be added this year which will be a record in the history of the UT. This was revealed...

The Parliamentary committee on subordinate legislation headed by its Chairman, Pratap Singh Bajwa today completed its 4-day visit to the valley after meeting the electricity stakeholders of the country here.Those who were present includes Joint Secretary,...

Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal chaired a meeting here today to review the progress of several projects being carried out for strengthening IT and Communications Divisions of J&K PDD for the augmentation of power sector.The...

Principal Secretary, Power Development Department, Rohit Kansal, on Saturday inaugurated 1x10 MVA 33/11 KV station at Nusoo in Bandipora as a part of activities being carried out under Azadi Ka Amrut Mahatsov.He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner  Bandipora,...

Principal Secretary Power Development Department (PDD), Rohit Kansal  informed that nearly 10,000 staff and workers of various power corporations had been insured against accidental death in the past one month. This was a unique and unprecedented step towards...