SRINAGAR, APRIL 12: In order to review the steps being taken for beautification of Boulevard road, the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Srinagar, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today convened a meeting of all the concerned agencies. Pertinent to mention that Chief Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Shri Arun Kumar Mehta had visited the Dal Lake area and issued instructions […]
JAMMU, APRIL 12: Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) is a poverty reduction measure in which government subsidies and other benefits are given directly to the poor in their bank accounts instead of cash. Similarly financial Inclusion is a method of offering banking and financial services to individuals. It aims to include everybody in society by giving […]
Visits far flung areas of Kangan to assess outreach of free Dish service GANDERBAL, APRIL 12: Union Secretary, Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Apurva Chandra, today visited far flung areas of Kangan Sub Division to assess outreach of DD Free Dish in the area. During the visit, Union Secretary was accompanied by Joint Secretary, Union Ministry […]
Jammu and Kashmir recorded eight new covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, a day after there was zero number of infections and deaths related to it, officials said on Tuesday. They said that while five cases were reported from Srinagar and two from Baramulla, Jammu district registered one case after a week. So far […]
With India reporting two cases of new XE variant, Doctors Association Kashmir (DAK) on Tuesday said it is unlikely to cause a new wave of Covid-19. “The new variant is not a cause of concern for us and there is no need to worry about it,” said DAK President and Influenza expert Dr Nisar ul […]
‘Many People Came But No One Helps’ More than a week after the devastating fire reduced his houseboat to ashes in Nigeen Lake, Raj Mohammad stares at a bleak future. In total, seven houseboats were gutted in the devastating blaze on April 4. One of the owners Raj Mohammad and his wife have been […]
Total Damage Caused Being Ascertained: F&ES Official A massive conflagration which broke out on intervening Monday and Tuesday night dealt substantial damage to at least three complexes, which included a shopping-cum-residential complex, besides to a Pandit Ashram in Sherbagh area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Reports reaching GNS said that a fire broke in […]
By: Javaid Malik MK Srinagar With the weak western disturbance touching Jammu and Kashmir, day temperatures have dipped and the sun heat has been replaced by cloud cover. As already predicted by the MeT department, rains are predicted from Tuesday up to April 14. With the cloudy conditions, Kashmir valley looks like a perfect picnic […]
In order to give a push to the industrial development in Jammu and Kashmir, the government has started making new industrial estates. Rs.150 crore have been provisioned for development of New Industrial Estates during 2022-23. Rs.42.60 crore have been earmarked for development of new Industrial Estates at Budhi Kathua, Mearth Ghatti, Rakh Rara Swankha Morh […]
SRINAGAR, APRIL 11: ‘My Youth My Pride’ continues to add spark to the playfields and indoor halls across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. At the picturesque Nanil ground of Anantnag district, large number of crowd was attracted towards the sports events being held as part of this initiative. In the ongoing Spring Shield […]