Day: January 2, 2019

Govt notifies revised funding scheme for Ladakh

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: As a follow up to the State Administrative Council (SAC) decision regarding devolution of fiscal powers to the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), the Government today notified revised scheme of funding for Leh and Kargil districts. According to an order […]

Submit monthly progress report regularly: Govt to Administrative Secretaries

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: The Government has asked all the Administrative Secretaries to regularly furnish monthly status/progress report regarding major developmental initiatives/activities to the Planning, Development & Monitoring Department for onward submission to the Raj Bhavan. “All the Administrative Secretaries are directed to furnish the […]

GoI releases Rs 5.09 cr to JK under Accessible India Campaign

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Under the Accessible India Campaign, the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India has released Rs 5.09 crore Grant-in-Aid, as first installment, to Government of Jammu and Kashmir for creation of barrier free environment in 11 state government buildings […]

Navin chairs 6th meeting of Empowered Committee

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: The Empowered Committee constituted vide SRO-520 of 2017 held its 6thmeeting todayunder the chairmanship Principal Secretary, FinanceNavin K Choudhary. The Committee cleared 94 cases of various Departments for regular engagement which include 68 cases of Estates Department, 14 of PWD (R&B) […]

Advisor Kumar’s public hearing in Jammu postponed

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: In view of official engagements, weekly public hearing scheduled to be convened by Advisor K Vijay Kumar at Convention Centre, Canal Road Jammu tomorrow (January 03) has been cancelled.  The next date for public hearing at Jammu shall be intimated separately.

Advisor Sharma reviews JK’s solid waste management programme

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 02: Advisor to Governor, Kewal Kumar Sharma, today chaired a meeting to review the Solid Waste Management (SWM) in the state and its projects under Swachh Bharat Mission (Urban) here at Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Financial Commissioner, Housing & […]

VC, CUJ meets Governor

open view web desk JAMMU, JANUARY 2: Prof Ashok Aima, Vice Chancellor, Central University of Jammu, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the RajBhavan here today and briefed him about the functioning of the University. Governor emphasized the importance of continuing hard work by the faculty and students […]

People under the age of 21 can no longer buy assault rifles in Washington State

Initiative 1639, approved in November, went into effect on Tuesday in Washington State. The legislation bans the sale of semi-automatic weapons to anyone under the age of 21. Additionally, in July, all gun buyers attempting to purchase a variety of weapons, from assault-style AR-15s to some .22 caliber […]

China slowdown, trade disputes weigh on Asia factory activity

HONG KONG – Factory activity weakened across Asia in December as the Sino-U.S. trade war and a slowdown in Chinese demand hit production in most economies, strengthening the case for a pause in interest rate hikes in the region in 2019. A series of purchasing managers’ indexes for […]

Community-based HIV testing shows promise in Vietnam

A new testing method for HIV has brought encouragement to researchers in Vietnam looking to curb the disease. The study, published Monday in PLOS ONE, has shown that community-based testing, known as lay provider testing, has proven effective in identifying people who carry HIV. This method of testing rendered a higher HIV […]

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