Month: March 2019

Advisor Ganai interacts with students during extensive tour of Srinagar schools

SRINAGAR : Soon after reopening of schools and colleges after winter vacation, Advisor to Governor, Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Thursday took an extensive tour of various educational institutions in summer capital Srinagar—urging teachers and students to maintain punctuality. Interacting with the students, Ganai said that robust educational sector was […]

Advisor Skandan listens to public issues at Srinagar

open view news desk SRINAGAR : Advisor to Governor K. Skandan today listened to people’s issues as several delegations including those from Trade and Industry met him here today. Director Industries and Commerce, Kashmir, Mahmood A Shah, AC Revenue central Qazi Irfan and other officers were present on […]

Samagra Shiksha releases escort allowance to 1741 beneficiaries through DBT

open view news desk JAMMU : In pursuit of transparency and direct benefits to the beneficiaries, Directorate of Samagra Shiksha today released Rs 43,52,500 under escort allowance to 1741 Children With Special Needs (CWSN) directly into their bank accounts The initiative was taken by the State Project Director; […]

Progressive farmers interact with new Director Agri Jammu

open view news desk JAMMU : A group of progressive farmers from agriculture and allied sectors called upon the newly appointed Director Agriculture Jammu, Pawan Singh Rathore, at Conference Hall Krishi Bhawan here today. Joint Director (Inputs), Bulesh Kumar Zutshi, Joint Director (Extension), Anil Arora, Deputy Director Agriculture […]

Udhampur rolls out District Accessibility Plan for General Elections 2019

UDHAMPUR : Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Sanjeev Verma, today took stock of the arrangements being made in the Udhampur district for the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) voters under its District Accessibility Plan which was earlier rolled out here today. The District Accessibility Plan has been prepared to facilitate the […]

Hirdesh Kumar reviews progress of power sector schemes

JAMMU : To review the progress of the ongoing centrally sponsored schemes of power sector in the State, a meeting of officers was held under the chairmanship of Commissioner Secretary Power Development Department, Hirdesh Kumar, here today. The meeting was attended by Development Commissioner (Power), Secretary Technical PDD, […]

Govt orders cancellation of appointment of 437 Medical Officers for failing in joining their duties

open view news desk JAMMU : The state government has ordered cancellation of appointment of 437 Medical Officers who have been recently appointed by the Health & Medical Education department for failing in joining their duties. The order issued by the H&ME Department in this regard today reads, […]

British ex-soldier charged with N.Ireland Bloody Sunday killings

A former British soldier was charged with murder on Thursday over the 1972 Bloody Sunday killings, one of the darkest chapters in the Northern Ireland conflict. The ex-paratrooper, identified only as Soldier F, was charged with murdering two people and the attempted murder of four others in what […]

US House unanimously demands Mueller report be made public

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Thursday to demand that Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s full report on his Russian election meddling investigation be made public. The House voted 420-0 on the non-binding resolution, signaling strong opposition to any move that President Donald Trump and his Attorney General […]

China foils bid to blacklist JeM chief Masood Azhar; U.S., India vow to keep pushing

UNITED NATIONS/NEW DELHI – China prevented a U.N. Security Council committee on Wednesday from blacklisting the head of Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), which said it attacked an Indian paramilitary convoy in disputed Kashmir. India said it was disappointed at the block, which sparked calls for boycotts of […]

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