Category: Jammu & Kashmir

Leh deputy commissioner among 20 officers transferred

Srinagar, Jul 30 (PTI) Syed Sehrish Asghar on Tuesday became the first woman to be appointed the head of the public relations department of Jammu and Kashmir as the administration ordered the transfer of 20 officers, including seven from the IAS. Leh Deputy Commissioner Avny Lavasa, Asghar’s IAS batchmate, […]

India boosts Amarnath Yatra in conflict-torn Kashmir

PAHALGAM, India – India is hailing Amarnath Yatra to a holy cave high in the snow-capped mountains of contested Kashmir as an example of communal harmony, in a region where the Muslim-majority population is overwhelmingly hostile to its rule. India and arch-rival Pakistan have fought two wars over […]

Advisor Kumar visits Baramulla to review progress on Govt Nursing Colleges

open view news desk BARAMULLA, JULY 27: Advisor to Governor, K Vijay Kumar today visited Baramulla district to review the progress of works on Government Nursing Colleges, being constructed at Sopore and Delina area of the district. The Advisor was accompanied by Principal Secretary H&ME Atal Dullo, DC […]

Secretary Revenue meets Governor

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 27: Sh. Shahid Anayatullah, Secretary Revenue, met Governor Satya Pal Malik at the Raj Bhavan here today. Sh. Anayatullah briefed Governor about functioning of the Department particularly the progress of the ongoing Digital India Land Records Modernization Programme (DILRMP) and steps taken […]

Governor visits SKUAST-K

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 27: Governor Satya Pal Malik, Chancellor of the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, visited the University today. Sh. Farooq Khan, Advisor to Governor was present on the occasion. Governor inaugurated buildings of Habba Khatoon PG Girls Hostel and Laboratory cum […]

Rains disrupt Amarnath Yatra in Kashmir

Jammu/Srinagar, Jul 27: The Amarnath Yatra was disrupted by intermittent rains on Saturday as only 3,124 pilgrims visited the 3,880-metre-high cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas, while the death toll in the ongoing pilgrimage reached 33, officials said. The yatra, however, resumed from Jammu after a day-long suspension with […]

Govt to undertake massive campaign to promote JK as ideal, safe tourist destination: Navin Chaudhary

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 26: Principal Secretary, Tourism, Navin Kumar Choudhary today chaired an interactive session with representatives of various tourism associations and other stakeholders of tourism industry here. Director Tourism Kashmir, Nisar Ahmad Wani, Director Tourism Jammu, Deepika Kumari Sharma, Additional Secretary Tourism Prasanna Ramaswamy, […]

Hina Bhat reviews establishment of Clusters under SFURTI

open view news desk JAMMU, JULY 26: Vice Chairperson J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) Dr. Hina Shafi Bhat today convened a meeting to review the performance of Clusters to be established in Jammu Division under Scheme of Fund for Regeneration of Traditional Industries (SFURTI). The meeting […]

FCR visits Samba, inspects ongoing work on scanning land records, writing of Jamabandis

open view news desk SAMBA, JULY 26: Financial Commissioner, Revenue, Dr Pawan Kotwal today visited Samba district and inspected progress on scanning of revenue records and preparation of Jamabandis under Digital India Land Record Modernization Programme (DILRMP). He was accompanied by Deputy Commissioner Samba, Sushma Chauhan, Additional Deputy […]

Advisor Khan visits IUST, interacts with students, faculty

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JULY 25: Advisor to Governor Farooq Ahmad Khan Thursday visited Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) Awantipora and interacted with faculty and students at the varsity. Expressing his satisfaction over the various start-ups initiated at the university, he said that the university […]

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