Three held for sale of fake registration slips to Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu

Jammu: A Delhi resident along with two of his associates were arrested for their alleged involvement in preparation and sale of fake registration slips to Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Jammu and Kashmir, a senior police officer said. More than 400 fake registration permits were recovered from the pilgrims in Jammu, Samba and Kathua districts of […]

Twitter users complain of issues accessing micro-blogging platform amid buzz of global outage

NEW DELHI: Twitter users across countries complained of facing issues accessing the micro-blogging website amid buzz of a global outage. According to Down Detector, a website that tracks online service disruptions, thousands of users visited the micro-blogging website to discuss their experiences after the global outage hit Twitter. When attempting to see or post a tweet, […]

Shri Amarnathji Yatra-2023: First batch leaves for Holy Cave from Nunwan Base camp

ANANTNAG: The annual Amarnath Yatra began on Saturday as a fist batch of pilgrims left the Nunwan base camp here for the revered Amarnath Shrine. The pilgrimage was flagged off by Secretary Revenue, (Nodal Officer for Yatra via Pahalgam Axis), Dr Piyush Singla. DIG SKR, Rayees Mohammad Bhat, Deputy Commissioner Anantnag, S F Hamid, SSP Anantnag […]

Village haat in Reasi becomes tourist attraction brings financial independence to SHG women

REASI: Duggardhani, a village haat initiative of the administration to turn the culinary skills of 1,500 women self-help group members into a career option, is fast emerging as a tourist attraction in Jammu and Kashmir’s Reasi district, officials have said. Inaugurated by District Development Commissioner Babila Rakwal on May 16 in the Kheral panchayat of Pouni […]

SDM Mendhar resolves land dispute, inspects developmental works in Nar Village

POONCH: Sub Division Magistrate Mendhar, Jahangir Khan today conducted an extensive tour of Nar village along with Naib Tehsildar Bhatadureian Intkhab Khan and Sarpanch Naka Iqbal Khan. The SDM inspected ongoing developmental works being executed under different government schemes in the village and resolved a major land dispute impeding the construction of a 3-kilometer road from […]

Director Agriculture inaugurates Crop Insurance Week, addresses Seminar on PMFBY

SRINAGAR: The Director Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal today inaugurated Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) Crop Insurance week from Ist to 7th July at Directorate of Agriculture Lalmandi Srinagar. Addressing the seminar on Crop Insurance week, Director Agriculture highlighted the importance of Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana and said that this move is of significant […]

Director Horticulture visits Kupwara; engages with farming community, participates in Awareness camp

SRINAGAR: Director Horticulture Kashmir, G.R. Mir today visited district Kupwara to reach out to the farmers in far-flung areas and gain first-hand information about the region’s horticultural landscape. During the tour, Director Horticulture actively engaged with the farming community and participated in an awareness camp, which witnessed the attendance of a substantial number of farmers and […]

GST Week celebration commences at Srinagar

SRINAGAR: On completion of six years of GST in UT of Jammu and Kashmir, the State Taxes Department commenced celebrating GST Week from today, Ist of July to 7th July, 2023 The GST Week was inaugurated by by Additional Commissioner State Taxes (Administration & Enforcement) Kashmir, Shakeel Maqbool at Excise and Taxation Complex Solina Srinagar. The […]

DC Kupwara pays visit of SDH Tangdhar

KUPWARA: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kupwara, Ayushi Sudan today paid a visit to Sub District Hospital, Tangdhar to take stock of the facilities being provided to the patients. The DC inspected various wards, held interaction with patients and enquired about the facilities being provided to them from Hospital Administration. She also inspected various sections of the […]

DC Kulgam visits far-off Brinal village, Interacts with PMAY-G beneficiaries

KULGAM: The Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kulgam, Dr. Bilal Mohi-Ud-Din Bhat today visited far-off Brinal village and took stock of progress made in registration of beneficiaries under PMAY-G during the ongoing registration process of beneficiaries enlisted in the Permanent Wait List (PWL) for PMAY-G Awas Plus scheme. During the visit, DC was informed that 82 beneficiaries were […]