Lok Sabha takes up bills to include ‘Valmiki’ in list of SCs in J&K, expand list of Scheduled Tribes
New Delhi [India], Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up a bill to amend the Jammu and Kashmir Scheduled Castes Order, 1956 for including ‘Valmiki’ in the list of SCs in the union territory. The Lok Sabha also took up a bill to include the communities of “Gadda Brahmin”, “Koli”, “Paddari Tribe” and “Pahari Ethnic Group” […]
Advani made invaluable contribution to India’s cultural heritage, politics: Shah
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday met BJP veteran L K Advani and congratulated him for getting the Bharat Ratna, saying the former deputy prime minister has made invaluable contribution to the country’s cultural heritage, politics and progress. On February 3, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that Advani will be conferred Bharat […]
Ashok Koul, Yudhvir flag off first Astha train for Ayodhya from City of Temples
JAMMU: Ashok Koul, General Secretary (Organization), BJP, Jammu & Kashmir, along with Yudhvir Sethi, party Vice President, who is also the Convenor of Ram Darshan Ayodhya, and Aseem Gupta, party Vice President, Vikram Choudhary, former MLC and Reema Padha, Co-Convenors of Ram Darshan Ayodhya, today flagged off first Astha train for Ram Temple Ayodhya from […]
Ravinder Raina flags off “Bharat Rice” vans from BJP headquarter
JAMMU: Ravinder Raina, President, BJP, J&K, and Ashok Koul, General Secretary (organization), today flagged off “Bharat Rice” vans from BJP headquarters, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu. BJP Vice-Presidents Yudhvir Sethi, Shakti Singh Parihar, Pawan Khajuria & Anuradha Charak, General Secretary Dr. Devinder Kumar Manyal, former Minister Priya Sethi, former MLA Balwant Singh Mankotia, former MLC Vikram Randhawa, […]
Three prominent DPAP members join Congress in Jammu
Jammu: Three prominent members of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP), including a district general secretary, joined Congress here on Tuesday, a party spokesperson said. DPAP Ramban district general secretary Fareed Ahmad Malik, tehsil president Ramsoo Mohd Nasir Sheikh along with Abdul Latif Malik were welcomed into the party fold by Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress […]
District Admin goes tough against illegal mining in Udhampur
UDHAMPUR : The e-auctioning of new minor mineral blocks this financial year has fetched Rs 9.93 cr Revenue to Udhampur District. Further the exercise of identification of new minor minerals will continue and the District Collector has warned the leases to ensure adherence to the norms. To combat illegal mining, Deputy Commissioner, Saloni Rai along […]
CRPF Battalion holds free medical camp at Channi Rama
JAMMU : As part of its Civic Action Program, the 76th CRPF Battalion, in collaboration with J&K Health Department on Monday organised a free medical camp here at Shiv Shakti Mandir, Channi Rama. The Camp was hosted under the guidance of Sandeep Khirwar, IG Jammu Sector and Ramesh Kumar, DIG Range Jammu. T.H. Khan, Commandant-76 Bn […]
DC Doda engages with students skill trained at IIT Jammu
DODA : Deputy Commissioner Doda, Harvinder Singh had a significant interaction with a group of 20 local students who recently participated in an exposure cum skill development program at IIT Jammu under the AVSAR scheme. The students visited the DC office chamber to share their experiences from the tour of IIT Jammu. During the interaction, […]
JKEDI Director conducts in-depth evaluation of institute operations, performance
Reviews status of recovery and repayment process across J&K JAMMU : Director, Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), Rajinder Kumar Sharma on Tuesday chaired a review meeting held at the Institute’s Bari Brahmana, Jammu campus. During the review meeting, the functioning of the Institute was discussed threadbare and progress made under repayment and recovery of […]
District Admin Udhampur condoles demise of AEE Jal Shakti Department
UDHAMPUR: The District Administration Udhampur has expressed heartfelt condolences over the tragic and untimely demise of Rakesh Chandan, Assistant Executive Engineer at the Jal Shakti Department Sub-Division Chenani. Rakesh Chandan passed away after a brief illness. The Deputy Commissioner expressed profound sorrow over the sudden loss of Rakesh Chandan and extended heartfelt sympathy to the […]
