SRINAGAR — The Union Ministry of Textiles has sanctioned Rs 51 lakh for procurement and distribution of 100 looms for the carpet weavers in Jammu and Kashmir under the ‘Wool Processing Scheme’ of the Central Wool Development Board, an official said here on Thursday. The official said each loom costing Rs 51,000 has been specially […]
SRINAGAR — An Anantnag court has summoned a senior bureaucrat to appear before it in person for non-execution of its decrees, and also ordered attachment of his salary. Tahir Khurshid Raina, Principal District Judge Anantnag, in his order last week, summoned the Irrigation and Flood Control department’s commissioner secretary to personally appear before the court […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir Police chief Nalin Prabhat on Thursday called for strengthening the security grid in Srinagar city through advanced surveillance, effective inter-agency coordination, and proactive field engagement. Prabhat, the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police (DGP), chaired a high-level security review meeting at the police control room in Srinagar to assess […]
Anantnag: In a significant judicial development, the Court of the Principal District Judge Anantnag, Mr. Tahir Khurshid Raina, has issued summons to the Commissioner Secretary, Irrigation and Flood Control Department, J&K, directing his personal appearance to explain why civil imprisonment should not be ordered against him for non-execution of multiple court decrees. The court […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, on Thursday approved the Used Water Management Project, which includes the establishment of a ₹19.99 crore Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) for Ganderbal town. According to the Chief Minister’s Office, the initiative aims to ensure proper treatment of used water, maintain river cleanliness, and improve overall […]
NEW DELHI — Incarcerated Awami Ittehad Party (AIP) leader and Member of Parliament (MP) from Baramulla, Engineer Rashid, has been shifted from Jail Number 3 to Jail Number 1 of Tihar Jail by the Delhi authorities after he was allegedly attacked by some inmates in August this year, The Indian Express reported. According to sources […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday announced that the government has approved the “Chief Minister’s Scheme for Introduction of Heritage Courses” under the Skill Development Department, aimed at preserving the Union Territory’s traditional crafts and promoting skill-based livelihoods. In a post on X, the Office of the Chief Minister, […]
SRINAGAR — Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday said huge sacrifices have been made in the last five years to make Jammu and Kashmir peaceful, progressive, and prosperous, and called upon all sections of society to work as a unified force against elements attempting to disrupt peace. Sinha delivered a keynote address at the two-day […]
SRINAGAR — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said her petition to the high court for shifting prisoners of Jammu and Kashmir from outside the Union Territory (UT) to J-K was aimed at easing the suffering of their families. Talking to reporters here, Mehbooba said while the government has not provided accurate […]
SRINAGAR — Mutahida Majlis-e-Ulema (MMU), an amalgam of several religious organisations in Jammu and Kashmir, on Wednesday asked the government to immediately withdraw “coercive order” on recitation of Vande Matram in the schools in the Union territory as the national song contained parts which were against Islamic beliefs of monotheism. “The MMU, headed by Mirwaiz […]