JAMMU — The government is working on ‘Mission YUVA’ aimed at establishing Jammu and Kashmir as a hub of entrepreneurial excellence and employment generation, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Sunday. The initiative seeks to create over 1,37,000 enterprises and generate about 4,25,000 jobs over five years, he said while addressing an official Republic day […]
SRINAGAR — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Saturday banned the education department from passing any directions to students or staff for participation in political programmes or rallies. The ban, issued through a circular by the School Education Department, comes after the government faced criticism from various quarters over an education department circular directing Poonch […]
SRINAGAR — Jammu and Kashmir’s Department of Food, Civil Supplies & Consumer Affairs (FCSCA) has strongly refuted reports about the cancellation of BPL ration cards, terming them “totally fabricated” and “based on false assumptions”. There were reports on social media, particularly of a video, wherein it has been alleged that “…the Government has issued an […]
JAMMU — Alleging discrimination by the Jammu and Kashmir government against Hindi and Sanskrit in recruitment, hundreds of students led by the ABVP on Tuesday held a protest march and sat on a dharna, blocking the main Tawi bridge on the highway here. The demonstrators accused the National Conference-led government of sidelining Hindi and Sanskrit […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — To ensure better coordination, effective implementation of developmental programmes, closer monitoring of public services, and addressing other related matters, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has allocated four districts to each minister. According to an official order, Jammu, Poonch, Anantnag, and Shopian districts have been assigned to Deputy Chief Minister, Surinder Kumar Choudhary, […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government has developed a portal to enhance the efficiency of processing and responding to Right to Information applications, and plans to make it fully operational by December 10, a senior official said. The ‘RTI Portal’ will provide citizens with the convenience of submitting RTI requests, checking their status, and […]
JAMMU — J&K Cabinet decided on Friday to form a cabinet sub-committee to review the job reservation policy in Jammu and Kashmir. The cabinet headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met on Friday and decided to form a Cabinet sub-committee to review the reservation policy. The sub-committee will hold talks with all the stakeholders to […]
SRINAGAR — Improving the quality of life and addressing pressing issues such as growing unemployment have been the focus of the Omar Abdullah-led government in Jammu and Kashmir in its first month, a senior government functionary said. Since taking charge, the government introduced several measures besides getting an additional 300 MW of power supply to […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) — In a significant move to ensure the effective and efficient conduct of official business, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir issued an order on Wednesday directing all Administrative Secretaries and Union Territory-level Heads of Departments to ensure their presence at the Civil Secretariat in Jammu, starting 11th November 2024. According to the […]
SRINAGAR — The J&K government on Tuesday ordered transfer of seven officers from different departments to the personal section of advisor to the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. As per an order, the following officers are posted in the Personal Section of Advisor to the Chief Minister. Sanjeev Sharma, Private Secretary J&K Secretariat Hospitality […]
