Category: J & K
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Synchronize, calibrate efforts to revitalize rural economy: Baseer Khan to stakeholders
NABARD Seminar pegs J&K’s credit potential at Rs 35583 cr; sets priorities for FY 2021-22 The Himalayan Mail, JAMMU, FEBRUARY 2 In a seminar held today on the theme of ‘Credit and Development’ by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Baseer Ahmad Khan, exhorted upon all stakeholders to synchronize…
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Summary of the Budget 2021-22
The Finance Minister announced that a new centrally sponsored scheme, PM AatmaNirbhar SwasthBharat Yojana, will be launched with an outlay of about Rs 64, 180 crore over 6 years. This willdevelop capacities of primary, secondary, and tertiary care Health Systems, strengthen existingnational institutions, and create new institutions, to cater to detection and cure of new…
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ARMY PAYS TRIBUTE TO ITS VALIANT BRAVEHEART
The Himalayan Mail, Srinagar, January 28 Army today, paid tribute to Lance Dafadar Deepak Kumar, who made the supreme sacrifice on 27 January 2021 at Shamshipora in Kulgam District. In a solemn ceremony at BB Cantt, Lt Gen BS Raju, Chinar Corps Commander and all ranks paid homage to the gallant soldier on behalf of…
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ATM Guard murdered, relatives blocked road
Relatives of ATM Security Guard who died in Security Room of ATM in Nanak Nagar Area of Jammu holding protest and blocked the New Plots area. A security guard of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, guarding ATM at sector 13 in Nanak Nagar locality of Jammu City was killed on Thursday evening. “There is blood all…
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Cabinet approves the Investment Proposal of Rs. 5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Power Project
The Himalayan Mail, New Delhi, January 20 The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has given its approval for the investment of Rs.5281.94 crore for 850 MW Ratle Hydro Electric (HE) Project located on river Chenab, in Kishtwar district of Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, by a new Joint Venture Company (JVC) to be incorporated between National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Jammu & Kashmir State Power Development Corporation Ltd (JKSPDC) with equity contribution…
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Weather to improve in J&K, Ladakh from today: IMD
Even as rain and snow today lashed J&K and Ladakh, MET forecast improvement in weather conditions from Wednesday onwards. Due to the dense low lying cloud cover, the minimum temperatures rose significantly in both UTs. “Heavy to very heavy snowfall is likely to occur in the valley during the next 24 hours (till Wednesday). There…
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Amid bird flu scare, alert sounded in J&K
The Himalayan Mail, Jammu, Jan 05 As neighbouring Himachal Pradesh reported cases of bird flu, Jammu and Kashmir has sounded an alert and started collecting samples to check the health of the winged guests flocking the Union territory during winters. The joint teams of Animal Husbandry and Wildlife departments on Tuesday visited Gharana wetland in…
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DGP inaugurates Highway Patrol Vehicles CCTV network monitoring lab at PCR Jammu
Will help in prevention, checking of crimes on Highways: Sh. Dilbag Singh Jammu, January 5 Directed General of Police J&K Shri Dilbag Singh visited Police Control Room Jammu today where he inaugurated Highway Patrol Vehicles CCTV network monitoring lab and reviewed functioning of Modern Nakas and other Naka points in the Jammu Zone. The DGP was…
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Lt Governor for interstate cooperation in Agriculture, Cooperative sectors
SS Randhawa, Minister for Department of Cooperation, Punjab meets Lt Governor Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today called for interstate cooperation in Agriculture and Cooperative sectors for better promotion and growth opportunities to all the stakeholders in the said sectors. The Lt Governor was interacting with Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Minister for Department of Cooperation and…
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DC Srinagar reviews snow clearance, response system
Rs 15 Lakh sanctioned for MED staff welfare SRINAGAR, JANUARY 4 Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Shahid Choudhary along with Chief Engineer, Mechanical Engineering Department, Abdul Rashid Dar monitored the progress of snow clearance and visited the central control room and workshop to assess response system for snow clearance in the district. The machinery and equipment deployed…