Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra, chaired the 21st meeting of the Governing Body of the J&K ERA at the State Secretariat today. Shri B.B. Vyas, Shri K. Vijay Kumar, Shri Khurshid Ahmad Ganai, Advisors to the Governor; Shri B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, Chief Secretary; Sh. Naveen Chowdhary, Principal Secretary Finance; Sh. Rohit Kansal, Principal Secretary PD&MD; Sh. Khurshid […]
Srinagar: Governor N.N. Vohra reviewed the functioning  of J&K Bank in a meeting held today at the Civil Secretariat. The meeting was attended by Mr. B.B. Vyas, Advisor to Governor, Mr. S.V.R. Subrahmanyam , Chief Secretary, Mr. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman, J&K Bank and Mr. Navin K. Choudhary, Principal Secretary Finance Department. Parvez Ahmed, Chairman J&K Bank, made a detailed […]
Srinagar: National Conference on Tuesday expressed strong resentment against the decision of the State Administrative Council (SAC) to delete a provision in the Public Safety Act (PSA) that barred authorities from lodging J&K residents in jails outside the State. According to a press statement issued here, while addressing a special meeting with party leaders and […]
SRINAGAR: Secretary Tourism Rigzin Sampheal  Tuesday chaired a meeting to review preparedness for the chain of events to be held as part of upcoming Kashmir festival. Director Tourism Kashmir Tasaduq Jeelani, Director Finance Lateef Poswal, Director Planning Tourism Parvez Sajad Kakroo, Additional Secretary Tourism Gulzar Ahmed, Joint Director Tourism Jammu Showkat Mehmood and other concerned officers of […]
SRINAGAR: Ministry of Minority Affairs has invited online applications from the students of minority communities and those having any kind of disabilities for availing the pre and post-matric scholarships. The implementation of the scholarship scheme will be done through the Common National Scholarship Web portal of the Government of India and can be accessed at www.scholarship.gov.in. […]
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir will get a new Governor as the Centre has decided not to continue with NN Vohra, sources have told NDTV. Mr Vohra, 82, who has handled the charge of Jammu and Kashmir for more than a decade, will not be given another term. Search is on for a new face […]
New Delhi: Advisor to Jammu & Kashmir Governor, K. Vijay Kumar called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today.  They discussed a wide range of issues related to administration and development projects in […]
New Delhi: 581 militants, 90 civilians were killed in militancy related incidents between 2015 to July 2018 in Jammu and Kashmir. The number of militants killed and civilian killed in militancy related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir during last three years and current year (upto 22.07.2018). In 2015, 108 militants, 17 civilian were killed. In […]
New Delhi: The Government of India has undertaken construction of 73 roads of operational significance along Indo-China border. Out of 73 roads, 48 roads are being constructed by Ministry of Defence (MoD) and 25 roads by Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). Out of 73 roads, 34 roads have been completed.  The construction of roads is a […]
New Delhi: At present there is neither a Joint Working Group on Cyber Security nor is the Government of India considering any proposal regarding setting up of an autonomous body on cyber security. Steps taken by the Government to check hacking and cyber crimes are as follows: Section 43, 43A, 66, 66B, 66C, 66D, 66E, […]