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Desist from selling machine-made items in garb of Kashmir Handicrafts: Dept Warns Showroom Owners
Srinagar, Jan 20: Handicrafts and Handloom Department, Kashmir today warned showroom owners dealing with hand-made craft products to desist from selling machine-made items in the garb of genuine handmade products, failing which strict action under the ambit of Tourist Trade and Quality Control Acts shall be initiated. According to the…
Read More »LG Pledges for Organ Donation, Registers Himself On Organ Donation Registry
Srinagar, Jan 20: Lieutenant GovernorManoj Sinha today took pledge for Organ Donation by registering on Ayushman Bharat Organ Donation Registry of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India (notto.abdm.gov.in). According to the Arising Reports the State Organ and Tissue Transplant Organization (SOTTO) representatives, Dr Elias Sharma, Nodal Officer,…
Read More »J&K Bank Reports 26.3% Rise In Net Profit at 531.5 Cr
Srinagar, Jan 20: Jammu and Kashmir Bank today reported a 26.3% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit at ₹531.5 crore for the third quarter that ended December 31, 2024. In the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Jammu and Kashmir Bank posted a net profit of ₹421 crore Net interest…
Read More »J&K Govt Reconstitutes Establishment-cum-Selection Committee
Jammu, Jan 20: In partial modification of Government Order No. 1837- JK(GAD) of 2024 dated 29.10.2024, the J&K Government today accorded sanction to the re-constitution of the Establishment-cum-Selection Committee with Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo, IAS, as its Chairman while M Raju, IAS, Commissioner/Secretary to the Government, General Administration Department has been appointed…
Read More »J&K Govt Forms High-Level Committee to Oversee Departmental Promotions
Jammu, Jan 20: In a significant move to streamline and enhance the efficiency of departmental promotions, the Government of Jammu and Kashmir has constituted a High-Level Committee. The committee, formed under Government Order No. 107-JK(GAD) of 2025, will oversee the functioning of Departmental Promotion Committees (DPCs) across all administrative departments…
Read More »Unexplained Illness: Budhal Death Toll Reaches 16 as 60-Year-Old Woman Succumbs
Srinagar, Jan 17: Another life has been lost to the unexplained deaths in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, as an elderly woman succumbed at GMC Associated Hospital Rajouri on Friday morning, raising the death toll to 16. Jatti Begum (60), a resident of Badhaal village breathed…
Read More »BJP spokesman Altaf Thakur congratulates Tral’s Firdous Ahmad Lone on his selection for 2025 National Games
Srinagar, Jan 16: Senior BJP leader and party’s J&K spokesman Altaf Thakur today appreciated Firdous Ahmad Lone, an extraordinary Yogasana athlete from Tral, Pulwama, for being selected to represent Jammu and Kashmir in the prestigious 2025 National Games. Thakur lauded this remarkable achievement, calling it a proud moment for…
Read More »PM Modi approves setting up of 8th Pay Commission for central govt employees
NEW DELHI, Jan 16: In a major decision, the Government on Thursday decided to set up the 8th Pay Commission to revise salaries of Central Government employees and allowances of pensioners.The decision to set up the 8th Pay Commission was taken by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw…
Read More »Deaths in Village Budhal, Rajouri not due to any communicable disease of bacteria or viral origin
JAMMU, JANUARY 16: The Govt has been closely monitoring the situation in village Budhal, Rajouri, where an unexplained illness has claimed 14 lives. One child admitted in SMGS hospital is critical.Investigations, and samples empirically indicate that the incidents are not due to a communicable disease of bacterial or viral origin…
Read More »CM Omar Abdullah reaffirms commitment to strengthen JKRLM’s Umeed programme
JAMMU, JANUARY 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah reaffirmed his government’s unwavering commitment to the Umeed Programme, promising to take all necessary steps, provide the required funds and simplify procedures to ensure its continued growth and success.The Chief Minister made these remarks while addressing the ‘Lakhpati Didi Sammelan’ organized by the…
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