Omar Attends I-Day in Srinagar, First Elected J&K CM in 8 Years to Unfurl Tricolour

Srinagar, Aug 15: Omar Abdullah on Friday become the first elected chief minister in eight years to unfurl the national flag and preside over the main Independence Day function at Bakshi stadium in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti was the last chief minister to preside over the Independence Day function here in … Read more

AJK Patwar Association Meets FC Revenue

Jammu, Aug 14, KDC: The All Jammu & Kashmir Patwar Association (AJKPA), led by UT President Ghulam Mohammad Sofi, on Thursday met the Financial Commissioner (FC) Revenue, Jammu & Kashmir, and presented a charter of demands through a formal memorandum. During the meeting, Sofi handed over minutes of a recent meeting issued by Commissioner Secretary … Read more

GMC Srinagar hosts first National Emergency Life Support Training

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14: Government Medical College (GMC) Srinagar, in collaboration with the Department of Emergency Medicine, JPNATC, AIIMS New Delhi, and the Disaster Management Cell, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, successfully hosted the first Training of Trainers (ToT) program for the National Emergency Life Support (NELS) course for paramedics. The three-day … Read more

Sakeena Itoo visits Natnosa Handwara, inspects site for construction of GMC

HANDWARA, AUGUST 14: Minister for Health and Medical Education, Sakeena Itoo, today visited Natnosa, Handwara and undertook comprehensive inspection of site identified for construction of Government Medical College (GMC) Handwara. Advisor to Chief Minister, Nasir Aslam Wani; MLA Trehgam, Mir Saifullah; MLA Karnah Javid Ahmad Mirchal; MLA Langate, Sheikh Khursheed; Secretary Health and Medical Education, … Read more

CS assesses CITaG’s roadmap for development, governance in J&K

SRINAGAR, AUGUST 14:Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a high-level meeting to review the preliminary roadmap of the Centre for Innovation and Transformation in Governance (CITaG), aimed at accelerating the economic growth, improving governance and reforming the planning process in Jammu & Kashmir.  The presentation, made during the meeting, highlighted significant strides in Public-Private Partnerships … Read more

JE Held for Taking ₹20,000 Bribe in Shopian; ACB Raids His Multiple Residential Houses

Srinagar, Aug 14, KDC: The Jammu & Kashmir Anti-Corruption Bureau on Thursday trapped and arrested Aamir Farooq Sheikh, Junior Engineer of the Rural Development Department, Shopian, for demanding and accepting a bribe of ₹20,000. According to an ACB spokesperson, a written complaint was received alleging that a payment of ₹7.5 lakh for works executed by … Read more

Kishtwar Tragedy: Omar Abdullah Cancels ‘At Home’ Tea Party, Cultural Events on Independence Day

Srinagar, Aug 14, KDC: In the wake of the tragic cloudburst in Kishtwar that has claimed dozens of lives and left more than a hundred injured and missing, Jammu and Kashmir’s Chief minister Omar Abdullah has announced the cancellation of the “At Home” tea party scheduled for tomorrow evening. In a post on X, Abdullah … Read more

Shopian Police Recovers ₹20 Lakh from Cyber Fraudsters

Srinagar, Aug 14, KDC: Shopian Police has achieved a major milestone in the fight against cybercrime by recovering ₹20 lakh from cyber fraudsters during the current year and disbursing the amount to the rightful owners. The police also resolved over 250 social media and financial complaints in the same period. In a post on X, … Read more