Author: News Desk Kashmir Ahead

SAMBA, NOVEMBER 03: Principal Secretary School Education, Alok Kumar, concluded his two day visit, under ‘Back to Village’ program, to panchayat Bagla Jakh amidst series of meeting with all stakeholders to discuss progress on schemes relating to localized Sustainable Development Goals here today.Deputy Commissioner Samba, Anuradha Gupta, Senior Superintendent of Police Abhishek Mahajan, ADDC Rajinder Singh, Sarpanch Bagla Jakh, Ramesh Kumar besides other officers, locals, prominent citizens, youths and others were present.On the last day of the visit under, Principal Secretary as visiting officer of panchayat sensitized village residents on myschemes portal, which is a national platform that aims to…

For UT J&K, the AB-PMJAY Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana benefits have been extended. Sanaullah Sheikh of Budgam suffered health problems in 2019. He was taken to hospital and discovered he had heart problem and was advised angiography. Being a beneficiary of AB-PMJAY he could bear the cost of the treatment. Under SEHAT yojana, a financial medical cover of Rs 5 lakh was granted annually to him. A pacemaker needed to be inserted in his heart and he could avail the benefit through the Golden Card. It covers up to three days of pre-hospitalisation and 15 days of…

Silk is produced in India as a natural fibre, said Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary Union Ministry of Textiles. He said that polyster, nylon and viscose come under man-made fibre. There are four types of natural fibres like cotton, jute, silk and wool. Silk is the queen of fibre or known as the queen of fabric. The Central Silk Board is a big organisation headquartered in Bangalore. Its branches are everywhere in Jammu, Manasbal and Udhampur, etc. The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated ‘Silk Samagra & Beyond’ workshop on Sericulture in Jammu & Kashmir. He said…

This participative Jan-Abhiyan promotes people-centric development for social transformation and focuses on improving the productivity of the rural J&K through increased ease of living. People’s participation in development of border villages is significant for social advancement & unleashing the spirit of self-reliance. Back to Village provides an opportunity for effective planning, roadmap for execution with PRIs to fulfil the dreams of Gram Swaraj. Border villages are our strategic asset and its development is essential precondition to build an inclusive society where there would be no discrimination and everyone enjoys equal share of opportunity. Under the programme, the entire administrative apparatus…

Dr Feroz Din Sheikh, Associate Professor in animal genetics and breeding at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, SKUAST Leh has been doing a research on Pashmina goats for the last 10 years. It is an all India Co-ordinated Research Project on Changthangi Goats. The research is being conducted at the High Mountain Arid Agriculture Research Station, Stakna, Leh Ladakh. Dr Feroz says, Pashmina goats are famous in the whole world. They are found everywhere. The Associate Professor said, our contribution in the world is just 1 per cent but it is considered number one quality. The quality of…

NEW DELHI/ JAMMU, OCTOBER 31: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today virtually attended the UT-level inaugural function of Vigilance Awareness Week.Leading the crusade against corruption, the Lt Governor administered the integrity pledge to Administrative Secretaries, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Heads of Departments, senior officers and officials to mark the beginning of the Vigilance Awareness Week across the UT of J&K.“It’s our resolve to build corruption-free J&K and no one indulging in corrupt practices will be spared”, said the Lt Governor.Observing that the most powerful weapon against corruption is active citizenry, the Lt Governor urged all to join hands and pledge to…

DODA, OCTOBER 31: Union Minister of State for Road Transport and Highways and Civil Aviation, General VK Singh today visited Doda as a part of ongoing Public Outreach Programme.During his program, the Minister reviewed progress and performance of NHIDCL, R&B and GREF and also took a detailed review of package wise progress on alternate NH 244.During his visit to various ongoing development projects, Gen. Singh instructed the executing agencies to stick to the timeline and ensure the completion of NH244 and other projects within the given time frame.The Minister also directed the district administration to send details of bottlenecks if…

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 31: UMEED Market Place setup under AVSAR (Airport as Venue for Skilled Artisans Of The Region) Scheme of Airport Authority of India at Srinagar and Jammu airports is helping artisans to get exposed to the national market and strengthen the economic conditions of local artisan community.These outlets at airports exhibit products of all 20 districts and the initiative is supporting local art and artisans of Self Help Groups of J&K Rural Livelihood Mission. These outlets form a platform for marketing local products directly to the customers. An area of 100-200 square feet has been earmarked at each AAI…

PULWAMA, OCTOBER 31: Continuing its efforts to bring Govt services at the door steps of people under Govt’s ambitious Back to Village-4 programme, the District Administration Pulwama in collaboration with District Industries Centre today organised a mega Job fair at Chersoo, Awantipora.The ‘Rozgar Mela’ was inaugurated by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Pulwama, Dr Baseer ul Haq Chowdary in presence of Additional Deputy Commissioners’ of Pulwama, Awantipora and other district officers.Speaking on the occasion, DC said that the Government is trying its level best to provide best skilling and employment opportunities to the youth through various schemes. He emphasized that educated…

ANANTNAG, NOVEMBER 01: Anantnag district has got the first trout fish farmers FPO registered under a project funded by NABARD.The said FPO has been incorporated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Govt of India as farmer Producer Company under the name ‘Glacial Trout FPO’ and is being implemented by an NGO, Human Welfare Foundation under the guidance of Department of Fisheries, Govt of J&K.DDM NABARD, Rouf Zargar stated that this was the first FPO in J&K to have been registered in the fisheries sector under the Companies Act. This is a pilot project to promote trout fish in the Dachnipora…