Property owners having up to 1000 sq ft houses in Kashmir will not pay a single rupee as tax
It is important to know that a minimum property tax has been levied in Jammu and Kashmir compared to the whole of India, said the Lieutenant Governor, Shri Manoj Sinha. It is only one-tenth of the tax that is currently being levied in other areas like Shimla, Ambala and Dehradun. There are around 5 lakh […]
Snow Yoga in Budgam’s new tourist destination Yousmarg promoting cultural tourism in Kashmir
Yoga is an important cultural asset of our nation, said Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, DC Budgam. Snow Yoga was organised by the District Ayush Officers in Jammu and Kashmir. Yoga is associated worldwide with peace. Director Ayush J&K linked yoga to promote cultural tourism. Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid, DC Budgam said many cultural activities along these lines […]
Foreign Minister lauds SKUAST-Kashmir for asking ways to get more foreign students
The Foreign Minister S Jaishankar complimented SKUAST University in Jammu and Kashmir. He said that no other university ever in India has approached us to ask what we need to do to get more foreign students? In his tenure of four years as Minister of External Affairs and three years as Foreign Secretary of India, […]
Cycling event held on Women’s Day in Budgam to promote physical well-being of all
A cycling event was held in Budgam district to promote awareness for physical and mental well-being. Also, to keep India pollution-free by creating awareness to reduce the use of diesel and petrol vehicles and maximise use of cycles. Every house has more than one car which leads to more pollution and results in respiratory diseases. […]
Budgam youth set up library for needy, aspiring students
In Budgam, two youth who are engineers by profession have established a library for aspiring, needy students in Jammu and Kashmir. The intention of setting up this library was to give an opportunity to future generations students to prepare for competitive exams like IAS, JKAS, NEET, JEE and to make study material related to these […]
LG’s Special Governance Camp for Kashmiri Migrants at Jagti Colony
Land has been made available by the Jammu and Kashmir government to construct 6,000 houses for Kashmiri migrants. Leaving two places, construction work is going on all the other places, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha while inaugurating a Special Governance Camp for Kashmiri Migrants at Jagti Colony. He said […]
Banihal farmers given training to produce white button mushrooms
In Banihal, near Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir, the Department of Agriculture and Defence in collaboration organised a programme on training of mushroom farming. A number of farmers participated in the training programme. The techniques of white button mushroom farming were taught to the farmers. Right from making their own compost to marketing of mushrooms, […]
Tral goes online helping residents learn the modern way of living
For applying for birth certificates or documents or even driving licence needed in our daily activities, we get these online thanks to the government, said a Tral resident in Jammu and Kashmir. The government is helping people fit into the modern world. All the officials engaged in the online service, we are thankful for their […]
Smart metre installation happening near Jammu
With the installation of Smart Metres in Jammu, the readings will automatically register in the office. Now it eradicates the middleman’s role who used to go to houses to note the readings and also end the thief marketing related to these metres. They used to ask for Rs 100-Rs 200 to get the metre going. […]
Laying of roads in Ramban providing ease of living to the villagers
In Ramban, we were facing a lot of difficulties in going to school. During the rains, it was difficult walking on the roads. We are very happy with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir and the DC of Ramban for taking up building of the road project. Ramban people are happy that their demands […]