Govt schools providing smart classes are way ahead of any private school
Govt. Girls Higher Secondary School in Shopian, Jammu & Kashmir has a smart class cum computer lab. The school has updated its Smart classes facilities for girl students. The students are gaining a lot from the computer lab. The children are given access to online resources and improve their learning experience. Afroza, Principal, Govt. Girls […]
Surgery patients using Golden Card are getting free treatment in Budgam
My mother had an eye problem and we got her check up done. The doctor suggested surgery. Her surgery was done absolutely free as she had the Golden Card, said Chahat Ahmad Khan, the patient’s son. If we had done the surgery outside, we would have to bear expenses coming around Rs. 30-35000. In our […]
Geo portal JKRIS launched in J&K to address challenges and explore new opportunities
Addressing the GIS professionals on World GIS Day, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha said, the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the last eight years tried to revolutionise the Space industry in India. In more than 50 sectors, professionals, researchers and common citizens are using around 1,000 GIS applications to […]
Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme brings transparency into the system
Digital India Land Record Modernisation Programme is going on in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir. In south Kashmir almost two-thirds of the work is completed. This is a right step by the government at the right time, say residents of Pulwama. By putting the J&K land records in a digital manner, the people […]
Road macadamisation helping Budgam residents, farmers and business owners
A Budgam resident recounted that so much snow had accumulated that a man had fallen from his house and he had to be carried on shoulders to Srinagar. Hilal Ahmad Dar, a local resident of Budgam said, once an elderly person had fallen sick and there was no road or transportation, so we had to […]
Beneficiaries of PMAY-G in Poonch no longer living in tin sheds
At village Darabagyal in Poonch, a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) PMAY-G Poonch, Mohd. Shabbir says, the cost of construction was Rs 1.30 lakh and the house was constructed in 90 days under MGNREGA for the year 2020-21. People who have got houses are happy that they no longer have to bear the […]
Kashmiri girls at school are learning embroidery to tap the handcrafted market
Shela Najib, Beneficiary UMEED Scheme says, when she started the Kashmiri embroidery work she did not know how to do the embroidery, then she learnt the skill. There are seven groups in Budgam district in Jammu & Kashmir and she joined one group called Subhanallah. Then she started doing the embroidery work and also began […]
Teacher from small town Baramulla wins Fulbright Fellowship in the US
Educator Rameez Ahmad Sudhan belonging to Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir has emerged a winner among lakhs of applicants who applied to attain the Fulbright scholarship. Rameez has been granted a Fulbright Fellowship by the US Department of State for 2023. He says only six students are selected from all over India. After a process of […]
Kulgam ITI Centre is skill training women to set up independent units
At the Kulgam ITI centre in Jammu & Kashmir, women are taught practicals in cutting, stitching and tailoring. Moreover, designing is taught along with embroidery. We teach them skills on the basis of which women can earn their own livelihood. The central government and the state government heads along with the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu […]
Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY Sehat scheme is a protective shield for the common man
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha inaugurated the two-day ‘Jashn-e-Sehat’ health conclave in Jammu & Kashmir. It is the celebration of the rights of every individual. It is a celebration of trust in Modi Care without any discrimination. We need to celebrate people’s rights to health and deliberate upon challenges and future roadmap for better health services […]