Public oriented development happening via ‘My Town, My Pride’ programme in Anantnag
‘My Town My Pride’ is a beautiful example of a public outreach programme that has been started on a massive scale in urban areas. In Anantnag district of Jammu & Kashmir, the administration is going to people, to assess their developmental needs and the development perspectives have been made public oriented. Residents said how officers […]
‘Women’s issue is a human issue’, remarks at a programme by the Special Cell in Kulgam
The Special Cell women organised a programme in collaboration with NSS Unit Government Degree College Kulgam in Jammu & Kashmir. The awareness programme aimed at creating awareness among the volunteers who later will represent the community. Raziya, SCW says, the gender rules have become the norms and we as society are not ready to change […]
Transit accommodation for Kashmiri migrants being inspected by LG Manoj Sinha
We have been through difficult times in the past few years in Kashmir. However, development is happening in North Kashmir. Around 336 quarters are being constructed for transit accommodation in Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir. This is a welcome step by the government and we are hoping that the work gets over as soon as […]
J&K Bank linking the account holders with the new govt schemes
I am a very old customer of J&K Bank and my account has been in operation since 1999. Earlier, the bank‘s reach was only to a limited number of people. Today, the general masses can access the bank and avail the services offered. Overall, the performance of the bank is quite good. The J&K Bank […]
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir
Kashmir’s first female wheelchair basketball player Inshah Bashir was felicitated by the President of India Shrimati Droupadi Murmu. Inshah Bashir was part of the Indian team that participated in the Wheelchair International Basketball tournament organised in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, that won a silver medal. Inshah says she was quite small when she had an accident […]
J&K school children participate in Winter Sports Carnival
Around 3,000 players from Jammu and Kashmir were part of the Winter Sports Carnival organised by J&K Sports Council. All the players pledged to play sports in winter as well. Players said this is for the first time that winter sports programme is being held in the UT and it is a good thing. They […]
Locally grown mushrooms getting sold off quickly at Jammu sabzi mandi
The wholesale vegetable mandi in Jammu starts from 3am and goes on till 10am. All the local vegetables of Jammu are available here. This is a 30-year-old mandi being organised at the same place at a roadside because of which traffic increases. The wholesalers are in talks with the government to shift the mandi to […]
CRPF organises free medical camp in J&K’s Pampore
Under the civic action programme, the CRPF in Jammu & Kashmir organised a free medical camp at Lalpora village in saffron town Pampore. In fact, CRPF has been continuously doing work for the welfare of the people in J&K by distributing books, providing free medical camps, medicines, etc. to the needy. The main intention of […]
Ayeera Chishti becomes J&K’s first female athlete to win medal at World Championship
I have been playing Wushu for six years now, says Ayeera Chishti, Wushu Player from Jammu & Kashmir. She has played at an international event in Georgia and won a gold medal. She was selected for the Junior World Championship and won a bronze medal. She is Jammu & Kashmir’s first female athlete who has […]
Jammu’s Sargam Kaushal wins Mrs World 2022
Sargam Kaushal from Jammu & Kashmir has been chosen as Mrs World 2022. Sargam said she felt so proud to win this title for her country India and she was so overwhelmed with happiness. She felt lost for words but said she was so grateful to all the women, all the caregivers, and men and […]