LG Manoj Sinha wishes teachers across J&K a bright future on Teachers’ Day!
On Teachers’ Day, Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha wished all the teachers a bright future in Srinagar. Teachers’ Day in India is observed on September 5 every year. The day marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan who served as the second President of India from 1962 to 1967. Teachers’ […]
Wular Lake Festival to draw tourists to Asia’s largest freshwater lake
Dr Owais, Deputy Commissioner, Bandipora in Jammu & Kashmir organised a grand Wular Lake Festival and the 3-day event from 27-29 August, 2022 was planned in synergy and coordination with the administration, tourism department and other divisions. The motive, the DC said, was to make Wular a tourist destination and place it on the tourist […]
Bridge reconstruction a relief for LOC Poonch locals
Mohamad Razak, Poonch resident of Jammu & Kashmir says the bridge that existed earlier was destroyed in the floods of 2014. A new bridge has been constructed at LOC Degwar Sector Poonch. Our village is just adjacent to the LOC at Poonch. Mehmood Hussain, another resident says after the bridge collapse, our children could not […]
Ratnipora village selected for Waste Management pilot project in India
The Department of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj in Block Kakapora, Halqa Ratnipora has initiated a pilot programme for Solid Liquid Waste Management. Gulzar-ul Rehman, Block Development Officer says, the rubbish garbage is generally considered a waste. If we over process and over utilize it then we can increase the resources of our Panchayats. We […]
Shopian youth getting skill trained by RSETI to become entrepreneurs
JK B RSETI – Jammu & Kashmir Bank Rural Self Employment Training Institute, is an initiative of the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) to impart training and skill up-gradation of rural youth geared towards entrepreneurship development in the district Shopian. Nayeema Akhter, from Shopian used to sit at home, the only thing she did was […]
Srinagar water transport from Zero Bridge gets revived after 35 years
The Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha has taken a new initiative to revive the water bodies in Kashmir on the eve of Urs Syed Qamar ud Din Bukhari (RA). Bilquis Mir, a Water Sports Coach says after a gap of 35 years in Kashmir, water transport has been revived on September 8, […]
JKSSB exam cancellation, culprits to go behind the bars; LG says merit will be the criteria
Service Selection Board’s three exams have been cancelled in the recent past, said LG Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha. We received complaints at the committee level. The exam papers were made under Additional Chief Secretary Home’s supervision. After examining, there were evidence that the exam papers were tampered. As a result, those three exams […]
J&K youth participate in rallies to make the state drug-free
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir launched a campaign for ‘Nasha Mukt’ Jammu & Kashmir on September 1, 2022 at the Convention Centre, Jammu. The programme commenced with the audience taking a pledge to do everything possible to make the state drug-free. In his address, the LG Shri Manoj Sinha said it is true […]
Young Kashmiri girl sets up a trout fish farm availing a govt. scheme
A rainbow trout fish farm in Pulwama is based on Recirculatory Aquaculture System (RAS) technology. This has been set up by young Entrepreneur Heena Pareh. Heena says, she used to go fishing with her father to Pulwama. In Pulwama you can catch golden trouts. She got the idea there of setting up her own fish […]
Empowering the Disabled in Kupwara region through relief camps
A Disabled Empowerment Camp was organised by the J&K administration in Kupwara from August 22- August 27, 2022. With the help of Indian Army, we first did the process of mobilisation of people with disabilities in the Kupwara neighbourhood of Jammu & Kashmir, says Praveen Karn, Group Head, CSR Spark Minda. After mobilisation, they were […]