National level Table Tennis Championships organised in Srinagar
At the inauguration of the 28th National Masters Table Tennis Championships 2022 at SK Indoor Sports Complex in Srinagar, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha said that every district of J&K today is equipped with a multi-purpose indoor sports hall with all necessary facilities to take care of the needs of […]
Pulwama farmers make use of Digital Rice Machine to get quality rice
We have installed a digital rice mill machine in Pulwama district in Jammu & Kashmir, says Riyaz Ahmad Dar, Proprietor, Dar Rice Mill. The J&K Khadi and Village Industries Board gave us Rs 20 lakh to set up the machines. Now, workers do not have to lift the dhan sacks on their head and pour […]
2022 Amarnath Yatra had more pilgrims compared with past five years
The Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir recalling the Amarnath Yatra that commenced in the auspicious month of Shravan on June 30, 2022 and culminated on Rakshabhandan on August 11, 2022 with Chhari Mubarak ceremony, did an assessment on the performance of the yatra this year. Before commencement, he said, a Pratham Pooja was organised […]
BPO at Bandipora gives J&K youth a chance to earn a living
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Jammu & Kashmir’s first rural Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Unit. Kashmir’s first-ever BPO Unit has been set up in Bandipora district of J&K, giving jobs to hundreds of local youth. The Prime Minister said it will open doors of opportunities for the young people. The youth of Bandipora are […]
Budgam poor getting money to build homes through PMAY-G scheme
We have got this house under PMAY-G and we are very happy, says Wasim a resident of Budgam, Jammu & Kashmir, and beneficiary of PMAY-G scheme of the government. Earlier, we used to stay in a shed. After getting into the scheme, slowly we got our house and we have derived a lot of benefits […]
Gurez wins Gold Award for best offbeat tourist destination in India
The Gurez valley in Jammu & Kashmir has won the 2022 Gold Award for best offbeat tourist destination in India. Venkatesh, a tourist in Jammu and Kashmir is all praises for the valley of Gurez. He finds it an amazing place. He says, good arrangements are available for tourists either at camping tents or at […]
J&K students to benefit from the educational schemes launched by LG at par with latest technology
The children in Jammu & Kashmir are happy that the Lieutenant Governor has launched a number of educational schemes through the School Education Department, J&K that will give a boost to the education system. The children in remote villages studying in schools with lack of infrastructure will get a boost and can benefit through these […]
90-yr-old Kashmiri man weaves chappals out of straw, keeping a tradition alive
In the 15th episode of his programme “Awaam Ki Awaaz”, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha applauded the centuries-old Kashmiri traditional handicraft work being kept alive by Bandipora’s 90-year-old man, Abdul Samad Ganie. Abdul, despite his advancing age, painstakingly weaves paddy straw to make handcrafted chappals called ‘pulhoor’. The LG stated […]
‘Mumkin’ scheme offers hope to unemployed J&K youth to earn a livelihood
A customised livelihood generation scheme ‘Mumkin’ for the unemployed youth of Jammu & Kashmir was launched by the LG, Shri Manoj Sinha. The government sponsors a vehicle to the youth in J&K, in this mission to uplift the youth. Mudasir Imtiyaz had always dreamt of owning a vehicle. He wanted to secure a decent livelihood […]
Bandipora administrator visits Block villages to address their problems
With the new turn of events in Jammu and Kashmir, now the administrator approaches the villagers and listens to their problems and in a proper manner tackles their pain points. It is a very big initiative taken by the J&K government that administrators come to the people at Block level and villages to enquire about […]