In 2013, we ladies of Budgam came to know about the UMEED scheme and Self Help Groups. A beneficiary of UMEED scheme adds further, we joined the scheme and were asked to form a team of 10 people. We started working together and doing embroidery work. We opened our bank accounts. Now, we are earning …
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Kashmir Mega Football Tournament Jammu & Kashmir Lt. Governor Manoj Sinha attended the Kashmir Mega Football Tournament’s 4th edition at Sephora, Ganderbal. A large crowd had gathered to cheer the teams. He shook hands and interacted with the players. He handed over trophies and cash prizes to the winning teams and runners-up teams, respectively. The …
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The Municipal Committee of Chadoora, a town in Budgam district of Jammu & Kashmir, organised a Jashn-e-Chadoora programme, whose mission was to spread the message of cleanliness in every home of Chadoora. The officials said, the government has, according to plan, set up in each Municipal Council Committee a Solid Waste Management facilities plan. The …
Cleaning is citizens’ duty too, not just the job of Safaimitras: Chadoora’s message Read More »
Youm-e-Mehmood Youm-e-Mehmood celebrations were held at Mehmood Abad Dooru in Jammu & Kashmir. Dr GN Itoo, Director Tourism, J&K said the area is lucky and fertile to have given birth to such poets like Rasool Mir, also known as John Keats of Kashmir and Mehmood Ghami. He emphasised upon the new generation to have respect …
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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 …
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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 …
Pulwama farmers make use of Digital Rice Machine to get quality rice Read More »
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 …
2022 Amarnath Yatra had more pilgrims compared with past five years Read More »
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 …
BPO at Bandipora gives J&K youth a chance to earn a living Read More »
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 …
Budgam poor getting money to build homes through PMAY-G scheme Read More »
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 …
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