PM Modi praises LG Manoj Sinha and team for working to end corruption in J&K
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha and his team for working hard to end corruption. A Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in India from October 31 to November 6, 2022. The theme this year is ‘Corruption-free India for a developed nation’. The Prime Minister urged […]
Back to Village initiative based on programme of dialogues
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha attended the Back to Village programme at Garkhal border village, Akhnoor. The Back to Village programme, he said, has been carefully crafted keeping in mind certain things. He said the programme of dialogues is very important. The work of district administration starts from here. Which is […]
Saffron cultivation to grow in Sikkim
To promote saffron cultivation an agreement has been signed between the Jammu & Kashmir UT government and the Sikkim government. Abdul Majeed Wani, a local resident of Pulwama says, we hope the Kashmiri saffron gets a lot of boost. Ganga Prasad, Honourable Governor of Sikkim said, the PM wants the farmers to earn double profit. […]
Golden Card restoring health of J&K residents
For UT J&K, the AB-PMJAY Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana benefits have been extended. Sanaullah Sheikh of Budgam suffered health problems in 2019. He was taken to hospital and discovered he had heart problem and was advised angiography. Being a beneficiary of AB-PMJAY he could bear the cost of the treatment. Under SEHAT […]
Transforming lives of sericulture farmers through ‘Silk Samagra & Beyond’
Silk is produced in India as a natural fibre, said Upendra Prasad Singh, Secretary Union Ministry of Textiles. He said that polyster, nylon and viscose come under man-made fibre. There are four types of natural fibres like cotton, jute, silk and wool. Silk is the queen of fibre or known as the queen of fabric. […]
Leh’s Pashmina fibre of the finest quality in the whole world
Dr Feroz Din Sheikh, Associate Professor in animal genetics and breeding at Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, SKUAST Leh has been doing a research on Pashmina goats for the last 10 years. It is an all India Co-ordinated Research Project on Changthangi Goats. The research is being conducted at the High Mountain Arid […]
J&K promotes cultural artists as the engines of change
Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir Shri Manoj Sinha inaugurated a three-week long cultural festival Jashn-e-Kashmir. The cultural festival is being organised by the All J&K Folk Artists Association. The aim is to preserve and promote Jammu & Kashmir’s rich cultural heritage, said LG Manoj Sinha. How can a cultural renaissance happen? How can the […]
LPG distribution to be timely this winter with new bottling plant at Anantnag
In the winter of 2022, the difficulties that were arising earlier due to LPG shortage is being removed with the inauguration of an IOCL LPG bottling plant at Anantnag, said the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu & Kashmir, Shri Manoj Sinha. For the common consumer, arrangements have been made to timely distribute the LPG cylinders. To […]
Muslims light candles filling in the absence of their Hindu brothers during Diwali
Muslims in Kashmir’s Budgam celebrated Diwali this year by burning candles. This was to show their brotherhood to the Kashmiri Pandits. They want the Hindu Kashmiris to come back and celebrate with them. The brotherhood will live on, said the Muslims in Kashmir during Diwali celebrations.. It is here in Kashmir that Hindus and Muslims […]
J&K Film Policy opens the doors for shooting opportunities in Kashmir
The J&K Film Policy was developed after consulting with all the stakeholders said Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha. The Film Policy will help Jammu & Kashmir Government in the development of a vibrant film ecosystem in the UT. The government is trying its best to bring back the environment of the yesteryears. To effectively implement […]