Greening roadsides
Region: India
In History lessons in the primary school we were told about the penchant of the Afghan King Sher Shah Suri for improving the then-existing administrative set-up. An ethnic Afghan, born in Hissar in Punjab, he took control of the Mogul Empire in 1540 and established the Sur Dynasty after overrunning Bengal. Being far away from the centre of action which used to be Delhi, he was obsessed with better communication with it... more
Views: 264JK CM takes appraisal of rehabilitation measures
Region: IndiaDoda, May 9 (Scoop News) –Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Thursday directed three Ministers to be stationed at Doda, Badharwah and Kishtwar to oversee the relief and rehabilitation measures put in place by the State Government for earthquake hit people of these districts. Minister for Planning and Development, Ajay Sadhotra will stay at Badha... more
Views: 204JK youth has enormous potential to achieve every goal: Mir
Region: IndiaNarbal/Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News)–Congratulating the recent successful aspirants of IAS of J&K state, Minister for Agriculture, Ghulam Hassan Mir Wednesday said the increasing trend for qualifying of country’s prestigious examination (IAS) by J&K candidates during last three years is an eye opener for all of us, which shows that our youth has enormous potential to achieve every goal, if they w... more
Views: 209JK CM asks Banks to increase CDR
Region: India
Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) – Flagging Credit Deposit Ratio (CDR) increase, hassle-free lending to budding entrepreneurs and agriculturists, and fulfilling social sector responsibilities by Banks as thrust areas to be focused to achieve the tangible results on economic growth and development, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Wednesday impressed upon the Banks to walk an extra-mile in this regard and achie... more
Views: 242World Thalassemia Day Observed in Kashmir
Region: India
Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) - Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Taj Mohi ud Din today disclosed that Government has released Rs. Five crore for the medication and treatment of patients suffering from Haemophilia and Thalassemia in the State. Addressing a function to mark the World Thalassemia Day today, the Minister said historically these diseases were confined to aristocracy of Eur... more
Views: 291World Red Cross Day-2013 observed in J&K
Region: India
Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) – The Indian Red Cross Society, J&K State Branch organized a function to celebrate World Red Cross Day-2013 at its Branch Office here today. N. N. Vohra, Governor, today emphasized the crucial need for raising a corpus of Red Cross Volunteers at Village, Block, Tehsil and District levels to strengthen Red Cross movement in the State and provide succour to the needy in the ev... more
Views: 306Military hospital observes World Asthma Day at Jammu
Region: India
Jammu, May 8 (Scoop News) – On the occasion of World Asthma Day, Rashmi Hooda, President AWWA White Knight Corps paid visit to 166 Military Hospital to interact with Asthmatic Children and their parents, today. She was accompanied by Brig Pawan Kapoor, Brig Medical, White Knight Corps. On her arrival at Hospital, she was received by Sushma Harjai, Convenor of Family Welfare Organisation, 166 Military H... more
Views: 294Disaster Preparedness Training at Girls Sec. School
Region: India
Srinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) –Civil Defence organised five days disaster preparedness training programme at Govt. Girls Secondary School, Pandrethan, Srinagar from today. 70 students, both boys and girls from Govt. Girls Secondary and Govt. Middle Schools Pandrethan Kashmir are participating in the training, including one regular student Adil, who also attended the training, but in a wheel chair, as he is sufferi... more
Views: 322JK Cabinet extends special dispensation, validity for recruitment of Teachers
Region: IndiaSrinagar, May 8 (Scoop News) –The Cabinet which met here under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday approved special dispensation for the recruitment of Teachers on the Rehbar-e-Taleem (ReT) pattern in socially and educationally backward areas and near the Line of Actual Control, as identified under ‘The J&K Reservation Rules’. The Cabinet extended the validity f... more
Views: 325TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE? IN KASHMIR THAT IS THE QUESTION
Region: IndiaTO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE? IN KASHMIR THAT IS THE QUESTION Its election time once again and the Hurriyat Conference (G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani has fired his first shot by making a public appeal for boycotting the 2014 assembly polls in Kashmir. However, this has not caused any ripples in the political, media or social circles as our venerable patriarch has been religiously making such appeals on the eve of each a... more
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