Category: Kashmir

SRINAGAR/JAMMU, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): Director Panchayati Raj, J&K, Sham Lal, and Director Rural Development Department (RDD) Kashmir, Shabir Hussain on friday jointly inaugurated one-day training programme on Women-Friendly Panchayats (Model Women-Friendly Panchayats). The workshop was held simultaneously in Srinagar and Jammu for which the department has finalized 20 Model Women-Friendly Gram Panchayats (MWFGPs) across both…

SHOPIAN, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): In a landmark judgment reinforcing the protection of children from sexual and gender-based violence, the Court of the Principal Sessions Judge Shopian, Mehmood Ahmad Chowdhary, today convicted two individuals in a sensitive case involving the kidnapping and sexual assault of a minor girl. After a full trial, the Court found Yawar…

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the arrangements for the upcoming Darbar Move Session 2025–26, emphasizing on ensuring smooth, secure and well-coordinated shifting of offices from Srinagar to Jammu. The meeting was attended by Advisor to the Chief Minister Nasir Aslam Wani, Chief Secretary Atal…

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): For safe and smooth operations of school buses and to allay concerns of incidents of road accidents involving school buses, the School Education department has issued necessary instructions to ensure safety of students. A circular issued by School Education department in this regard reads, “all Heads of Institutions, both Government and…

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lt. Gen. Prashant Srivastava, who oversees military operations in the Kashmir Valley, today called on Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo in his office chambers at the Civil Secretariat here. The meeting focused on strengthening civil–military coordination to ensure seamless execution of various developmental and administrative…

SRINAGAR, OCTOBER 24 (PTK): Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today chaired a meeting to review the progress and impact of the ‘Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan’, an intensive anti-drug awareness campaign spearheaded by the Information Department across the districts of the UT. The meeting was attended by Director General of Police; Principal Secretary, Home; Commissioner Secretary, Information…