February 2018

J & K Govt to open 17 colleges, upgrade 400 schools   Minister for Education Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari informed the Legislative Council that the government had approved upgrade of 200 middle schools (100 in each division) to the level of high school and 200 high schools (100 in each division) to the level of … Read more

J & K Transgenders not given separate identity in state   Transgender has been not recognised as a separate gender in the J&K constitution and as such, no legislation has been either contemplated or enacted to do so.   This was informed by Social Welfare Minister Sajjad Gani Lone in a reply to a calling … Read more

J & K 500 travel agents to take part in tourism meet   More than 500 travel agents from across the country are expected to participate in the three-day convention of the Travel Agents Association of India (TAAI) scheduled to be held from March 27 to 30.   Reviewing arrangements at a meeting, Director, Tourism, … Read more

J & K Reservation to Pahari community welcomed   A delegation of representatives of the Pahari community met Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti here today and thanked her for the historic decision of granting three per cent reservation to the community.   The delegation comprised legislators Javed Hussain Beigh, Shah Muhammad Tantray, Raja Manzoor, Javed Mirchal … Read more

J & K State to get 2 dry ports   Jammu and Kashmir will offer 100 acres each in Samba and Ompura (Kashmir) to Dubai Ports (DP) World to establish two first inland logistic hubs (dry ports) in the state. A land area has been identified for the purpose in Samba. This was announced by … Read more

J & K 100% GST assessment powers for J&K: Drabu   In a significant development, the J&K Government has retained the tax assessment and administration powers under the goods and services tax (GST) regime which had become an intractable issue.   The Union Finance Ministry has agreed to our contention of retaining 100 per cent … Read more

J & K Govt mulling upgrade of health centre   Bali Bhagat, Minister for Health and Medical Education, informed the Assembly that a proposal to upgrade the Achabal public health centre to sub-district hospital and create 30 additional posts had been taken up with the Finance Department.   Replying to a question of Gulzar Ahmad … Read more

J & K Industry body alleges delay in power connections   The Bari Brahmana Industries Association (BBIA) today accused the Power Development Department (PDD) of not implementing the ease of doing business concept, a scheme to streamline the sanctioning of power connections to industries in Jammu and Kashmir.   The issue was raised at a … Read more

J & K Over 14,000 bunkers to come up for civilians along border   Amid flare-up along the western border with continued firing from the Pakistani side, the Central government today announced that it had approved the construction of as many as 14,460 bunkers for the civilians living in forward areas along the Indo-Pak border … Read more