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J & K State to get three cancer institutes Minister for Health and Medical Education Bali Bhagat today said three new cancer institutes would be set up in the state, which would help in providing timely diagnosis and treatment to the patients. The minister was speaking at a World Cancer Day function at … Read more
J & K Chinese apple among four LoC trade items banned The customs and quarantine section of the Trade Facilitation Office has banned four of the 21 items exchanged at the Line of Control. Miffed over the move, Kashmiri traders have threatened to boycott the cross-LoC trade activity from March if the authorities … Read more
J & K J&K Police launches news application On the eve of Republic Day, Director General of Police (DGP) SP Vaid launched J&K Police’s news app at the police headquarters. Subscribe on YouTube The app, besides amalgamating all the important social platforms of the J&K Police at one place like Facebook, YouTube, Twitter … Read more
J & K First ‘Heritage Calendar’ depicts numismatic culture Depicting Jammu and Kashmir’s numismatic culture through the coinages which were prevalent in the state during the ancient period, the state government unveiled the first ‘Heritage Calendar’. These copper, silver and gold coins have also been displayed in the state museum of the department. … Read more
J & K Remote areas ignored under ‘Khelo India’ scheme The big claims of the state government of promoting sports at the grass-roots level in the state under the Centrally sponsored ‘Khelo India’ scheme have failed to serve the purpose as rural areas still have no access to the benefits of the flagship scheme. … Read more
Rajasthan : Schemes and Projects Rajasthan Bhamashah Yojana The state government of Rajasthan has introduced the Bhamashah Yojana and Bhamashah card to empower women. Under the scheme, the women from below poverty line (BPL) families are benefited through direct benefit transfer. The beneficiary of the scheme will get the amount directly into their bank … Read more
J & K NHAI observes swachhta drive The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is observing Swachhta Pakhwada from January 16 to 31 as a part of the Centre’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan. To begin, a pledge on swachhta was administered at the regional office of the NHAI here and its project implementation units … Read more
RAJASTHAN Bhamashah scheme: Govt to study its social impact The Rajasthan government is all set to get a social impact assessment study of various projects under Bhamashah scheme to assess its utility to the common man. The Bhamashah scheme was initiated in 2008 for financial inclusion and women. The scheme was revamped and … Read more
RAJASTHAN Plan to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters The state government is planning to sell packaged camel milk through ‘Saras’ counters of the Rajasthan Cooperative Dairy Federation (RCDF) from next month. “A proposal worth ₹7 crore has been sent to the government, whereby a camel milk dairy plant will be set up … Read more
RAJASTHAN High tax results in 5.6% drop in tobacco use in Rajasthan The prevalence of smoking in Rajasthan has decreased by 5.6 percentage points in Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS-2), 2016-17, compared to GATS-1, as per the recently released GATS-2. Experts give the credit to high tax on tobacco products in Rajasthan. State government had imposed up … Read more