Our prime objective is to restore the historical glory of the city, create infrastructure that improves quality of living for all the citizens and to provide better and improved urban services: LG
SRINAGAR, MAY 24: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha visited Jhelum Rajbagh Riverfront today and spent a few memorable moments with the people.
At the Riverfront, the Lt Governor enquired about the works and directed the CEO, Srinagar Smart City to establish a visiting room and other facilities like Library and reading room for the students.
“The Jhelum Riverfront captures the grandeur of the city, the river, joy & enthusiasm of the people, and the walk along the river is rejuvenating and an experience not to be missed,” the Lt Governor said.
The Lt Governor praised the vibrant ambience and commendable work done by the Srinagar Smart City Limited.
“In the coming days, the Jhelum Riverfront will attract more visitors and provide a high quality of life for citizens. Other development works are also tapping the vast potential and vitality of Srinagar city,” he observed.
The Lt Governor also told the officials that the collective effort should be to make the city come alive and improve infrastructure for people.
“Our prime objective is to restore the historical glory of the city, create infrastructure that improves quality of living for all the citizens and to provide better and improved urban services,” the Lt Governor said.
Sh Athar Amir Khan, Commissioner SMC and CEO Srinagar Smart City briefed the Lt Governor on the works for the development of the Jhelum Riverfront.
Pertinently, Jhelum Rajbagh Riverfront stretch, under Srinagar Smart City, has been transformed into a world-class public space with facilities like walkways, cycling, green space, free wifi, universal access and numerous activities. Hashtag art along with other artifacts have also been installed on the Riverfront.
Shri Vijay Kumar Bidhuri, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir and other senior officers accompanied the Lt Governor.
SRINAGAR, MAY 24: With an aim to display the richness of arts & crafts reflecting the Jammu & Kashmir’s bountiful culture ,through their skills & art Jammu Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) Umeed market place & a Millet cafe put up in SKICC wowed the G20 delegates during the G20 summit held in Kashmir.
From exploring the mouth watering delicacies of Millet prepared by Umeed women to shopping for authentic handicraft of J&K from the Umeed marketplace, the foreign delegates were all praises for the warm hospitality of Jammu &Kashmir.
JKRLM’s core belief & objective is to empower women by providing them avenues of livelihood and at Umeed marketplace festive atmosphere celebrating women power was witnessed wherein the different livelihoods like Handicrafts, Willow Wicker items, Black cumin, Honey, value added products, Papermachie, Traditional Pottery, Basholi Paintings and other captivating items apart from this a separate “Millet Cafe” for foreign delegates was also set up at SKICC here.
Eight women entrepreneurs from Jammu and Kashmir Rural Livelihoods Mission (JKRLM) set up their vibrant stalls at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) to showcase their unique products and captivate the attention of G20 delegates, Whereas 12 SHG members were seen serving the mouth watering Millet based delicacies.
Delegates applauded the craft of Kashmiri women. The delegates were very happy to see the Umeed market place which had some agricultural produce (Saffron, Lavender) value added products (Soaps, Chabhri Binna) apart from the handicraft products made by women. These products were made by the self-help groups working under JKRLM throughout Jammu and Kashmir.
Explaining the purpose of the Umeed market place & Millet hub, Mission Director JKRLM, Indu Kanwal Chib stated, “Setting up the Umeed market place Millet Hub and Millet Cafe in SKICC was to give an exposure of international standard to the SHG women and reinforcing the spirit of strength & resilience.
To ensure authenticity, each showcased merchandise was affixed with a brochure that provided detailed information about the product. The participating women, hailing from different districts across J&K have been meticulously trained and empowered by JKRLM to become self-reliant.
G20 platform provided a golden opportunity for these women to showcase their talent and enabled the delegates to immerse themselves in the richness of traditional varieties of J&K, she added.
Under the leadership of Commissioner Secretary Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, Mandeep Kaur, JKRLM has taken various transformational steps like SARAS and now G20 being one of the few.
Mission Director JKRLM said that Commissioner Secretary has inculcated creativity and market essence in SHG women participating in this event which otherwise also have been part of quite a learning process, Mission Director said.
Adding further she said that Under the Department of Rural Development & Panchayati Raj, JKRLM has touched new heights, the SHG products are available one e- commerce sites like Meesho further JKRLM has also ventured into service sector by collaborating with OYO for homestays.
The progressive journey of SHGs is a representation of transformation wherein JKRLM has ventured out in the past two years to fill up the marketing gaps and connect the buyers directly with SHGs. With the focus of JKRLM at overall development of Rural Women and continued training and exposure, it made it’s presence at G20 platform to showcase and sale the SHG made products, she maintained.
The positive vibes and the response from the Delegates towards the SHG women market has really added to the morale of the women, She said.
Talking about the Millet cafe put up for the Delegates during G20 ,she said that year 2023 is being celebrated as the International Year of Millets. G20 is giving us a big stage to promote millet as a source of nutrition and livelihood. Women of the Self-Help Group are managing everything, and we are promoting this as an opportunity to earn livelihood.
There is an inspiring story behind each piece. From delicate hand-woven wicker baskets to Basholi Art, the range of products on display represented the rich cultural heritage of the Jammu and Kashmir ,”the Mission Director said.
This is my first time participating at such a grand international platform. I had never thought in my life about it ,I thank Department for giving me this opportunity to witness such a great event ,one of the SHG member from Jammu said.
JKRLM would like to thank LG Sh Manoj Sinha to have always encouraged Rural SHG women and given a chance to the Department to participate in such an important global event.
SRINAGAR, MAY 23: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here under Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha gave approval to theabsorption of 145 Employees of Hotel Corporation of India Limited (HCIL) working at Centaur Lake view Hotel, Srinagar, in different corporations under the Tourism Department.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K; and Dr. Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The decision was taken on the recommendations of the committee that the existing staff of the Hotel Corporation of India Limited will be absorbed by the UT of J&K on the existing terms and conditions while the payment of retirement gratuity and other benefits of the employees for the period they worked with HCI will be borne by HCI.
The Hotel Corporation of India has 145 permanent employees of Centaur Lake View Hotel as on 01.05.2023 which will be absorbed on existing terms and conditions in Jammu and Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation Ltd, Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation Ltd and Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre, Srinagar, as per their requirement and absorptive capacity to be determined by the Tourism Department.
Distt Admin committed to raising the living standard of people: Dr Sehrish
BARAMULLA, MAY 22: In order to boost the growth of agriculture in Baramulla district, the District Development Commissioner (DDC) Baramulla, Dr Syed Sehrish Asgar today inaugurated Honey Processing Cum Bottling Plant and Hi Tech Polygreen House under Aspirational District Programme at Agriculture Extension Office Baramulla, here.
The processing and bottling plant, setup with award money at a cost of Rs 11.19 lakhs is the first of its kind in the district and has the capacity to process and filter honey on a daily basis.
Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sehrish said that the plant will provide service to farmers on a no profit basis. She informed that the district has a large number of beekeepers with an annual production of 800 qtls of raw honey. The plant will now enable the farmers to sell their honey as a marketable product and augment their incomes, she added.
Elaborating further, the DDC remarked that the much needed plant will help in processing, filtering and bottling of honey thereby making its sale to a large extent.
After launching Varmul Honey Brand, the DDC said that the District Administration is committed to introduce the brand at National and International level. She also asserted that similar profit oriented initiatives will be taken up in other areas also so that the plant will open many avenues for the farmers to market their products at large scale.
Later, the DDC inaugurated the 7th Hi- Tech Polygreen House set up at an estimated cost of Rs. 5 lakhs.
After inaugurating the polyhouse, the DDC highlighted the importance of Hi-tech poly houses and said that to explore the potential in the vegetable sector hi-tech poly green houses will play a remarkable role.
She said that the Agriculture department has established hi-tech poly green houses in the district to ensure round the year availability of seedlings of different vegetable crops to the farming community.
Dr Sehrish also highlighted the importance of integrated farming and asked the farmers to diversify their agriculture operations.
The DDC further added that the District Administration is committed to raising the living standards of people. She assured that the District Administration will provide all the technical assistance to the farming community to comprehensively perform their agriculture activities.
Joint Director Planning, Mohammad Yousuf Rather and Chief Agriculture officer, Yadvinder Singh besides others concerned were present on the occasion.
SRINAGAR, MAY 22: The Administrative Council (AC) which met here today under Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha approved Upgradation/Revamping of Transport Nagar, Parimpora(Srinagar) at an estimated cost of Rs. 31.58 Crore.
Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor; Dr.Arun Kumar Mehta, Chief Secretary, J&K and Mandeep Kumar Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor attended the meeting.
The project components include laying of road network, sewerage & drainage network, electric network to the tune of Rs. 30.00 Cr. It also includes development of Parks/Green Spaces & contingencies including consultancy to the tune of Rs. 1.58 Cr.
The project aims at decongestion of Srinagar city besides bringing all the transport agencies on one platform outside the city. It also envisages ensuring proper facilities both in terms of road network and other amenities at this vital business center. This project once completed will benefit nearly 76 transport agencies, besides, providing/improving the livelihood of people/traders dealing with various trades.
Inspects & takes stock of Pahalgam-Chandanwari road
ANANTNAG, MAY 21: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha visited Pahalgam and interacted with the residents, tourists and shopkeepers at the main market, today.
The Lt Governor attended to the queries, issues & demands of the people, and assured time-bound redressal of all genuine grievances projected during the interaction.
Lt Governor interacts with residents, tourists & shopkeepers at Pahalgam’s main market
Earlier, the Lt Governor inspected and took stock of the Pahalgam-Chandanwari road.
Senior officers of the district accompanied the Lt Governor.
Ganderbal, May 19: Police in Ganderbal have solved theft cases by arresting 3 accused persons involved in the commission of crime and recovered stolen property from their possession. In the jurisdiction of Police Post Shadipora, complaints from different areas were floating constantly regarding thefts of Angular Iron fitted in the fields, orchids of farmers for demarcation & fencing purposes etc. Accordingly, cases under relevant sections of law were registered at Police Station Ganderbal and investigation was initiated. On receipt of this information, SSP Ganderbal Shri Nikhil Borkar-IPS constituted a special Police team led by incharge PP Shadipora under the supervision of DySP Hqrs Ganderbal Shri Gh Hassan-JKPS. In a quick & swift action, the Police team busted a gang of burglars involved in the commission of the crime & multiple theft cases were solved by recovering a huge quantity of stolen Angular Iron on the instance of arrested burglars. The arrested accused have been identified as Arif Ahmad Saaid S/O Gulzar Ahmad Saaid resident of Narayan Bagh, Tariq Ahmad Mir son of Gh Mohd Mir resident of Trigam & Mudasir Ahmad Guroo son of Mehraj Ahmad Guroo resident of Narayan Bagh. They have been shifted to police station where they remain in custody. During the investigation, it came to fore that the stolen material was kept hidden by them under stagnant water near Chinar Bagh Narainbagh. Moreover, 01 Load Carrier bearing registration number JK01M-3868 used in the commission of crime has also been seized. Community members have lauded the efforts of police for cracking/solving the cases. Our consistent actions shall assure community members that Police have resolved to act tough against individuals involved in any kind of criminal activities.
SRINAGAR, MAY 19: To commemorate the National Technology Day in the backdrop of G20 Summit, lecture series was Friday kick-started by Prof. (Dr.) Yasmeen Ashai, Director Colleges in the auditorium of Sri Pratap College Srinagar here.
The first in the series was a one-day special talk on the theme “The Culture of Science and Higher Education in Japan: Historical Perspective, Current Issues and Some Comparison to India” delivered by Prof. Yoshiro Azuma.
Prof. Yoshiro Azuma, an eminent scientist and visiting Professor at IIT Delhi in the field of Experimental Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy gave an inspiring talk about his work experiences as a scientist in Japan and USA.
He emphasized on the importance of collaborative research work as a key to success in scientific endeavors. His talk inspired the students seeking research as career options in STEM. Director Prof. (Dr) Yasmeen Ashai urged the students to eagerly participate in such workshops and seminars to hone up their skills and gather scientific acumen.
Earlier, Principal Prof. (Dr.) Gh Jeelani Qurashi in his welcome address encouraged and motivated the student community to make use of such workshops to acquire knowledge about various opportunities they can take up at national and international level.
The College Newsletter “The Pratap Post” Volume-12 (I) was also released by the Director Colleges Prof. Yasmeen Ashai, in the presence of Principal, Prof. (Dr.) Gh Jeelani Qurashi; Prof. Yoshiro Azuma, Prof. Manzoor Ahamd Wani, Head Department of Botany; Prof. Sadiq Majid, Coordinator IQAC and Editor of college Newsletter Prof. Fahima Gul.
The proceedings were conducted by Dr. Shazia Mushtaq, Assistant Professor Botany while vote of thanks was proposed by coordinator IQAC Dr. Sadiq Majeed. The overall program was coordinated by Dr. Ghazala Anjum, Assistant Professor Physics. The report of the programme was compiled by Dr. Tabassum Ismail Convener Research Committee.
The lecture series is sponsored by J&K Science Technology and Innovation Council.
Srinagar, May 18: Vice-Chancellor University of Kashmir Prof Nilofer Khan on Thursday took up the matter related to setting up of examination centres in Kashmir for the candidates of Common University Entrance Test (UG-CUET) with senior authorities in the J&K UT administration.
The Vice-Chancellor spoke to Principal Secretary, Higher Education Department, J&K Government, Shri Alok Kumar, and urged him to further take up the matter with the National Testing Agency (NTA) so that examination centres for the CUET (UG) are set up in Kashmir and the aspirants do not have to travel outside the Valley to sit in the said examination.
The Vice-Chancellor said that setting up examination centres at convenient locations in the Valley will ease the candidates, especially those coming from far-off places and underprivileged sections of society, and save their travel time which they can appropriately use to focus on their studies.
The Principal Secretary assured that the matter has already been taken up with the NTA.
The VC hoped for an early resolution of the matter in the larger interest of the candidates who are presently preparing for the examination.
SRINAGAR, MAY 10: The Director Planning, Higher Education Department, Ashu Gupta today paid a visit to Sri Pratap College to take stock of the ongoing projects in the campus.
She along with Principal of the College, Prof (Dr) Ghulam Jeelani Qurashi took a tour of the college and keenly reviewed the progress with respect to all the projects.
She also stressed upon having a girls hostel in the college for which she proposed the college authorities to submit a DPR so that residential facility for girls is created at the earliest.
