In order to provide an impetus to tourism, the Ministry of Tourism, under its schemes of Swadesh Darshan and PRASHAD, provides financial assistance to State Governments / UT Administrations, including J&K and Ladakh, for development of tourism infrastructure. The Ministry has sanctioned 7 projects
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Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said that Jammu and Kashmir's transformation will be exemplary in the coming days. As a part of Central
The deliberations of the two-day workshop-cum-exhibition on Bamboo with the aim of creating opportunities for the sustainable development in Jammu and Kashmir concluded today at Jammu. The workshop-cum-exhibition was organized by the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, North Eastern
Union Minister for Home Affairs, Amit Shah flagged off the New Delhi-Katra 'Vande Bharat' Express in New Delhi today in presence of Minister of Railways and Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal and other dignitaries. This is the second ‘Vande Bharat’ express after the New Delhi - Varanasi semi-high
To channelize the energy of the youth from Jammu and Kashmir, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has implemented the Prime Minister’s Special Scholarship Scheme for Jammu and Kashmir students. Taking one step forward, on 27th September, 2019, AICTE and IIT Guwahati have signed a
Brushing aside misinformation sought to be spread in certain quarters, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh, who is also the MoS In-Charge Department of Personnel & Training (DOPT), which is the nodal department for Central Information Commission of India dealing with the Right to Information (RTI)
An Indian Army sponsored Capacity Building Tour comprising of 22 students and three teachers of Kishtwar District of Jammu and Kashmir returned to Batote after a ten-days tour which included visit to New Delhi and Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. The team was flagged-in at Batote on 11 Sep 2019
Inside a classroom at the Government High School (GHS) at Kaksar village near the Line of Control in Ladakh, Sajad Hussain is delivering a lecture. “Today, I will teach you about democracy,” Hussain tells a group of girls. As the country commemorates the 20th anniversary of Kargil war, this school
For the first time ever, on a request from Ministry of Culture (MoC), Ministry of I&B has set up a FM Radio Transmitter on 103.7 MHZ frequency at Baltal, on the Amarnath route. A studio facility has been set up at Baltal Base Camp, program executive is deployed, and “Amarnath Yatra” program is being
A T-shirt hurriedly thrown over her green salwar-kameez school uniform, 13-year-old Zahida Manzoor waits her turn to play a round of badminton before school is done for the day. Acutely aware that she will not be able to attend school for about four days next week, she is keen to get a few games
Union Minister for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Information & Broadcasting Prakash Javadekar and MoS (I/C), Ministry of Development of North East Region; Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched a spectrum of initiatives for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. In a vibrant launch ceremony held at
“This is something new for everyone here. Till now we would visit different offices with our problems, and those problems were never resolved. They are here now to see the ground reality. I am hopeful something happens,” said Ghulam Nabi, a resident of the Aloosa Ghat Panchayat block as a group of