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KATHUA: A Capacity Building for Entrepreneurship Mela under Mission YUVA was today organised by the District Employment & Counselling Centre (DECC) Kathua at Government Polytechnic College, Kathua. The object of the Mela was to promote skill development and entrepreneurship among the youth of the district. Additional District Development Commissioner Kathua (ADDC), Kathua Surinder Mohan Sharma inaugurated the event as chief guest, in presence of Deputy Director Employment, Harvinder Singh and Assistant Director Employment, Piyusha Khajuria. The programme commenced with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp, followed by a welcome address by the Assistant Director Employment. The Principal of Government Polytechnic…
DODA: To promote entrepreneurship and skill-based employment among youth, the District Administration Doda, in collaboration with the Department of Employment, organized a Capacity Building cum Entrepreneurship Mela under the Mission YUVA initiative at Doda. The event was presided over by the District Development Commissioner (DDC), Doda, Sh. Harvinder Singh (IAS), and witnessed enthusiastic participation from entrepreneurs, female business aspirants, students from various colleges, district officers, and resource persons from JKEDI, Polytechnic College, and ITI Doda. In his address to the gathering, the Deputy Commissioner reiterated the Government of Jammu & Kashmir’s unwavering commitment to creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem. He…
UDHAMPUR: Live streaming of release of 20th installment of PM Kisan Saman Nidhi Scheme by Prime Minister Narendera Modi was organised by Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Department Udhampur here today. DDC Chairman Lal Chand was the chief guest at the programme attended by Additional District Development Commissioner Rajinder Singh, Agriculture Department functionaries, Ex Sarpanches and farmers of adjoining villages attended the event. Chief Agriculture Officer Harbans Singh, in his welcome address, said that 54527 farmers of Udhampur District will be benefited with the transfer of Rs 10.90 cr through DBT in their account for purchase of various Agriculture inputs. Chairman District…
JAMMU: The State TB Cell Jammu, in collaboration with Shree Jeev Daya Trust under the aegis of S.S. Jain Sabha Jammu, organize an event at Jain Sant Shree Nek Chand Bhawan, Rani Park to mark the occasion of the 23rd Tirthankar Bhagwan Parshavnath Ji Moksha Kalyanak. During the event, 126 nutritious food baskets were distributed among TB patients under the Pradhan Mantri TB Mukt Abhiyan through the Nikshay Mitra initiative. State TB Officer Dr. Jyoti Jolly received the baskets on behalf of the patients and appreciated the contribution offered by the donors for supporting patient nutrition and advancing the TB…
UDHAMPUR: Employment Department Udhampur, in collaboration with the Skill Development Department, organized a one-day capacity building for Entrepreneurship mela under Mission YUVA here at Government Polytechnic College. The event was held to empower and motivate local youth towards entrepreneurship and self-reliance through government-sponsored schemes and capacity-building initiatives. District Development Council Chairperson Udhampur, Lal Chand was the chief guest on the occasion. Deputy Director Employment, Mohinder Sharma presided over the event. The programme also witnessed the presence of Priyanka Gupta, Assistant Director Employment along with other officials. Addressing the participants, the DDC Chairperson congratulated the Employment Department for organizing the mela…
REASI: Member of Parliament Lok Sabha Jugal Kishore Sharma today inaugurated the week-long ‘Aakanksha Haat ’at the Spiritual Growth Centre- Katra. The event, organized by the District Administration Reasi under the aegis of NITI Aayog’s national ‘Vocal for Local’ campaign, aims to promote indigenous products and uplift local artisans and producers. The inauguration ceremony was also graced by Member Legislative Assembly Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Baldev Raj Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Reasi Nidhi Malik, ADDC Sukhdev Singh, senior officials and stakeholders. ‘Aakanksha Haat’ is part of a nationwide initiative launched under the ‘Aakanksha’ brand by NITI Aayog, focused on empowering Self-Help…
POONCH: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Vikas Kundal today convened a comprehensive meeting of officers of line departments to review and discuss the arrangements for the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign 2025 in the district. Speaking at the meeting, the DC informed that a series of activities, events and competitions will be organized under the aegis of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the spirit of independence and patriotism. Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign 2025 is aimed to scale up public participation across all panchayats, urban wards, educational institutions and prominent locations. The celebrations shall commence from 2nd to 15th August in three phases.…
POONCH: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Vikas Kundal today chaired a comprehensive review meeting with the officers of the Rural Development Department (RDD) to assess the progress of developmental works and the implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes across the district. During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner received block-wise and panchayat-wise updates from the concerned officers on the physical and financial progress achieved till the end of July 2025 under key RDD schemes and other vital projects. The progress of construction work of panchayat Ghars and status of sanitation initiatives under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) was also reviewed. The Deputy Commissioner directed…
JAMMU: Department of Agriculture Production and Farmers Welfare Jammu today organized a live streaming event at Baba Jitto, Kisan Kendra Talab Tillo to mark the release of the 20th installment of the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN) Yojana by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. The event witnessed the presence of Chairman DDC Jammu Bharat Bhushan; Member Legislative Assembly Jammu West Arvind Gupta; Secretary Agriculture Production Department Neetu Gupta and Director Agriculture Jammu Anil Gupta and several other officers. During the main national event, Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 20th installment of Rs 20,500 crore under PM-KISAN, benefitting…
KATHUA: Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kathua today organised the live webcasting of the release of 20th installment of the Prime Minister Kisan Samman Nidhi Sammelan 2025. The programme witnessed participation of over 120 stakeholders including progressive farmers, farm women, PRI members and officials from Agriculture and allied departments. DDC Chairman Kathua, Col. (Retd) Mahan Singh presided over the event along with Additional District Development Commissioner Surinder Mohan. Interacting with farmers, the DDC Chairman appreciated the Government’s welfare initiatives for farmers and stressed on developing specialised agri-clusters for enhanced productivity. He also lauded the role of KVK in promoting modern farming…