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POONCH: Deputy Commissioner Poonch Ashok Kumar Sharma today chaired a meeting to review the progress of works taken up under the District Capex Budget 2026-27 and assess the status of temporary and permanent restoration works necessitated by the heavy rains and flash floods witnessed in July 2026. The meeting reviewed the updated status of Administrative Approval and Allotment (AAA), tendering, allotment and execution of works by various departments, besides discussing the restoration of infrastructure damaged during the recent heavy rains and flash floods. The Deputy Commissioner took a detailed department-wise review and directed the concerned officers to ensure timely completion…
RAJOURI: In a significant initiative aimed at promoting mental well-being and enhancing workplace efficiency, a session on “Stress Management through Blissful Living (SMBL)” was organised today as part of the 2-day Corporate Excellence Programme being held here in the Conference Hall of PWD Dak Bungalow. At the outset of the program, HoD ENT, Government Medical College Rajouri Dr. Vidushi Badial delivered an insightful lecture on the importance of effective stress management in maintaining a healthy and balanced life. She highlighted practical techniques to manage stress, maintain emotional stability and develop a positive outlook while dealing with professional and personal responsibilities. She…
JAMMU: Ahead of the University of Jammu’s 58th Foundation Day celebrations, Vice Chancellor Prof. Umesh Rai on Monday outlined an ambitious roadmap for the institution, emphasising academic excellence, research, innovation, skill development, entrepreneurship and preservation of Jammu and Kashmir’s cultural heritage. Addressing media persons at a Curtain Raiser Luncheon, Prof. Rai said the Foundation Day was not merely an occasion to recall the University’s journey but also an opportunity to reflect on the institution it seeks to become in the coming years. He said the University was working towards an education model that would prepare students for the future while…
JAMMU: A delegation of the Traders Federation Ware House Nehru Market (Regd.), Jammu, on Monday met Jammu Development Authority (JDA) Vice Chairman Rupesh Kumar and submitted a memorandum seeking resolution of a range of long-pending issues affecting the city’s largest wholesale grain market. Federation President Deepak Gupta, accompanied by Senior Vice President Dheeraj Gupta, apprised the JDA Vice Chairman of the difficulties being faced by traders operating from the Ware House-Nehru Market, one of Jammu’s oldest wholesale markets, established in 1956. The delegation primarily sought ownership rights for existing shopkeepers and additional land for construction of godowns. Gupta said the…
MUMBAI: After establishing a strong presence in the Indian market, digital services major Jio is now preparing to take its Made-in-India technology offerings to global markets, with a focus on connectivity, digital products, enterprise solutions and artificial intelligence, Jio Platforms Managing Director and Reliance Jio Chairman Akash Ambani said. In a letter to employees marking a decade of Jio, Ambani said the company had played a key role in building the foundation of Digital India, accelerating the country’s transition to 5G and expanding connectivity to homes and businesses while developing technology aimed at making digital services accessible to people at…
GUWAHATI: Vice President C P Radhakrishnan on Monday laid the foundation stone of a Rs 110-crore infrastructure development project at Gauhati University here. On the final day of his two-day visit to Assam, he laid the foundation stone in the presence of Assam Governor Lakshman Prasad Acharya, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu, University Vice Chancellor Nani Gopal Mahanta and senior officials. The key components of the project include an academic building, a boys’ hostel, a modern mess building, an international students’ hostel, Krishna Kanta Handique Library-seminar hall renovation, upgradation of the Birinchi Barua auditorium and construction…
SRINAGAR: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said the government should not take any coercive or irreversible action regarding the attached properties of the banned outfit Jamaat-e-Islami in Jammu and Kashmir. “Since the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leadership has publicly stated that it will abide by the decision of the judiciary and challenge the ban through due process of law, the government is equally bound to act in accordance with the law and due process. “It must ensure that no coercive or irreversible action is taken in respect of the attached properties while the matter remains sub judice,” Mehbooba said in a…
JAMMU: A Pakistani national who had inadvertently crossed the International Border into Indian territory was handed over to Pakistan Rangers by the Border Security Force (BSF) at the Golpattan Border Out-Post area on Monday, officials said. The man, identified as Nazir Sadhir, a resident of Luni Pundra village in Sialkot, was apprehended in the Kanachak area of Jammu on September 3 shortly after he crossed into India from the Pakistani side. During questioning, the man reportedly told security personnel that he belonged to a village along the Pakistani border and had inadvertently crossed into Indian territory. Following the questioning and…
LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said artificial intelligence (AI) should be used for the benefit of society, including in medical treatment, agriculture and weather prediction. “Jo samaj mein laaye achhaai, woh hai AI. AI se aaye achhaai (one which brings goodness to society is AI),” Yadav told reporters here. He said AI could help farmers get appropriate prices for their produce and protect crops by providing weather predictions. “AI should be used for good, not for negative politics. Our opposition, who are currently in power and utilising government money, grains and budgets for various activities, are orchestrating…
NEW DELHI: Lex Delles, Minister of the Economy, SME, Energy and Tourism , Govt of Luxembourg, currently on India visit, today called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences and Minister of State for the Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, and proposed identifying concrete areas of collaboration between the two countries, primarily in the Space sector, as also in other emerging technologies and life sciences. The proposed mechanism could also explore cooperation in areas including Artificial Intelligence, quantum technologies, advanced materials and life sciences, and help develop specific inputs from both sides…