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Jammu, April 8 (IANS) Union Minister of State (Prime Minister’s Office) and Lok Sabha member from Jammu and Kashmir Udhampur constituency, Jitendra Singh, said on Wednesday that inter-departmental coordination, monitoring and timely execution is important for grassroot delivery of flagship programmes and developmental projects. The District Development Coordination and Monitoring Committee (DISHA) meeting of Kishtwar district was held under the chairmanship of Jitendra Singh.The meeting involved…

Jammu, March 11 (IANS) The ‘PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana’ is rapidly gaining popularity in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur district as an increasing number of people are subscribing to the Central government scheme.As per government estimates, more than 700 houses have got solar panels on their rooftops, and many others are in waiting mode, in their bid to secure affordable and clean energy. This has also curtailed their electricity bills while making a ‘silent yet strong’ contribution towards…

Srinagar, Jan 28 (IANS) Two-way traffic on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway was restored on Wednesday, while flight operations also started normally from the Srinagar International Airport after a day’s suspension, officials said.Passenger traffic has been allowed from both directions, from Jammu towards Srinagar and vice versa on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (NH-44), Traffic Department officials said.”Commuters are advised to follow lane discipline; overtaking, wrong lane driving will cau…