In what could be termed a historic milestone in the planning process, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Secretary, Arun Kumar Mehta on Thursday released the rankings of Panchayats under the Aspirational Panchayat Development Programme (APDP), a J-K government initiative to assess the performance of these rural administrative units on key developmental parameters.
In a follow-up operation of the Sunderbani narcotics recovery case, multiple joint operations have been conducted by the Indian Army, JKP Poonch and JKP Sunderbani in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, and three main conduits/ operatives of the cross-border Narco-terror module have been apprehended, an official release said on Friday.
Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh on Saturday said that Doda, which is the lavender destination of the world, has emerged as a potential location for Agri-tech start-ups.