Suhail Bhat SRINAGAR, Apr 19: Former Chief Minister and Vice President of National Conference, Omar Abdullah, today said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has not exited the electoral arena of the Valley but is orchestrating affairs from behind the scenes. Abduallah made these remarks while speaking to reporters in Srinagar. “While the BJP’s symbol may be absent, their candidates are distinctly present in the run-up to the Lok Sabha elections. I do not understand why there is a notion The post BJP operating behind the scenes in Kashmir: Abdullah appeared first on Daily Excelsior.

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today chaired a high-level meeting to review skill development, entrepreneurship and labour welfare. Senior officials of the Department of Skill Development, Department of Labour & Employment and Mission Youth attended the meeting. The Lt Governor discussed various issues such as creating convergence of skill development schemes, opportunities and strategy for employment generation across the sectors through entrepreneurship, skill gap analysis and skill mapping for upskilling, reskilling of labour force and youth, The post LG chairs high-level meeting to review skill development & entrepreneurship appeared first on Daily Excelsior.

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 19: Chief Secretary, Atal Dulloo, today took a holistic review of the position of essential supplies and status of paramedical courses offered across different healthcare institutions of the UT of J&K. The meeting, besides Administrative Secretary, Health & Medical Education was also attended by the Principals of Medical Colleges; MD, JKMSCL; Director Health Services Kashmir/Jammu and other HoDs of the Department. During the meeting, the Chief Secretary took note of the steps followed by the J&K The post CS reviews position of supplies, status of paramedic courses offered in J&K hospitals appeared first on Daily Excelsior.

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Apr 19: The Industries and Commerce Department today refuted certain reports in a section of newspapers wherein apprehensions with respect to disbursal of turnover incentive claims were made. A communique received here by the department in this regard stated that Jammu and Kashmir Industrial Policy 2021-30 was aimed to attract substantial investment in industry for production for goods, services and employment generation through optimal utilization of available resources. For giving the liquidity boost to the existing unit The post Funds to be released for disbursal of turnover incentive claims: I&C appeared first on Daily Excelsior.

Excelsior Correspondent DODA/JAMMU, Apr 19: Amid multi-tier security arrangements, ‘Nari Shakti’ (women power) was on display at the all-women staffed booths known as ‘pink booths’, in the Doda district of the Udhampur Lok Sabha constituency. These ‘pink booths’ attracted more women voters, especially from the Muslim community. More than 22 per cent of voters exercised their franchise in the first four hours of polling in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir’s Udhampur Parliamentary constituency The post Amid enthusiasm, women throng ‘pink booths’ in Doda to cast their votes appeared first on Daily Excelsior.