Season’s first rail parcel van departs Jammu for Mumbai carrying 12 ton cherries
The season’s first rail van carrying 12 tonnes of Kashmir’s juicy deep-red cherries departed for Mumbai from here early this morning.
Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday took a comprehensive review of progress achieved under the vital ongoing projects, including the construction of the High Security Prison at Mahanpur in the Kathua district.
The LG also instructed for the sensitization of prison officers and staff and frequent checking and surveillance of prisons across the UT of J&K.
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The LG chaired a high-level review meeting of subordinate departments of the Home Department here.
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The meeting discussed the budget and expenditure position of Prisons, Prosecution, Home Guards/CD & SDRF, Fire & Emergency Services, Forensic Sciences Laboratory, Sainik Welfare, and Advisory Board under PSA in BE 2025-26.
The LG directed expediting the pace of work and strengthening of various wings of the Home Department through coordinated efforts.
The meeting was attended by Atal Dulloo, Chief Secretary, Deepak Kumar, Director General of Police, Prisons; Chandraker Bharti, Principal Secretary Home; Santosh D. Vaidya, Principal Secretary, Finance Department; Dr. Mandeep K. Bhandari, Principal Secretary to the Lieutenant Governor; Abdul Ghani Mir, Commandant General Home Guards; Alok Kumar, Director Fire and Emergency Services; Brig. Pankaj Chib (Retd), Director Sainik Welfare Department; Om Prakash, Director, Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) and other senior officials.
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