New Delhi [India], December 14 (ANI): The security situation in Jammu and Kashmir has improved greatly since August 2019 leading to a significant decline in terrorist incidents, Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai informed Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 24 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday visited forward areas at the Makwal border in Jammu and Kashmir.

Jammu Oct 24 PTI Amid tight security Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday arrived here and inaugurated the new campus of Indian Institute of Technology IIT Jammu officials said Shah accompanied by Union ministers Jitendra Singh and Dharmendra Pradhan and Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha reached Jammu airport from Srinagar and started his engagements with the inauguration of the new campus of the IIT-Jammu they said Shah is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir his first after the Centre revoked the erstwhile states special status and bifurcated it into union territories on August 5 2019 They officials said the new campus of IIT-Jammu built at a cost of Rs 210 crore has all the facilities like hostel gymnasium indoor games along with higher education for the students After inaugurating the new campus of the IIT-Jammu Shah reached the Bhagwati Nagar area to address a public rally Heavy rains lashed Jammu on Saturday casting a shadow on the scheduled public meeting of the Union home minister However with improvement in the weather the local unit of the BJP and the administration worked overnight to ensure the success of the rally Policemen and paramilitary personnel were deployed in strength in and around the venue Shah arrived at the rally amid thunderous applause and sloganeering by the participants who had reached the venue in large numbers to hear the home minister An official of the IIT-Jammu said It is a state of the art research centre to cater to students of various disciplines It is meant for research and development PTI TAS AB AQS AQS

Jammu Sep 23 PTIJammu Smart City Limited JSCL on Thursday signed a pact with Indian Institute of Technology IIT Jammu to utilise the IIT expertise for sustainable and futuristic development of Jammu City The Memorandum of Understanding MoU was signed by and exchanged between Director IIT Jammu Prof Manoj Singh Gaur and Chief Executive Officer CEO JSCL Avny Lavasa an official spokesman said According to a spokesperson of JSCL the broader areas of where the professional guidance of IIT Jammu would be co-opted include urban mobility city beautification and development heritage tourism e-governance IT interventions waste management riverfront development integration electrical mobility energy-saving plans and any other domains of mutual interest as identified by JSCL spokesman said It has been also agreed in the MoU that JSCL will with the expert advice of IIT Jammu build a robust mechanism for support and services including research on urban planning and amenities including academics consultancy and internship and fellowship for students As per the MoU IIT Jammu shall allocate staff and faculties as trainers for the studies identified by JSCL he said The institute will facilitate identification of global best practices to be used by JSCL in the areas of data assimilation research citizen outreach programmes and behavioural assessments IIT Jammu will share information and data and obtain support of other educational research institutions consultants industries working on the subject in India or abroad for achieving the objectives outlined by JSCL the spokesman said It will also provide access to the IIT Jammu library and other technical resources to the team members of JSCL or persons identified by JSCL in achieving the mutually agreed upon objectives JSCL shall on the other hand provide support to IIT Jammu for relevant data collection conduct of seminars citizen outreach programmes etc It will ensure participation by UT and central officials public representatives senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government and other stakeholders in the programmes to be organised by IIT Jammu JSCL will also share any data or information available with different departments of Jammu and Kashmir government for desirable planning targets he said It will provide internships for the students of IIT Jammu and mentorship to external students to work on the smart city and related projects and assist IIT Jammu with all field visits to carry out the tasks outlined in the MoU the spokesman said It was also decided that a Joint Working Group JWG would be constituted to facilitate the initiation of projects under the MoU It will have heads and faculty from relevant departments at IIT-Jammu and relevant members from JSCL at similar levels The MoU shall remain in force initially for a period of two years from the date of signing and can be renewed further by way of mutual consent PTI AB MKJ