Heritage & culture

Cloudburst-hit Pahalgam/Awoora restoration; disaster-preparedness alerts; flood inspections (24 Jul)

Disaster responseHeritage & cultureMedia report · Source

Pilgrim facilities at month-long Adhikmas Kumbh at Mattan; Uma Bhagwati Murti Pratishthan Diwas with Chief Secretary; Harbah Festival with LG (26 Jul)

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Launched 100-day Nasha Mukt J&K Abhiyan: clerics' meeting, NCORD, poppy destruction, Mega Padyatra (9 May), South Kashmir Cricket Cup (22 Apr), Unity Cup 2026 (14 Jun), U-17 girls' cricket (Aug)

Anti-drug campaignHeritage & cultureMedia report · Source

Approved 589 Mission YUVA cases; by Sept 2026 Rs 249 crore disbursed under Mission YUVA and 78.5% CD ratio in district banks

Heritage & cultureYouth & livelihoodMedia report · Source

Quelled fuel/LPG panic-buying rumours: met pump operators and gas agencies, warned against hoarding

Heritage & cultureInfrastructureMedia report · Source

Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra 2026 (Pahalgam axis): rate fixation for ponies/pithus, base-camp reviews at Nunwan/Chandanwari/Sheshnag, service-provider meetings; flagged off Yatra from Nunwan with SSP on 3 Jul; visited injured yatris (Aug)

Heritage & cultureTourism & sportMedia report · Source

Launched 'Naqsh-e-Meeras' heritage-crafts workshop at NIFT; Gyan Bharatam manuscript-preservation review; Kanihama craft village

Heritage & cultureGovernance & outreachMedia report · Source

Joined the Ashura (10th Muharram) procession, carried the Alam and served refreshments to mourners

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Heritage revival push: Khankah-e-Naqshband (Rs 4.86 cr), Aali Masjid, Vicharnag temple restoration reviews

Heritage & cultureInfrastructureMedia report · Source

Conceived and hosted the first Chinar Book Festival with National Book Trust at SKICC - 1,000+ publishers, 300 stalls, 1 lakh+ visitors; declared an annual calendar event

EducationHeritage & cultureMedia report · Source

Received first Amarnath Yatra batch at Pantha Chowk (capacity ~5,000); saw off first Hajj-2025 batch; Muharram, Eid, Navreh, Diwali arrangements

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Rushed to Bohri Kadal blaze (historic Bazar Masjid, houses, shops gutted); relief; constituted 9-member expert committee on Rainawari land subsidence (26 Jun)

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Led evacuation of families after cloudburst flash floods in Noorabad villages; no casualties

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Created a tourism calendar: first Aharbal Festival, Aharbal Winter Carnival/Snow Festival, first Vasaknag Festival (Mar 2023); Rs 8.88 cr NABARD Hallan-Chiranbal road

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