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                                  GNS JAMMU, Dec :   The Revenue Ministry has ordered a high level inquiry into entire gamut of encroachments on Government land, tampering of revenue record to convert Nazool or other land for sale and purchase and all other irregularities committed by the land mafia in Jammu during past few years. Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, Sanjeev Verma will head the inquiry committee, official sources said. An order to this effect has been issued by the Revenue Ministry. The inquiry committee will have administrative powers. This has been done to ensure that administrative action was taken on report and recommendations of committee. Sources said the inquiry committee would cover all kind of encroachments made on the Government land by influential persons including State Times Editor, Raj Daluja alias Raji, some police officers and others. All encroachments made by Raji and reported by the Excelsior during past few days, have also been referred to the inquiry c

By: Harini Calamur This week's unintentional political humour came from KapilSibal, the honourable Union minister in charge of two vital ministries, communications & information technology and human resources development. The first ministry deals with the fast growing areas of telecommunications, and IT. Sibal's mandate is to help them grow faster, better and in a manner that encourages better communications, cheaper telephony, investment in the IT sector, and to support the IT industry that has managed to power so much of India's growth story outside its shores. The HRD ministry is in charge of both school & literacy and higher education. It is estimated that over half of India's population is under 18, and this is the ministry that ensures that this young population is schooled and trained for employment. Two vital ministries with a lot of work to be done. But, Sibal is obviously superman. He has not only managed to conquer the work load in these two ministr

GNS JAMMU  December, :   A meeting of PDP Workers of Mahore Zone (District Reasi) was held at Mahore under the Chairmanship of Mr. Abdul Rashid Wani, Vice President, PDP District Reasi. In the meeting various problems being faced by people of Mahore Zone such as unemployment increased rates of essential commodities, non-implementation of developmental works by R&B, R&D and other agencies were discussed in detail. The meeting was also addressed by Mr. Mushtaq Ahmed Malik, President PDP Youth Wing Mahore and he also lighted the problems and miseries of the people of Mahore Zone. He also urged the Government to store sufficient stocks of essential commodities in this zone so that the people of the area may not suffer for want of the same during the winter season. The meeting was also attended by Mohd Shafi Malik  Retd. Tehsildar, Bashir Ahmed Lone Shajroo, Ghulam Nabi Malik, Mohd Ibrahim, Shabir Ahmed Mughal, Mohd Yaqoob Khan, Shamas Din Khan, Abdul Majid Malik and Sadr-ud-din

GNS Vijaypur, December : A meeting of  Block Congress Committee Vijaypur was held at Vijaypur under the chairmanship of Thakur Hari Singh-Vice President PCC. While speaking in the meeting Thakur Hari Singh said that the people of the Vijaypur block are facing great hardships due to long scheduled and unscheduled cuts in the power supply and poor drinking water supply has made the living of people miserable. The old poles and wirings is the main reason of power disruption and the old water pipes and faulty motors is the reason of drinking water crises. He urged upon the concerned authorities to immediately replace the old wires and water pipes and faulty infrastructure and provide uninterrupted power and regular water supply to the people of the areas. He said that the farmers are suffering aqute shortage of fertilizers, seeds and are also facing great hardships of storage of irrigation water as the winter spell is also going on dry. He urged the concerned authoresses look into the ma

GNS Kotranka ( Rajouri), Dec 13 : Seeking support of the people to change the fundamentals of political and administrative system of the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti today said her party had proved how a change could be brought about in the life of people even with a fractured mandate and a short span of time. Addressing a public rally here she said governance consciousness was generated in the people of Jammu and Kashmir only after experiencing the positive impact of the previous PDP-Congress government on their daily lives and they would hence forth not compromise on the quality of governance. Mehbooba said the state had unfortunately been exploited previously on emotional slogans alone without keeping pace with the requirements of development and growth that had hit the remote and the backward areas the hardest. She said the government under Mufti Mohammed Sayeed unlocked the process of development by scrapping the ban on recruitments to gove