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GNS JAMMU, :Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that preservation of heritage is the national duty and all are equal stakeholders in this stupendous task. He said the departments and agencies entrusted with this job have all the more important responsibility to shoulder. “Jammu and Kashmir is abode of rich cultural diversity and heritage mosaic”, he said laying stress on its preservation and showcasing at national and international levels. He said that a comprehensive strategy and active public participation is imperative in this regard. “This novelty of the State could be utilized in generating wide-ranging economic activities by roping in tourists, historians, students and others”, he added. Inspecting the work of conservation and restoration project for Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex here, the Chief Minister said that the State Government with Central assistance is working on various initiatives in the State to protect and restore the heritage glory of Jammu, Kashmir and L

GNS SRINAGAR, FEBRUARY 07: The Advisor to Chief Minister, Mr. Mubarak Gul today met various deputations at Chief Minister’s Private Office, Srinagar. The deputationists representing different walks of life put forth their demands before the Advisor. The Advisor heard them patiently and assured them that their demands would be looked into on priority basis. He directed concerned officers to ensure timely disposal of the cases. A deputation of Contractual Lecturers also called on the Advisor and discussed various issues regarding their employment. The Advisor assured them that the issue would be taken up with Higher Education Minister for consideration. Various other deputations projected their demands regarding supply of foodgrains, transformers and other basic amenities. Speaking on the occasion, the Advisor said that Government have introduced various poverty alleviation schemes to further improve the socio-economic status of the people living in the State. He urged people to take

Tahir Mushtaq    GNS JAMMU,:While already existing colleges in Jammu and Kashmir lack infrastructure, government has sent a proposal to centre to establish Women Colleges at each district.  According to the officials, these will be separate from the already announced Degree colleges being constructed by the state under the Prime Ministers Reconstruction Programme. Sources said that if the proposal is accepted, 90 per cent of the funds will be borne by the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry while state will have to invest only 10 per cent of the money.  Officials said that the Higher Education Department is giving final touches to the proposal in this regard and the same will be placed before HRD Ministry, but the proposal will not include districts like Jammu, Srinagar, Kathua, Pulwama, Udhampur and Sopore which already have women colleges, either part of co-educational or only women specific.  “Aim is to encourage women education as many families particularly in ru

GNS JAMMU :The ongoing 7 th  Annual ‘SaMaPa Aalap’ presented by Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts (SaMaPa) in collaboration with Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board and Deptt. of Tourism, J&K, featured blissful Santoor recital by Santoor Maestro & Music Composer Abhay Rustum Sopori on the 11 th  day of the festival. The concert was organized at the Ved Mandir, Amphalla, Jammu specially for the children of Bal and Balika Niketan. The concert was attended by eminent musicologist and senior music critic of the country, and Vice President SaMaPa Pt. Pandit Vijay Shankar Mishra, Sufi maestro Ragini Rainu, Vocalist Vidushi Uma Garg and various members of the Ved Mandir like Vice President Capt. Purshoptam Sharma, Secretary K. K. Mengi, Jt. Secretary Dr. Kuldeep Raj Gupta, Treasurer Bal Krishan Gupta, and many others including Retd. DIG Ramesh Kaul Ashok K. Kaul and famous Pediatric Dentist Dr. Bhavna Kaul. Abhay Sopori presented Raga Basant Mukhari commencing his recit

Rajouri February7:Expressing their resentment and anguish  over the attitude of state government in empowering Panchayets, large  number of Srapnaches of border region of Poonch and Rajouri have  threatened an agitation against the government if they were not  empowered at par with other states of the country like Hamachel  Pardesh and Rajisthaan . Demanding the implementation of 73rd  amendment of Indian constitution in the state of Jammu and Kashmir,  Sarpanches said that they don’t want such a public friendly act be  made hostage of article 370 .  This they revealed in press conference  organized at border district Rajouri on Tuesday . Accompanied by large number of Panches and Sarpanches, Shafiq Mir  Sarpanch Poshaana of border district Poonch said that they ( Panches  and Sarpanches) were formulating a strategy to launch an agitation  against what he called the callous attitude of state government  towards basic democratic institutions . Shafiq Mir

GNS Kathua, Feb 07: Expressing his concern over prevailing trust deficit in the government and mal-administration in the state, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party PDP Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today sought support of the people to change the present inefficient and corrupt system so as to give justice to the all sections of the society. Addressing an impressive public meeting at Kathua, Mr Sayeed said that during its tenure PDP-Congress regime had proved how to bring change in the life of the people by propagating the pro-people policies. “We had just 16 members in our kitty but we took revolutionary steps to provide justice to the all sections of the society”, he said and added that it was only during PDP-Congress regime that governance consciousness was generated in the people of Jammu and Kashmir. PDP-Congress regime had brought transparency in the governance by strengthening democratic institutions in the state. He said that not only accountab