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GNS NEW DELHI, FEB 16: Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has approved the construction of Zojila tunnel in Kashmir Valley to provide all season link to the twin districts of Kargil and Leh with other parts of the country. This was stated by Minister for Transport Mr. Qamar Ali Akhoon   after attending high level meeting convened by the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Dr. C. P. Joshi, here today. The Minister said that foundation stone for construction of first phase 6 Km tunnel with a tentative cost of Rs 200 crore per km, from Gagangir to Sonamerg would be in August 2012.  The Director General Roads would personally oversee the work till the commissioning of the tunnel, Akhoon informed.     He said the date for starting work on IInd phase from Baltal to Mainamerg shall be announced at the foundation laying ceremony. The Minister said that feasibility report for the tunnel project has already been prepared. He said that the Union Minister has set March 2012

SRINAGAR, FEB 16  : Laying stress on further pushing of SKEPWY initiative and bringing more and more educated youth under its ambit to address unemployment crisis in the State, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday asked the officers to sensitize the administration in this regard down the line. “The awareness and education about the scheme needs to be adequately disseminated among the youth and the flow of finances for launch of independent livelihood smoothened”, he said and emphasized on giving necessary fillip to the uptake of SKEWPY. Reviewing the progress of District Plan 2011-12 of Kulgam District in a District Development Board meeting at SKICC here, Omar Abdullah said that the State Government has allotted substantial funds under SKEWPY to provide required financial assistance to the youth for start of ventures. The meeting was attended by Minister for Forests, Mian Altaf Ahmad, Minister for Social Welfare, Sakina Itoo, Advisors to the Chief Minister, Mubarak Gul and Devende

GNS Jammu Feb 16:-  A meeting was held under the Chairmanship of Syed Asgar Ali, MLC in which is a serious concern was felt over the callous  attitude of the Government towards the snow bound hilly areas of Districts Doda and Kishtwar. People of the far flung area like Marwah, Dachhan, Bhalessa, Thathri, Chinta, Marmat, Desa etc. are facing lot of difficulties for non-avaiability of essential commodities like Medicines, Ration, Cooking Gas, Kerosene Oil etc. as link roads connected these villages to Kishtwar, Bhaderwah and Doda towns have totally been disturpted. There is also acute shortage of drinking water and electricity. It was urged upon the Government to take immediate remedial measures and these essential commodities be sent there through air  and also link roads be got repaired on emergent basis so that the people of the far flung areas be able to get essential commodities particularly Medicines from near about towns. It was also stressed upon the Government that 1-2 months

GNS Jammu, Feb 16: Doubting intension of the state government to conduct civic bodies elections in the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today regretted that instead of holding civic bodies elections in proper manner the National Conference (NC) led coalition regime was more interested in just completing this democratic exercise as a formality to get the central funds. In a joint statement issued here today, PDP leaders expressed surprise that state government has announced to complete civic bodies elections by the end of April this year despite the fact that process of delimitation of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is still going on. “How is it possible to complete the election process before completing the delimitation process?” they asked and pointed many areas deserved to be included in the JMC limits are still not included in the JMC. They especially mentioned fast developing areas like Bithandi, Sunjwan, Chatta and some outer areas of Sainik Colony which are still exc

GNS Bandipore :People's Democratic Party (PDP)president Mehbooba Mufti has said while corruption graph was rising to unprecedented levels in the state the government response to it was becoming more and more farcical. Addressing party workers of Bandipore district here today she said nobody would be impressed by the coalition government's witch hunt among the low grade employees to find scapegoats for its massive frauds and failures. She was referring to government announcement of premature retirement of 13 middle rung and low paid employees yesterday in the name of cleansing the administration. Party General Secretary Mohammed Dilawar Mir, District President Yasir Reshi, Zonal presidents Imtiyaz Hameed Reshi and Ab Majid Rahi, party leaders Adv Ab Majid Mir, Shiekh Qawamudin Shilwati and Ab Rashid Singh were also present and addressed the workers on this occasion. Mehbooba said corruption in high places could not be controlled by removal of teachers, linemen and technic

GNS JAMMU : A meeting of Mahila Congress Committee was held at PCC HQ. Shaheedi  Chowk, Jammu  today in which the problems of women folk were discussed. Mrs. Prabha Slathia-President District Mahila Congress Committee Jammu chaired the meeting. S/Smt. Sita Devi-General Secretary, Suman Devi, Koushalya Devi, Nrani Devi, Vishnu Devi, Shashi Devi, Smt. Vijay Chib and Veena Devi were the prominent who spoke in the meeting. Speaking in the meeting the women leaders expressed their full faith over the policies and programmes of Congress party and its leadership Smt. Sonia Gandhi and PCC President Prof. Saifuddin Soz.  They said that Congress is the only secular force in Jammu and Kashmir which enjoys support in all three regions of the state and has always taken care of the interests of people of all sections of the society. The women leaders also stressed for strengthening the Mahila Congress for ensuing Municipal Elections in the state and also the problems to the women folk  sh

By Meer Saleem           Could the Titanic have been the most ingenious assassination in history? As youngsters, we’re all told the infamous story of the Titanic, the supposedly indestructible ship that sunk on its maiden voyage. We’re all familiar with the story: the ship left Southampton, England, headed for New York City on April 10, 1912. Four days into the voyage, at 11:40pm on April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg and sank at 2:20am, “resulting in the deaths of 1,517 people in one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history." Bad luck, we’re all led to believe. No one saw the iceberg and so the infallible ship sank. Bummer… But few of us ever think that through. Forget, for a moment, the story we’re all fed. Does it make sense? The point is that just because we’re told a story when we’re young, doesn’t mean we should simply accept it as absolute truth. Let’s take a look at some of the facts surrounding the sinking of