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                                        GNS JAMMU, APRIL 20 –: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Friday reaffirmed his government’s commitment for equitable development of all sections of the society and reaching out to downtrodden on development front with focused attention. Speaking to a delegation of Guru Sant Kabir Sabha who called him here to convey their gratitude for declaring Sant Kabir’s Jayanti as holiday, Omar Abdullah said that justice to all has been underlined as the benchmark of the functioning of the government. Omar Abdullah said that acceptance of the justified demands and taking right action to redress the grievances of people is important ingredient in the delivery of good-governance. He said that various measures aimed at ameliorating the lot of weaker sections of the society have been already initiated during the last three years which are showing visible impact on ground.  The Chief Minister said that the administration has been sensitized at all levels to focus on

London (PR) A human rights group has urged India and Pakistan to lift bans over free speech in Jammu and Kashmir region. “We are extremely concerned over the deteriorating situation of freedom of expression in Kashmir where free speech is under extreme threats”. Said a statement issued by the Press For Peace(PFP) on Friday while commenting over recent developments in Kashmir region. The statement expressed deep concern over recent sanctions on civil liberties imposed by India and Pakistan in disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir. It said that Indian government has harassed and intimated the users of social networking media. It added that the freedom of expression is a cornerstone of democracy and freedoms; however, silencing the political dissidents in Kashmir is against the basic human rights guaranteed by international agreements and United Nations human rights charter. In Indian Jammu and Kashmir authorities have launched a major crackdown’ agains

GNS Srinagar, April  20 :  Peoples Democratic Party  (PDP) strongly condemned the shooting incident in srinagar that resulted the killing of ASI Sukhpal  Singh. Expressing deep shock at the loss of another precious life to a senseless violence  party Chief Spokesman Naeem Akhtar said such killings don’t serve any purpose except creating personal tragedies. He conveyed party’s deep feeling of grief and solidarity to the family of the deceased. The spokesman said the party patron Mufti Mohammed Saeed and president Mehbooba Mufti were shocked to learn about the killing and have conveyed deep condolences. Party General Secretary Mohd Dilawar Mir and senior leader Syed Mohammed Altaf Bukhari have also condemned the attack and expressed solidarity with his family. The spokesman said many such incidents had taken place in srinagar even though the militant presence in the state has drastically come down. “Such attacks have been daring and carried out in broad day light in busiest areas

By Tahir Mushtaq There is an old deep rooted nexus of corrupt clerks, which is active in ZEO and CEO offices and proving hindrance in the way to state government in its resolve to improve educations system in the Government schools.  The Chief Minister (CM), Omar Abdullah, himself is holding the charge of Education Department, some sort of drastic changes are expected and required to root out the nexus of corrupt clerks in education system otherwise, like Govt High School Gosti, other schools will have to be closed sooner or later.  GNS JAMMU, Apr 20: Unchecked corruption in education system and frequent attachments of teachers flouting all the set norms, by the officials of Zonal Education Office (ZEO) Thathri under the protection of Chief Education Office (CEO) Doda have forced the Deputy Commissioner (DC) Doda Farooq Ahmed Khan to order closure of a Government High School Gosti in view of extreme decline in students enrolment from over 150 last year to just 26 at present.