GNS RAJOURI

  GNS  Srinagar , June 29 :: Peoples democratic Party (PDP) president Ms Mehbooba Mufti today paid her obeisance at the Dargah of Sheikh Sayed Abdul Qadir Jeelani RA  at Khanyar. The Dargah suffered an extensive damage in a recent fire incident. The cause of which is still unknown. Mehbooba paid her respects and obeisance and also visited the family of the Sajada Nisheen Khalid Geelani Sahib.

Expressed his concern over poor production of mutton and wool in our state. Vakil expressed grave concern over developing situation in Kashmir due to the unfortunate incident of fire at Hazrat Dastgeer Sahib (RA)                                        GNS Achabal Sopore, 29 July 2012: Former minister and AICC member Abdul Gani Vakil has expressed his grave concern over what he termed as neglected fruit industry of Jammu and Kashmir State. He said over five lakh people were associated with horticulture produce and were solely dependent on this industry for their livelihood but uncared for attitude of government towards these people in Sopore has left many high and dry. Addressing a party convention at Achabal Sopore today Vakil said the fruit growers are being extended no incentives due to which they were not able to grow and compete with other growers of Himachal Pradesh. The poor marketing policy as well as conventional packaging system being encouraged by the state go

GNS  RAJOURI 29  :    Residents of Ward No 7 and 8  Rajouri  held a protest against Muncipal Committee and blocked the road near Abdullah Bridge. The speakers in this protest said that the trucks of Municipal Committee Rajouri throw garbage of the entire city including the dead animals near the residential area causing foul smell and added that with this the life of residents of Ward No 7 and 8 has become has become so inconvenience that the morning and evening walkers have stopped adopting this route. Shafqat Wani, Ishtiaq Bhatta, Imtiaz Bhatta, Ashar Khan and Javed Khan said that they approached the municipal authorities number of times to stop throwing garbage but they turned a deaf ear to it.  Left with no alternative they were forced to organise a sit-in and block the road. Since a lengthy jam was created on the main road  up to Rajouri Bus Stand, the senior officers of Municipal Committee including Mohammad Shakoor and Mohammad Farooq reached the spot and pacified the protester

GNS JAMMU JUN 29 : S.D Rohmetra, Editor-in-Chief and owner of J&K’s leading newspaper Daily Excelsior has been hospitalised at New Delhi. Reliable sources told STATE TIMES that following deterioration in his condition on Sunday night, S.D Rohmetra was shifted to New Delhi for specialised treatment, where doctors advised him immediate hospitalisation. Here it is relevant to mention that S.D Rohmetra, a pillar of journalism in Jammu and Kashmir, had suffered from throat cancer few years ago. However, he recovered after strenuous efforts of the doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Many nears and dears along with prominent citizens of town wished early recovery of S.D Rohmetra.

BY TAHIR MUSHTAQ. GNS JAMMU, June 29: While the Power Development Department (PDD)claims that pending electricity bills is leading to revenue losses in Jammu and Kashmir, but the department has failed to recover nearly Rs 1000 from various government departments and politicians in the state.  Sources said that despite tall claims by the government and even Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather from time to time that a special drive has been launched to recover the dues, but so far very few departments have cleared their bills, which runs into crores of rupees.  Even recently government has also submitted a detailed data about the government officers, MLAs, and Ministers who are major defaulters in the state.  According to the official records, PHE Department has an pending amount of Rs 362 crore while Medical Education Department is a defaulter of Rs 23 crore. Likewise Jammu and Kashmir Police and Education Department Rs 6 crore to PDD whereas Forest Department Rs 2 crore, D