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GNS JAMMU:: Opposing any reduction of troops from the state, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of BJP on Monday said the time was "not ripe" to repeal AFSPA here as there was a "dire need for utmost vigil" along the border areas.  "The recent cases of threat to elected Sarpanchs and Panchs in Valley also indicate that situation does not allow to think in terms of bringing down level of presence of security forces," state party convener Kuldeep Raj Gupta said.  He accused the Central government of adopting a "soft approach" towards of terrorism by not raising the issue before Pakistan in "strong words" while also referring to recent reported incidents of unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops from across the border.  The BJP leader alleged the state government was more concerned towards the rehabilitation of surrendered militants than the problems of the people.  He also alleged the Centre of not taking security concerns seriously and "

GNS Srinagar: Two more Amarnath pilgrims died during the course of their journey, taking the toll during this year's yatra to 22.  Anita Chourasiya (35) from Uttar Pradesh and Sadhu Ram (34) from Uttrakhand died of cardiac arrest at Brarimarg and Panjtarni areas yesterday, officials said.  Chourasiya was on her way to the 3,880 metre high shrine housing the naturally formed ice-shivligam, while Ram was returning to the Pahalgam base camp after paying obeisance at the temple, they said.    A Pahalgam-bound devotee, Mohan Lal from Delhi, yesterday died at Anokhi Fall on the Srinagar-Jammu highway when a rock fell on him, they said.  Extreme weather conditions have failed to dampen spirits of devotees who are turning up in large numbers for the pilgrimage in its second week.  Over 1.50 lakh devotees have performed 'darshan' at the cave shrine situated in the south Kashmir Himalayas by this afternoon.  The pilgrimage had commenced on June 25 from twin tracks of Baltal i

GNS JAMMU:: Demanding rejection of the report of the Interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir, the Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) on Monday held a protest demonstration and burn copies of the report demanding its rejection.  Led by BJYM state president Munish Sharma, hundreds of Yuva Morcha activists held a massive protest at Rehari Chungi in Jammu city against the report of the Interlocutors.  They also burnt copies of the report demanding its rejection in toto. Speaking on the occasion, Munish Sharma said his Yuva Morcha has been holding protest demonstration against the report throughout the state as the Interlocutors have allegedly failed to highlight the problem of unemployment and recommend any result oriented measures to tackle it.  Claiming the report has only served the cause of the separatists, he said, it has shown least concern for the integration of the state with the rest of the country by scrapping the special status under Article-370.  He said whatever the Interlocu

GNS JAMMU : Jammu and Kashmir DGP K Rajendra Kumar on Monday called for greater synergy among various law enforcing agencies in the state to efficiently deal with various security issues and ensure sustained peace.  "There is need for greater synergy among the law enforcing agencies to ensure sustained peace in the state," Kumar said while chairing a high level meeting at Police Headquarters here.  The police chief asked the officials to maintain constant vigil on the activities of anti-national elements, so that peace in state is not disturbed.  He expressed satisfaction over the security arrangements for the ongoing Amarnath Yatra and directed all officials concerned to personally supervise and implement necessary instructions issued in this regard.  He enquired about the performance of joint control rooms and the meetings of different agencies to maintain coordination as well.  He also appreciated the police for maintaining peace in the state with a people-friendly at

Take stringent measures to curb corruption in the State and make the administration accountable:  “Investigating institutions like State Accountability Commission have become defunct: Vakil                                         GNS Sangrama  July 02:  Former Minister and Member AICC Abdul Gani Vakil  urged the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to take stringent measures to curb corruption in the State and make the administration accountable. Mr. Vakil said  menace of corruption has eroded our system and common masses are not getting justice due to corruption, nepotism and favoritism”, in administration.  He urged the Chief Minister to look into the financial mess in various departments which is hampering the development of our State. The former Minister said that due to red tapism in the administration image of the coalition government is getting eroded among common masses. He said that Congress was against corruption and it was towards this end that Prime Minister Manmohan

By Tahir Mushtaq  GNS JAMMU, JULY 02: In absence of any long term plan to deal with the malaria threat, Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) is dependent on eradication of mosquitoes on only fogging campaign, which the corporation has launched about 20 day back in all the 71 wards of the city.  The drive has been launched in collaboration with Health Department (State Malariologist), supervised by Anti-Malaria Officer to prevent spread of water borne diseases in the area falling within the municipal limits.  Though the corporation has been claiming that its campaign has been able to curb the breeding grounds, but in most parts of the city, mosquito menace is still prevent.  Corporation has appealed the people, especially children and those allergic to smoke to remain in door during fogging and has urged the people to keep their surrounding clean so that mosquitoes don’t get places to breed. “We understand that this drive will not put complete end on the spread of water borne di