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GNS Srinagar July 8: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said the worsening governance and security situation in the state created a dangerous mix that could assume unpredictable dimensions and direction. Cautioning the people against this grim situation the party president Mehbooba Mufti and senior leader Muzaffar Hussein Baig urged them to direct their resentment along democratic and peaceful channels alone. They were addressing a well attended public meeting at Villgam in Handwara constituency of Kupwara district. The two leaders said the state has suffered too much and too long as a result of the policies and misgovernance of successive NC governments, “but this government takes the cake even by their own standards”. They said the disturbances in 2010 were a result of governance deficit as was admitted by the UPA government at the center itself, of which the state coalition is a part. It was hoped the Omar Abdullah government would learn its lessons and set governance right b

GNS Jammu, July 8: Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed grief and shock over the demise of revered religious figure of South Kashmir, Peer Rafiq Ahmed. Peer Rafiq Ahmed, nephew of patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammed Sayeed, passed away on Saturday. A condolence meeting was held at the party headquarters here today in which all senior leaders of the party were present. Meeting condoled the sad demise of Peer Rafiq Ahmed and expressed their sympathy with the bereaved family. Prominent among those who attended the meeting included Sardar Rangil Singh, Trilok Singh Bajwa, Thakur Balbir Singh, Ved Mahajan, Daman Bhasin, Rafiq Hussain Khan, Choudhary Zulfikar, Sayeed Asgar Ali, Murtaza Khan, Choudhary Hussain Ali Wafa, Bharat Bhushan Gupta, Falail Singh, Jagjit Singh Jagga, Suresh Sharma, Ashok Jogi, Rajinder Singh Manhas, Surinder Choudhary, Satpal Charak, Capt Anil Gour, Rafiq Malik, Rashid Malik, Mohinder Kotwal, Avtar Singh Khalsa, Ashok Raina, Abjeet

GNS Srinagar July 8: Standing by its statement on the government’s inability to spend funds on the Mughal road and other centrally sponsored schemes mentioned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) patron the party today said it had documentary proof to back up the statement. The chief spokesman of the party Naeem Akhtar said here it was understandable that the government whose head treated his people with contemptuous tweets on mounting water, power and electricity problems should deny even what the CAG has observed in no uncertain terms. Inviting the attention of the finance minister to the para no 3.10.4 of the CAG report for the year 2010-2011 Naeem said Abdur Rahim Rather who has a reputation for being a man of ridiculous detail has for obvious reasons of survival jumped in defense of his boss who is directly responsible for the inefficiency in R&B, education, power and planning apart from an overall governance paralysis. The report clearly says under ominously titled par

GNS SrinagarJULY 8 : Army on Sunday said militants are likely to target security forces in busy and heavily populated areas with the aim of causing harm to innocent civilians caught in the crossfire.  "Inimical elements are likely to fire upon security forces in busy populated areas and incite them to open fire so that it could lead to death or injuries to innocent civilians and cause collateral damage," General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lieutenant General Om Prakash said in a statement.  He was commenting on the militant attack at Pampore town of south Kashmir's Pulwama district yesterday in which an Army jawan was killed and another injured.  "Soldiers were securing the NH-44. On finding a suspiciously parked autorickshaw and scooter at Kadlabal Chowk, Pampore, two soldiers approached these vehicles. They were indiscriminately fired upon from very close range... The soldiers in spite of suffering casualties displayed utmost restraint and di

GNS  JAMMU JULY 8: Jammu and Kashmir government today said the Centre has sanctioned new quota of ration for Gujjar and Bakerwal community and ration cards will soon be issued. "New quota of ration for Gujjar and Bakerwal community and migrant population has been sanctioned by the Government of India (GoI) and ration cards will be issued to them soon in Jammu and Kashmir," Minister for Transport and CAPD, Qamar Ali Akhoon, said. The government will provide ration at BPL rates to Nari Niketans, Bal Ashrams, orphanages, shelter homes for the destitute, residential hostels of private schools, hostels for SCs and STs, he also said.