GNS RAJOURI

GNS ,Jammu 29th September, 2011: In a significant development prominent leader of BJP Mrs. Geeta Thakur along-with hundreds of workers namely, Mrs. Santosh Kumari, Mrs. Geeta Sharma & Mrs. Chanchala Devi & others met Jenab Mufti Mohd Sayed & joined PDP with his blessings while reposing full faith in the leadership & assured him that the party programs will be taken to the people. Their joining was motivated by senior PDP leader Capt. Anil Gour. In the same function prominent Social Workers Sh. Rakesh Singh Chib; Haji Abdul Rashid & Haji Bashir Ahmed of Channi Himmat along-with Dr. Suraj Prakash Gupta & Er. Romi Sharma from Jammu West also joined PDP on the persuasion of Ch. Hussain Ali Wafa & Sh. R. K. Bali. Gen. Secy. Thakur Balbir Singh, while welcoming all these people to the party fold congratulated them on taking the decision to join PDP under the leadership of Mufti Sahib & Mtr Mehaboba Mufti & extolled them to start working for spreading the m...

GNS ,Jammu 29th September, 2011: Reposing full faith on the policies and program of People Democratic Party several persons, prominent among them Avtar Singh, Vishal Dhotra, Gharu Ram Bhagat, Rohit Charak, Surjit Phounsa, Ram Murti etc. of Vilages Sarore, Karyal and Ratnal joined PDP in a simple and impressive function at Sarore before Mr. Som Nath Dogra, a senior leader of PDP. While welcoming them Mr. Dogra assured them that our party will do its utmost to solve the problems of the people of Rural areas. He also said that his party will take care of farmers to get seed and fertilizer at appropriate time. He urged them to whole heartedly support and strengthen the People Democratic party. On this occasion Sagar Singh sarpanch, Chaman Lal Panch, Beli Ram and Gurdas Lal prominent persons of the area were also present.

GNS ,Jammu, the 23rd September, 2011: A meeting of PDP workers was held at Katyal (R.S.Pura) under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Shanti Devi, President, PDP Mahila Wing, who was accompanied by Anita Devi, District President, PDP, Mahila Wing, Samba, Nirmal Kaur, Rajinder Kaur, Surinder Kaur, Kamal Sharma, Maheshwar, Dhian Singh etc. In the meeting on the pursuation of Asha Devi and Balwant Kaur and convinced by the policies and programmes of PDP more than three hundred ladies and gents of the area joined PDP. At the time of joining Asha Devi and Balwant Kaur said the people of the area have felt that the PDP is the only Party in the State who can solve the problems of the people of the rural areas and farmers. While welcoming in the Party-fold Mrs. Shanti Devi assured them that PDP will try its utmost to get resolved the problems of the people of the State. He also assured that they come to her at any time for any problem and she will leave no stone unturned to get solved their problems fro...

Tahir Mushtaq JAMMU, Sep 28: There has been whopping increase of Rs 1036 crore in power purchase bill of Jammu and Kashmir in past eight years, with power bill likely to cross Rs 2507 crore during current year. According to the data, from 2002-2010 period, the power bill has shown constant rise, pushing J&K under the debt trap of Rs 250 crore alone. Even the laxity on the part of Power Development Department (PDD) has also contributed in less revenue generation from the consumers, forcing Northern Grid to issue regular warning to the state government for last four years, to reform this sector. It is pertinent to mention here that the power purchase bill during the year 2009 alone (January 2009 to December 2009) was Rs 2351.95 crore. Data says that in Jammu region, unrestricted demand is 1250 MW, while in Kashmir valley this demand is 1450 MW, which comes to about 2700 MW. Similarly restricted demand in Jammu region is 700 MW while in Kashmir it is 800 MW (total 1500 MW), and most o...

GNS Special Report ,Srinagar, Sept 28: In what appeared to be a shabbily scripted political drama, the ruling coalition of Congress and National Conference (NC) today defeated the independent MLA, Engineer Rashid's resolution seeking clemency to the Parliament attack convict Afzal Guru, in Legislative Assembly. After the Congress and BJP repeatedly turned the House into a 'fish market' and others---NC, PDP, CPM and NPP---watched the ruckus like mute spectators, Speaker adjourned the proceedings for a day. Histrionics marked the very beginning of the day's proceedings as all the MLAs and almost all the Ministers of Congress party got up at the Speaker's arrival at 9.30 a.m. and began shouting high-pitch slogans. Without any reason and provocation, they kept yelling for dismissal of the BJP MLAs who had been suspended by their own party over charges of indulging in cross-voting in election for some seats of Legislative Council in April this year. Even as the entire Co...