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GNS Jammu, November :Jawaharlal Nehru’s 122 nd Birth Anniversary was solemnized at Congress Headquarters Jammu today. A large number of Congress functionaries & workers attended and paid floral tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru’s memory. Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP (President JKPCC) presided over the function. Speaking on the occasion Prof. Soz characterized Nehru as the true builder of modern India who laid foundation of numerous institutions during his life time which later became significant milestones of India’s march towards socio-economic development. Prof. Soz emphasized that when Jawaharlal Nehru was at the helm, India was fighting a battle against poverty and illiteracy. But, Nehru made it possible not only to fight a glorious battle for socio-economic resurgence of India, but also bring India at the World stage to lead the World in the realm of ideas. It is an established fact Soz said, that he (Nehru) succeeded in achieving a role for India in the international arena, which was s...

Photo by GNS GNS November 15 : In connection with its on-going campaign against corruption and mis-governance of the present regime headed by National Conference, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today organized protest demonstrations at all district headquarters of Jammu province. Senior leaders of the party participated in the demonstrations. The main demonstration was held at Jammu which was led by PDP president Mehbooba Mufti in which hundreds of party workers were present.Addressing the workers, PDP chief said that due to non existence of a working government, the responsibility of PDP has increased manifold. The sufferings of the people on all fronts have made it compulsory for the PDP to take the route of agitation for highlighting day today problems of the common masses. Moreover by making comparison of present regime with the previous PDP-Congress government, peoples’ expectations from the party have also gone up.Ms Mufti said that present government during the last three y...

By: Kuldip Nayar Pakistan envoy Shahid Malik, who has served the longest at New Delhi, appreciates India's sensibilities. Years of staying in the country have taught him that very few windows open in sombre relations between the two countries. But whenever there is even a small aperture, it should be used fully. Therefore, Malik was quick to remove the misunderstanding on Pakistan's decision to extend the Most Favoured Nation (MFN) status to India. The impression on the Indian end was that Pakistan was dragging its feet after announcing the MFN status. He said that "there is no question of a U-turn about it". Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani, too, reiterated the sameassurance that the respective ministries have been asked to give concrete shape to the process. People in India should not think that Pakistan is going back on its announcement. The MFN status has been long overdue. Under the WTO commitment, every country has to give it. India extended the status to Pakis...

By: B L SARAF The Public Safety Act (PSA ) may have withstood the test of the constitutionality. It may not be a lawless law, as some over enthusiastic activists would like us to believe. Living as we are in the mine fields of hate and terror spread around and people with triggers in their hands ready to pull them, any time anywhere, one can't wish away this law. Its desirability, though not welcome, can't be questioned at this stage. But then the hard fact remains.The PSA has some measures in it which, in the present scenario of activism for the respect of human rights and transparency, look a bit incongruous. The law surely needs a human face and a human heart. In this regard, it is gratifying to note that the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government is under way to mollify some provisions of this law. The CM has given a broad idea of the change like curtailing the period of detention of a detenue under Section 18 of the Act and that the Advisory Board would be made more...

By Shafiq Mir GNS RAJOURI ; Though the revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act ( AFSPA) is a popular demand in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, but this is not the only issue of the state of Jammu and Kashmir due to which the people were suffering. In the past three years of his tenure as chief minister of Jammu Kashmir , the state has been witnessing only protests one after an other. During this period, the miss governance reached at an alarming level and corruption touched sky . Interestingly, at present when chief minister Omar Abdullah is demanding revocation of AFSPA from some areas of the state, the whole of the state is protesting against the new job policy introduced by him . Secondly, when Omar Abdullah is talking about AFSPA, the newly elected panchayets of the state are demanding delegation of powers to them . These are not the only issues of Jammu and Kashmir, the state was facing want get resolved . Political observers say, there are many reasons for Omar Abdullah to ...