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GNS JAMMU 5 th  December, : Mr Shakir Siddiqui, Senior leader PDP OF District Kishtwar said that the promises made by the national Conference led Coalition Government at the time of 2008 Elections have not fulfilled so far. This Government has failed on all fronts particularly it has no clear cut policy for the unemployed Educated Youth who were promised at the time of Election that they all will be given suitable employment and even announced that Middle Pass Youth of far flung areas shall also be accommodated in Police and other Paramilitary Forces. But all promised made remained in air only. A number of highly Qualified Educated Youth skilled/Unskilled are running from pillar to post for getting employment but so far nothing happened and many young educated youth have crossed their age of appointment and have been frustrated.  Mr. Siddiqui urged the Government that the projects like Ratli, Pakul-Dul and Karthai which are to be started  shortly should ...

GNS J ammu, Dec 5 : Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said his party has emerged as genuine, strong and credible voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir through its convictions and visionary policies. “The pro people visionary agenda of the party is formulated by incorporating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society and we never compromised with our agenda for attaining power”, Mr Sayeed said while addressing a function to welcome eminent political leader from Poonch Shah Mohammad Tantary who joined PDP today along with hundreds of his supporters. Former Chief Minister said that it was result of the visionary political and economic agenda of the party that PDP has emerged as real voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and has earned credibility of the common masses through its convictions.  Seeking cooperation of the people, he said that PDP with the help of the masses want to change destiny of t...

By Ajmair Wani GNS JAMMU:  The National Secular Forum (NSF) has asked the Jammu University (JU) not to go for BEd admissions as the Forum of BEd Colleges was pressing it hard for the same. Instead, JU should take action against the erring colleges and think of opening counseling once again. Addressing a press conference, NSF president Vikas Sharma said, "BEd colleges committed number of irregularities during the last academic session. University had ordered inquiry to unearth those irregularities. But so far nothing has come out. BEd colleges have made the mockery of the system. They indulge in large scale irregularities and at the same time asking for admissions to fill their seats." He advised JU administration to apply Carrot and Stick Policy with the BEd colleges. Sharma said, "The academic session of BEd commenced on October 15 and already 50 days have passed and how it would be possible to admit the students at this stage. JU must not open the counseling o...

                                                                                                                                                        سرینگر//نیشنل کانفرنس صدر اور مرکزی وزیر ڈاکٹر فاروق عبداللہ نے مسئلہ کشمیر کو حل کرنے کیلئے زمینی حقائق کاادراک ایک اہم قدم قرار دیا ہے۔ انہوں نے کہاکہ کشمیر کابھارت کا حصہ بننا خود اس کا فیصلہ تھا کیونکہ یہاں کے لوگوں نے گاندھی کی ان تعلیمات کو تسلیم کیا جوانہوں نے متفرق مذاہب وخیالات کے لوگوں کے ساتھ ساتھ رہنے اور اور افہام وتفہیم کے عمل میں ووٹ کا حق دئے جانا شامل ہے۔ ’تنازعات کو عام مقصدبنانے ‘‘کے عنوان کے تحت ہندوستان ٹائمز کے لیڈرشپ کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے...

GNS SRINAGAR:  Maharaj Gunj, which has a history of more than 200 years and once used to be the nerve centre of the commercial activities, has lost its sheen owing to the negligence by the successive state governments. This market is believed to have been constructed by the Maharaja Ranbhir Singh in 1806, in an era when merchandise was transported on bullock carts to many Mandis (wholesale markets) of South Asia through the Jhelum Valley road (now called Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road). The market falls in the congested area of the Downtown area of Srinagar city on the banks of River Jhelum and houses more than 2000 shops. Mahraj Gunj which once used to be the hub of commercial activities and abuzz with the people has lost its identity and craves for attention. President, Maharaj Gunj Traders Association, Ghulam Rasool Sheikh recalls the times when this market used to be the centre for commercial activities. "Before 1947, this market was the centre of all commercial activit...

By   J&K Monitor  GNS JAMMU:  14,359 hectares of forest land has been encroached upon in Jammu and Kashmir by land sharks. The data revealed that in just last two years a total 9282 hectors of land was encroached upon, whereas, only 15 hectares of area could be cleared from the land grabbers. On the contrary only 64 hectares of forest land in Jammu and 944 hectares in Kashmir have been retrieved from the encroacher’s in past few years. As per the sources, despite tall claims by the government to take action against the encroachers, in Kashmir valley 4,877 hectares is under the encroachers while 9,482 hectares in Jammu region has been galloped by the land mafia under the very nose of the administration. The figures provided by the sources indicate that maximum encroachment has taken place in Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch districts in Jammu region and Anantnag, Pahalgam, Shopian, Jhelum Valley, Lidder, Tangmarg in Kashmir. A senior officer from the forest departme...