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GNS SRINAGAR, Dec : The government’s claim of funding Madrasas in the state seems inducing a new political controversy with parties across the board questioning the authenticity of the claims and utilisation of the funds. A day after principal opposition PDP demanded white paper on the controversy over the release of central funds to Madrasas, the separatist leader, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, today cautioned the religious heads against the “hidden agenda of the agencies.” “We are not bothered about how the funds were utilised or who eats up the money, but we are concerned about the hidden policy which is the base of these claims. The policy can be vicious for our ongoing movement,” Geelani said in a press statement issued here. “I caution all the religious institutions within the boundaries of the state to remain cautious against this trap set by the agencies. The religious heads must see as most important the social and national cause,” he appealed. The statement from the veteran separa...

GNS JAMMU  December  :   On successful  struggle  and initiative of Syed Kabir Shah & Adv. Majid Shah  number of prominent persons led by Ajay Kumar Sharma, Digvijay Singh,Raj Kumari, Adv.Anil Vijay Kumar, & Ishtiaq Ahmad Kataria joined PDP in an impressive function at PDP office, Gandhinagar, Jammu in presence of senior PDP leaders S.T.S. Bajwa, Vice President, Ved Mahajan, Sd. H.S. Sodhdi, Bushan Lal Dogra, Sunil Bhat, Mrs. Sushila Jamwal, Geeta Thakur, Anju Bhan, S.Sukhwinder Singh, Chatter Singh Saini, Digvijay Singh. Vimal Sharma, Master Bhagwan Dass and many others. While welcoming them in the Party-fold S. T.S. Bajwa said that PDP is the only Party who can solve the problems of the general masses. Shile speaking on the occasion Syed Kabir Shah said during the tenure of Jenab Mufti Mohd. Sayed as chief Minister equal development of all the three regions was taken and no discrimination was made with any region and people problems were s...

GNS MEHNDER : Former Minister and M.L.A Mendhar Sardar Rafiq Hussain Khan today demanded that compensation should be given to the  people whose land has been acquired by authorities for constructing  roads. Addressing series of public meetings at village Narool, Banolla, Ari  and Surhoti of Mendhar assembly segment, Khan said that works have  been sanctioned under PMGRY but no compensation has been paid to those who land has been acquired by the authorities for these roads. Khan was accompanied by Sarpanch namely Naseer Choudary , Aftab Tabi, Mohd Sadiq Qazi, Rashid Choudary. In the meetings it was discussed  public grievances of the  respective villages and it was demanded the early of PMGSY Schemes roads in Banolla where yet no compensation were to paid to the  wners  f the land. He also demanded electrification of the un-electrified  left over houses in these villages. Meanwhile more than 100 workers of National Conference quitt...

By Sister Marwa S.  Would you press accept? Or would you stay awake late at night, pondering it before you slept? Will you be tempted to press ignore? ... Will you feel at war? Will you feel happy that the prophet thought of you as a part of his ummah, his friend? Will you start to make amends? Or will you be worried about what he will think of your profile? Will it become your biggest trial? Will you finally delete that horoscope application? Will you change your favourite quotes to glorify creation? Will you delete those late night webcam pictures without the hijab? Will you look at your life and feel a stab? As you add the qu’ran as your favourite book? Will you feel like a fake, a crook? Will you take a few days to make sure everything is within Islamic law? Will your heart finally begin to thaw? Will you delete your old conversations? Or will you feel nothing at all and continue following your temptations? Will you pres...

By Tahir Mushtaq   GNS JAMMU, Dec  : A scrap of the nurses' ward’s roof collapsed in the Gynaecology and children's wing of a government hospital here on Saturday afternoon, raising question mark over the 60-year old building, housing one of the largest children hospital in Jammu region.  Police sources informed that there was no report of any death or injury, but general chaos prevailed in the hospital for many hours as patients and officials visited the spot where the roof collapsed.  Spokesperson from the Shri Maharaja Gulab Singh (SMGS) Hospital informed that the children's ward had been vacated a few days ago for repair work.  Top officials and rescue teams immediately rushed to the spot. The authorities were inquiring to ascertain the reason of the collapse.  SMGS was the first government hospital in Jammu and was inaugurated in May 1940.  Sources said that this incident cannot be put to backburner as thousands of children and ...

GNS SRINAGAR : Railways today began inquiry into the train derailment in Anantnag district last month in which more than 20 persons were injured. "R K Kardham, Commissioner of Railway Safety, Northern Circle today began the inquiry into the accident that took place on November 23," an official spokesman said. A number of witnesses were examined at Budgam Railway office on first day of inquiry, which  will continue tomorrow, he said. "Anyone from general public, interested in providing any information regarding the accident, can also depose before the inquiry tomorrow during working hours," he added. At least 20 persons were injured on November 23 when a train from Qazigund to Srinagar derailed in Kulgam district. It was the first such incident since train services were launched in Kashmir Valley in 2008. Preliminary inquiry had suggested that the accident took place because of problem in the brakes of the train.