GNS RAJOURI

GNS Jammu :  In a press communiqué Nadeem Khan, State General Secretary Youth PDP said that the government approach towards the PHE & PDD daily wagers in district Poonch for their transfer in different Tehsils of District Poonch like Mendhar, Haveli, Surankot suffering a lot form the last one year. Mendhar employees who is  daily wager in PHE & PDD doing is duty in Poonch Mandi, Surankot suffering a lot due to low wages & accommodation problems. He demanded that they may concerned areas from where they were belongs so that their promlems were minimize and they turn well there duty knowing areas. The present regime of National Conference headed by younger Abdullah does not paying attension to the twins border areas of District Rajouri & Poonch and always neglected by giving them step-motherly treatment to them. The present coalition government failed to provided the basic commodities to the snow fall and heavy rain-fall areas of Rajouri & Poonch...

GNS JAMMU : Mr. Romal Singh-district President NCP and Mr. Shakti Singh-Secretary NCP alongwith their supporters today joined Congress party at PCC HQ. Shaheedi Chowk, Jammu , in presence of Thakur Hari Singh-Vice President JKPCC, Anil Pachiala-Working President DCC Udhampur, D.S.Langeh-Working President DCC Jammu (U), Inayatullah Rathar-President DCC Kulgam, J.L.Kaul-President  BCC and others. Speaking on the occasion both the leaders expressed their full faith over the policies and programmes of Congress party and its leadership Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Shri Rahul Gandhi and President JK PCC Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP. They said Congress is the only secular force in Jammu and Kashmir which enjoys support in all three regions of the state and has always taken care of the interests of people of all sections of the society.  

GNS Jammu : Reiterating resolve of his party to address aspirations of all regions and sub-regions of the state, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohamamd Sayeed today said that through its visionary and pro-people policies PDP led regime had set an example of good governance wherein all sections of the society were treated equally. “Policies and programmes of PDP are formulated by incorporating wishes and aspirations of all sections, all regions and sub-regions of the state”, Mr Sayeed said while addressing a function to welcome prominent leader from Rajouri Advocate Choudhary Qamar, who along with hundreds of his supporters joined PDP today in the presence of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and other senior leaders of the party. Calling upon party workers to spread message of the party in every nook and corner of the state, Mr Sayeed reminded the PDP during its tenure had fulfilled the promises which the party had made with the people of Jammu...

Proposal to increase MBBS seats in medical colleges of J&K still a dream. By Tahir Mushtaq   GNS JAMMU : While government makes tall claims of improving the health infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, but it mostly forgets to fully implement its policies.  Few years back, department of health and medical education had submitted a proposal to increase the number of seats in Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) in both the Government Medical Colleges (GMC) of Jammu and Srinagar from 100 to 150 per college.  The same was planned to implement from the next session, but till date nothing changed in the number of seats in MBBS.  Sources said that the Medical Council of India (MCI) teams have also conducted two inspections in both Medical Colleges of the state.  Similarly, in the GMC Srinagar, the teams had pointed out shortage of faculty in some streams. When the team visited second time the GMC Jammu had overcome all infrastruc...

By Sunny Sangral  GNS JAMMU, : Nearly 80,000 applications seeking pension under the Integrated Social Security Scheme (ISSS) are pending with the social welfare department in Jammu region, denying the financial assistance to the beneficiaries to be targeted under the scheme.  ISSS covers aged, handicapped, widows and other poor sections of the society who have been brought under the scheme to allow them to live a life of dignity. The scheme is fully financed and sponsored by the state government.  While the officials claim that scarcity of funds is delaying the approval of the pending cases, but sources said that corruption and embezzlement in the department has slowed down the process in entire state with the needy being the end sufferers.  Under the scheme a meager amount of Rs 200 per month is being given to widows, destitute, divorces and old people, while Rs 400 is being paid to physically challenged persons.  “Lack of coordination between th...