GNS RAJOURI

GNS Jammu : President JKPCC Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP (former Union Minister) has expressed deep shock over the death  Shehnaz Begum daughter of veteran Gujjar leader Mian Bashir Ahmed. Mr. Soz has conveyed his personal condolences to Mian Bashir Ahmed and entire family members and relatives and conveyed his sympathies with them.

NC led regime has eroded sanctity and credibility of democratic institutions in state: Mufti GNS SAMBA : Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today regretted that the present regime headed by National Conference (NC), through its gimmicks and misdeeds, has eroded the sanctity and credibility of democratic institutions in the state. Addressing an impressive public meeting at Sumb area of Samba district, Mr Sayeed said that during the last three years the government headed by NC has brazenly undermined all prestigious democratic institutions be it the Assembly, Local Bodies, Panchayati Raj Institutions or District Development Boards (DDBs). “Instead of strengthening these democratic institutions, the present dispensation has been indulged into undemocratic means to undermine the role of elected representatives”, he said and pointed towards inordinate delay in conducting Local Bodies elections in the state.  “Elec...

Vakil urged chief minister to look into the  financial   mess in various departments  which is hampering the development of our State. GNS SAMBA :   Addressing a public meeting at Samba   Former Minister and Ex-MLC Abdul Gani Vakil  said that Congress stands for decentralization of powers and it was towards this end that Panchayat elections were held in Jammu and Kashmir State during the coalition regime. He said that this was the beginning of new era and elected Sarpanches and Panches should now be given powers so that they could prioritise the development of their villages. He asked the government to immediately hold the elections to local bodies and municipal committees so that people at grass root level are empowered. The unprecedented delay, he said was causing great unrest amongst people and it is also against the very policies of Congress. The Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, he said were giving liberal fi...

GNS RAJOURI : The way opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) led by former JK Chief Minister and erstwhile union home minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayed has been emerging as a force in the border region of Poonch , Rajouri, is really a worrying situation for Congress and National Conference . It would be much better to say that the situation if more threatening for NC as compared to Congress as the region has always been strong belt of the former for decades . The latest example is the entry of Chowdhary Qamer Hussain of Rajouri in the party fold who was earlier associated with Congress and had contested on Congress ticket from Rajouri in 2002 assembly elections , but had finished second at  that time . Qamar is not alone in the region who joined PDP in the past some months, National Conference has already received a big loss by loosing its influential cadres in Poonch district . The example is the entry of Shah Mohammad Tantray and Shehzaad Ahmed Khan of Poonch in to PDP  No...

GNS SRINAGAR  ; Ch Mohammad Poswal, State  President GBC youth wing , held a meeting at Srinager , to condole the untimely tragic death of late Sahnaz w/o Ch Mushtaq r/o Surrankote Poonch , in a road accident, Prayer was made for the peace  to  the departed soul and strength to bear the irrecoverable loss to the bereaved family.

Tahir Mushtaq  GNS JAMMU, : With complaints against the services of Power Development Department (PDD) rising every month, government has directed the department to establish call centers in Jammu and at Srinagar divisions.  According to the sources, it is proposed the 24-hour cells will have all the latest equipment like dedicated phone lines, computers, faxes and separate staff so that they can register and take necessary steps to solve the problems of the consumers, who have to face tough time to get their problems resolved.  PDD already had complaint cells, but lack of coordination and accountability within the department make it impossible for the common man to get solution, as far as any electricity related problem is concerned.  According to the sources, although funds are being diverted for the project by the state government, officials have been asked to identity necessary space for the upcoming centre to make it functional for the general public ...