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GNS JAMMU, FEB  22 :  Reconstituted State Transport Advisory Committee (TAC) met here today under the chairmanship of Minister for Transport Mr Qamar Ali Akhoon and deliberated on various issues related to regulation of traffic system in the State. After threadbare discussions on wide ranging issues, TAC suggested severe punishment against those who indulge in overloading in both goods carriage and passenger vehicles. The  meeting further suggested that licenses shall be issued only to those who get training from 59 government registered Driving Training Institutes.   It was also given out that the center has agreed to establish State of Art Driving Training Institute over 100 kanals of land one each in Kashmir and Jammu provinces. In addition, the State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) shall also make its Driving Institute fully functional shortly.  The meeting was informed that an amount of Rs 8 crore has been  realised as fine from overloaded the vehic...

GNS JAMMU, FEB 22  : Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah today lauded the contribution of noted, writer and critic Mohammad Yusuf Taing in the field of art and literature describing him as an important pillar of the literary field. Releasing the Special Number of Sheeraza on the life and achievements of Mr. Taing, Omar Abdullah said that he held the fort with all his enthusiasm and dedication and continues to do so even now despite being involved actively in public life and politics. He said Mr. Taing continued to nurture the writer within him even after he joined politics and maintained the fine balance between politics and intellectual role. The Chief Minister said that Mr. Taing will be remembered among great luminaries of art and literature in the country. He expressed the hope that Mohammad Yusuf Taing’s literary contribution would be recognized at the national level during his life time. He said Mr. Taing did not only perform well in his literary ventures but equally made a mark...

GNS Jammu, Feb 22: Charging National Conference led coalition regime with conducting irrational delimitation of wards in Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC), Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said that the party would see to it till the discrepancies are not removed before announcing elections of the civic bodies.  Party observed that deserving areas of the Jammu city have been deliberately ignored while carving out new cards of JMC, reasons best known to the ruling party. In a joint statement issued here today PDP leaders pointed out that for the last two years the coalition government has been postponing civic bodies elections without any reasons while on the other hand they state government has conducted faulty delimitation to debar democratic rights to many deserving areas of Jammu city. They pointed out that the manner in which creation the new wards has been crated was a glaring example of the discriminatory policy being propagated by this regime. PDP leaders poi...

GNS Srinagar , Feb  22 :  Prof. Saifuddin Soz MP (former Union Minister) & President Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has issued  statement to the press today:- In press statement he said that “ It will be heartening to the people of Jammu & Kashmir particularly to the people of the Kashmir and Mehjoor lovers that the Govt. of India have accepted my proposal and decided to release commemorative stamp on Peerzada Gulam Ahmad Mehjoor. The Government of India’s decision was conveyed to me recently and the commemorative stamp will be released any time during the year 2012. It will be recalled that I had made special mention on Shere-e-Kashmir Mehjoor in the Rajya Sabha during the last session and, thereafter, I had discussed this matter thoroughly with Shri Kapil Sibbal Hon’ble Union Minister of HRD who had lent support to my proposal. I have requested HRD Minister especially philately division Department of Posts that the commemorative sh...

By S News   GNS KASHMIR :Syed Danish Ali Naqvi, a resident of Kamalkote, Uri in Baramullah District had migrated to Lucknow four months back after completing his graduation from the local degree college. Naqvi was pursuing his studies for MBA but was also preparing for IAS examination, according to reports appearing in vernacular media. He was living in a rented accommodation in Sarfarazgunj area, with two colleagues.  At around 10 p.m on January 31, he left for drawing money from the local ATM, but never returned. His roommates and one of his relatives from Delhi started searching Wing for him. Later, a group of construction labourers traced the young man hanging from a tree in the nursery of Era’s Lucknow Medical College and Hospital. Police seized the body and traced his J&K Bank card with Rs 10,080 that he had withdrawn. Naqvi was carrying his Identity Card of M-Tech Academy’s coaching centre, where he was enrolled in English Speaking Course. Autopsy was carried out ...