GNS RAJOURI

                                                   GNS RAJOURI, MAY 24-Minister of State for Home, Mr Nasir Aslam Wani and Minister of State for R&B, Javed Ahmad Dar today convened a series of public meetings in various far off areas of Rajouri to inspect the ongoing development works in the district besides taking stock of people’s problems. Addressing a public meeting at Thannamandi, the Ministers elaborated the measures being taken up by the present government for socio-economic empowerment of people. They dwelt upon various steps like PSGA, RTI Act, and Accountability Commission and asked the people to take optimum benefit of such programmes to get speedy justice and disposal of their grievances. “These initiatives of the government have brought a big change in the total system ensuring a more responsive and accountable dispensation to the people”,...

GNS SRINAGAR, MAY 24 :– Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that the children and women in the state had to bear most and severe brunt of the militancy even as the society in general suffered a lot. Speaking to Chairpersons of Social Welfare Boards of various States who are presently here, Omar Abdullah said that the worst sufferers were – children and women. “They were most innocent victims of the militancy who had no say and nothing to do with anything in this regard”, he added. “The psychological and physical trauma they had gone through in the period of disturbance has created deep scar of depression in them”, he said adding that the State Government was gradually pulling them out of this pain and provide palatable and helpful atmosphere to heal their wounds and help them live a normal life. “Our endeavour has been to keep their optimism live and work for their bright future”, he said adding that process of bringing them out of darkness is on. He said that the visit of C...

PDP instead of playing the constructive role as opposition is only eying on power GNS (SRINAGAR) SHANGUS 24 May :   Former Minister and AICC member Abdul Gani Vakil today lauded the visit of union home minister P Chidambaram to J&K State and reviewing of security by him especially in wake of growing tourist season and Shri Amarnath yatra. He said that union home minister’s concern to reduce visibility of paramilitary forces from Kashmir will go a long way in restoring people’s free movement and built their confidence. Addressing a public meeting at Brakpora Shangus in Anantnag today, Vakil said that the misguided youth who were returning to their families in Kashmir also need to be rehabilitated and added that P Chidambaram’s concern that legal procedure must also be adopted in their return via Nepal is also right. He said that the union government by giving a go ahead to the rehabilitation policy has done great justice with the misguided youth as well as their f...

GNS RAJOURI MAY 24 : In a press statement People Democratic Party (PDP) leader Shafqat Wani d emands CBI probe into the death of children at GB Pant hospital Srinagar. He urged to Dr Manmohan Singh Prime Minister of India for his intervention to save the lives of newly born children who are dying in the said hospital. Mr Wani demanded a hig h level probe into the death of 890 children in 2011 and that 400 children in 2012. Mr Wani alleged that this is criminal negligency of the present government headed by chief minister Omer Abdulah ,health department and health minister of jammu and kashmir , Wani said that union minister of India and former chief minister of the state Ghulam Nabi Azad also stated that 62 crores of rupee earmarked for children hospital in Kashmir have not been utilised .Mr Azad has also lamented that the congress is equaly guilty of the offence for the death of more than 1800 children in two years.Wani also said that the congress party is supporting and sheilding th...

By Tahir Mushtaq  GNS JAMMU, May 24: Despite tall claims by the government to streamline the traffic system in Jammu and Kashmir, on ground, many of the projects initiated by the government have failed.  One such project was designed by the State Transport Department to install the Global Positioning System (GPS) in all the private and government vehicles of the state, but even after one year, it is yet to start. According to the sources the project was initiated keeping the view the increased in the vehicle theft cases in the state.  “The government had constituted a committee to examine the mechanism of the project and efforts were being made to give the concrete shape to the project” said an official.  Officials further said that the total cost of installation of GPS is Rs 6000 and in addition to this Rs 1000 will be recurring expenses on yearly basis.  They maintained that t is useful for tracking down the vehicle if it gets stolen. Th...