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GNS ; Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani threatens Govt !!! Chairman Hurriyat Conference (G), Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Wednesday threatened to launch a stir the state government doesn’t expel non-resident slum-dwellers Kashmir and publicly renounce their proposed settlement in the state by October 20.

Tahir Mushtaq GNS ;JAMMU, Sept 27: The construction work of the fourth Tawi Bridge will be completed soon giving the relief to the traffic rush of the city. According to official sources the state government has approved the project of fourth Tawi Bridge in December 2010 and sanctioned a total amount of Rs 93 crore for the project and the target was fixed to November 2012 as per the agreement. The project was handed over to Jammu and Kashmir Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) to complete the work. Due to the migration from different parts of the state the Jammu has faced heavy traffic scenario which causes traffic jams at various crowded location included Shalamar, Jewel, Rehari Chungi, Vikram Chowk, Bakshi Nagar besides many others busy crossings. The functioning of this new bridge will hopefully help to smoothened the traffic system in the city and also reduce the traffic jams. When contacted Managing Director JKPCC Madan Mohan Gupta said that the department has completed the ...

GNS SRINAGAR: Opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti today said though National Conference (NC) is continuing with its traditional attitude of muzzling the voice of opposition both in and outside the state legislature, ‘but it could no more ignore the arrival of PDP on the political scene.’ She was speaking after her adjournment motion in the Legislative Assembly was disallowed amid stiff opposition to its introduction by treasury benches. The adjournment motion was moved by her to discuss the issue of unmarked graves and justice for the 120 people killed by the forces last summer in Kashmir. Meanwhile, sources said that the PDP has called a party legislature meeting in the evening to chalk out the strategy for Afzal Guru clemency resolution scheduled to be discussed in the Assembly on Wednesday. Mehbooba said historically NC has been completely ‘intolerant’ of any political opposition and had tried to stamp out any political force that aimed at utilizing th...

By Ajmer Wani SRINAGAR: Highlighting the importance of unearthing facts regarding unmarked graves to provide answers to all the questions arising out of it, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday rejected the misnomer of ‘mass graves’ attached to this subject. Replying to a discussion on the issue in the Legislative Assembly here, the Chief Minister said that misinformation is being circulated about these graves by tagging ‘mass graves’ to them. “the most of the graves have only one person and a few are with two persons but no grave is having more than two persons”, he said. “We are circulating a wrong impression when we give the name of ‘mass graves’ to these unmarked graves identified recently and reported in the media”, he said adding that it gives an impression to the outside world as if hundreds of people are buried in few graves as had been done in Cambodia or during the time of Hitler. He said these graves have appeared during the period from 1990 to 2006 and not relate to the te...

“Allah willed to test three Israelis who were a leper, a blind and a bald headed man. So, he sent them an angel who came to the leper and said, ‘What thing do you like most?’ He replied, ‘Good colour and good skin, for the people have a strong aversion to me.’ The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given a good colour and beautiful skin. The angel asked him, ‘What kind of property do you like best?’ He replied, ‘Camels’ so, he was given a pregnant she-camel, and the angel said to him, ‘May Allah bless you in it.’ The angel then went to the bald-headed man and said, ‘What thing do you like the most?’ He said, I like good hair and wish to be cured of this disease, for the people feel repulsion for me.’ The angel touched him and his illness was cured, and he was given good hair. The angel asked him, ‘What kind of property do you like the best?’ He replied, ‘Cows or Camels’. The angel gave him a pregnant cow and said, ‘May Allah bless you in it’. The angel went to the ...

By Tahir Mushtaq GNS JAMMU, Sept 25: The J&K Public Service Commission has today successfully conducted the 3rd consecutive Combined Competitive (Preliminary) Examination-2011 recording over 6% increase in the attendance of the aspirants as compared to the Combined Competitive Examination 2010. The examination was simultaneously held at Srinagar and Jammu at 47 centres in which 21433 candidates appeared against 25440 candidates who had applied for this examination. The overall percentage of candidates who appeared in the examination held in two sessions was 84.24. Secretary of the J&K Public Service Commission M.A. Bukhari, elaborating said that the Commission had advertised 142 posts 20.06.2011 and the last date for receipt of application was fixed 01.08.2011. The Commission processed 25440 applications and was successful in uploading the Admit Cards of the eligible candidates within less than a month from the last date fixed for receipt of applications. The examination was co...

GNS Jammu, September 24: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee condoled the death of Shri Basant Sathe, former Union Minister and veteran Congress leader. A condolence meeting was held at PCC HQ. Shaheedi Chowk, Jammu under the chairmanship of Senior Vice President PCC Shri Dharam Pal Sharma-Ex-MP. The meeting expressed deep shock and grief over the sad demise of Shri Basant Sathe and described him a great politician, parliamentarian and a strong congress leader who served his constituency for several terms and remained union minister for a long time. The leaders conveyed their heartfelt condolence to bereaved family and prayed for peace to the departed soul in heaven. A two minutes silence was observed in the memory of departed soul. Prominent among those who condoled the death S/Shri Amrit Malhotra-MLC, Th. Hari Singh, Yash Paul Khajuria-MLC, S. Gurmukh Singh, Mula Ram; General Secretary & Spokesperson Ravinder Sharma-MLC, Mehrajudin Zargar, Manmohan Singh, Hari Singh Chib...

By Zafar Iqbal The International Court of Arbitration (COA) has directed India to stop construction of Kishanganga Hydroelectric Power Project (KHEP), attesting the Pakistani claim that the project is violation of the 1960 Indus Water Treaty.Since 2007 the KHEP has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan and remained a major part of Indo-Pak negotiations to resolve the mutual disputes, nonetheless, after failure of bilateral talks Pakistan raised it at the COA where it reiterated that the construction of Indian power project will result into a shortfall of about 21% of the river Neelum’s inflow and it will badly affect the expected usage of the already under construction Neelum Jhelum Hydropower Project (NJHP) in Pakistani Kashmir.A leading Chinese consortium is working on the NJHP on the same river upon which India has started the KHEP. Due to involvement of Chinese firms in this project Indian government has also expressed concerns over Chinese presence in the region. In...

By Tahir Mushtaq JAMMU, Sept 24: In an effort to boost pilgrim tourism, the Vaishno Devi cave shrine will be connected by a Rs 65 crore cable ropeway project between Bhawan and Bhairon Ghati. According to sources, in the recent meeting of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) the two main projects costing Rs 65 crore for establishment of the ropeways for material and passengers was sanctioned. The material ropeway will be constructed from Siar Dabri near Katra to Vaishno Devi Bhawan while passenger ropeway is being constructed from Bhawan to Bhairon Ghati. Water supply scheme to Adh Kunwari was also lifted from Siar Dabri while work was on at a similar scheme to Bhawan from the same spot. The material ropeway will immensely benefit the pilgrims as it will lead to quick supply of essential commodities to Vaishno Bhawan and other places from Katra, the base camp of the shrine. It will also help in construction of rest houses. The passenger ropeway will boost pilgrimage to Bhairon ...

SPEECH OF MIRWAIZ UMER FAROOQ DURING OIC Annual Meeting of Council of Foreign Ministers The United Nations New York September 23, 2011 Mr. Chairman, Mr. Secretary General, Distinguished guests, Excellencies and ladies and gentlemen, Assalam-u-Alaikum Warahmatulah-e-Wabarakatuu, It is truly a great honor for me to address this annual meeting of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, especially in this volatile world of ours, and to share with you the prospects of peace for one of the longest continuing conflicts on our planet which is Kashmir. The basic principle for a just solution of Kashmir was laid down here at the United Nations in the international agreements embodied in the Security Council resolutions of 1948 & 1949 to which the governments of India and Pakistan are parties. That principle is self-determination. This essential principle can never become obsolete, nor overtaken by events, as India argues. In fact it has become more relevant after the world has witnessed the Ar...

GNS Jammu, 23 September : A meeting of PDP workers was held at Katyal (R.S.Pura) under the Chairmanship of Mrs. Shanti Devi, President, PDP Mahila Wing, who was accompanied by Anita Devi, District President, PDP, Mahila Wing, Samba, Nirmal Kaur, Rajinder Kaur, Surinder Kaur, Kamal Sharma, Maheshwar, Dhian Singh etc. In the meeting on the pursuation of Asha Devi and Balwant Kaur and convinced by the policies and programmes of PDP more than three hundred ladies and gents of the area joined PDP. At the time of joining Asha Devi and Balwant Kaur said the people of the area have felt that the PDP is the only Party in the State who can solve the problems of the people of the rural areas and farmers. While welcoming in the Party-fold Mrs. Shanti Devi assured them that PDP will try its utmost to get resolved the problems of the people of the State. He also assured that they come to her at any time for any problem and she will leave no stone unturned to get solved their problems from different ...

POK Muzaffarabad,22:Human rights organization Press For Peace (PFP) on Thursday urged local government of Gilgit Balistan to release political workers and lift ban on political activities.“In Pakistan controlled Gilgit Baltistan (GB) police and other law enforcement authorities are torturing political workers for voicing the rights of local people.”In a press statement issued on Thursday Press For Peace (PFP called upon local authorities to stop crackdown against people and political workers. According to details compiled by Press For Peace (PFP)police opened fire at the people affected by Ataabad Lake when they were rallying for compensation during Chief Minister Mehdi Shah’s arrival on 11 August, 2011.Last year’s massive floods created Attabad Lake, in the Hunza Valley of northern Pakistan where 242 houses, 135 shops, some schools and several hundred acres of agricultural land destroyed and damaged and victims of the lake have been protesting for compensation.Gilgit Balitistan govern...

GNS JAMMU, Sept 22: Bad news for the people, Jammu and Kashmir has given hike of 15 per cent in the passenger fare, burdening the masses further who are already facing immense burden of the price hike. After 2-days of hectic discussions by the government appointed committee headed by Commissioner/Secretary Finance Sudhanshu Panday and representatives of the big bus operators, mini bus operators, sumo/taxi operators and auto operators both from Jammu and Kashmir, a breakthrough was achieved in Srinagar. Sources said that formal order will be issued by the cabinet by next week, after which the new fare lists would be issued. The final round of negotiations was held under the chairmanship of Minister for Transport and CAPD Qamar Ali Akhoon. Akhoon has said that the rates have been arrived keeping in view both the interest of the public as well as transporters. The Minister said that the revised passenger fares negotiated with the transporters would be submitted for approval of the cabinet...

GNS JAMMU, 21: Jammu University (JU) has registered unfairness means cases against six students who were caught yesterday by the University flying squads after their photos did not match with the records of the university. Sources said that all of them were B.ed students, of Vimal Muni College at Sarore whose examination centre was at New Millennium College, run by a influential politician. During routine visit by the flying squads established by the Jammu university for the smooth conduct of the exams, they had found that photographs on the roll number slips were not matching with the photographs on the attendance register. Sources said that Vice-Chancellor, Varun Sahni has constituted a committee directing them to conduct investigation in the whole issue. Though students had claimed that they could not visit Jammu to submit their photographs for the roll number slips, their friends pasted their own photos, but authorities are not buying the theory. Controller Examination, Prof. G.M B...

NEW DELHI, : Why didn’t the bomb, planted in the car used during the 2001 Parliament attack, explode? This question still puzzles convicted terrorist Afzal Guru, claims a 180-page manuscript by a Tihar Jail Superintendent. "If the December 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament was a success then they would have made Jammu and Kashmir an international issue and would have entered into negotiations with the Government", Guru—the key accused in 2001 Parliament terror attack case—is said to have told Manoj Diwvedi, Superintendent of Tihar Jail number 3. Divided into six chapters, this document, starts with the attack itself and the first chapter tells the nitty- gritty of all that happened on December 13. It ends when Guru, on death row, is finally held by the police, Diwedi said. "They were very confident that the car fitted with improvised explosive device would go off. Guru told me that they had parked the car fitted with bombs and explosives in front of a police the previo...

GNS REPORT ; featuring compositions by the Great Music Legend Padmashri Pandit Bhajan Sopori, the doyen of the fabled Sufiana Gharana of Kashmir, and his son, the young Santoor Maestro & Composer Abhay Rustum Sopori, the inaugural presentation put forth for the first time on stage – a soulful dimension of Sufi music presented in a unique format by the young Sufi songstress Ragini Rainu accompanied by an ensemble of 35 musicians at Kamani Auditorium, Mandi House, New Delhi presented by SaMaPa. SaMaPa is the highly acclaimed music academy of Pandit Bhajan Sopori. The Sopori Academy of Music And Performing Arts is more than an academy and is a cultural movement credited to have brought a Cultural Revolution and to have created a new generation of music connoisseurs. SāMāPā has presented various pioneering & path breaking festivals, programmes & productions in the last 6 years and is also acclaimed as the “Cultural Bridge” of the Jammu & Kashmir State with the rest of the c...

Breaking the news Omer Abdulla love marriage controversy By..SHAFIQ MIR GNS ;A week ago I was told by one of my friends that a top family of the state of Jammu and Kashmir was at the verge of breakage which makes a sense of news but none of the media man or media organization seems to break this public interest news on the pretext of personal and private life of the person. On my insist to identify the family, he said, the marital life of state chief minister was at the verge of breakage as the young chief minister of the state was readying to solemnize new marriage for which he ( my Friend ) cited different possible names. He said the matter is talk of the every nook and corner of the state but none of the media man musters courage to break it out despite the public interest potential of the news. He further said that “ it is yet to be seen that who will bell the cat?”. I was astonished that why my friend takes this a dangerous story and he wants to see the person who will bell the ca...

Muzaffarabad, Pakistan administrated Jammu and Kashmir: large number of women protested against the recent activities of some banned Kashmiri militant groups in Neelum valley area, reported Press For Peace (PFP) a civil society organization working in Pakistan administrated part of Kashmir. “Recent movement of militants of outlawed Jahdi organizations in border areas, especially Neelum valley, is a great danger for the peace in the local area,” women protestors told Pakistani army officials. Three Pakistani troopers and one Indian soldier were killed on the concluding day of last month in an exchange of fire by the rival militaries across their sensitive border in divided Kashmir two weeks ago. And situation is still tense as some more incidents of firing have been reported during last week. According to details compiled by Press For Peace (PFP) a local peace group, dozens of local women, some of them students, marched from Shah Kot area to Athmuqam -a small town located along Line of ...

GNS Jammu; : Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has expressed deep shock over the causalities in a tragic bus accident at Dogdol area of Ramban, yesterday. JKPCC Chief Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP (former Union Minister) and other senior leaders of the party have deeply condoled the loss of several precious lives and injuries to many people. They have conveyed their sympathies to the families of the deceased and asked for best treatment to the injured. PCC leaders have asked for proper and effective steps to deal with repeated accidents resulting into loss of precious lives, specially in hilly areas of the state.

GNS Jammu; Mr. Ravinder Sharma MLC & Spokesman JKPCC has said that no bill seeking amendment to Section 3 and Section 5 of J&K Constitution can be introduced or moved, as per provision of the state constitution. Referring to a news item with regard to a private bill moved by a PDP legislator in the assembly seeking amendment/deletion of Section 3 of the state constitution which describes the relationship of the state with Union of India stating therein “the state of Jammu & Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India”. Mr. Sharma said that as per provision of the Section 147 of the state constitution, no such bill can be moved or introduced, which reads, “provided further that no bill or amendment seeking to make any change in…… b) the provisions of Section 3 & Section 5, …….., shall be introduced or moved in either house of the legislature”. In view of the clear legal position, the move is ill-conceived.