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GNS SRINAGAR DEC : Calling for a "focused" follow-up of the Sachar Committee report on minorities, patron of Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party Mufti Mohammed Sayed today said the "unfortunate demolition of Babri Masjid had caused a deep wound into the psyche of the Muslims of India but they have responded to it with exemplary aplomb and sense of responsibility".  In a statement issued on the anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition, the PDP patron said pulling down of the holy site was a great challenge to the spirit of India as much as it was for the communities in an atmosphere surcharged with emotion and rhetoric.  He said decades down the line it has been established that the rights of the minority community cannot be compromised or denied. He said the people of the country had through successive elections conveyed a clear message to communal forces to either fall in line with the secular constitution or remain out of the polit...

GNS SRINAGAR DEC : Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Monday said cinemas and liquor shops should reopen in Kashmir to give more options to tourists visiting the state. "When we can have television at home, when we can watch pirated films at our homes what is wrong with cinemas then?"Are not these functioning in Pakistan where there is so much fervour about Islam," Abdullah said. Steps like reopening of cinemas and liquor sale would boost the tourism industry in the state, he said. The minister for New and Renewable Energy was addressing a function to celebrate the birth anniversary of his father and National Conference founder Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah." The cinemas are not here, where the tourists will go at night. Do you want them to stay inside the room?" Abdullah said. The Union minister asked the media to tone down its reportage of protests as it had a "negative impact" on the Tourism industry. He said the biggest challenge before the state was ...

GNS JAMMU, Dec :  Rules and guidelines of the Excise Department were being violated with impunity by State Times Editor Raj Daluja alias Raji, who was running liquor mafia in the State on his own name and the names of his family members, relatives etc causing losses worth several crores to the State exchequer. Though Raji, who had been described as a criminal having involvement in a murder and some other cases like impersonation and in possession of fake state subjects (by two senior police officers), has the habit of violating rules and laws by maneuvering officials at lower levels and using blackmailing tactics against those, who didn’t succumb to his pressure, he has been found to be running at least 14 wine shops besides Bars, depots and factories on his own name and the names of his different relatives, which was quite contrary to existing rules and guidelines of the Excise Department. According to official sources, either a wine shop, Bar or distillery license can be issue...

GNS JAMMU 5 th  December, : Mr Shakir Siddiqui, Senior leader PDP OF District Kishtwar said that the promises made by the national Conference led Coalition Government at the time of 2008 Elections have not fulfilled so far. This Government has failed on all fronts particularly it has no clear cut policy for the unemployed Educated Youth who were promised at the time of Election that they all will be given suitable employment and even announced that Middle Pass Youth of far flung areas shall also be accommodated in Police and other Paramilitary Forces. But all promised made remained in air only. A number of highly Qualified Educated Youth skilled/Unskilled are running from pillar to post for getting employment but so far nothing happened and many young educated youth have crossed their age of appointment and have been frustrated.  Mr. Siddiqui urged the Government that the projects like Ratli, Pakul-Dul and Karthai which are to be started  shortly should ...

GNS J ammu, Dec 5 : Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today said his party has emerged as genuine, strong and credible voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir through its convictions and visionary policies. “The pro people visionary agenda of the party is formulated by incorporating wishes and aspirations of all sections of the society and we never compromised with our agenda for attaining power”, Mr Sayeed said while addressing a function to welcome eminent political leader from Poonch Shah Mohammad Tantary who joined PDP today along with hundreds of his supporters. Former Chief Minister said that it was result of the visionary political and economic agenda of the party that PDP has emerged as real voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and has earned credibility of the common masses through its convictions.  Seeking cooperation of the people, he said that PDP with the help of the masses want to change destiny of t...

By Ajmair Wani GNS JAMMU:  The National Secular Forum (NSF) has asked the Jammu University (JU) not to go for BEd admissions as the Forum of BEd Colleges was pressing it hard for the same. Instead, JU should take action against the erring colleges and think of opening counseling once again. Addressing a press conference, NSF president Vikas Sharma said, "BEd colleges committed number of irregularities during the last academic session. University had ordered inquiry to unearth those irregularities. But so far nothing has come out. BEd colleges have made the mockery of the system. They indulge in large scale irregularities and at the same time asking for admissions to fill their seats." He advised JU administration to apply Carrot and Stick Policy with the BEd colleges. Sharma said, "The academic session of BEd commenced on October 15 and already 50 days have passed and how it would be possible to admit the students at this stage. JU must not open the counseling o...

                                                                                                                                                        سرینگر//نیشنل کانفرنس صدر اور مرکزی وزیر ڈاکٹر فاروق عبداللہ نے مسئلہ کشمیر کو حل کرنے کیلئے زمینی حقائق کاادراک ایک اہم قدم قرار دیا ہے۔ انہوں نے کہاکہ کشمیر کابھارت کا حصہ بننا خود اس کا فیصلہ تھا کیونکہ یہاں کے لوگوں نے گاندھی کی ان تعلیمات کو تسلیم کیا جوانہوں نے متفرق مذاہب وخیالات کے لوگوں کے ساتھ ساتھ رہنے اور اور افہام وتفہیم کے عمل میں ووٹ کا حق دئے جانا شامل ہے۔ ’تنازعات کو عام مقصدبنانے ‘‘کے عنوان کے تحت ہندوستان ٹائمز کے لیڈرشپ کانفرنس سے خطاب کرتے...

GNS SRINAGAR:  Maharaj Gunj, which has a history of more than 200 years and once used to be the nerve centre of the commercial activities, has lost its sheen owing to the negligence by the successive state governments. This market is believed to have been constructed by the Maharaja Ranbhir Singh in 1806, in an era when merchandise was transported on bullock carts to many Mandis (wholesale markets) of South Asia through the Jhelum Valley road (now called Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road). The market falls in the congested area of the Downtown area of Srinagar city on the banks of River Jhelum and houses more than 2000 shops. Mahraj Gunj which once used to be the hub of commercial activities and abuzz with the people has lost its identity and craves for attention. President, Maharaj Gunj Traders Association, Ghulam Rasool Sheikh recalls the times when this market used to be the centre for commercial activities. "Before 1947, this market was the centre of all commercial activit...

By   J&K Monitor  GNS JAMMU:  14,359 hectares of forest land has been encroached upon in Jammu and Kashmir by land sharks. The data revealed that in just last two years a total 9282 hectors of land was encroached upon, whereas, only 15 hectares of area could be cleared from the land grabbers. On the contrary only 64 hectares of forest land in Jammu and 944 hectares in Kashmir have been retrieved from the encroacher’s in past few years. As per the sources, despite tall claims by the government to take action against the encroachers, in Kashmir valley 4,877 hectares is under the encroachers while 9,482 hectares in Jammu region has been galloped by the land mafia under the very nose of the administration. The figures provided by the sources indicate that maximum encroachment has taken place in Jammu, Rajouri, Poonch districts in Jammu region and Anantnag, Pahalgam, Shopian, Jhelum Valley, Lidder, Tangmarg in Kashmir. A senior officer from the forest departme...

One area of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir was given limited autonomy in 2009 and hailed as a successful model for the disputed region – but many residents say there hasn't been enough change. Baba Jan, a 30-something political activist from Gilgit Baltistan in northeast Kashmir, was jailed by Pakistani police in mid-September for inciting unrest, considered terrorism. From jail, where he was imprisoned along with about 50 other political workers, Mr. Jan claims the real reason for his detention and indefinite extension has to do with his politics: Jan’s Labor Party actively demands greater autonomy and a referendum on independence for Gilgit-Baltistan, which lies in disputed Kashmir. Pakistan doesn’t want that. “We want our assembly to decide whether to join China, Pakistan, or India – but I’d prefer independence,” says Jan.  “Why join a country that uses terrorism in the name of Islam? No human rights, no political rights and no free judges. No one wants t...

GNS R S Pura , Dec 4: Former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today regretted that instead of addressing aspirations of the people, the present regime headed by National Conference has  been brazenly indulged into gimmicks for its survival. Addressing an impressive public meeting in which prominent leader and former Chairman of R S Pura Municipal Committee Bhushan Lal Dogra joined PDP along with hundreds of his supporters, Mr Sayeed pointed out that during the last three years this regime has eroded and undermined all prestigious democratic institutions be it Assembly, local bodies or Panchayati Raj Institutions Pointing towards decision of the state government to postpone civic bodies elections without any reasons, he reminded the gathering that it was during the PDP led regime that elections of civic bodies were held after a gap of more than two decades. “Civic bodies elections were scheduled to be held in the month of Februa...

GNS JAMMU RAJOURI , Dec 3: An Indian Reserve Police Force (IRPF) Constable driver died in a mysterious shootout at the official quarter of his Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) at Sainik Colony, today. Police, however, said that the cop committed suicide by shooting himself after snatching service rifle of his colleague at the residence of DySP IRP 11th Battalion Daljit Singh in Sainik Colony while the family alleged of him being shot dead by his Company Commander in presence of the said DySP under the influence of liquor. People including the family members and relatives of the deceased, who was scheduled to marry on December 11, staged noisy protest at Gujjar Mandi and later blocked Abdullah Bridge in Rajouri for hours, this evening. IRP Constable Shahid Mehboob Bhat (number 550), son of Haji Abdul Qayoom Bhat, resident of Ward number 8, Rajouri deputed as a driver with DySP Daljit Singh died in a mysterious shootout at the residence of latter. Police said that ...

GNS JAMMU  : Despite Jammu and Kashmir government''s order to keep schools closed in the valley due to the ongoing cold wave, several institutes have been functioning saying the decision was issued at a short notice.The state government earlier this week asked to close down schools in view of cold wave.However, private schools said that they were forced keep the institutes open as the government had issued the orders at a very short notice."The students are going to be home for the next three months and we had not even assigned them the syllabus to be covered during this period. We will close our school from next week after completing this exercise," Farooq Ahmad, a teacher at a private school here, said.The government while ordering closure of schools upto VIII class on November 29 had warned of strict action against those who failed to comply with the orders.In order to make up for the academic loss during the summer unrest last year, the state governm...

By: Dr.Javid Iqbal AFSPA as per the latest reports is sought to be replaced by two clauses of ‘Criminal Procedure Code’ [CrPC] section 45 and Section 197-A. While section 45 deals with protection of members of the Armed Forces from arrest, section 197-A deals with prosecution of civil servants. As per section 45 “No member of the Armed Forces of the Union shall be arrested for anything done or purported to be done by him in the discharge of his official duties except after obtaining the consent of the Central Government.” Section 197-A relates that no courts will take cognizance of an offence committed by a public servant “while acting or purporting to act in the discharge of his official duty” until a sanction was accorded by the Central Government. The question remains that is either legal enough to be called law or old wine in new bottles! On the face of it each appears to be a replica of the other, in that both imply sanction of central government to proc...

Farooq And Omer Condoles Demise Of Lone    GNS JAMMU, :  The Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and President National Confe rence, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has expressed sorrow over the sad demise of former MLC and political personality of Rajouri Bashir Ahmad Lone. Dr. Farooq Abdullah said that Bashir Ahmad Lone has remained associated with Late Sher-i-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and rendered selfless service to the people throughout his life. In a condolence message Dr. Farooq has conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved family and expressed solidarity with it. He prayed for the peace to the departed soul. GNS  JAMMU, : Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has expressed grief over the sad demise of former MLC and  political activist of Rajouri district Bashir Ahmad Lone.  In a condolence message issued here today, the Chief Minister described him a great political and social stalwart who always worked for the betterment of the ...

GNS Rajouri,   ;The district administration has ordered a probe into the large scale corruption and misuse of funds by the officials in Pahari hostel in this border district of Jammu and Kashmir. Sources told GNS on Tuesday that acting on complaints of corruption and other malpractices in Pahari students' hostel, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, Ghulam Ahmed Khawaja has ordered a detailed probe of the matter. Farooq Ahmed Shah, Assistant Commissioner Defence, has been appointed as inquiry officer, said sources adding that inquiry officer has initiated probe with immediate effect. Sources said, complaints of corruption and other malpractices were leveled by students and some members of Pahari Advisory board including Bashir Ahmed Wani who is also district president of ruling National Conference in Rajouri. During his first visit to the hostel, the inquiry officer, Farooq Ahmed Shah is reported to have found only 62 students present in the hostel out of hundred students adm...

GNS JAMMU, NOV  ; J&K National Conference leaders today paid rich tributes to Bashir Ahmed Lone former Member J&K Legislative Council and senior party leader who passed away this morning at his native place in Rajouri. In a condolence meeting held at the party headquarters Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan the party leaders prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved to family to bear this irreparable loss. Those who were present in the condolence meeting included Rattan Lal Gupta Provincial President, Kr. Rachpal Singh, Vice Chairman Advisory Board for Development of Kissans, Peer Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari, Vice Chairman Advisory Board for Development of Pahari Speaking people, Mohammad Aslam Goni, Advisor to President J&K National Conference, Bimla Luthra, MLA, Vijay Lakshmi Dutta, Provincial President Women Wing, Chander Mohan Sharma, Arshad Choudhary, Rajesh Bakshi, District President Jammu URBAN Sheikh Bashir Ahmed, Jugal Mahajan, Ayub Ma...

By  Inam Un Nabi GNS SRINAGAR ; The Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) has demanded an impartial forensic probe into all unmarked graves across the Valley to see if there is a link between Kashmir’s disappeared people and bodies found in such graves. This follows the ‘official’ discovery of 2,156 bodies in unmarked graves in North Kashmir by the J&K Human Rights Commission (SHRC). Activists, who feel this is just the tip of the iceberg, have asked the SHRC to document similar atrocities in the rest of Kashmir too. Last month, the ADPD issued a statement, “Out of 53 cases we submitted to the SHRC, it has been established that 49 were local civilians. The exhumations at Panchalatan, Ganderbal, Kichama, Macchil have confirmed forensically that forces have been responsible for killing civilians in fake encounters.” SHRC secretary Tariq Banday hesitates to link Kashmir’s disappeared to bodies found in these graves. “This is presumptuous.” H...

GNS JAMMU ;  President Guru Ravidas committee ,P.D.P former M.l.A and President Mahila wing installed 11 mts high mass light comprising of feeder pillar complete with controlling switch gears single phase l.t.servo controlled automatic voltage regulator, digital time device, voltmeter indicating lamp enhoused in a panel box 4 nos. 1x400 watt, in the presence of DIistrict President Jammu urban R.K.BALI,Zone President Jammu West Puneet Jamwal,Ashok jogi and H.R Chargotra at head office Guru Ravidas Sabha Jewel Chowk ,Jammu. While speaking on the occasion Smt.Shanti devi said that this Mandir/Gurudwara is the place where there we fallow only one religion and that is humanity She further said that her aim is to do work for the people and provide the same to community regardless of race, gender, or spiritual path. R. K Bali President Jammu urban said thad this is the beginning only and . “Although we had only 16 members in our kitty yet we changed the socio- econ...