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BY : SHAFIQ MIR Present JKPCC chief and member Rajya Sabha, Prof. Saif-u-Din Soz came  to limelight in 1998 at national politics of India, when he had brought down Atal Bihari Vajpayee government at centre with his onevote. In fact, no confidence motion was presented in the parliament by  then opposition party and while proving its majority on the floor of the house, BJP government led by Atal Bihaari Vajpayee was short of only one vote .  National Conference of Jammu and Kashmir was ally of BJP at that time and it had directed its all MPs to vote for BJP including Prof. Soz who was NC MP by then but he refused party dictate and did against . It is said that Soz came to limelight only due to his one vote which he used properly . And this single vote turned theboat of his luck.   It was perhaps for the first time in independent India’s history, when government needed only one vote and it could not manage . That to...

GNS Jammu : Charging Omar Abdullah led coalition regime with adopting pick and choose policy in treating different regions and areas of the state, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)  demanded that residents of border  areas of Samba district should also be treated like residents of other border areas. Addressing a public meeting at Vijaypur, PDP leaders pointed out that state government has allotted plots to border residents of Khour area but same pattern has not been adopted for the residents of other border areas especially the Samba. They said that instead of treating all regions equally, this government has been adopting pick and choose policy. They warned that PDP would launch an agitation if border residents of Samba district were treated at par with the residents of Khour. They further said that discriminatory policy has been adopting in recruitment also. They pointed out that on spot recruitment rallies were organized in some particular areas but majority of the stat...

GNS Vijaypur:     A  meeting  of  Block  Congress Committee Vijaypur  was held at Vijaypur  under the chairmanship of Thakur Hari Singh-Vice President JKPCC. While speaking in the meeting Thakur Hari Singh said that the people of the Vijaypur block are facing great hardships due to long scheduled and unscheduled cuts in the power supply and poor drinking water supply has made the living of people miserable. The old poles and wirings is the main reason of power disruption and the old water pipes and faulty motors is the reason of drinking water crises. He urged upon the concerned authorities to immediately replace the old wires and water pipes and faulty infrastructure and provide uninterrupted power and regular water supply to the people of the areas. Prominent among those who spoke in the meeting included S/Shri Rashpal Choudhary-Gen. Secy. BCC Vijaypur,  Vijay Choudhary, Joginder Choudha...

By Tahir Mushtaq  GNS JAMMU, : State government has still failed to send nearly 20 doctors for specialised training at AIIMS New Delhi and PGI Chandigarh, to man the upcoming super specialty hospital in Jammu.  Sources said that the project has been drafted for the training of existing doctors for super specialty treatment, assumes a greater significance to keep the human resource available at the very initial stage.  Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Gulam Nabi Azad announced that a 4-member team of senior doctors two from AIIMS and two from PGI Chandigarh shall visit the state for formulation of guidelines for the training of appropriate number of existing doctors for such specialized disciplines.  It is pertinent to mention here that the government has already missed deadlines for the functioning of the said hospital several times before. And the hospital will have six super specialties, including Cardiology, Cardio Thoracic Surgery, Uro...

GNS JAMMU ; Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) held a strong protest and demonstration against State Govt. especially J&K ERA (Economic Reconstruction Agency)  for discriminating  with the  residents of Toph Sherkhania and putting them in unnecessary trouble. Jammu west President Puneet Jamwal and various ward presidents including Rajat gupta Rasal singh, Mohd.Roof, Zahid, Sohan singh soni, Rajkumar gupta Gurdev singh, Deepak gupta, Sunny, Ajay bali and a large number of workers assembled at Toph sher khania. Raising slogans against ERA .They demanded the construction of road as soon as possible at Toph Sherkhania. Puneet Jamwal alleged that after digging the roads have became death traps leading to number of accidents, hence putting locals in great inconvenience.He said that the black topping of the road should be the first priority of the department because   the public suffering from last 8 months. He further said that the state govt....

GNS Srinagar : Peoples Democratic Party has said that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is responding with juvenile pranks to a crisis in Kashmir Valley that is result of mal-functioning of his government than by any natural phenomenal. Commenting on the complete breakdown of facilities in the Kashmir Valley, president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti said that Kashmir has back to the stone age thanks to collapse  of government under Omar Abdullah. Taking a dig at Chief Minister for his pronouncements, she said that electricity supply system in Valley has totally collapsed and there is black out every where causing serious dislocations in life on all fronts. Pointing towards the miseries being faced by the people of Kashmir Valley, she said that water supply is out of gear, hospitals are not able to cope up with their works and the telecommunication system has been broken down. The Kashmir Valley has cut off from the rest of the world. PDP pr...

Tahir Mushtaq  GNS JAMMU, : Most of the speed breakers on city roads have been constructed in complete violation of the guidelines issued by the Ministry of Surface Transport (MoST), Government of India.  Sources said that there are 244 speed breakers on the minor and link roads in the city which were constructed by the J&K Public Works department. Details reflect the sorry state-of-affairs on the part of authorities concerned especially in the backdrop of increasing number of persons getting killed in road mishaps.  Only 20 Speed Breakers have cautionary signs as per IRC 67 (Indian Road Congress) are followed and in some places cautionary lines are painted with the road marking point.  Though PWD authorities have replied that there was no Speed Breaker constructed on highway by them, yet on roads there are numberless deadly speed breakers which were constructed without following guidelines.  “For the last few years there have been many fatal ...

By Shafiq Mir GNS Rajouri, : The border town Rajouri of Jammu and Kashmir state has been reeling under severe tension for the past several days due to the dispute that erupted between the education department and Muslim community of the town over the procession of a historic Mughalia Masjid situated in the premises of Government higher secondary school, boys Rajouri.The authorities of education department have locked the gate leading to Mosque, while the members of Muslim community have threatened of dire consequences if the possession of the Masjid was not given to them .Giving details, sources said, authorities of education department have locked the gate leading to historic Mughalia Masjid situated in the premises of Govt. Hr. Sec School boys Rajouri. The step taken by the authorities of education department was resented by the Muslim community and they have threatened of dire consequences if the gate was not opened and possession of the Masjid is not given to them .Sources said,...

GNS Nowshera (Rajouri), Aug 13 : President of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti today said that it was matter of satisfaction that PDP, in a short span of time, has emerged as strong political force in the state as well as a credible voice of the people of Jammu and Kashmir. She expressed satisfaction that PDP’s agenda of the peace and development was now seen positively not just in Kashmir valley but in Jammu and Ladakh regions, as well where also it was welcomed as a serious statewide political force with credibility and established credentials in governance and political acumen. Addressing an impressive public meeting organised by Surinder Choudhary here this afternoon, Ms Mufti said that after Kashmir Valley, people of Jammu and Ladakh were also treating PDP as their real voice because leadership of this party has earned credibility of people by its convictions and commitments.  “Though PDP has originated as an idea for restoration of dignity of the peopl...

       NC led regime has probed as         non performing liability: PDP GNS Jammu, ; Lambasting coalition regime led by National Conference for its failure to accelerate developmental activities in the State,  Peoples  Democratic Party (PDP) today said the this regime has become non performing liability on the people because since its formation this dispensation has been befooling the people through its deceiving tactics. Addressing a public meeting at Nagrota, PDP leaders said that three years performance of this regime was total zero and all promises of this government remained only on papers. They said that regime has exposed before the masses and there was no taker of the hallow slogans of this dispensation. They regretted that instead of addressing basic problems of the people, this government has been indulged into deceptive tactics to befool the commoners. Pointing towards rampant corruption in the S...

GNS JAMMU ;Rich tributes were paid to former Minister & MLC & Vice President JKPCC Mr. Yash Paul Khajuria-MLC at a Shradhanjli function held at JDA Complex, Roop Nagar, Jammu, today. Mr. Khajuria expired on  December 26 th , 2011 when he suffered heart attack while on way to Jammu from Udhampur. The Shradhanjli function was organised by Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee which was presided over by Prof. Saifuddin Soz-MP (former Union Minister) and attended by Senior leaders of the party including Ministers, Legislators and senior functionaries PCC, District Congress Committees, Block Congress Committees and frontal organizations of the party. Prof. Soz described Shri Khajuria as a dedicated and sincere solider of the party who devoted his entire life in the service of people and the Congress party. He was known for his honesty, integrity, commitment and dedication towards the party and the service of people, especially the downtrodden and poor. He ro...

GNS Jammu, :  Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee has condoled the death of Smt. Kalwant, mother of Shri Anil Chopra-Secretary PCC who passed away, today and her cremation took place at Jogi Gate today evenin A condolence meeting was held here at PCC headquarter Shaheedi Chowk Jammu under the Chairmanship of Shri Dharam Pal Sharma-Sr. Vice President PCC. The meeting expressed sympathy with the bereaved family and  prayed for peace to the departed soul in heaven. Prominent among those who condoled the death included S/Shri Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma-Ex-Dy. CM, Th. Hari Singh, S. Gurmukh Singh, Ravinder Sharma-MLC, Mula Ram-Ex-Minister, Vinod Sharma, Smt. Kanta Bhan, Ch. Shah Mohammad,  Smt. Indu Pawar-MLA, Bharat Gandhi-Ex-MLA, Pardeep Parihar, Manmohan Singh, Shiv Kumar Sharma-President INTUC, S.R. Sudhir, D.  S. Langeh, B.B.Gupta, Mian Nazir Ahmed, P.S.Chouhan, Mansa Ram, V. K. Sethi, S.Gurdarshan Singh, Ch. Sukh Dev, Kamal Singh, Pawan ...

Handover Salal project to State: PDP GNS Reasi, : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today demanded that the Salal hydro electric project should be handed over to the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Party also demanded that locals must be given priorities in on-going mega developmental projects in the state. Addressing an impressive public meeting at Reasi, PDP leaders regretted that successive National Conference regimes have brazenly bartered natural resources of the state for the sake of power and it was the reason that despite have huge natural resources this state has to depend upon Centre even for the salaries of its employees. They opined people of state have their right on the natural resources so hydro electric projects like Salal should be handed over to the state. They pointed out that the Salal project has been providing electric to different parts of the country but residents living in the adjoining areas of this project are struggling to get electricity even for few hours...

Two months back when the news of conversion of a few Muslim youth to Christianity erupted, the religious scholars and Ulemas of Kashmir have risen to the occasion and their night sleeps have got disturbed. It is said that according to a Christian missionary ploy the ‘making of Kashmir a modal Christian State’ of the world in 21st century is on cards and the work is in vogue. In a public awareness campaign the ulemas of Jamiyate Ulma e Kashmir held a daylong sermon here in Tangmarg in a Masjid in Druroo village on Srinagar Gulmarg highway. In the day long sermon two reputed religious scholars Mufti Abdul Rashid, Gen. Secretary of the organization and Patron of Darul Uloom Bilalalia Srinagar and Mufti Abdul Rahim Al-Hasni, Nazim Tahafuze Khatme Nabuwat district Baramulla deliberated on the grim concern of the issue of Kashmiri youth being inclined towards Christianity. Both the Muftis made significant revelations about the grim concern of ploy under which the Christian missionaries a...

GNS JAMMU ; Patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Thursday accused ruling coalition government of preventing the opposition from speaking in state assembly ever since it took the reins of the state three years ago.  "This government led by National Conference is not allowing opposition to speak in assembly, the institution we take pride as it was due to it that Jammu and Kashmir merged with big country, the India," he said while addressing a public meeting at Bahu Fort area in Jammu.  Reiterating that peace was imperative for the development and progress, the former Chief Minister said that previous PDP-Congress regime had not only establish peace in this sub-continent but also created a sense of security among the residents of this state.  He reminded that there was total chaos in the state and residents of this region were gripped with a sense of fear and insecurity when PDP-Congress regime took over in the year 2002. He further mentioned towa...

Tahir Mushtaq GNS JAMMU, : In total defiance of the notification issued by the Jammu University (JU), nearly 80 private B. Ed colleges continue to hold counseling cum admission process for the course.  Officials said that despite this, authorities in JU are looking as mute spectators to all this and have failed to strongly deal with the illegal practice going on for past few days.  As just two days left for the last date of the counseling which is fixed by the private colleges as December 30, the private colleges able to fill only 2400 out of 8000 seats  It is pertinent to mention here that there are about 75 colleges in Jammu division who are affiliated with Jammu University, but due to less input of students the private colleges owners are still filling the seats after the last date violating the norms of JU.  Pertinently, as per the JU notification, it is mention that the admission taking by the candidates after closing date in any private colleg...

 GNS JAMMU, -An amount of Rs 6 crore has been released till date for the construction of Lawyers Chambers at Srinagar and Jammu respectively. The information was given at a high level review meeting convened here today under the chairmanship of the Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Law Justice and parliamentary Affairs Mr Ali Mohammad Sagar, Justice Varinder Singh, Commissioner Secretary Law Mr G.H. Tantray, Advocate General Mr M. I. Qadri, Chief Engineer R&B Jammu Mr Tasheen Mustafa, President Jammu Bar Association Mr B. S.  Slathia and other senior officers of JKPCC, Law and Bar Members were also present. Mr Sagar impressed upon the officers of the executing agencies to speed up the pace of the work on the pending lawyer’s chamber so that they can carry on their professional work without facing any inconvenience and people would also get benefited by the same. He said that we have already released huge amount of funds for the upgradation of the ...

By: Zahoor Hussain Bhat Year 2011 marks the 135th birth anniversary of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, popularly known as Quaid-e-Azam (Great Leader) and Baba-e-Quom (Father of the Nation). Jinnah was born on December 25, 1876 in Wazir Mansion Karachi. His initial school records state that he was born on October 20, 1875. However Jinnah's first biography authored by Sarojini Naidu and his official passport state that he was born on December 25, 1876.  His father Jinnah bhai was a merchant by profession who belonged to the state of Gondal situated in the Kathiawar region province of Gujarat and had moved to Karachi from Kathiawar, because of his business partnership with Grams Trading Company whose regional office was set up in Karachi.  Schooling  Muhammad Ali Jinnah studied at several schools: first at the Sindh-Madrasa-tul-Islam in Karachi; then for a short time at the Gokal Das Tej Primary School and finally at the Christian Missionary Society...