GNS RAJOURI

  GNS  Srinagar , June 29 :: Peoples democratic Party (PDP) president Ms Mehbooba Mufti today paid her obeisance at the Dargah of Sheikh Sayed Abdul Qadir Jeelani RA  at Khanyar. The Dargah suffered an extensive damage in a recent fire incident. The cause of which is still unknown. Mehbooba paid her respects and obeisance and also visited the family of the Sajada Nisheen Khalid Geelani Sahib.

Expressed his concern over poor production of mutton and wool in our state. Vakil expressed grave concern over developing situation in Kashmir due to the unfortunate incident of fire at Hazrat Dastgeer Sahib (RA)                                        GNS Achabal Sopore, 29 July 2012: Former minister and AICC member Abdul Gani Vakil has expressed his grave concern over what he termed as neglected fruit industry of Jammu and Kashmir State. He said over five lakh people were associated with horticulture produce and were solely dependent on this industry for their livelihood but uncared for attitude of government towards these people in Sopore has left many high and dry. Addressing a party convention at Achabal Sopore today Vakil said the fruit growers are being extended no incentives due to which they were not able to grow and compete with other growers of Himachal Prad...

GNS  RAJOURI 29  :    Residents of Ward No 7 and 8  Rajouri  held a protest against Muncipal Committee and blocked the road near Abdullah Bridge. The speakers in this protest said that the trucks of Municipal Committee Rajouri throw garbage of the entire city including the dead animals near the residential area causing foul smell and added that with this the life of residents of Ward No 7 and 8 has become has become so inconvenience that the morning and evening walkers have stopped adopting this route. Shafqat Wani, Ishtiaq Bhatta, Imtiaz Bhatta, Ashar Khan and Javed Khan said that they approached the municipal authorities number of times to stop throwing garbage but they turned a deaf ear to it.  Left with no alternative they were forced to organise a sit-in and block the road. Since a lengthy jam was created on the main road  up to Rajouri Bus Stand, the senior officers of Municipal Committee including Mohammad Shakoor and Mohammad Farooq...

GNS JAMMU JUN 29 : S.D Rohmetra, Editor-in-Chief and owner of J&K’s leading newspaper Daily Excelsior has been hospitalised at New Delhi. Reliable sources told STATE TIMES that following deterioration in his condition on Sunday night, S.D Rohmetra was shifted to New Delhi for specialised treatment, where doctors advised him immediate hospitalisation. Here it is relevant to mention that S.D Rohmetra, a pillar of journalism in Jammu and Kashmir, had suffered from throat cancer few years ago. However, he recovered after strenuous efforts of the doctors at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. Many nears and dears along with prominent citizens of town wished early recovery of S.D Rohmetra.

BY TAHIR MUSHTAQ. GNS JAMMU, June 29: While the Power Development Department (PDD)claims that pending electricity bills is leading to revenue losses in Jammu and Kashmir, but the department has failed to recover nearly Rs 1000 from various government departments and politicians in the state.  Sources said that despite tall claims by the government and even Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather from time to time that a special drive has been launched to recover the dues, but so far very few departments have cleared their bills, which runs into crores of rupees.  Even recently government has also submitted a detailed data about the government officers, MLAs, and Ministers who are major defaulters in the state.  According to the official records, PHE Department has an pending amount of Rs 362 crore while Medical Education Department is a defaulter of Rs 23 crore. Likewise Jammu and Kashmir Police and Education Department Rs 6 crore to PDD whereas Forest Department...

                                    GNS Srinagar: The Peer Dastgeer Sahib shrine here was gutted Monday but the holy relic of the 11th century Muslim saint is safe, an official said.  "The holy relic (a hair of the saint's beard) was kept in a fire/burglary proof vault inside the shrine. The holy relic is safe and has been retrieved," a senior official of the state government said.  Tensions, however, continued in Srinagar city in the wake of the devastating fire that destroyed the over 300-year-old wooden shrine in the Khanyar area.  Groups of youths pelted stones and clashed with the police in Khanyar, where a mob attacked a police station.  Police used batons and tear smoke canisters to disperse the protesters, three of whom have been shifted to hospital following symptoms of choking due to smoke.  "The youth are out of danger," a police officer s...

GNS Srinagar, June 25 : Ms Mehbooba Mufti president JKPDP has,on the  recomendation of district president Kupwara Mr Ab Haq Khan  dissolved the Zone Committee PDP Lolab.  The district president shall lookafter the zone till zone committee Lolab is reconstituted. This was disclosed here by the spokesman of  the party.

GNS Srinagar 25 July :  Senior  Congress leader and Former Minister Abdul Gani Vakil today expressed shock over the incident of fire which broke out in shrine of Hazrat Dastgeer Sahib in Khanyar Srinagar and described it as unfortunate incident which has genuinely injured sentiments of the people. In a statement today he demanded immediate probe in the cause of fire and stressed upon the government to bring fore the facts before the people as early as possible but at the same time he appealed to the people to maintain peace in order to not to give chance to those forces who are inimical to peace.

GNS Srinagar, June 25 :  Expressng deep sense of shock and loss over the damage caused to the shrine of Hazrat Sheikh Syed Abdul Qadir Jeelani  RA  at Khanyar today the Peoples Democratic Party said the incident adds another black chapter to the history of recent tragedies suffered by Kashmir. The top leadership of the party met here today under the chairmanship of its patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed to discuss the unfortunate incident which consumed an iconic symbol of Kashmirs architectural glory and one of the most revered spiritual centres of this region. Party president Mehbooba Mufti and senior leaders including Muzaffar Hussain Baig,Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Mohammed Dilawar Mir, Mohd Sartaj Madni, Qazi Mohammed Afzal, Traiq Hameed Karra, Naeem Akhtar, Syed Mohd Altaf Bukhari, Peerzada Mansoor Hussain, Basharat Ahmed Bukharin and Mohd Ashraf Mir attended the meeting. According to a spokesman of the party the leadership shared deep grief and tragedy tha...

PAHALGAM  KASHMIR: The annual Amarnath yatra  on Monday began with pilgrims from both the base camps starting their journey to the cave shrine where Jammu and Kashmir governor  N N Vohra  offered prayers amid holy chants. "The pooja was held inside the cave shrine this morning, marking the beginning of this year's yatra to the holy cave of Amarnathji," chief executive officer  Shri Amarnath Shrine Board   (SASB) Naveen K Chaudhury told PTI The pilgrims began their journey from both the Baltal and Nunwan base camps. Earlier, inclement weather had delayed the scheduled start of the pilgrimage from the camps. An official of the yatra control room here said that the pilgrims were not allowed in the wee hours as some parts of the track on both Baltal and Pahalgam routes had been rendered slippery due to overnight rains. The authorities have made adequate arrangements for the registered pilgrims but a significantly higher number of intending pilgrims have arr...

GNS  DODA JUNE 25 : The Centre plans to formulate a new scheme for three states, including Jammu and Kashmir under which the criteria for sanctioning Primary Health Centres will be a population of 12,000 and for sub-centres 2,500, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said.

                           GNS JAMMU JUNE 25  : Appreciating Jammu and Kashmir Bank for encouraging new enterprise ethos among youth, Minister for Medical and Technical Education R S Chib today said the bank is an ambassador of the state which has made a mark worldwide with its performance and proficiency. "Jammu and Kashmir Bank is an ambassador of the state which has made a mark worldwide with its performance and proficiency," the minister said while inaugurating fifth branch of J&K Bank in R S Pura belt of Jammu today.  J&K Bank has 609 branches in the country. "J&K Bank is a part and parcel of J&K's history, culture and economy which has played a commendable role in economic emancipation of people despite tough times over the last over two decades," the minister said. He added that the bank is also the second largest employer in the state which is generating employment for the people t...

GNS RAJOURI  June 11th: In a tragic road accident two persons were killed while at least thirty two passengers were injured some them critically wounded , when a Mini Bus (Matador) in which they were travelling in skidded off the road and turned turtle at Tandwal Thandi Kassi under the jurisdiction of Police Station Rajouri th is morning. The ill fated Matador bearing registration Nojk11/3383 carrying about 34 passengers was on its way from Pallain to Rajouri when reached at Tanwal bridge , the driver of the ill fated vehicle lost his control over the vehicle due to which it collided with the pillar of bridge and turned turtle resulting in 34 passengers sustained injuries. Out of the injured persons the three critically wounded have been shifted to GMC Jammu for specialized treatment owing to their critical condition . Soon-after receiving the information about the accident, SP Rajouri rushed to the spot along with heavy contingent of Police personnel and started rescue operation...

Srinagar, MTT News Desk: Kashmir complete shutdown was observed to mark the commencement of Martyrs Week to remember the Kashmiri martyrs including those 122 innocent youth who were shot dead by  armed forces during mass uprising in the territory in 2010. Call for observance of the Week had been given by the Chairman of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Syed Ali Shah Geelani. All shops, business establishments, educational institutions, banks and courts remained closed while traffic was off the road. The  authorities had placed APHC Chairman, Syed Ali Gilani and other senior hurriyat leaders including, Shabbir Ahmad Shah and Zafar Akbar Butt under house arrest.

GNS JAMMU JUN 11 :Jammu: The APEX advisory committee for migrants on Monday came out in support of the Kashmiri Pandits, demanding an increase in the cash relief for the displaced community, and warned that if their genuine demands are not listened to they will be forced to go on an agitation against the government.  Some of the relief holders have been on dharna outside the relief commissioners office here from the past 78 days and they have said that if the government does not act on their demands immediately, they will resort to a fast unto death. Meanwhile, the members of the APEX body said they will move to Delhi, if the state government failed to redress the genuine issues of the agitating Kashmiri Pandits.  The organisation, however, said they have apprised minister for revenue, relief and rehabilitation Raman Bhalla about the issue and added that the minister has assured them that they will discuss the issue in the next cabinet meeting.  "Bhalla has assured the...

GNS Jammu, June 11:  Jammu and Kashmir today began fixing tamper proof number plates on vehicles in line with an apex court order. The number plates will have a unique identification to allow the transport department to retrieve all details of any vehicle. According to Regional Transport Officer Virender Slathia, the process started in Jammu and Srinagar while other districts would follow later. Slathia said the number plates will be visible up to 150 metres and will glow at night. Initially the plates are being fitted only on new vehicles. "We will fix 150-200 plates daily on new vehicles while the plates on old vehicles will be replaced on dates to be notified later," said the officer. Jammu and Srinagar cities have approximately half a million vehicles each plying on their streets. Slathia cautioned that it would be impossible to fix new number plates on all vehicles in the state within two months as directed by the apex court. The company installing plate...

                                      GNS JUNE11 SRINAGAR: Describing water key resource for comprehensive development of Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Monday said that the State would utilize the platform of International Hydel Power Convention gainfully to harness this resource optimally for the sustained development.  Addressing the 7th International Hydel Power Convention at SKICC here, the Chief Minister said that Jammu and Kashmir possesses enormous hydel potential of about 20,000 MWs, of which only 2,458 MWs are presently harnessed. He said his government has focused larger attention to fill up this gap and tap this potential within the shortest possible time. Omar Abdullah said that the State Government has recently announced series of policy reforms and initiatives in this regard alongwith notifying Jammu and Kashmir Hydro Projects Development Policy 20...

GNS REPORT JUNE 08 :Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party chairman Hashim Qureshi on Thursday asked the separatists not to shy away from elections saying it is not a "contagious disease".  "If they (separatists) are in the assembly, they can make their voice heard. They should not run away from the elections, they should know that election is not a contagious disease", Qureshi, a 1971 hijacker turned politician, told reporters here.  He said if separatists make it to the assembly they can pass an "Azaadi resolution" which will bring "more global attention to the issue. And if their resolution is not accepted they can resign".  Qureshi, who had hijacked an Indian passenger plane to Pakistan in 1971, said his party rejects the 1949 United Nations plebiscite resolution on Jammu and Kashmir.  "The United Nations resolution on Kashmir is controversial because in its last resolution (in 1949) the people of t...

GNS REPORT ,:The ban on  SMS service  in the state continues despite state government’s  claims  of peace and normalcy returning to the Valley. The  SMS  service was banned in the region in 2010 for security reasons during the unrest and has still not been restored. The state govt was of the view that SMSes were being misused to spread rumours and contributed to the protests. Not just  SMSes, even roaming services are barred on prepaid connections. The ban on theses services have affected  the lives  of many a residents especially businessmen who demanded that the step-motherly treatment towards the state should end and the ban must be revoked at the earliest

                                                  GNS REPORTER JAMMU ,08 JUNE :An awareness camp about the role of civil defence in our day to day life  was held at R.N. Tagore Hr. Sec. School, nanak nagar Jammu. The camp was held under the guidance of Dy. Controller Civil defence Jammu   Dy. Dushant  Sharma and Dy. Div. Warden civil defence Sh. R.Vijay Magotra and Sh Shashi  Kohli. Instructors Ram Chand, Rashpal singh, and incharge traning Rajesh Bhan  played important role. They provided educative programme for the staff and students of this school. All staff members and students showed keen  interest in awareness programme. Principal Sh. M.R. Gupta had high appreciation for the efforts of Civil  Defence team and prayed God that they keep playing their important role for  the welfare of society.