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| `Capital cities facing shortage of community halls' | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 1: The Report of Committee on Estimates pertaining to functioning of Housing & Urban Development Department (H &UDD) has expressed its serious concern over the functioning of the department while at the same time it pointed out that it failed to raise requisite facilities in twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar besides referring to other ills affecting the department.
While referring to the lack of infrastructure development in Jammu and Sringar, the report revealed that the capital cities are facing shortage of community halls. Report said, "The committee observed that that there was shortage of community halls for public functions and recommended for construction of more community halls particularly in Jammu and Srinagar cities." In reference to the functioning of H&UDD, the Committee's Report has expressed grave concern over the lack of coordination among the various agencies executing the different developmental projects in urban areas. "There was lack of coordination among the various agencies working in the urban areas for execution of var... | |
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| Sluggish funding delays completion of CHC Darhal | | 90% funds released, project still without Administrative approval | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Mar 1: Sluggish funding has delayed the completion of 30 bedded Community Health Center (CHC) Darhal, which was upgraded from Primary Health Center (PHC) nearly 20 years ago. Moreover the project is being executed without Administrative Approval. Sources told Early Times that the construction work of CHC started in February, 2010 under NRHM /State Plan at the cost of Rs 5.90 crores and was targeted date for its completion was July, 2012 but could not meet its deadline due to sluggish funding. Even though the scheme was not administratively approved as yet despite the fact that more than 90% funds stands already released, they added. The papers prepared by the executin... | |
| | | | New faces, surprises likely during LA elections | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Jammu, Mar 1: New political parties, independent candidates and village heads according are likely to contest the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
New political parties which include 'AWAMI AWAZ' formed under the supervision of former Registrar of Kashmir University and comprising professors and doctors are figuring out 25 candidates to contest the forthcoming assembly elections.
Sources said that core members of the party are likely to visit Delhi and other states to merge with a national party that can finance their campaigning during the elections.
Apart from Awami Awaz, many independent candidates are also likely to contest across Kashmir. Some of them are likely... | |
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