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Jora reviews Power, water and ration supply scenario in Jammu 2 month advance food grain dispatched to earthquake affected areas 5/20/2013 10:48:10 PM Early TImes Report jammu, May 20:The Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CA&PD) Department has dispatched advance two month ration to the earthquake affected areas of erstwhile Doda district. The information was given at a meeting chaired by the Minister for Urban Development, Nawang Rigzin Jora, convened to review the functioning of PDD, PHE, CA&PD, Police, JMC, JDA and other services departments, here today. The Minister, who is here to attend the Summer Secretariat, reviewed in detail the stock and supply position of the ration in the region. Seeking the details, the Minister asked the Director, CA&PD to make sure that ration was distributed among the people, particularly in the earthquake affected areas of erstwhile Doda district. In this regard, he called for holding regular inspection of the sale depots to check black-marketing. Reviewing the Power and water supply scenario, the Minister asked the Power Development Department (PDD) to mobilize the field staff to check illegal connections and unwanted power load to avoid inconvenience to the people due to breakdo...   READ MORE

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2 Killed, 6 injured in road accident 5/20/2013 10:47:56 PM Early TImes Report REASI, May 20: Two persons were killed and six others were injured, two of them critically when a passenger Van skidded off the road and fell into a gorge here at Jamallan Nallah near Village Sarh. The deceased persons have been identified as Zahid Ul Islam, S/O Shabir Ahmed, Mohammad Shafi S/O Azim, while the critically injured have been identified as Mehnaz Kouser D/O Shabir Ahmed, Ahmed Din S/O Bashir Ahmed. Both the critically injured persons were airlifted to Jammu for specialised treatment. For the purpose, Divisional Commissioner Jammu, Pradeep Gupta, deputed a helicopter for airlifting the critically injured on the requisition made by DC Reasi. The DC Rea...   READ MORE   Reasi Dist administration to set up Grievance redressal Help Line DDC holds listens to people’s problems at Pouni 5/20/2013 10:47:42 PM Early TImes Report REASI, May 20: The people of this hill bound district would soon be able to register their complaints at the Deputy Commissioner’s office as the district administration has decided to establish a Public Grievance redressal Help Line at the district headquarter. This was informed by District Development Commissioner, Reasi, Dr Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, while speaking at a public grievance redressal camp here at Pouni. People from 35 panchayats of the Block participated and projected their demands before the officers present. The DDC directed the district and sectoral officers to redress the issues promptly adding that a review meeting would be held after one...   READ MORE   Students participate in Biodiversity Conservation campaign 5/20/2013 10:47:15 PM REASI: As part of the national environment campaign, sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, an environment awareness programme was organized here today at Government Middle School (GMS), Vijaypur. The theme of the campaign was ‘Biodiversity Conservation’. The event was marked by a variety of activities including symposium, Painting competition, formation of seed bank. A rally, involving local community members and students of different schools of the area, was also taken out to spread awareness regarding conservation of environment. In symposium category, Preeti Devi, Preeti and Neha Devi of Govt. Middle school, Vijaypur secured first, second and third positions respectivel...   READ MORE   Creation of modern line facilities outcome of Govt’s efforts: Bhalla 5/20/2013 10:47:06 PM Early TImes Report jammu, May 20: Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture Mr. Raman Bhalla has said that the Government was endeavouring hard to develop all the areas of the State with modern and need based infrastructural facilities, adding that in this regard all the departments are working in a more organized manner for ensuring better services to the people. This was stated by the Minister while addressing a large gathering after dedicating Sulabh International Social Service Organisation to Sanjay Nagar people, here today. Mr. Bhalla asked the Sulabh International Social Organisation to provide hygienic services to the people and maintain these regularly for the convenien...   READ MORE   DDC Doda reviews relief rehabilitation measures in earthquake affected areas 5/20/2013 10:46:51 PM Early TImes Report doda, May 20: To review relief and rehabilitation measures taken by the District administration besides to chalk out the strategy to meet out the requirements of the earthquake affected people, District Development Commissioner Doda Mr. Mubarak Singh convened a meeting of officers of line departments, here today. Additional District Development Commissioner Doda Mr. G.N Balwan, Additional Deputy Commissioner Doda Mr. Anil Koul, Chief Planning Officer Doda Dr. Yassir Balwan, Assistant Commissioner Development Doda Mr. Rakesh Kumar besides Executive Officer Municipality, Block Development Officers and other officers of the District Administration attended the meeting. ...   READ MORE   All villages of erstwhile Udhampur, Doda districts to be connected by 2018 - Lal Singh 5/20/2013 10:47:29 PM Early TImes Report REASI, May 20: Member Parliament Udhampur-Doda constituency, Choudhary Lal Singh today said that all villages of his constituency would be connected by roads by 2018 under the Prime Minister’s Road Connectivity and other schemes. Addressing a public gathering after inaugurating a bridge at Agar village on Reasi –Jyotipuram road, the MP said that massive road connectivity programme launched under various state and central government sponsored schemes have set in a new phase of progress and development in Jammu and Kashmir. The 32 meter long Agar Bridge has been constructed at a cost of 1.55 crore by Border Road Organization( BRO) in record one year time. Lis...   READ MORE

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