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| Mir vows youth to participate in development process of State | | Announces Rs. 30 lakh for Lolpora-Mamoosa road | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 26 : Describing that youth are the strength of the Nation, Minister for Agriculture Mr. Ghulam Hassan Mir called upon the youth for their participating in the development process and contribution in socio-economic development of the country and the state as well. The Minister was addressing a public gathering at Mamoosa of Pattan area today.
Reiterating the programmes specified for the welfare of the youth, the Minister said the government has launched various Schemes for their welfare, adding that they have to come forward and avail the benefits of these schemes. He urged upon the youth for establishing their own income generating units, adding that they have to become employment providers, not employment seekers.
Stressing the need for actively participation of youth in election process, Mr. Mir said that electoral process is meant for the development of the State and area. He said the youth of the State have enormous potential and the needs is to mobilize it better way and use for peace and development of the State. The Minister announced... | |
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| Army refuses to share info on soldiers mutilated at LoC | | | |
Jammu, May 26 : Army has refused to make public the information under RTI, on soldiers whose bodies were mutilated in skirmishes with Pakistan in last five years. Three months after the application was filed, Army cited Section 8(1)(a) of the RTI Act to refuse the information without giving any reason for denial, which is mandatory whenever information is denied to an RTI applicant.
Section 8(1)(a) allows to withhold "information, disclosure of which would prejudicially affect the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security, strategic, scientific or economic interests of the State, relation with foreign State or lead to incitement of an offence".
Ironically, the class of informatio... | |
| | | | Naxal attack: PM, Sonia visit Shukla in hospital | | | |
Agencies
Gurgaon, May 26 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday visited senior party leader V C Shukla, who was injured in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, at a hospital in Gurgaon.
Soon after coming back from Chhattisgarh, the two leaders visited Shukla, who was injured in the attack by Naxals on a Congress party convoy in Bastar. The two leaders inquired about Shukla's health from the hospital staff and his family members. The condition of senior Congress leader was critical, according to doctors treating him at the Medanta hospital on outskirts of Delhi where he was admitted after being airlifted from Raipur on Sunday morning. The 84-year-ol... | |
| | | | Weather Gods shower plenty of rain to beat sweltering heat | | | | JAMMU, May 26 : Jammuites looking for much needed respite from hot and humid weather conditions heaved a sigh of relief on Sunday afternoon with weather gods showering plenty of rain across the region. The immediate fallout of the brief spell of showers was felt by one and all as it brought smile on other wise drenched faces soaked in sweat. The mercur fell by more than 4-6 degrees even as cool winds were experienced by the city denizens after the showers for longer duration. Large number of people ventured out of their houses in the company of their friends and family members to enjoy the cool breeze and fresh air. The city parks and eating joints were flooded with visitors in the evening.... | |
| | | | Two trains catch fire at Jammu Rly Stn | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26 : Two trains set on fire at Jammu Railway Station here today. As per reports, the two trains namely Shalimar Express and Mumbai Superfast were engulfed by fire after their respective Air Conditioners caught fire at Jammu Railway Station. The raising temperature is stated to be the reason behind the incident howver, no casualties is reported in the incident. The incident took place in the evening hours of Sunday when Shalimar Express caught fire. The fire spread to its boogies. The other train namely Mumbai Superfast which also stood in the adjoining train of Shalimar also caught fire. Later, the service of fire extinguisher was also pressed into the ser... | |
| | | | Govt keen to project unexplored tourism potential areas in state: Sham | | Attends annual congregation of Baral Bardhari | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26 : Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma, has said that the Jammu and Kashmir State is known for its scenic splendour across the globe and maintained that there were lot of unexplored beautiful areas which needs to be projected at the national and international levels for attraction of tourists and pilgrims adding that government is making all out efforts to highlight such areas to promote lucrative tourism trade in all potential areas of the state. The Minister was interacting with a cross section of people, including representatives of various social and religious organization as well as Sarpanches and panches of the area... | |
| | | | People’s cooperation vital for accelerating development process: Bhalla | | | | JAMMU, May 26 : Minister for Housing, Horticulture and Culture, Mr. Raman Bhalla called upon the people to cooperate with the executing agencies for timely and quality completion of development works, adding that people’s collaboration is imperative for creation of a strong edifice of basic amenities.
This was stated by the Minister while interacting with people during a Public Grievances Redressal Camp held at Nanak Nagar, Sector-6, here today. Mr. Bhalla asked the officers of R&B, PHE, JMC and PDD present on the occasion to complete all projects of their respective departments within prescribed time frame so that the inhabitants of the locality could avail the benefits of better faciliti... | |
| | | | Panchayat members laud Omar for upholding commitment on empowerment | | Exhibit best utilization of powers, earn awards | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 26 : The best utilization of powers and services by three Gram Panchayats of Nagrotra, Kota and Nagrota-Barnoti of Jammu and Kathua districts brought laurels to Jammu and Kashmir State and the areas these institutions represent. The members of these three Panchayat Raj have proven their mettle in making best use of the powers and services transferred to panchayats by the Omar Abdullah-led government from 14 departments of public importance.
Leading the way and exhibiting ability to exercise the powers and ensure delivery on ground, these three Panchayats have been adjudged amongst the best and conferred awards by the Ministry of Panchayat Raj, Government... | |
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