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| Governor felicitates entrants to the All India Civil Services from J&K | | Hopes many more would draw inspiration from their achievements | | | SRINAGAR, May 31 : Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, has reiterated that the youth of the Jammu and Kashmir State have very high potential if provided the enabling opportunities and called upon them to work hard and compete for entry into the over two dozen All India and Central Services, each one of which plays an important role in the national administrative machinery.
The Governor was interacting with all those from J&K who qualified this year in the All India Civil Services Examination. He had invited them to Raj Bhavan this evening, along with a few others who joined the State cadre in the past 3 years, to felicitate them on their achievement.
The Governor observed that he was particularly happy to find that the number of boys and girls from the State who were successful in entering the All India Civil and Central Services has been progressively increasing year after year. He reiterated his view that if the youth from J&K put in adequate effort a large number among them is bound to succeed in entering the All India and Civil Services. Mrs. Usha Vohra, First Lady, who joined the I... | |
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| Rs. 80 cr spent under MGNREGA during April-May : Sagar | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 31 : Indicating remarkable beginning of Central Government’s flagship programme MGNREGA during the first two months of the current fiscal, the State has witnessed huge progress in its implementation. An amount of Rs. 80 crore has been spent during this short period whereby generating 70 lakh mandays for the deserving beneficiaries across the State.
This information was given at a review meeting of the Rural Development Department which held here on Friday morning under the chairmanship of Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar.
Commissioner Secretary RDD, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Peer, Director, RDD, Mir Altaf Ahmad, Direct... | |
| | | | Rather reviews achievements of Excise Deptt | | Rs 102.16 cr increase in revenue realization | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 31 : Excise department has realized revenue of Rs. 915.70 crore during the year 2012-13 which is Rs. 102.16 crore more than that earned in the corresponding period of the previous year registering a growth of 12.56 percent. This was informed during a meeting chaired by Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr Abdul Rahim Rather held here today to review the performance of Excise Department. Excise Commissioner, Ms Vineeta Gupta, Deputy Excise Commissioners and senior officers of the department were present in the meeting. The Minister took a detailed review of the revenue realization for the current financial year and was apprised that this is the s... | |
| | | | Gear up efforts to ensure basic facilities to people : Sham to officers’ | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 31 : With an aim to bring people of Rural and far-flung areas closer to Government and address their problems at their door steps, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood & Control Mr. Sham Lal Sharma convened meeting with senior citizens at Akhnoor. Various deputations and individual of Akhnoor town and adjoining areas met the Minister and apprised of the problems of their respective areas. The demands projected by the Ward No.1 to 13 of Akhnoor town included., replacement of old water pipes, repair of lanes and drains, upgradation of roads with black-topping, toilet complex, uninterrupted power and water supply. The Minister said Akhnoor town has witn... | |
| | | | Altaf, Wani review progress of various road projects Work on Wussan, Ramwari-Gund bridges to commence from this year | | | |
SRINAGAR, May 31 : Work on 2 vital bridges namely, Wussan and Ramwari Gund would commence this year. These bridges on completion would provide road connectivity to a large population living in the hilly areas of Kangan constituency. To improve the road connectivity in the area, detailed project reports (DPRs) of seven roads have been prepared and will be sent to the Central Government for funding. This information was given to the Minister for Forests Ecology and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmad and Minister for R&B, Mr. Abdul Majeed Wani during a meeting of officers, which was held here today to review the progress of various road projects coming up in Kangan constituency. Commissioner S... | |
| | | | Reasi declared as smoke free district | | | |
Early Times Report
REASI, May 31: On the eve of World No Tobacco Day Reasi district was declared as 'Smoke Free' by DDC Reasi Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary. Reasi district became the 3rd district of the state to be declared as smoke free. The declaration was made on the basis of survey on compliance of section 4 of Tobacco Control Act Of India. The survey was conducted by AD District Statistics & Evaluation Department in association with Voluntary Health Association of India (VHAI). It was found that more than 90 percent of the public places complied with the smoke free rules. DDC Reasi said cent percent compliance is expected in the coming days. A rally was organised to celebrate World ... | |
| | | | SBI donates ambulance to Rotary Eye Hospital Udhampur | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 31 : State Bank of India, Udhampur under its Corporate Social Responsibilities (CSR) donated an Ambulance to Rotary Eye and General Welfare Foundation, Udhampur. The Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle, N K Chari handed over the keys of ambulance to the Chairman, Rotary Eye Hospital, D. N. Sharma in the presence of A K Jain, DGM, Jammu Module and C J Tiku, RM Region III, Jammu in a function organized at State Bank of India, Udhampur attended by valuable clients of the Bank and large number of people of Udhampur. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief General Manager said that State Bank of India has been actively taking part in suc... | |
| | | | Public support must for curbing the menace of smoking, other tobacco related products: Shabir | | World Tobacco Day observed in Srinagar | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 31 : Underscoring the need for complete ban on the use of tobacco and its allied products in the State, Minister of State for Health, Mr. Shabir Ahmad Khan has sought overwhelming support of the society to deal with the menace.
Speaking at a function held in Government Collage of Education, Srinagar on Friday which was organized to mark the World Anti-Tobacco Day, the Minister said that “unless people support the anti-smoking campaign, the ban imposed by the Government on Gutkhas and other allied tobacco products in the State won’t be effective. We believe that students and youth can be the best medium for disseminating the message about the ill effec... | |
| | | | Gul calls on Dr. Farooq Abdullah | | | |
SRINAGAR, May 31: Speaker, J&K Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mubarak Gul called on the Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr. Farooq Abdullah here today and discussed various issues pertaining to the development and overall scenario of the State. While discussing energy needs of the State, the Speaker demanded adequate support from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and urged Dr. Abdullah to launch new initiatives to meet the need by setting up of non-conventional energy plants to the State.
They also discussed the peace process initiated at different levels by the Central and State Governments. Mr Gul stressed the need for starting the dialogue process by the Union Governmen... | |
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