TOP STORY OF THE DAY |
|
|
| JK govt approves Rs 55.50cr to strengthen Panchayat Raj | | | | Srinagar : In its effort to strengthen the Panchayati Raj System, Jammu and Kashmir government has approved the annual plan 2013-14 under Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan (RGPSA) to the tune of Rs 55.50 crore for funding. The plan was approved by the State level High Powered Committee headed by Chief Secretary Mohammad Iqbal Khanday which met here yesterday, an official spokesman said.
The spokesman said the State Panchayat Resource Centres (SPRCs) and District Panchayat Resource Centres (DPRCs) are planned to be established under RGPSA in various Districts. Moreover, Rs 50,000 will be provided to each Halqa Panchayat for various services including street Lighting, sanitation under the Scheme, the spokesman said. For administrative and technical support to Panchayats, the spokesman said services of four member team comprising Panchayat Development officer, Accountant Cum Data Entry Operator, Panchayat Sahayak and Junior Engineer are needed under the scheme.
"As such the total requirement of personnel for data entry operator is 2064 with a tar... | |
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
FRONT PAGE STORIES |
|
|
| Srinagar-Jammu National Highway reopened to traffic | | | |
Jammu : The Srinagar-Jammu National Highway was today reopened to traffic after a two-day closure over tensions in Ramban district where four persons were killed and several others injured in a firing incident. "The highway has been reopened to vehicular traffic, which is now plying smoothly," SSP (National Highway), Virender Kumar said.
The SSP, however, added that some disruption in traffic movement was reported in Banihal belt due to protests there. The highway was closed to traffic on Thursday soon after an incident of firing in the Gool belt of Ramban district in which four persons were killed and 42 others injured after a mob attacked a BSF camp to protest against the alleged manha... | |
| | | | Safakaramchari Union calls off strike | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 20 : Civic Safakaramchari Union, Drivers and Cleaners Union, Clerical Union of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) today called off their two days long strike after Municipal Authorities agreed to consider their long pending demands during a meeting held with representatives of unions.
While addressing a press conference, President Safakaramchari Union, Rinku Gill said during meeting, JMC authority has said DPC meeting will be convened on 24/07/2013 to consider promotion cases of all Municipal Cadres, re-organization and increase to the wages of 200 casual labour SKC`s as already recommended to the Administrative Dept will be pursued jointly... | |
| | | | Sham pays surprise visit to Sitlee Filtration Plant | | Directs for regular test check of water | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 20 : As a part of initiative to improve work culture and ensure close monitoring of the working of the government departments, Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, Mr. Sham Lal Sharma, today paid a surprise visit to Sitlee, filtration plants here at Nagrota and inspected the functioning of the premier installation for supply drinking water to the city of Jammu.
The Minister inspected the Filtration Plants, Intake Units and water testing laboratory. Chief Engineer PHE, Mr. K. K. Gupta also accompanied the Minister. The Chief Engineer informed the Minister about the capacity of filtration plants and said that it supplies 1.60 crore ML... | |
| | | | Addressing social welfare needs of different sections priority of govt : Tara Chand | | Distributes wheel chairs, tricycles, hearing aids, sewing machines | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 20 : The Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand today said the government is fully committed to address the welfare needs of different sections of society through different social welfare initiatives. Upliftment of underprivileged, marginalized, old age persons, physically challenged, women and children in distress is priority of the government and different schemes have been launched to ameliorate the lot of these people in distress, he added.
He was addressing a gathering on the occasion of one day social welfare awareness camp at Khour today. Sarpanchs, Panchs and scores of people of the area attended the camp. During the camp the Deputy Chief Minister distrib... | |
| | |
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
STOCK UPDATE |
|
|
 |
| BSE
Sensex |
 |
| NSE
Nifty |
|
|
| |
CRICKET UPDATE |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|