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Governor reviews first 5 days of Yatra movement Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2013 7/2/2013 10:37:47 PM SRINAGAR: Mr. N. N. Vohra, Governor, who is Chairman of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board, reviewed all important aspects of the on-going Shri Amarnathji Yatra, which commenced on 28th June 2013, in a meeting held at Raj Bhavan here today. He reviewed the to-date status of the first five days movement of the ongoing Shri Amarnathji Yatra, which is proceeding satisfactorily. The Governor has been daily monitoring the movement of the Yatra and for this purpose the CCTV Cameras installed at Access Control Gates at Chandanwari and Domel have been directly linked up with the Raj Bhavan via Internet. As soon as the Yatris start arriving at the Access Control Gates at Domel and Chandanwari in the morning around 5. a. m., for their onward journey to the Holy Cave, their movements are monitored live by the CEO and, during the day four hourly reports are sent to the Chairman regarding the Camp-wise position of the number of Yatris arriving there, halting there, moving towards the Shrine and the number of those who have performed Darshan at the Holy Shrine. The weather status is also reviewe...   READ MORE

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Jora flags off fleet of 12GHV to lift door to door garbage ‘Says Solid waste management Rules-2000 to be implemented in letter & spirit’ 7/2/2013 10:37:37 PM SRINAGAR: Minister for Urban Development and Urban Local Bodies Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora today flagged off the first batch of 12 Garbage Hopper Vehicles (GHV) purchased at a cumulative cost of Rs 48 lakh by Srinagar Municipal Corporation for door to door garbage collection in Srinagar city. The GHV were flagged off from New Secretariat Gate this afternoon. Speaking on the occasion, the Minister said that the Hopper Vehicles with a capacity of 1.8 cubic meters are compatible with the Garbage Compacting Machines (GCM) which can move in narrow lanes and by-lanes in the city and dispense the collected garbage automatically into the GCMs; therefore, reducing the manual intervention and improving ...   READ MORE   Only approved projects to be taken up in future: Wani ‘Efforts afoot to solve contractors’ problems’ 7/2/2013 10:37:25 PM SRINAGAR: Minister for Roads & Buildings Mr. Abdul Majid Wani today chaired a meeting convened to put an end to the problems being confronted by the contractors’ community in their day to day occupational activities here today. Among others, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Principal Secretary, Finance Mr. B B Vyas, Commissioner Secretary, R&B Mrs. Tanveer Jehan, Commissioner Sales Tax Mr. Kifayat Rizvi, besides representatives of J&K Contractors Coordination Committee and Contractors’ Association attended the meeting. Terming contractor community as part of the construction system, the Minister said that without their collaboration no infrastructural development is possible in...   READ MORE   Sagar asks youth to serve humanity through gaining Knowledge 7/2/2013 10:36:28 PM SRINAGAR: The Minister for Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Mr. Ali Mohammad Sagar has said that the youth of the State should understand the true spirit of Islam and contribute in propagating its message of gaining quality knowledge for improving the lot of human existence. The Minister was speaking at a two day National Seminar on “Muslim Response to Modern Education: Approaches and Prospects” organized by the department of Islamic Studies, Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora. VC IUST, Prof A. R. Trag, Commissioner Secretary Agriculture, Dr. Asgar Samoon and various other academicians and scholars were also present. Mr. Sagar said that the State Governme...   READ MORE   People aware about machinations of divisive forces: Rather “Won’t allow any body to vitiate peace” 7/2/2013 10:36:20 PM SRINAGAR: Saying that the present coalition Government has set into motion a golden era of development, the Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs today said that coming years will be a turnaround in socio-economic transformation of the State. “An unprecedented era of development and peace has dawned in the State during the current dispensation under the dynamic leadership of Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah”, Mr. Rather said while addressing a public gathering at Tulsibag in Srinagar today. He said every possible resource is being mobilized and pooled to provide basic facilities to the people with focus on equitable opportunities of development and uniform justice to poor and backward...   READ MORE   Rs. 16,000 realized as fine from erring handicraft dealers 7/2/2013 10:36:50 PM SRINAGAR: An inspection was conducted jointly by the Assistant Commissioner Revenue alongwith the Enforcement Wing of Quality Control Division, Directorate of Handicrafts to ensure sale and quality handicrafts by dealers of Boulevard and Dalgate tourist areas. During the inspection, the handicraft dealers were found running their business without a valid Tourist Trade Registration Certificates, besides without proper price tags and cash memos and were penalized. An amount of Rs. 16,000/- was realized as fine from the erring dealers on the occasion. All the handicraft dealers have been warned to desist from selling machine made items in the name of Kashmiri art and adhere to the rules and ...   READ MORE   Wholesale traders call on CM Demand warehouse facility in Srinagar 7/2/2013 10:35:13 PM SRINAGAR: A deputation of Wholesale Traders Association led by its President Nisar Ahmad Kathichu Tuesday called on Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah here and presented him a memorandum of demands pertaining to the development of trade and commerce in the State. Briefing about the demands, the deputation focused on the necessity of having a warehouse for wholesale traders in Srinagar on the pattern of the one exists in Jammu. Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, B. B. Vyas and Commissioner Secretary Industries, Shantmanu was present in the meeting among other officers. The Chief Minister directed the Commissioner Secretary Industries to identify suitable sites for development of ware...   READ MORE

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