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| Dalai Lama for maintaining universal love, amity Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Sept 3: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has stressed for maintaining universal love by cultivating a desire of altruism to work for all human beings..........more DGP visits
newly Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Director General of Police, Gopal Sharma paid a visit to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL).............more Romesh for
quick Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Sept 3: Minister of State for Revenue, Dr Romesh Sharma convened a joint meeting of prominent persons and tehsil officers at..........more DDC for
plying more Excelsior Correspondent UDHAMPUR, Sept 3: To redress the grievances of the people, District Development Commissioner, Udhampur, Ashok Parmar convened a meeting of officers here today........more Niaz
challenges Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Minister for Power, Mohammad Sharief Niaz has requested the Chief Minister to initiate any inquiry or probe to ascertain the veracity of allegations..........more |
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tunnel at Watal Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: The 396-metre road tunnel built by Rithwik Projects Limited at Watal-Gala near Salal village on Reasi-Arnas Road was declared open for the public today..........more Dy CM lays
foundation of Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Sept 3: Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma today laid foundation stones of Degree College and Sub-District Troma Hospital at Patten, coming up at a cost of Rs 10.67 crore. Sharma also laid the foundation...........more Usman lays
foundation Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Sept 3: Minister of State for planning and Development Usman Majid today laid foundation stone of Model Village Garoora in Bandipora to be developed............more BJP flays
UPA Govt for Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: Accusing the UPA Government of pushing the people of Jammu region to the wall, the State BJP vice president and spokesman Prof Hari Om today said any failure on the part of UPA to reverse its valley-centric approach may lead to State’s trifurcation.......more |
Dalai Lama for maintaining universal love, amity Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Sept 3: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has stressed for maintaining universal love by cultivating a desire of altruism to work for all human beings. While delivering a religious sermon on Buddhism in Leh today, Dalai Lama asked the devotees to inculcate in them an education which promote wisdom. It is the wisdom that lead you to achieve the holistic perception reality. Speaking about the emotional tendencies of human being, the Dalai Lama asked the devotees to discourage negative emotions and develop a sense of compassion and universal love in them. He stressed for creating an atmosphere of love, brotherhood, communal harmony and share the same with each other. Referring to his visit to Turtuk, where he conversed with a large gathering of Muslims , the Dalai Lama said that he knew a lot about the way of life of Muslims in Ladakh and was pleased to find that behaviour of Muslims in Ladakh and elsewhere in the country was quite different. He stressed them to maintain the same feelings of communal amity , brotherhood and universal love. The sermon will last for three days. The inaugural sermon was attended by more than 40,000 people coming from all over the Ladakh. A large number of foreign tourists were seen listening to the sermons where English translation was arranged for their convenience. The Leh administration had made adequate arrangements for medicare, drinking water, electricity and public sound system. Science and Technology Minister Nawang Rigzin Zora, Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC Rigzin Spalbar and MP Thupstan Chhewang were also present besides over 5000 Lamas and nuns. |
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DGP visits newly modernised FSL Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Director General of Police, Gopal Sharma paid a visit to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL), Srinagar and inspected sophisticated equipments already procured by police Headquarters (PHQ) under the police modernization scheme. The Director FSL, Dr. R. L. Dhar apprised him about the working of the various disciplines of the laboratory. Mr. Sharma was shown modern equipments used in the examination of cases like Ballistics, Fire arms, Direction of explosives, Handwriting examination, Finger Print Comparison, Tool Marks, Biology, Serology, Chemistry and Toxicology which have been purchased bringing it at par with other laboratories of the Country. He said that the availability of these modern equipments has made it possible for Forensic Scientists at FSL to examine cases received from different investigating agencies so as to dispose them quickly and provide reports to Crime Investigating Agencies for prosecution. The Director General Police also interacted with staff of FSL Srinagar and gave a patient hearing to their long pending genuine demands and assured them of every possible help. |
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Romesh for quick disposal of PRCs cases Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Sept 3: Minister of State for Revenue, Dr Romesh Sharma convened a joint meeting of prominent persons and tehsil officers at Billawar today to redress the grievances of the people pertaining to the Revenue Department.. MLA, Billawar Dr Manohar Lal Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Charanjit Singh, SDM Basohli Sourabh Bhagat, Tehsildars, SDPO Billawar, Naib Tehsildars and other revenue officials were also present. Dr Sharma impressed upon the people to come forward and narrate their grievances pertaining to the Revenue Department so that the solutions of their problems are found on the spot. A large number of individuals, deputations, representatives of political parties and NGOs were present and they put forth several problems and development needs of the area. The Minister issued on-the-spot instructions to the officers for the redressal of grievances of the people. The Minister also issued 200 Permanent Residence Certificates and other certificates to the people on the occasion. The Minister also exhorted upon the revenue officers to start the settlement work in tehsil Billawar at the earliest and ensure early disposal of the files pertaining to the issuance of PRCs and other certificates. The MLA, Billawar urged for construction of a separate office complex for Tehsildar (Agrarain). |
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Niaz challenges allegations levelled against him Excelsior Correspondent SRINAGAR, Sept 3: Minister for Power, Mohammad Sharief Niaz has requested the Chief Minister to initiate any inquiry or probe to ascertain the veracity of allegations levelled against him by the junior Minister, saying that there would be no party pressure if the Chief Minister constitutes any inquiry. Dispelling allegations, Niaz said that the irresponsible statement is mere attempt to divert the attention from arrogant approach of the Minister. He challenged the allegations saying that he is even ready to face independent investigation, inquiry commission or probe of what so ever nature if appointed for the purpose. He said manhandling of officers rebuking and abusing the employees is un heard of dealing with situation by a Minister. "There are rules and procedures to deal with erring Government employees, use of muscle power and abusive language against the respectable persons is the work of Gunda element", he lamented. Mr. Niaz said the arrogance of junior Minister resulted in power crisis at the time when Mehraj-ul-Alam was being observed in the valley and Jammu was under the grip of heat wave. The Junior Minister’s childish action evoked severe resentment in entire rank and file of the Power Development Department and people in general. The Power Development Department Employees went for indefinite strike putting public to a great inconvenience. However, "I defused the crisis and did not ask the junior Minister to resign as was demanded by the Electric Employees Union/Associations as a pre-condition to restore the power supply". Levelling allegations against the senior officers and senior Ministers by the Minister itself speaks loud and clear of the immaturity, short temperament and arrogance of the erring Minister. |
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Road tunnel at Watal Gala declared open Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: The 396-metre road tunnel built by Rithwik Projects Limited at Watal-Gala near Salal village on Reasi-Arnas Road was declared open for the public today. A S Wazir, Chief Engineer Roads switched on the electrical detonator at one end of the tunnel to blast away the last curtain at the other end while Mr Ishwar Chand, Deputy Chief Engineer, Works Reasi Konkan Railway Corporation Limited cut the symbolic green ribbon to formally declare the road tunnel open to the people. Immediately after the inauguration, Mr Wazir and Mr Chand alongwith MSJ Varma, Director Rithwik Projects Limited, his senior executives, B Jayaprakash Reddy, vice-president and Sanjeeva Reddy, Senior Project Manager RPL walked through the tunnel to the Bakkal side. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Wazir explained the enormous benefits that the road tunnel will bring into the people in the area in terms of time, money, effort and energy savings. One of the significant features of the road tunnel engineering is its capability to withstand the passage of heavy vehicles carrying upto 50 tonnes of load. Appreciating RPL efforts, Mr Wazir said that the extraordinary achievement of RPL would be a great motivating force to others. Mr Chand expressed confidence that the developers will achieve other milestones in the project even more efficiently and quickly. |
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Dy CM lays foundation of Degree College at Pattan Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Sept 3: Deputy Chief Minister Mangat Ram Sharma today laid foundation stones of Degree College and Sub-District Troma Hospital at Patten, coming up at a cost of Rs 10.67 crore. Sharma also laid the foundation for model village at Palhalan estimated to cost of Rs 1.20 crore. The Degree College is among 22 colleges sanctioned by the Central Government for the State. At Palhalan, the Education Minister, Harsh Dev Singh announced higher secondary school. The others who speak on the occasion include Education Minister, Harsh Dev Singh, Health Minister, Suman Bhagat, MoS Health, Abdul Gaffar Sofi, MoS Education, Dr Ghulam Nabi Lone, MLC, Mr Basharat Bukhari and PDP leader, Iftikhar Hussain Ansari. Addressing a largely attended public meeting after laying the foundation stone for various projects at Pattan, the Deputy Chief Minister expressed optimism on the complete normalcy in the state achieved with the active cooperation of the people. Appreciating the Central Government for extending liberal financial assistance to the state for launching various projects, Mr Sharma hoped that socio-economic profile of the people would give big boost to economic activity and the proposed truck service on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road would enhance the trade activities. Appealing the gun toting youth to shun violence, Sharma asked them to join the National mainstream for their prosperious and bright future, saying that militants in Punjab had to surrender in the long run after they realized the futility of gun. He hoped that migrants would soon return to their native places honorably adding that efforts are on for further strengthening the Indo-Pak relations. The Minister for Education, Harsh Dev Singh said that during the last two and half years record numbers of schools were opened in the state and Rehber-e-Taleem teachers appointed in the state purely on the merit basis. He said that the ReT after putting five years service would be regularized. |
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Usman lays foundation stone of model village Excelsior Correspondent Srinagar, Sept 3: Minister of State for planning and Development Usman Majid today laid foundation stone of Model Village Garoora in Bandipora to be developed at an estimated cost of Rs.1.20 crore. Addressing a large public gathering, the Minister said that under Prime Ministers Reconstruction Package 119 model villages would be developed in Jammu and Kashmir and so far foundation stone has been laid for more than one dozen in the Model Villages in the State. He said that the model villages would be set up for the rehabilitation of inhabitants to be evicted along the lake area. The Minister said that restoration of the pristine glory of Wullar Lake would attract local as well as foreign tourists and helps create employment opportunities for the youth and boost economic conditions as a whole. The Minister said that the village would be provided all basic facilities like adequate drinking water, proper sanitation, lanes and drains, fish pond, auditorium, tourist huts, garbage pits, FRP latrines, solar street lights, community information center and recreation park common facility center with provision of guest room for the local educated unemployed youth. |
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BJP flays UPA Govt for discrimination with Jammu Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: Accusing the UPA Government of pushing the people of Jammu region to the wall, the State BJP vice president and spokesman Prof Hari Om today said any failure on the part of UPA to reverse its valley-centric approach may lead to State’s trifurcation into Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh States. Prof Hari Om said the developments of past three days have shown that people of Jammu, Ladakh and Kashmiri Pandits have no place in their scheme of things and that UPA Government may reach an agreement with separatist and highly sectarian All Party Hurriyat Conference (A) to please them and their masters in Pakistan. He said had AHPC any representation in the valley it would have participated in the elections of Assembly and Parliament, but they continue to issue poll boycott calls, because this conglomerate has no following in the valley. Prof Hari Om urged the Prime Minister to drop the idea of meeting APHC leaders on September 5. Prof Hari Om said the best way to restore peace and normalcy is to immediately convene a round table conference of the main-stream leaders so that their views could be ascertained on the issues confronting the State’s different regions so that hurt feeling of the people were assuaged. He expressed hope that Prime Minister would rise to the occasion and take the national interests into consideration and abandon his Kashmir policy which, he said, was flawed as the same was dangerous and at the same time Pakistan and Kashmiri-Sunni-centric. |
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600 span mtr bridge will be constructed at Seri: DG BRO Excelsior Correspondent KATHUA, Sept 3: The 600 span meter Cable Stayed Bridge that will be first of its kind in North India and third in country will be constructed on River Ravi at Seri in Basohli tehsil. This was stated by the Visiting Director General,(DG) Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Lt. General K S Rao during his visit to the town today. The Consultancy Engineering Service (CES), New Delhi which is providing consultancy to the Ravi bridge has conducted its detailed survey and submitted its report to BRO. The global tenders will be floated for the construction of the bridge and it will be constructed in 2008-09. This was informed by S S Dutta Executive Director of CES. Earlier Lt. Gen. Rao visited Government Higher Secondary School, Basohli. The NCC cadets welcomed him in the School. Later he inspected the Ravi bridge site at Seri. The Executive Director of CES, Mr Dutta explained the technical aspects to Lt. Gen Rao. |
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Hurriyat not representing entire J&K: JD (U) Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: State unit of Janata Dal United has said that Hurriyat does not represent the entire Jammu and Kashmir State and giving them so much importance by both India and Pakistan was unfortunate over Kashmir. Addressing a press conference here today, state unit president of the Party, Sanjesh Gupta said that Hurriyat has not any key for the talks or solution for the so called Kashmir problem. They have two factions and the other one is opposed to talks. Moreover, they have influence only in some areas of Kashmir and have no representation in Jammu and Ladakh regions. He pointed out that if the talks were necessary, it should be held with Pakistan and India and the Government of Jammu and Kashmir or the elected representatives or those groups which honour the constitution of India. He said JD was not against the talks but it should be held with clear agenda and also within the framework of the Indian constitution. While welcoming the constitution of Accountability Commission the JD leader said that assets of all the politicians/ ministers be also kept under watch and Commission should pull up the former ministers also. He said that his party would fully support the next CM from Jammu region as per the agreement who is capable of providing justice to the people of all the three regions. Party general secretary, A K Kharu, Mahila wing president Asha Koul and Rahat Hussain district president for Jammu (U) were also present. |
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Opening of new routes a positive step: CCI Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: President Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Ram Sahai has welcomed the Indo-Pak proposal of allowing truck service on Uri-Muzaffarabad road to promote business relations between two parts of the State. He said that the resolve of both the countries to open new routes between Rawalkot-Poonch, Kargil-Skardu and Ludhiana-Lahore was also a positive step in promotion of trade as well as people to people contact. In a press statement, Mr Sahai also reminded the Prime Minister and Chief Minister of J&K about their commitment for taking up with the Pak authorities the issue of opening the routes of Suchetgarh-Sialkot and Nowshera-Mirpur. He appealed to the Government to take up the issue vigorously with their counterparts preferably on the very next meeting as the same would give a great boost to the trade, industry and tourism of both the countries. |
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Circular road electrification on anvil: Sawhney Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: The circular road that provides alternate link of the old city with bypass national highway and Jammu greater would soon be electrified with installation of street lights for the convenience of the night commuters who generally prefer the route to escape the traffic rush in the interiors. Minister of State for Youth Services and Sports Yogesh Sawhney said this while reviewing the implementation of various development works being undertaken by Jammu Municipal Corporation, PHE, R&B and UEED departments. Informing about the projects that are nearing completion, the Minister said that Government Women College Parade would soon have a multipurpose hall. ‘The Rs 23 lakh hall is expected to be thrown open for usage within a week’s time’. Mr. Sawhney also reviewed the progress in conservation, maintenance and development of the historic Sri Ranbir Higher Secondary School, which has been declared as a heritage complex. Progress of construction work on attendants’ waiting hall at Government Medical College Jammu and Sarai at SMGS hospital too came under discussion. The Minister also announced installation of street lights in Rajivnagar and Lajpatnagar. On the occasion, the councilors projected the demands of their wards, which mostly include un-interrupted supply of drinking water and electricity besides improvement of lanes and drains for better sewerage. The Minister gave a patient hearing to their demands and said that these would be taken up for implementation in a phased manner. |
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DC Commercial Tax apprised of industrialists’ problems Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Sept 3: R K Verma, DC Commercial Tax-Lakhanpur, visited the office of Bari Brahmana Industries Association and had an interaction with the BBIA members. During the interaction, BBIA president Annil Suri apprised Mr Verma about various problems being faced by the industrialists at Lakhanpur check post. The highlighted main issue was regarding the seizure of industrial goods at Lakhanpur check post due to typing mistakes. Mr Suri demanded that such mistakes should be overlooked while a liberal view on implementation of VAT 65 should also be considered. Since all inter State imports are under CST, the authorities should not insist for the number as the CST number is already there, he said. The DC, who was accompanied by ETO Lakhanpur, assured an industrial friendly approach so that no inconvenience is caused to the industrialists. Mr Verma also said that the some agents at Lakhanpur were the main reason of corruption and hence they should not be encouraged. He also stressed for regular such interactions and invited the Association members at Lakhanpur. He also promised that the industrial goods would not be stopped at the check-post and priority shall be given for the earliest clearance of the same. |
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