Government’s apathy hampers establishment of family courts in JK

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Nov 29: Establishment of family courts for ensuring quick disposal of domestic violence cases and other matrimonial matters has remained a distant dream in Jammu and Kashmir; courtesy- laidback approach of subsequent governments which failed to come up with a relevant legislation to pave way More

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JK to have user accessible State Data Centre

E-GOVERNANCE

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Nov 29: Jammu and Kashmir will soon have a centralized State Data Centre (SDC), whereby information of every department would be available at one place, for the users who want to checkout any detail about the functioning of the government offices or seek redressal of their grievances. & More

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Drug policy for JK soon

Omar for low cost, high quality stores

Jammu, Nov 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Monday directed to constitute a committee to he headed by chief secretary to formulate a comprehensive scheme for establishment of drug stores in the State for supplying low cost, high quality generic medicines to the people. “There should be provisions More

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Timber smuggling bid foiled

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 29: With the arrest of three smugglers, police has claimed to have foiled a timber smuggling bid and recovered 55 scants from their possession in Gool area of Ramban district, a police spokesman said on Monday.Following inputs about the smuggling of scants, a police team, during the More

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State approaches Centre for financial assistance

‘More Godowns For Inaccessible Areas’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Nov 29: Jammu and Kashmir has sent a proposal to central government to help it in construction of dozen more godowns in hilly and remote blocks of the state, to ensure stocking of food grains during winters.Part of the project envisaged to deal with the problem of food grain shortage faced More

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‘9763 complaints disposed off in CM’s grievances cell’

Jammu, Nov 29: CM’s advisor, Mubarak Gul was today told that 11637 complaints were received in the Chief Minister’s Grievances Redressal Cell, out of which 9763 had been disposed off till date.  Gul reviewed the complaints received in the Cell and stressed for their speedy disposal. He said More

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Zoos coming up at Srinagar, Jammu: Altaf

Jammu, Nov 29: The Jammu and Kashmir is mulling establishing Zoos in Srinagar and Jammu. This information was given by Minister for Forests and Environment, Mian Altaf Ahmed at a review meeting of the functioning of wildlife and forest departments.He directed the officials to complete all More

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Army hands over youth to Pak authorities

Jammu, Nov 29: The army on Monday handed over a Pakistani youth, who had inadvertently crossed over the Line of Control at Mendhar in Poonch, to the authorities on the other side of the border. According to a defence communiqué, Faisal Mehboob son of Mehboob Hussain had crossed the LoC on November 22 More

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Mir reviews Loran-Poonch-Gulmarg road project

Jammu, Nov 29: Minister for Agriculture, G H Mir reviewed the progress of proposed road project between Loran-Poonch and Gulmarg at a meeting of officers held here today. The Minister stressed upon the concerned authorities to clear all the bottlenecks at the earliest and prepare the DPRs More

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