223 diagnostic centres, clinics registered: Javid

Jammu, Mar 28: Minister of State for Health and Medical Education Javid Ahmad Dar today said as many as 223 registered diagnostic centres, including X-Ray units, ultra-sonography units and laboratory clinics are operating in the state. He told legislative council all establishments are regularly More

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Improve investigation skills: DGP

Jammu, Mar 28: The Director General of Police, Kuldeep Khoda has asked the investigators to improve investigations skills and provide timely justice to the people.  Speaking at the launch of Crime Branch website www.crimebranchjkpolice.nic.in More

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65 brick kilns, 32 stone crushers operating unauthorizedly in JK

SUMIT HAKHOO

Jammu, Mar 28: Signifying the lackadaisical approach of the authorities towards pollution control measures, 65 brick kilns and 32 stone crushers in J&K were operating unauthorizedly during the last two years. Data submitted to the House Committee on Environment by Pollution Control Board More

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DCs appointed as licensing authorities

Jammu, Mar 28: The Government has appointed Deputy Commissioners as licensing authority for brick kilns within their areas of jurisdiction, while the Divisional Commissioners will have the Appellate Authorities within their respective divisions.  Meanwhile, as per another notification, in More

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Congress shortlists candidates

LC Polls

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 28: Pradesh Congress Committee has reportedly shortlisted its candidate to be fielded for at least three seats of Legislative Council out of six going to polls on April 13. Well informed sources said that a high level meeting of PCC was held, here this evening, under the chairmanship More

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SHORTAGE OF RATION IN JK

Akhoon faces tough time in Assembly

Speaker Reprimands Minister For Giving ‘Incomplete’ Reply

GK NEWS NETWORKJammu, Mar 28: Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution (CAPD) Qamar Ali Akhoon today faced  an ‘embarrassing situation’ in the lower house when  Speaker, Muhammad Akbar Lone reprimanded him for giving incomplete reply to a question, besides More

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Forest division at Sopore under consideration: Main Altaf

Jammu, Mar 28: Minister for Forest Main Altaf, has said the setting up of Forest Division at Sopore is  under active consideration of the Government, adding that the Forest Department has framed a committee headed by   Principal Chief Conservator of forests to examine creation of new More

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Timeframe of delimitation commission extended to July 2011

Jammu, Mar 28: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla informed the House that the time given for the delimitation task for new tehsils and blocks has been extended upto July 2011 so that the view point from all the quarters can also be accommodated. Replying to a question More

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‘Govt keen to retrieve state-owned properties’

Jammu, Mar 28: Minister of State for Cooperatives Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma has said the government is keen to retrieve the state owned   properties situated outside the state, adding Estimate Committee of the State Legislature has also visited union capital and raised the issue of state owned More

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'T&D network to be strengthened in Bijbehara'

Jammu, Mar 28: Minister for Tourism Nawang Rigzin Jora today informed the Assembly that the Bijbehara constituency is being supplied power through 434 distribution transformers with an installed capacity of 51.907 MVA, besides, 6, 33/11 Receiving Stations. These are 6.3 MVA SICOP Bijbehara, 2x10 More

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