Ministers spend Rs 169.81 lakh on tours in 2 years

Official Records Reveal CM Has Not Visited Any Constituency In 2010-11

AKSHAY AZAD

 Jammu, Mar 30: The government records reveal the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has not visited any constituency of the state during the year (2010-11), while other ministers have expended Rs 169.81 lakh on tours to various parts of the state between 2009 to 2011.  Interestingly, the More

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‘Flaws in Roshni Act hamper implementation'

Jammu, Mar 30: With number of flaws emerging in much hyped Roshni Act in the state, Revenue Department has constituted a committee to review it and recommend changes. In response to the queries by Legislative Assembly Committee on estimates, Revenue department has admitted that the act has More

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Opposition grills Govt over inaction against 36 tainted APD officials

‘17 officers retired during investigation’

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 30: While 36 officials including 25 gazetted officers of the Agriculture Production Department (APD) are facing corruption charges, 17 of the accused employees have retired owing to slow pace of investigations. The facts came to fore in Legislative Council in response to a question More

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Forestry graduates to be engaged on pattern of ReTs

Government Mulls Revision Of Recruitment Rules

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, Mar 30: Minister for Forest and Environment Mian Altaf Ahmad today said Government is considering to absorb forestry graduates on the pattern of Rehbar-i-Zirat and maintained that the matter has been referred to planning and development department for concurrence. Replying to a question More

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Omar grants Rs 1.21 lakh to visually impaired lawyer

Jammu, Mar 30: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah granted Rs 1,21,500 to Advocate Suraj Singh, who has a hundred per cent vision disability, for purchase of Braille system and other required equipment. The cheque of Rs 1,21,500 was handed over to Singh today, officials said. Hailing from the remote More

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Work on 4-lanning of highway from Qazigund-Srinagar to begin soon: Govt

Jammu, Mar 30: Minister for Rural Development and Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Sagar said to decongest the traffic plying on Srinagar-Qazigund four lanning of Highway (NH-44) has been approved by Government of India with proposed ROW of 60 metres. “The work on the scheme has been taken More

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