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Wednesday,
February 19, 2003, Chandigarh, India  
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Mufti promises more parking lots J&K highway reopened to traffic
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Panel to probe
custodial death Army Havildar killed in Pak shelling Power Minister Niaz promotes technicians Floods damage bridge under construction |
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Mufti promises more parking lots Jammu, February 18 Keen to improve the city environs and remove traffic congestion, the Mufti accompanied by the Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Mangat Ram Sharma, the Minister for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Ghulam Hussan Mir, the Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development, Mr Abdul Majid Wani, local MLAs, Mr Yogesh Sawhney and Mr Raman Bhalla, general secretary, PDP, Mr Ved Mahajan and a team of senior officers, visited several parts of the old city despite inclement weather and took stock of civil amenities and announced on the spot decision after interacting with locals and officers concerned. Giving major thrust to decongest the old city, the Chief Minister visited the city police station, super bazar, excise complex and central basic high school where an integrated parking lot would be created for about 500 vehicles in two phases. In the first phase, the area of existing city police station and super bazar would be taken up where a two tier parking lot would be created. In the second phase, the excise complex and central basic high school would be taken up. However, the school building would be remodelled with adequate playfield and proper landscaping. The existing police station would be shifted to doctors’ lane near secretariat. The second major project to create parking lot was identified at doctors’ lane where a three-tier parking space would be created for about 200 vehicles. Accommodation in flats would be provided to the medical staff presently living in the area. The entire area would be redeveloped to make best use of the available space with proper landscaping. Both these projects would be taken up by the Jammu Development Authority. At parade, the Chief Minister asked officers to beautify the area between Brahman Sabha and the Power Development office which would be developed as a square. The municipality has also a proposal to go in for organised parking on one side. At Indira Chowk, the Mufti was informed about Jammu Municipality’s proposal to set up a Rs 14-crore eight-storeyed parking-cum-commercial complex. The first four floors would be used for parking while the top four floors would be used for commercial purposes to generate income. The existing allottees in the area would be accommodated in the complex. A self-financing project, it would provide parking space for 250 cars. At Purani Mandi, the Chief Minister interacted with shopkeepers and local residents and ordered the relocation of existing transformer which has occupied a substantial part of the existing park within a fortnight. The area would be developed in such a way that people get facilities of park and parking. At Raj Tilak road, the Chief Minister assured the shopkeepers that proper drainage would be provided to check the overflow of drains. He, however, told the shopkeepers that nobody should encroach the drains which also contributed to their overflow. |
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J&K highway reopened to traffic Jammu, February 18 "All blockades have been cleared between 150, 151 to 161 km areas of the highway by the hard work done by the BRO's men and machines," a spokesman of BRO said. Despite heavy rains and snowfall at some places the BRO authorities made the highway through for traffic between Jammu and Srinagar and vice versa, he said. Police sources said the health resort of Patnitop, the cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi as well as the Pir Panchal ranges also received fresh snow today adding it was still snowing in the upper reaches of Jammu city. However, pilgrimage to the Vaishnodevi shrine was still on with nearly 2,000 persons performing darshan this morning. main indoors, they added. The entire valley witnessed heavy rains while its upper reaches including tourist spots of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg witnessed heavy snowfall during the past three days. Till the last reports came in, the rains and snowfall continued throughout the valley. |
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Panel to probe
custodial death Srinagar, February 18 An official spokesman said that the Additional District Magistrate (ADM), Kupwara, has been appointed to conduct the inquiry and submit the report within one month. He said all concerned and interested persons had been asked to submit any information regarding the incident in person or in writing before the one-man commission. The youth Peer was allegedly killed by the security forces after his arrest last month.
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Army Havildar killed in Pak shelling Jammu, February 18 The Pakistani troops resorted to shelling in the Jangard, Bhawani, Choki Chora, Kalal, Laam, Noushera, Krishnagati, Balakote and Kerni areas of Rajauri and Poonch sectors since early this morning, the sources said. A few shells fell near a forward Army post resulting in the death of the Havildar and injury to another jawan in the Jangard areas, they said. Indian troops retaliated, the sources said adding that the exchange of shelling continued when the reports last came in from the area.
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Power
Minister Niaz promotes technicians Jammu, February 18 The minister instructed the authorities concerned to complete the process of promotion and regularisation of service of daily-wage workers within one month. However,
only eligible employees and daily-wage workers fulfilling the
requisite criteria would be considered for promotion regularisation of
the services, Mr Niaz clarified. |
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Floods damage bridge under construction Jammu, February 18 The Minister for R&D, Mr Madan Lal Sharma, today inspected the damage caused to the shuttering from the Press Club side and asked the executing agency to relay the shuttering expeditiously after the floods recede. Five of the seven span bridges have already been completed. The piers on which the shuttering was laid were intact. The Chief Engineer, B&R, Mr A.S. Wazir, told the minister that due to this damage, the completion of the bridge could be delayed by over a month. |
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Memorial to war
hero planned Jammu, February 18 |
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