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assembly in session
Speaker adjourns Assembly sine die
NC demands resignation of Deputy Speaker
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Guv for continued efforts to meet pilgrims’ needs
Border Management Secretary, BSF DG visit Abdulian village
Guv condoles death
Punjab stopped from constructing Shahpur Kandi barrage
Miscreants ransack petrol pump, house in Samba
Construction work on Ravi stopped
Youth found dead at Bari Brahmana
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Uproar in House as govt gives clean chit to Madni in land scam
Majid Jahangir Tribune News Service
Srinagar, August 30 The Upper House witnessed pandemonium after Chairman Amrit Malhotra tabled the report submitted by the Chief Secretary over the issue. “No permission for conversion of land from agricultural to non agricultural activity has ever been granted by the revenue department,” stated the Revenue Department report submitted by Chief secretary Iqbal Khanday. The report said the land measuring 89 kanals and 18 marlas at Marhama village in Anantnag district was property land and had been transferred in the name of Srinagar resident Abdul Majeed Sheikh in 2010. “The mutations have been attested in 2010,” the report said, adding the allegations of encroaching of 4,000 kanals did not seem to be based on facts. In the past few days, both Houses of the legislature have been witnessing uproarious scenes over the issue. The National Conference (NC) members had accused Madni of being a party to the clandestine land deal. Madni, who has won twice from the Devesar Assembly constituency, is seeking re-election. He is the maternal uncle of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti. NC members had been alleging that Madni was party to the deal involving illegal conversion of nearly 4,000 kanals of agricultural land worth crores for non-agricultural purposes at Marhama. After the report was tabled in the Legislative Council, the NC legislators insisted on a probe by a House panel. They did not allow the question hour. The Chairman, however, refused to order a House probe. As the pandemonium continued, the House was adjoined for half an hour. When it met again, NC members walked into the well and reiterated their demand for a House probe.
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Speaker adjourns Assembly sine die
Srinagar, August 30 “Let us all strengthen the democratic process in the state. I urge the people to use their vote as we have given huge sacrifices for this institution,” he said. During their parting and farewell remarks today, most of the members urged both Indian and Pakistan to embark on the path of friendship for a peaceful atmosphere in the state. The session which ended today was the last session of the 11th Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir. When the Assembly reconvenes next year, it is expected that there will be a new government in place as the state is preparing for the Assembly elections.While adjourning the Assembly, Speaker Mubarak Gul thanked all members, opposition and the Assembly secretariat staff for their cooperation. Six Bills passed
Srinagar: Giving details about the business conducted in the six-day Assembly session, the Speaker today said the Assembly Secretariat had received 374 questions, of which 350 were listed and 11 questions and 36 supplementary questions were raised by legislators. The Speaker, Mubarak, Gul, said 36 issues were raised during the zero hour and six Bills were introduced and passed. He said two Private Members’ Bills were introduced and passed. As many as 47 calling attention notices were received and 25 taken up, he said. The House also received 27 private members’ resolutions, of which 24 were admitted, one adopted and three disallowed. |
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NC demands resignation of Deputy Speaker
Srinagar, August 30 As the session began in the morning today, the Speaker announced that the Crime Branch has seized all the records and papers related to the scam and also presented documents for his perusal. After this, chaos was witnessed as the NC and opposition PDP members traded charges and allegations over the scam. The charge from the NC side was led by Nasir Aslam Wani, who alleged that the Deputy Speaker has had monetary consideration when he agreed to be witness and signed land documents related to the scam. The counter from the opposition PDP side was led by AR Veeri, who said it was the state government which had given the orders for the conversion of the land. The process of allegations and counter-allegations continued for the whole question hour, during which Panthers Party and BJP members also rose from their seats and protested alleged regional discrimination with Jammu. During this period, the Panthers Party members, who were wearing red gowns, also came into the well. However they were marshaled out of the House on the orders of the Assembly Speaker. Electoral rolls to be published on Oct 1
The summary revision of electoral rolls is underway and the final publication
will take place on October 1, Minister of State for Finance, Cooperatives and Elections Manohar Lal Sharma said in the Legislative Council on Saturday. |
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Guv for continued efforts to meet pilgrims’ needs
Jammu, August 30 The functions were organised at Bhawan, Adhkuwari, Katra, Vaishnavi Dham, Jammu and other locations, in which the staff of the Shrine Board and a large number of pilgrims participated. All main buildings of the Shrine Board were decorated at various locations. At the culmination of the functions, ‘prasad’ was distributed among the pilgrims by the senior officials of the respective areas and units of the Shrine Board. Governor NN Vohra, who is also the Chairman of the Shrine Board, in his message on the occasion, congratulated the Board staff and impressed upon them to work with dedication for providing improved facilities to the pilgrims visiting the Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine. The Governor stressed the need to continue efforts to enlarge facilities for meeting the future requirements of the increasing number of the pilgrims. He observed that priority needed to be given to ensure speedy implementation of the infrastructure projects. At Katra, the main function was held at the Niharika Complex where special puja and havan were performed. Mandeep K Bhandari, Chief Executive Officer of the Shrine Board, participated in it. On the occasion, Bhandari said on the directions of the Chairman of the Shrine Board accommodation facilities for the pilgrims at Bhawan, Adhkuwari, Katra and Jammu had been augmented over the last 2 to 3 years. The CEO said environment preservation had been the priority of the Board and it had undertaken plantation in the Trikuta Hills. He said augmenting water and power supply had been given focus to meet the requirements of the pilgrims. He said that work on first phase of the slope stabilisation project along the track for checking landslides and shooting stones was under execution. |
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Border Management Secretary, BSF DG visit Abdulian village
Jammu, August 30 They were accompanied by Inspector General (IG), BSF, Jammu Frontier, RK Sharma. “Secretary, Border Management, Sneh Lata Kumar along with BSF, DG, DK Pathak today visited Abdulian. She took stock of the losses caused in the recent Pak shelling,” said Sharma. “She also looked into the aspect as to how we can further strengthen our infrastructure on the international border,” he added. The IG said: “Abdulian residnets requested that preference be given to youth of forward villages in the recruitment rallies of the BSF.” A source informed that Sneh Lata also met BSF personnel and locals in Abdulian. She went to the Abdulian border outpost. |
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Veteran journalist Balraj Puri dead
Jammu, August 30 From India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Narendra Modi’s predecessor Manmohan Singh, Puri was consulted on various aspects of the Kashmir issue. Puri was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2005 for his contribution to literature and education. On October 31, 2009, he was given the Indira Gandhi Award for national integration at Delhi by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Singh had described Puri’s book — Kashmir Towards Insurgency — as a primer for anybody trying to understand the intricacies of the Kashmir issue. He is survived by his wife, daughter Ellora Puri and son Luv
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Guv condoles death
Srinagar, August 30 He prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. In his condolence message, the Governor said Puri was one of the few people who had knowledge about every aspect of J&K history and had dedicated his life to promoting peace, goodwill and communal harmony in society. Recalling his long association with Puri, the Governor particularly remembered the period when Puri authored the Regional Autonomy Report. Meanwhile, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah also expressed grief over Puri’s death. |
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Punjab stopped from constructing Shahpur Kandi barrage
Jammu, August 30 Sources said a team of senior officials led by Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited the area and stopped the construction work started by the Punjab Government without any consent from the state. “The 80 per cent of the river bed, where the project is being executed, belongs to Jammu and Kashmir and the neighbouring government is executing the project without any approval from the state,” a source said. — TNS
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Miscreants ransack petrol pump, house in Samba
Samba, August 30 They said the miscreants later ransacked the petrol pump and a house adjacent to it. They also damaged five vehicles parked on the petrol pump premises. The owner of the pump, Yashpal Chowdhary, has filed a case with the police against the four miscreants. “Our employees were sleeping when around four to five miscreants barged into the petrol pump and hit them with rods. After injuring them badly, the miscreants ransacked the petrol pump and the adjacent house and fled,” said Chowdhary.
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Construction work on Ravi stopped
Jammu, August 30 Sources said a team of senior officials led by DC, Kathua, Shahid Iqbal Choudhary visited the area and stopped the construction work started by the Punjab Government. “The 80 per cent of the river bed, where the project is being executed, belongs to J&K and the Punjab Government is executing the project without any approval from the state,” a source said.
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Youth found dead at Bari Brahmana
Samaba, August 30 A team from the Bari Brahmana police station rushed to the spot and shifted the body to Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu. The body was handed over to family members for last rites after conducting the autopsy. The victim has been identified as Sohan Lal, 28, of the Takarpur-Mandal area of Samba, sources said. — OC |
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