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JAMMU, Dec 28: SecretaryInformation Department, DrAbdul Rashid today held a meet-ing with the officers of thedepartment to review its func-tioning.

The meeting was attended bySpecial Secretary NarinderSingh Bali, Joint DirectorJammu Manisha Sareen, JointDirector Kashmir ZahoorAhmad Mir, Deputy Director PRJammu Atul Gupta, DeputyDirector Central Avleen Kaur,besides other officials fromFinance and InformationDepartment.

During the meeting, variousissues were discussed includingcategorization of newspapers,operationalization of journalists’welfare fund, constitution ofState Media Advisory Council,filling up of vacancies/ reorgan-ising of DIPR, constitution ofdepartmental promotion com-mittee, framing of empanelmentpolicy for electronic/onlinemedia, institution of State MediaAwards, institution of healthinsurance/pension scheme forjournalists, construction ofmedia complexes at districtheadquarters among others.

The Secretary Informationtook stock of the progress madeon various issues. He directedthe officers to expedite the cate-gorization process of newspa-pers and submit the report at the

earliest.Taking note of the progress

on institution of HealthInsurance/Pension Scheme forjournalists, the Secretary direct-ed for expediting the process offormulating the draft proposal inthis regard.

The Secretary also soughtstatus report on all ongoingworks for setting up of mediacentres at district headquarters.He was apprised that media cen-tres have already been estab-lished in Kathua, Kupwara,Poonch and Budgam. Theprocess has been initiated forestablishing media centres in theremaining districts.

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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: StateBJP general secretary, DrNarinder Singh, today said thatBJP is strengthening its base inKashmir due to the policies of theModi Government in the Centre.

He said that the masses of theValley are positively contributingto the establishment of long-last-ing peace in the Valley and thepolicies of the CentralGovernment and StateGovernment are the harbingers ofthis change.

The BJP leader said that thepeace loving people of the Valleyare greatly appreciating the hon-esty and good development-ori-ented governance of PrimeMinister Modi, and are of the firmbelief that he alone will restorepeace and pristine glory to theValley.

“The people of Kashmir haveunderstood how past NationalConference and CongressGovernments in last 70 yearshave created alienation and lackof development. “SabkaSaath–Sabka Vikaas” is the onlymantra of the BJP and to realizethis dream of the Prime Minister,

BJP is providing inclusive gover-nance said”, he said.

Dr Narinder was speakingwhile addressing a meeting ofparty workers and office bearersduring a tour of all the ten dis-tricts of the Valley conductedfrom December 25 to 27. Duringthe tour, he held meeting withoffice bearers of all the 46Assembly constituencies to takestock of the organizational activi-ties.

The presidents of these 46Assembly constituencies wereexhorted to work for strengthen-ing the party at grass root level,constituting booth level commit-tees and short listing the candi-dates for the upcoming Panchayatelections.

The district presidents of BJPin the Valley, DK Nehru(Baramulla), Mohd Jamal Bhat(Kupwara), Waseem Bari (Ban-dipora), Gulam Hassan Khan(Budgam), Bashir Bhat (Gand-arbal), Javed Qadri (Shopian) andAG Bhat (Pulwama) along withdistrict general secretaries,Vistaraks (full-timers) namelyMudasr, Mushtaq Noorabadi andVeer Saraf attended the meetingsheld at district level.

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JAMMU, Dec 28: PradeshCongress Committee president ,Ghulam Ahmed Mir today ques-tioned BJP’s silence over theinduction of Tassaduq Mufti,younger brother of Chief MinisterMehbooba Mufti, in the StateCabinet, saying the party whichhad made dynasty rule an issueduring election campaigns is

maintaining criminal silence onthe issue and keeping its eyes shut.

“It is easy to deliver sermonsbut when it comes to one’s ownhouse, the BJP is silent today,” Mirsaid while talking to reporters atthe sidelines of the 133rdFoundation Day function ofCongress Party here today.

“If you look at thisGovernment, over two dozen rela-tives of Mehbooba are directly and

indirectly running the affairs,” Miradded.

When asked about the induc-tion of Tassaduq into the StateCabinet, Mir said he had nothingpersonal against him but “thosewho spoke against dynasty rule,why are they silent today.”

“Tassaduq’s oath taking is thebiggest backdoor entry. When theyfelt that they will be defeated in theby polls (to Anantnag

Parliamentary seat), they ran awayand now through backdoor entry,he was inducted in the Cabinet,”

the Congress leader said.By polls to the Anantnag

Parliamentary seat, whereTassaduq was the PDP’s candi-date, was cancelled after largescale violence in Srinagar in Aprilin which eight people were died.

“The people of State are politi-cally mature and fully understandevery move of the Government.Sometimes the people do not talk,but when the real time will come(elections), their fingers will talk,”he said.

Talking about theGovernment’s decision to holdPanchayat elections in midFebruary next year, the PCC pres-ident said the decision could be a“political stunt” to convey a mes-sage to the people that “we areready for elections and the situa-tion has returned to normal.”

Earlier, addressing Congressfunctionaries and workers at partyoffice here, Mir congratulated theparty cadre on the Foundation Dayof the party which was founded onthis day in 1885. He said thatCongress has a history of struggleand sacrifices for the nation duringthe 132 years and united the entirecountry under one umbrella to

attain freedom.Mir lashed out at the policies

of Modi Govt and BJP-RSS whichhave created divisions in the soci-ety. He said that under youngleader Rahul Gandhi, Congresshas proved that the Modi led BJPwould face a tough time in the2019 elections. The Gujarat elec-tions have proved to be a turningpoint in the politics of the countryand Congress cadres are re-ener-gized by the tremendous supportand dynamic leadership of RahulGandhi. He asked the party cadresto get ready for Panchayat elec-tions in the State.

Former PCC presidentPeerzada Mohd Sayeed, seniorvice president Sham Lal Sharma,CLP leader Nwang Rigzin Jora,Taj Mohi-Ud-Din, Raman Bhalla,Kanta Bhan, Thakur Hari Singh,Mumtaz Khan (MLA), RavinderSharma, Farooq Andrabi, RajnishSharma, Manjit Singh, ShabirAhmed Khan, Vikram Malhotra,Manmohan Singh, SS Channi,Hilal Shah, Namarata Sharma,Shah Nawaz Choudhary, SwarnLata, Indu Pawar, KC Bhagat,Subash Gupta, Shiv kumarSharma (INTUC), BS Sambyal(Seva Dal), Pranav Shagotra(Youth Congress), NeerajKundan (NSUI), were prominentamong those present on the occa-sion.

Meanwhile, Congress alsocelebrated its Foundation Day atSrinagar party office where seniorparty leaders and workersaddressed the meeting and high-lighted the role of Congress Partyin nation building. The meetingwas presided over by PCC vicepresident Mohd Anwar Bhat, whourged upon the party workers toremain steadfast to serve the peo-ple to the best of their ability.Lashing out at BJP for raisingsenseless slogan as CongressMukht Bharat, Congress leadercensured BJP- RSS for hidingtheir failures and wrong policiesunder the garb of the slogan,which shows how desperate andapprehensive BJP -RSS are abouttheir future.

Senior party leaders ShmeemaIqbal, IYC secretary AbidKashmiri, Irfan Naqib, ShameemaRaina, Nissar Ahmad Khan,Hamid Gurezi, Nissar AhmadMundoo, Sajad Ahmad Dar andMA Wani were also present.

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JAMMU, Dec 28: ChiefSecretary, B B Vyas, todaychaired a meeting ofAdministrative Secretaries ofvarious departments and officersof police, various autonomousbodies and corporations toreview the action taken on therecommendations of the anti-cor-ruption agencies relating to sanc-tion of prosecution and regulardepartmental action againstaccused employees.

Expressing concern over theslow pace in the disposal of thesecases, Chief Secretary empha-sised on the need for conclusionof these matters on a fast trackbasis to ensure timely departmen-tal action against the accusedemployees.

He observed that the non-finalization of the pendingdepartmental enquiries at timesacts as an impediment in the pro-motion of an employee. ChiefSecretary urged theAdministrative Secretaries to

personally monitor the depart-mental enquiries so as to bringthem to a logical conclusionwithin the shortest possible time.

The Administrative Secret-aries were directed to expeditethe disposal of pending sanctionsto the prosecution of employeesfound involved by the VigilanceOrganization and Crime Branchin corrupt practices and ensurethat a decision is taken withinnext one month.

Chief Secretary furtheradvised the AdministrativeSecretaries to exercise due dili-gence while writing the AnnualPerformance Reports of the offi-cers/officials subordinate tothem and to specifically bring onrecord instances of any delin-quency/misconduct or inefficien-cy in these reports.

The departments were alsoadvised to take required preven-tive measures on the basis ofalert notes/advisories issued bythe anti-corruption agencies soas to serve as a deterrent infuture.

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NEW DELHI, Dec 28: TheBJP Member Parliament fromJammu-Poonch constituency,Jugal Kishore Sharma today metUnion Minister for RailwaysPiyush Goyal here today and dis-cussed various development

projects regarding Railways inJammu region.

The BJP MP laid stress onstoppage of Uttar SamparkKranti train at ManwalRailway Station in Udhampurand urged the Minister that the

people of Manwal- Kishenpurand adjoining area have totravel more than 60 kms afterdropping at earlier station atJammu which seems veryuneasy to them.

Sharma said that the peopleof said area have raised theirdemand so many times during his

tour in the constituencyand it is his foremostduty to pay heed to theirdemands. The MP urgedto Minister for Railwaysto make arrangementsfor stoppage of SamparkKranti at ManwalRailway Station.

Jugal Kishore hadalso detailed discussionabout the extension ofJammu Railway Stationwith the Minister forRailways and also dis-cussed the project ofJammu -PoonchRailway Line. He raisedhis voice to expedite theprocess and to start theprojects at the earliest.

The MP also submitted a charterof demands to the Union RailwayMinister.

The Railways Ministerassured the Member ofParliament that his demandswould be considered on priority.

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JAMMU, Dec 28: Dr AlokMishra, Chairman, BrainBehaviour Research Foundationof India, accompanied by SubodhKumar, Scientist- Brain SignalsComputing; Dr. Arti Bakshi, HoDDeptt. of Psychology, Universityof Jammu; Ajay Sawhani (CA)and Lt. Col. Krishna Kapoor, metGovernor N.N. Vohra at the RajBhavan last evening.

Dr Mishra and SubodhKumar are in Jammu to providetraining and deliver lectures atthe Faculty OrientationProgramme, which is part of theInterdisciplinary Three WeeksRefresher Course in BehaviouralSciences, at the Department ofPsychology, University of

Jammu. Both of them sharedtheir experiences about the ongo-ing programme with theGovernor.

Governor emphasized thehigh importance of RefresherCourses for capacity building andexposure to new techniques andfindings in varied fields. Forensuring quality teaching, hestressed the high importance ofteachers being well acquaintedwith the emerging trends in theirsubjects.

Dr Mishra, who is alsoChairman of the Brain BehaviourResearch Foundation of Indiaexplained to Governor about theexploratory work so far done andthe very exciting results whichhave been achieved to brain mapindividuals.

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JAMMU, Dec 28: SpeakerLegislative Assembly, KavinderGupta today sought coopera-tion of political parties forsmooth conduct of upcomingBudget Session scheduled tostart from January 02, 2018.

The Speaker, while chairingall party meeting hoped thatmembers would fully utilize thetime fixed for them during thesession to highlight public issuesof their respective areas andother related demands in a dem-ocratic manner.

The meeting was attended byMinister for ParliamentaryAffairs, Abdul Rehman Veeri,Legislators, Ali MohammadSagar, Mian Altaf Ahmad,Nawang Rigzin Jora,Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami,Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen,Sat Paul Sharma, MohammadYousuf Bhat and Rajesh Gupta.

The Speaker said that equalopportunities would be providedto each political party to raisethe issues of public importanceincluding developmental aspira-tion of people during the courseof the session.

The Minister forParliamentary Affairs assuredthat the Government wouldextend full cooperation to theopposition members during thesession and provide them suffi-cient time. He also sought coop-eration of the senior legislatorsto run the session smoothly. Heurged the Speaker to considerthe genuine suggestions of thelegislators particularly related tothe redress of public issues.

The legislators of all politicalparties present assured theSpeaker to extend full coopera-tion to run the House in a cordialmanner. They expressed theirhope that the Speaker will takeall necessary steps to make the

business of the House fruitful.The legislators also suggest-

ed for providing the reply of theStarred and Un-StarredQuestions to all the Memberswell in advance so that they canprepare themselves for raisingsupplementary questions, if any.

Meanwhile, the meeting alsopaid rich tributes to renownedstatesmen, social and religiousleader of Ladakh late KushokBakula Rinpoche. The Speakerrecalled the services and contri-bution of Bakula as a member ofState Constituent Assembly,Legislative Assembly, MemberParliament and Indian diplomatto Mongolia.

Secretary Assembly M RSingh, Special Secretary, R LSharma, Additional Secretary,Naseem Jan, Deputy Secretary,Abdul Qayoom Mir and othersenior officers of AssemblySecretariat were also present inthe meeting.

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Executive President of J&K Bank, SS Sehgal inauguratingnew premises of Business Unit of the Bank at Vikas Marg, NewDelhi on Thursday.

New premises of J&K Bank’sBU inaugurated in Delhi

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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: TheExecutive President of J&KBank, SS Sehgal inaugurated thenew premises of the BusinessUnit Vikas Marg, New Delhihere today.

The inauguration was held inpresence of the Bank’s ZonalHead, Delhi, Rajni Saraf, VicePresident Arvind Gupta, otherofficers of the bank and cus-tomers.

“It has always been our toppriority to render hassle-freeservices to the customers andoffer them tailor-made prod-ucts. I request them to avail thebenefits loaded in our schemes-be it deposit or loan schemes,”Sehgal said.

While describing the vision

of Parvez Ahmed, the Chairman& CEO of the Bank, Sehgal stat-ed that the Chairman has direct-ed all the functionaries of theBank at all levels to extend allpossible convenience to the cus-tomer. He assured the customersthat the Bank is always there toempower them financially.

Cold wave conditions inKashmir, temps plummet

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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Coldconditions returned to Kashmirafter a day's relief as the minimumtemperature went down last nightand the mercury settled below thefreezing point across the region.

The night temperature wentdown across Kashmir and Ladakhregions, and stayed below thefreezing point. The night tempera-ture had increased across the divi-sion previous night and settledabove the freezing point at severalplaces in the Valley.

Srinagar city recorded the min-imum temperature of minus 2.7degrees Celsius last night - downover three degrees from 0.7 degreeCelsius of the previous night. Theday temperature settled at 12.5degrees Celsius, 4.6 degrees abovenormal.

The mercury in Qazigund inSouth Kashmir was at a low ofminus 1.6 degrees Celsius - over adegree down from minus 0.4degree Celsius of the previousnight. The day temperature settledat 11.8 degrees Celsius, 3.9degrees above normal.

Kokernag town recorded a lowof minus 1.1 degrees Celsius -down from yesterday's 0.4 degreeCelsius. The day temperature was10.1 degrees Celsius, 3.8 degreesabove normal.

Kupwara town in NorthKashmir registered a low of minus2.4 degrees Celsius last night - adecrease of over two degrees fromthe previous night's 0.1 degreeCelsius. The day temperature set-tled at 14.2 degrees Celsius, 6.2degrees above normal.

The mercury at the famous ski-

resort of Gulmarg in NorthKashmir was at a low of minus 4degrees Celsius - nearly twodegrees colder than the previousnight's minus 2.4 degrees Celsius.The day temperature settled at 5.9degrees Celsius, 3.2 degrees abovenormal.

The night temperature inPahalgam recorded a low of minus2.5 degrees Celsius - over twodegrees down from yesterday'sminus 0.3 degree Celsius. The daytemperature settled at 10.5 degreesCelsius, 4.8 degrees above normal.

The night temperature inKargil decreased nearly sixdegrees last night as the mercurythere was at a low of minus 9.6degrees Celsius from minus 3.7degrees Celsius of the previousnight. The day temperature settledat minus 2.0 degrees Celsius.Kargil was the coldest recordedplace in the State.

Leh town recorded a low ofminus 7.1 degrees Celsius, com-pared to the previous night's minus6.2 degrees Celsius. The day tem-perature settled at 2.7 degreesCelsius.

Kashmir is currently under thegrip of 'Chillai-Kalan' - a 40-dayharshest period of winter - whenthe chances of snowfall are mostfrequent and maximum and thetemperature drops considerably.

It ends on January 31 nextyear, but the cold wave continueseven after that in the Valley.

The 40-day period is followedby a 20-day long 'Chillai- Khurd'(small cold) and a 10-day long'Chillai-Bachha' (baby cold).

The MeT Office has forecastmainly dry weather in Kashmir fora few days.

Fair price shop dealers stageprotest, demand permanent jobs

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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: Scoresof fair price shop dealers todaystaged protests and demandedimplementation of Cabinet deci-sion wherein they were “prom-ised permanent jobs”.

Scores of fair price shop deal-ers who have been engaged withConsumer Affairs Food andPublic Distribution(CAPD)Department for last fourteenyears today assembled in thePress Enclave here in Srinagarand protested against theGovernment for neglecting theirdemand of permanent jobs.

According to the dealers, theywere engaged for a long time onconsolidated pay following aCabinet decision number 127 ofJuly 16, 2014. “Till now theGovernment has failed to imple-ment the decision. It is unfortu-nate that despite a Cabinet orderin place the Government is

unmoved. For last fourteen yearswe are engaged with CAPDDepartment and has repeatedlydemanded permanent jobs but tono avail,” president of Fair PriceDealers Union Tanveer HussainPathan said.

Demanding implementationof the Cabinet decision he said,“When we were engaged theState Government promised uspermanent jobs.”

Pathan said there were around3500 fair price shops employeesin J&K including 1200 fromKashmir who had delivered theirservices during tough times thatstate faced. During the devastat-ing floods of 2014 and the unrestof 2016, they worked ardently.He, however, alleged inordinatedelay in the implementation ofthe order was to issue licenses tosome blue-eyed person, “I do notsee any other reason for thedelay. If Government can regu-larise the services of the 60000casual workers why are theydelaying the implementation ofthe Cabinet order,” he added.

BJP strengthening its base in Valley: Dr Narinder

MGNREGA employees call off strike Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Employeesof the Rural DevelopmentDepartment, engaged underMGNREGA Scheme today calledoff their strike after the assurancegiven by the Minister for RDD,Abdul Haq Khan.

The employees working underMahatma Gandhi National RuralEmployment Guarantee Act(MGNREGA) were on strike/protest dharna for the last 18 days.They were demanding their regu-larization and enhancement ofwages. MGNREGA EmployeesAssociation, Jammu Provincepresident Sandeep Kalotra and JanMohd Provincial president fromKashmir Division said that strikehas been called off after gettingassurance from the Minister. TheGovernment has given two monthstime to set up a committee toexamine their issues and recom-mend to the Government.

A delegation of MGNREGA

employees met the Minister ofRural Development Departmentand discussed their issues with theMinister, Kalotra said.

He said the employees aredemanding as short termsdemands i.e salary hike, yearlyincrements and long termsdemands like job policy, withequal pay for equal work, andother benefits at par with the otherGovernment employees.

The Minister directed theCommissioner/Secretary to Govt,Rural Development Department toconstitute a committee of seniorofficers, which will examine allthe issues of the MGNREGAemployees and make its recom-mendations, Sandeep added.

The Government will examinethese recommendations sympa-thetically, the minister has assured.

Kalotra said claimed if theGovernment failed to fulfill thedemands within two months, theywill again take to streets andresume agitation.

BJP MP from Jammu-Poonch con-stituency, Jugal Kishore Sharma pre-senting memorandum to Union RailwayMinister, Piyush Goyal in New Delhi onThursday.

Jugal Kishore calls onUnion Rlys Minister

Tassaduq’s inclusion in Cabinet cruel joke with people: NC

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BANDIPORA, Dec 28:National Conference todayalleged inclusion of TassaduqMufti, the younger brother ofChief Minister Mehbooba Muftiin the State Cabinet was a crueljoke with the people of this State.

Addressing party workers'convention at Bandipora today,provincial president of the partyfor Kashmir Nasir Aslam Wanisaid that the PDP was guided bya singular goal of empowering asingle family while the State isbeing ruined and its resourcesmisused.

Wani further said that theinclusion of the CM's brother intothe State Cabinet was a cruel jokewith the people of the State, whocontinue to suffer with each pass-ing day due to the political andadministrative failures of thePDP-BJP Government led byMehbooba Mufti.

Senior NC leader MA Lonebesides party leaders includingprovincial secretary ShowkatAhmed Mir, former MLABandipora Ghulam Rasool Naz,Mohd Abdullah Wani, NazirAhmed Malik, District presidentYNC Dr Abdul Hameed, Youthleader Sameer Iqbal in additionto party block presidents andblock secretaries were also pres-ent on the occasion.

"Ever since its inception,PDP has been guided by the sin-gular goal of seeking politicalpower while being bereft of any

ideological convictions. Thisparty bartered its mandate andsold its conscience to the BJP in2015 only to secure the ChiefMinister's chair for Late MuftiMohd Sayeed, followed byMehbooba Mufti. Today PDP hascarried on this trend of deceit forself-seeking ambitions by elevat-ing a practically unknown entityto the State Cabinet after the gen-tleman, facing imminent defeat,literally ran away from theAnantnag Parliamentary elec-tions and then went on to seek aplace of extra-constitutionalpower in the Civil Secretariat asthe appointed head of the CM'sGrievance Cell", Wani said.

While questioning the quali-fications and political experi-ence of Tassaduq Mufti, Wanisaid his history of jumping fromone opportunity to anotherspoke about his priorities andmindset. He ran away from theAnantnag election and now hehas run away from the CM'sGrievance Cell. He has spent thelast year or more developing acoterie of young businessmenand together with them inter-fered in the transfer processes ofthe Government at the highestlevels. In his elevation, the samecoterie of young businessmenare being empowered withunbridled powers to wreakhavoc with administrative neu-trality while being granted abackdoor access to the resourcesof the State", the NC leaderadded.

Dr Mishra calls on Governor CS reviews vigilance matters

PCC president G A Mir and other leaders moving to partyoffice to attend Cong Foundation Day function in Jammu.

Power shut downExcelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: Accordingto a communiqué received fromChief Engineer, Electric Mainttand RE Wing Jammu, the powersupply to Ware House, NehruMarket, Krishna Nagar, ScienceCollege, Bhagwati Nagar and itsadjoining areas will remainaffected on December 29 from10 am to 04 pm.

Winter vacations in HC from Jan 1Excelsior Correspondent

JAMMU, Dec 28: High Courtwill remain closed for the wintervacations with effect from theJanuary 1 to January 25, 2018(both days inclusive).

Chief Justice Badar DurrezAhmed has nominated JusticeSanjeev Kumar as Vacation Judgefor Jammu Wing from January 8,2018 to January 16, 2018 andJustice Sanjay Kumar Gupta asVacation Judge from January 17,2018 to January 25, 2018.

Justice MK Hanjura will beVacation Judge for the SrinagarWing from January 8, 2018 toJanuary 25, 2018.

Secretary Information Department Dr Abdul Rashid chairingmeeting of officers at Jammu.

Cong celebrates 133rd Foundation DayBJP maintains ‘criminal silence’ on backdoor entry of Tassaduq: Mir

Speaker Kavinder Gupta chairing all party meeting at Jammu on Thursday.

Speaker chairs all party meeting, seekscooperation for smooth Budget Session

Finalize draft action plan forbeautification of parks, gardens: DB

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SRINAGAR, Dec 28: HighCourt today directed theGovernment to finalize the draftaction plan with regard to main-tenance and beautification ofparks and gardens in Srinagarcity.

The Division Bench ofJustice Ramalingam Sudhakarand Justice M K Hanjura wasinformed that Chief TownPlanner has prepared a draftaction plan for properly main-taining and developing the parksand creating further green spaces.Accordingly, DB directed theChief Secretary to finalize thedraft action plan and report thecourt by next date.

Court has been informed thata draft action plan for properlymaintaining and developing theparks and gardens in the State

and in addition creating of moregreen spaces, has been preparedand submitted to CommissionerSecretary Housing Departmentfor approval.

The DB observed that parksand gardens are main attractionfor the tourists and main sourcefor promoting the tourism. Thereshould full care of all the parksand gardens for all four seasons,DB directed.

Director Floriculture wasdirected to submit the fresh list ofparks & gardens which are inpublic use in Srinagar city andthe measures adopted for mainte-nance of these parks and gardens.

Court has taken suo motocognizance of a letter addressedby SHRC Chairman Bilal Nazkir(Retd Justice) to Chief Justice ofthe State with regard to encroach-ments and maintaining of parksin Srinagar city.

Secretary reviews functioning of DIPR

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