Day: February 21, 2019

KOTRANKA : Sajjad Iqbal a social activist and unemployed youth president of kotranka hailed the Union cabinet decision on reservation in promotion , As Union cabinet has given its nod to 10 percent quota for poor among the general categories in Jammu and Kashmir and also approved the provision for SC/ST reservation in promotion in government jobs in the state.

State administrative Council headed by State Governor SP Malik (SAC) has already approved reservation for Economically Weaker Section (EWS) and Reservation in Promotion .

Sajjad Iqbal thanked center government for this decision as these people were eagerly waiting for this decision and it’s a big relief to people belongs to ST/SC. This was long pending demand of these peoples.

The Union Cabinet had in January this year took the decision to provide for 10 per cent quota for people belonging to ‘unreserved categories’, with an annual income limit of Rs 8 lakh and land-holding ceiling of about five acres.
He also appealed governor to revoke inter district recruitment this ban is increasing unemployment in state.

By Adil Hamdani

Poonch(Mandi): A passenger died and two others were critically injured after a landslide struck a village in Mandi area of Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday.

An official said that incessant rains triggered a landslide in Bayila village on Thursday.

He said a vehicle of a private telecommunication company came under the debris of the landslide, resulting into death of one person and serious injuries to two others.

The deceased was identified as Makhan Singh while the injured identified as Anjum Pervez Khan of Surankote and Deepak Singh of RS Pura were shifted to Mandi hospital for treatment.

Rajouri,Feb.21:District Development Commissioner Rajouri, Mohammad Aijaz Asad today held a meeting with the councillors of all the municipal committee Rajouri with an aim to chalk out joint efforts to carry out development projects in the town area.

Meeting was attended by the Presidents and Vice Presidents from five municipal committee of District Rajouri. Various senior Officers also attended the meeting.Ward councillors from MC Rajouri were also present.

Threadbare discussion were held on various issues in this meeting.councillors put forth a number of issues which require urgent attention. These included traffic decongestion in town, installation of new street lights, removal of illegal encroachment from main roads and streets, laying of new tiles and repairing of old ones, installation of new high mast lights near Abdullah bridge, repairing of existing high mast lights and completion of jogging pathway between Salani bridge and Doodha Dari temple,construction of toilet complexes at different locations and agumentation of drinking water in almost all the municipalities.

They also raised issue of water and power shortage in old town area which is affecting normal life of public.The president and the councillors of Rajouri demanded for the survey of the the town,Survey for the left out beneficries of Ayushman Bharat,Renovation of town hall and identification of dumping sites also discussed.

While addressing the meeting, DDC Rajouri Mohammad Aijaz Asad said that newly elected councillors of Municipal Committees have a vital role to play in development of town and to solve basic burning issues. DDC advised all the councillors who were present in the meeting to conduct a cleanliness derive by involving masses.He assured that district administration will extend all possible help to municipal authorities in solving the mentioned issues.

DDC also advised for the modern urban planning for the development of the town. He further directed for the preparation of DPRs for repairing of Lanes/Drains in all Municipalities. For installation of street light DDC released 25 lacs.

DDC Rajouri also said that both administration and municipal committee need to work jointly to ensure that government sponsored scheme aimed to housing for all is implemented in letter and spirit.Every municipality will have toilet complexes for both male and female and he will soon review the development in this regard.