Hundreds of students marched in Pakistan's Lahore on Friday, demanding the revival of student unions and fee waivers for pupils from flood-affected areas.
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Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR Aug 24 Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries KCCI led by its president Sheikh Ashiq Ahmad and Farooq Amin interacted with Parliamentary Standing Committee PSC and discussed various issues regarding development of handloom handicrafts and welfare measures for the weavers and artisans as well as on augmenting infrastructure facilities to boast exports at SKICC here todayDuring the interaction with the PSC they said that the exporters were facing lot of challenges and difficulties to export their products from the Kashmir regionJK UT and Central Government must come up with the attractive schemes so that our entrepreneurs new educated unemployed youth will attract towards this export industry they narratedThey urged that the Government should promote Carpet village in Sumbal Sonwari 200 kanals land should be provided to manufacturers exporters in an organised way and all stakeholders should be asked to apply online and submit their relevant DPRThey also stressed on Expo Marts of handicrafts products and carpets for exhibition their products to international buyers and many others
Excelsior CorrespondentSRINAGAR Aug 23 Additional Chief Secretary Financial Commissioner Health and Medical Education Vivek Bhardwaj today chaired a meeting with the officers at Civil Secretariat to review the functioning of the departmentDuring the meeting Vivek Bhardwaj was given section wise briefing of different works and presented in depth details about the functioning of the various arms of the departmentHe also reviewed the functioning of various medical colleges Unani and Ayurvedic medical colleges and other health institutions including primary health centres NTPHCs sub centresVivek Bhardwaj took brief from every officer about the pressing issues faced by the concerned sectionDuring the meeting Vivek Bhardwaj was apprised of the progress made by Jammu and Kashmir on various health indicators and was informed that JK fared much better as compared to the national average
During meeting with the visiting PSC delegation the Congress leaders demanded immediate restoration of statehood with constitutional guarantee for land and jobs for permanent residents of JK and thereafter holding of Assembly elections at the earliestThey also demanded implementation of the full relief and rehabilitation package for the displaced persons refugees of 1947 1965 and 1971 of JKThis is due to allotment of contracts to the outsiders by the UT GovtThe UT Govt may be advised accordinglyThere is a need for special package for the unemployed youth and regularisation of need based and daily wagers