Jammu Feb 20 PTI Searches were carried out at 21 locations in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday in connection with a case of revenue records going missing in some areas of Bahu tehsil here officials said The joint raids were carried out by police and revenue authorities at the houses of alleged land grabbers property dealers serving and retired revenue officials who had been on the radar of the authorities the officials said They said some retired revenue officials and property dealers have been arrested during the searches Revenue records in various forms and in huge quantities have been recovered during the searches besides various incriminating documents papers pertaining to land deals and bank locker keys Unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 2663 lakh has also been seized during the searches in different areas of Jammu and Samba districts the officials said The officials said many of the people whose houses were raided have cases registered against them in the past under various penal sections An FIR was registered at Channi Himmat police station in Jammu on November 7 last year regarding missing revenue records PTI TAS SMN SMN

Jammu Feb 20 PTI Asserting that the National Conference has all along been striving for gender equality party president Farooq Abdullah on Sunday laid emphasis on political empowerment of women and their larger role in policy planning and decision-making Involvement of women in decision-making and policy planning is necessary for achieving comprehensive unbiased and sustainable development which will eventually lead to harmonious growth of the society Abdullah a former chief minister said Interacting with the newly constituted provincial women wing of the party at a function here Abdullah referred to measures taken by his party over the years for women empowerment and emancipation and said this is necessary for promoting leadership roles among them Provincial president of the women wing Satwant Kour Dogra introduced the new office-bearers Congratulating themAbdullah said due to the prevailing situation the women of Jammu and Kashmir have been the worst sufferers Discrimination and depravity at the societal and domestic-level with our mothers and sisters is not unknown in this part of the world Rising unemployment and inflation in JK is also having a cascading effect on our promising women he said Having women in politics it goes without saying will attune party policies towards the needs of women and prepare them for the leadership roles to face the challenges of the present and future he said The need of the hour is to provide a platform to aspiring women and help in creating impactful voices to take on the looming challenges he said and hoped that the functionaries would reach out to the people and help solve their problems PTI TAS SMN SMN

Jammu Nov 27 PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday assured full support of his administration to the Bharat Scouts and Guides movement The assurance was given by Sinha to a delegation of the JK Bharat Scouts and Guides which called on him at the Raj Bhawan here amid the Flag Day celebrations an official spokesman said The Lt Governor asked the delegation to host a set of activities as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav He also impressed upon them to spread mass awareness regarding drug de-addiction by organising programmes across the Union Territory and helping the government fight the drug menace The Lt Governor who is also the Chief Patron of the JK Bharat Scouts Guides lauded the cadets officials and everyone associated with the movement for their selfless service to the society the spokesman said He said the Lt Governor assured full support of the administration to the Bharat Scouts and Guides movement He said Flag Day also observed as Foundation Day of Bharat Scouts and Guides is celebrated across the country on November 7 to strengthen the movement PTI TAS SMN SMN

Jammu Nov 20 PTI Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday said all necessary steps are being taken to make the governance structure transparent and accessible to the public as his administration launched the Janta Ki Scheme-Janta ki Bhagidari campaign The campaign aims to strengthen Jan Bhagidari peoples involvement and make it an integral part of transparent and accountable governance Over 33099 development works are being executed in the Union Territory at a cumulative cost of around Rs 12200 crore with their details available in the public domain under the major initiative to further public participation in the overall development process an official spokesman said The administration is taking all the necessary steps to make the entire governance structure transparent and accessible to the public Every citizen can now access details about the type and extent of work under execution in their area or any part of the UT at the click of a button the Lt Governor said He said the public has a right to know how much money is being spent on the development works in their area and whether the project is being completed on time I want every decision taken by the government to serve the people within a reasonable time frame and it must follow the law of equity and inclusiveness Sinha said The idea behind the Janta Ki Scheme-Janta ki Bhagidari campaign is to make the entire project planning and implementation process open to the general public who will be ultimate beneficiaries the spokesman said Good governance requires that enough information is provided to the public so they could see the decisions are taken in the manner following rules and regulations the spokesman said He said Jammu and Kashmir is number one in the country for taking lead in enforcing reforms in expenditure management PTI TAS SMN SMN