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| J&K Babus, Mantris write APRs of officers non-seriously, casually | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Aug 29: Administrative Heads of various government departments in Jammu and Kashmir non-seriously and casually write Annual Performance Reports (APRs) of their subordinate gazetted officers
In some cases, the HODs are senior KAS officers while in maximum cases, the heads include ministers, IAS, IPS and IFS officers. Most of the times, these HODs prefer not to record their assessment about the officers working under them. This leads to a situation where the junior officers are seen searching for the then HOD of their department for getting the assessment recorded for their career progression.
HODs do not even care to record assessments during their tenure of their juniors despite knowing well the impact. They force the junior gazetted officers to knock at their doors, persuade them to write the assessments, years after their transfer from that department. This non-seriousness of the HOD especially IAS officers has resulted in GAD which is headed by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah outrightly saying that the instructions vis-à-vis APRs are not being followed s... | |
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| BOPEE failure to conduct BEd entrance exam worries candidates | | 1600 candidates in dilema as entrance test for BEd is on Aug 31 but admission in private colleges closes on Sept 1 | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Aug 29: The failure of Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) to conduct entrance examination for B.Ed course is worrying the candidates because the entrance test for 250 seats in the government college is on August 31 but the admission in private colleges is closing on September 1, leaving students in dilema.
Sources said nearly 1600 candidates have filled application forms for B.Ed entrance examination for Government College of Education, Canal Road, Jammu and many of them have also filled forms for admissions to private B.Ed Colleges. "The last date to fill application forms in private B.Ed colleges was August 25 and the admission is closing on September ... | |
| | | | Omar continues to abstain from LA proceedings | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
SRINAGAR, Aug 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been conspicuous in Legislative Assembly by his absence. According to political commentators, the continued absence of the Chief Minister in a session is unprecedented. This, they said, never happened in Mufti's and Azad's regime. Even Dr Farooq preferred to face the opposition on the Floor of the House, they said.
Two important papers which the Chief Minister should have tabled in the Assembly were handled by Minister of Law and Parliamentary Affairs Mir Saifullah. Talking to Early Times, a senior politician said that the present dispensation is not serious in business of assembly and that is one of the reason why Tarigami... | |
| | | | Omar succumbs, to chair Cabinet meet today | | We're not B-team, nor a junior partner: Cong | | | Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Aug 29: After a high voltage drama and trading of charges against each other National Conference and Congress have decided to bury the hatchet and restore "cordial relations" yet again.
Sources told Early Times that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who refrained from calling the Cabinet meet for more than one and a half month, has succumbed and is all set to chair a Cabinet meet here in the summer capital tomorrow.
Omar, according to the sources, has also agreed to all the demands which were raised by the Congress during past one and a half month and all these issues would be discussed and endorsed by the Cabinet tomorrow.
"Ice was broken two days ago when on t... | |
| | | | Despite HC order, forest employee not regularised | | | |
Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Aug 29: Despite a High Court order, an forest employee, who is serving the department for the past 20 years, has not been regularised in his parent department.
Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din joined as class- IV employee (Mali) in Forest Department on ad hoc basis vide Conservator of Forest Chenab circle Jammu F.O. Number 37 of 1994 issued under endsst number 1455/CFC dated 07.12.1994.
The case further reads that he submitted his joining report on 29.12.1994 which was not entertained by then DFO Doda and the matter had been referred to the CCF Jammu vide his office number 2333 dated 29.121994 for a piece of advice whether the appointee could be allowed to join or not?
The appoi... | |
| | | | Sajjad Lone not to join BJP | | Post-poll alliance a possibility | | |
Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Aug 29: Close proximity between People’s Conference led by Sajjad Gani Lone and the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Kashmir has triggered wide spread speculations about something is cooking up between the two parties.
Rumours were rife in Srinagar today that the PC chairman Sajjad Gani Lone may join the BJP and announcement in this regard would be made soon. However, PC insiders put the speculations to rest this evening saying, "We have our own identity and we cannot compromise on it."
Sajjad's close aide while talking to Early Times said, "No doubt our chairman is in touch with the BJP leaders but that doesn't mean that he would join the BJP."
He said that PC ... | |
| | | | Sector-Commander Level Flag Meet: India hopes Pak walks-its-talk, abides ceasefire violation | | |  Early Times Report
Zero Line, Octroi Post, Suchetgarh, Aug 29: Jammu Frontier Border Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG) RK Sharma has expressed hope that Pakistan going by its assurance to walk-its-talk may not rake up further mischief on the border following the sector commander level meet and abide by its word.
He however added that all depends upon the unfolding of the events in the future.
"It is left remain to be seen how Pakistan responds after this commander -sector level mee... | |
| | | | Jammu doctors bite bitter pill of discrimination | | 16 doctors of GMC Srinagar promoted, file of GMC Jammu turned down | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 29: Extending further the ambit of its discriminatory policies towards Jammu, the Health and Medical Education Department of Omar government has ordered the promotion of 16 doctors from the rank of assistant professors to associate professors and lecturers to assistant professors in Government Medical College Srinagar while it turned down similar proposal of promotion for seven doctors from Government Medical College Jammu despite the fact that the proposal for the promotion of doctors from GMC Jammu was set to the government one month prior to the proposal of doctors from GMC Srinagar.
Sources said 16 doctors of GM Srinagar were promoted by the Government... | |
| | | | Out of 37 gazetted women officers, none suited for operational post? | | Women in JK Police not Jaanbaaz enough? | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Aug 29: At a time when Police forces of other states of the country are working to comply with the directions of the Ministry of Home Affairs to ensure that one- third of its strength comprises female personnel, the Jammu and Kashmir Police continues to be in unending slumber as right from 1965 when women police wing was established with a staff of one SI,2 ASIs,3 HCs and 27 constables, the women cop still constitute only 3.42 per cent of the total strength of the state police.
Out of over 73,000 personnel in Jammu and Kashmir Police, the total number of women police personnel is just 2,512, including 37 gazetted officers (from the rank of Deputy Superintendent of... | |
| | | | A Sr Cop makes fairer sex officers embarrassed, resentment lodged | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 29: Within the equality within both sexes and respect to the fairer sex, a senior cop's ignorance towards Police Officers from fairer sex made them not only embarrassed but left many of them exasperated following which some of them have lodged resentment to senior police officers in PHQ.
According to sources the weird incident took place at a party organized by senior most police officer in GO Mess at Gulshan Ground about a couple of week ago . "The incident forced the women police officers to rethink of their decision of their joining JK Police, sources said.
Sources while sharing information said that a party was thrown by Armed Police in which various... | |
| | | | Cong has virtually endorsed PHE Minister's strategy to counter Saffron Party | | Sham's demand of Hindu CM gives sleepless nights to BJP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 29: Demand of a Hindu Chief Minister for Jammu and Kashmir, raised by Minister for PHE, Flood Control and Irrigation, Sham Lal Sharma has given sleepless nights to BJP, which always claim to be champion of Hindus' cause. BJP leadership in Jammu and Kashmir has been landed in piquant situation because party can neither support nor oppose this demand. Not only BJP leadership even Congress leadership could not dare to oppose demand raised by Sham Lal Sharma.
Credible sources said that some Kashmir based leaders in the Congress have brought this matter to the notice of the high command but they were snubbed by the leadership because Sham Lal Sharma has not dema... | |
| | | | Congress supports Rana's resolution | | Learning no lesson from defeats | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Aug 29: The August 27 highly controversial and provocative attempt of NC MLC Devender Singh Rana to get his resolution on talks with Pakistan discussed and passed has got support from the Congress. The resolution was passed on Thursday, as the NC and the Congress had a majority in the Legislative Council. The move of Rana was roundly condemned by the responsible Indian media, by strategic affairs experts, by former Generals and diplomats, by well-wishers and friends of India and by a number of political parties, including the BJP and Shiv Sena. The anchors of news channels like Times Now and NewsX dismissed Rana's move as "anti-national" and highly "reprehensible". Almost, ba... | |
| | | | Of 74 BEd colleges in Jammu, ex-JU VC Mattoo gave permission for 50 | | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Aug 29: Prof Amitabh Mattoo, who as Jammu University (JU) Vice-Chancellor, remained surrounded by controversies for extending undue benefits to his close associates, has granted permission for establishment of 50 private B Ed colleges.
A total 74 B. Ed colleges were opened in Jammu province during last 30 years up to 2010. According to sources, first college was opened between year 1981-85 and another in 1986-90. "Till 2000, there were only 15 private B. Ed colleges affiliated with University of Jammu", sources said, adding that during the tenure of Prof Amitabh Mattoo as JU VC, there was flood in opening of private B.Ed colleges.
Sources said the government, however,... | |
| | | | CEO Doda approves panel of 3 ReTs without advertisement | | DSE (HR) to seek explanation | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Aug 29: In order to give undue benefit to favourites, Chief Education Officer (CEO) Doda, disregarding set norms, approved a panel for three Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers (ReTs) without inviting applications for the said posts.
Sources told Early Times that Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Assar had prepared a panel of three ReT teachers required for Government Upper Public School Jathi allegedly to provide benefit to the members of a particular family and accordingly CEO Doda, deliberately not let the advertisement published in the daily newspaper depriving the other deserving candidates of the area. “ZEO Assar prepared the panel under the influence a political strong people... | |
| | | | Geelani feeling the heat, says one platform needed | | Countering Modi Effect? | | | Neha
JAMMU, Aug 29: The Narendra Modi effect on the political scene of Jammu & Kashmir is being felt both by parties like the Congress and the NC as well as separatists like Syed Ali Shah Geelani. The NC and the Congress have realized that it would be difficult for them to counter the Modi effect not only in Jammu and Ladakh but also in Kashmir, especially in constituencies like Habba Kadal, Amira Kadal, Khanyar, Sopore, Tral and a few other assembly constituencies in the Valley. In fact, NC working president and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is on record having said that these constituencies could go into the BJP’s kitty and he is holding the PDP leadership and separatists like Geela... | |
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