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| Education Minister approves regularization of 308 ReTs | | 308 ReTs put on regular rolls | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: In yet another New Year bonanza from the education department, over 300 teachers engaged under Rehbr-e-Taleem scheme have been approved for their regularization as regular teachers.
Just three days back the Government had approved creation of 3481 posts for 94 Higher Secondary schools and 137 High schools, upgraded during 2005-06 and 2006-07 in the state. Also 200 posts of lecturers for fifth subject in the Higher Secondary are also being filled up.
An official spokesman said that the Minister for School Education & Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed today approved the regularization of 308 Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers of various districts. Giving approval to the proposal submitted to him to this effect, he s aid that all the Rehbar-e-Taleem teachers after completing 5 years of continuous service would be regularized. Their cases are being examined and processed, he added.
The Minister directed the concerned ZEOs, CEOs and Directors of School Education, Kashmir and Jammu to speed up the process of putting up the cases of all those Rehbar-... | |
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| City children risking life to reach schools | | | |
MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Jan 16: In its vast landscape of schools, the Winter Capital City is adding more nationally acclaimed brand names every year, the scoop of education is expanding and competition getting murkier –at least one can see in mornings when half a dozen small children are huddled in auto-rickshaws clearly risking their life.
Throwing road safety laws to the wind, overloading of vehicles plying students from schools and colleges is a common scene every morning and afternoon.
While the district police is busy tightening the noose around eve teasers outside the campuses of educational institutions, they seem to have forgotten about those violating its own orders regarding lo... | |
| | | | Omar’s olive branch: | | 15 detenues freed | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Reaching out to the Kashmir Valley with an olive branch, the Omar Abdullah government has ordered release of 15 detenues lodged in different jails under the Public Safety Act.
All detenues whose detention has been revoked belonged to the Kashmir Valley. It could not be immediately learnt whether these detentions were quashed on recommendations of any screening committee.
An official spokesman said today that the Government has ordered revocation of detention of 15 PSA detenues with immediate effect.
The spokesman added: “This follows the Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah's recent statement at a press conference in which he had said that the Governm... | |
| | | | Jammu ‘95 serial blast mastermind arrested | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Top Hizbul militant Waseem Ahmed Malik, accused of masterminding the 1995 Republic Day blast claiming 12 lives, has been arrested from Kishtwar district.
Malik, then a self-styled Hizbul district commander, masterminded the blasts along with some other Pakistani militants led by one commander Ifran, in which 60 others were injured and the then Governor Gen K V Krishna Rao had a narrow escape.
He was arrested in connection with his involvement in the explosions at MAM stadium, Deputy Inspector General, Doda-Ramba-Kishtwar range, Himant Lohia told PTI. He was picked up from Kishtwar town on Thursday night.
Soon after the blasts, Malik crossed over to Pak... | |
| | | | J&K ‘hotspot’ for Obama envoy | | | |
ET DESK
Jammu, Jan 16: An indication of how the incoming Obama Administration looks at Jammu and Kashmir was available when the US Ambassador-designate to the UN, Susan Rice, identified Kashmir as one of the "hot spots" and bracketed it with conflict-torn regions, including the Balkans and Golan Heights.
The reference to Kashmir came as passing mention during Rice's testimony before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, which held a nomination hearing for her yesterday.
"From the Balkans to East Timor, from Liberia to Kashmir, from Cyprus to the Golan Heights, the United Nations has, for more than six decades, played a critical role in forestalling renewed fighting, helping to resol... | |
| | | | On R-Day, Kashmir train to move on Rajpath | | | | ET DESK
Jammu, Jan 16 : The Railways will this year showcase their first train service in Kashmir valley that was flagged off by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in October last year, in their tableau during the Republic Day Parade, at Rajpath in New Delhi.
Kashmir valley got its first train service only last year, over 160 years after India's first railway line from Mumbai to Thane was inaugurated.
This historic train, which fulfils the long cherished dream of the Valley dwellers, covers a distance of 66 kilometres and runs twice in a day from either side and the journey takes one hour and 35 minutes.
It passes through nine stations in its entire journey. The stations are at Budgam, Sr... | |
| | | | INDO-PAK TENSION | | LoC trade normal, ties dismal | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 16: Even as Cross-LoC trade is going on briskly despite hurdles between two parts of Jammu and Kashmir but the current round of tension between India and Pakistan has clearly cast its shadow on people-to-people contacts as not many people are now traveling through the bus service.
The prevailing tension between India and Pakistan in the wake of Mumbai terror attack affected the weekly bus service between Srinagar and Muzaffarabad as only new passengers travelled across the border to meet their relatives.
A total of 29 passengers on Friday crossed the border in Uri sector in the weekly bus service between the two sides, official sources said. They said 11 pa... | |
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