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Only 16119 jobs in 5 years Rest were either compassionate or contractual 1/17/2008 11:50:21 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 17 If one looks back at the 2002 election manifesto of the Peoples Democratic Party, there was a big promise of ensuring at least one job to each household. Later, the ruling coalition's election manifesto too echoed the same words. However, at the end of five years when the Finance Minister says that entire economic profile of the state has changed, the job meter says that only 16119 were provided with regular jobs while other few thousands appointed on either compassionate grounds or engaged on casual basis. Since the present coalition government took over in November 2002, as many as 2602 persons were appointed in the government services on recommendation of the Public Service Commission and 8418 were appointed on recommendations of the Services Selection Board. The only other category of people who got government jobs were in the Police. As many as 5099 persons were appointed in the Police department through proper selection process. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had said in the legislative assembly on Monday that 83,000 jobs were provide...   READ MORE

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One out, NC after two others Govt drags feet on Kundal report, opposition adamant 1/17/2008 11:48:32 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 17 After claiming credit for exit of Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed from the cabinet on charges of corruption, the opposition National Conference is not leaving any stone unturned to target the Forest Minister Qazi Mohammad Afzal and Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Karra. This morning when the Legislative Assembly met for the Question Hour, the Opposition members were on their feet demanding tabling of the Kundal Committee report –which had probed irregularities in the Forest department. There was a complete pandemonium in the House as the opposition did not agree on anything short of the complete report even though Health Minister Mangat Ram Sharma assured that...   READ MORE   Govt disowns refugees 1/17/2008 11:46:40 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 17 The government has yet again refused to own the West Pakistan refugees as citizens of Jammu and Kashmir even though a promise has been made for their rehabilitation. Maintaining that west Pakistani refugees were not state subjects of Jammu and Kashmir despite having settled here five decades ago, the state government today said they were not eligible for grant of permanent resident certificates in the state. Though government made commitment for their rehabilitation but the issue created ruckus in the legislative council today. Replying to a question in the state assembly, Minister for Revenue Aijaz Ahmed Khan said west Pakistani refugees are not st...   READ MORE   NC, JKNPP legislators stage walkout from Assembly 1/17/2008 11:44:55 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 17 Legislators of the Opposition National Conference (NC) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) today staged a walkout from the state assembly protesting against the incomplete reply by a minister on the land regularisation cases. Replying to a question by JKNPP legislator Bhim Singh, Minister for Revenue and Finance Aijaz Ahmed Khan told the house that illegal land of three politicians, including Rural Development Minister Mula Ram, MLA Yogesh Sawhney and Deputy Chairman of the assembly Harminder Singh Micky have been regularised under Roshni Act in Jammu city. He also said Rs 43.51 crores revenue have been generated on the account of re...   READ MORE   Speaker asked me not to list question: Shoaib Peerzada says, file was fit, approved in two hours 1/17/2008 11:29:43 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Jan 17 The corruption scam allegedly involving a Minister which stunned the state and embarrassed the government is getting thicker and murkier by the day. While Peerzada has questioned MLA Shoaib Lone's intentions for raising the issue seven months after the alleged episode of corruption, the MLA has come up with another startling allegation. He told a press conference today that he wanted to raise this question during autumn session of the assembly but the Legislative Assembly Speaker persuaded him to withdraw the question. The sacked Minister for School Education, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed today turned up to the Legislative Assembly with the official fi...   READ MORE   All budgetary claims based on figures jugglery are illusory 1/17/2008 11:19:29 PM Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | Jan 17 All the budgets presented in the election year, either by the center or of any state will be populist, aimed at pleasing all sections of the people, with an eye on the next elections. So there is nothing unusual in the budget proposals presented by the Finance Minister Tariq Hameed Qarra in the J&K assembly on January 16, which is claimed to be a zero deficit budget consecutively for last sixth year presented by the coalition government. It is all pleasing budget, prepared manipulatively, playing jugglery of figures as all the populist, particularly the pre election budget are. But what was unprecedented in the hour long budget speech mad...   READ MORE

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