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| Kashmir polity decaying thick and fast | | Turncoats on prowl, no space for virtuous | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Jan 19: As most of the intelligentsia and virtuous people in Jammu and Kashmir, since last two decades, stayed away from politics conspicuously , political turncoats and criminals of all sorts have invaded the political arena.
As the elections to the State Assembly draw close, political turncoats have started shifting their loyalties and this time around about a hundred of political defaulters including some high profile bureaucrats have either changed loyalties or have joined the political parties as according to political commentators of Kashmir, politics is the only profitable profession of the contemporary times.
The trend of changing colours and joining politics by some people at the fag ends of their lives has of course changed the dynamics of politics in Kashmir. Though on one hand the political leaders of all the parties pledge to involve youth in political decision making internally and part of governance when in power, the fact remains that there is hardly any space for youngsters in these political parties.
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| One year on, over 50 masters of Botany, Zoology awaiting promotion | | Administrative inertia plagues Education department | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Jan 19: Administrative inertia is seemingly ruling roost in Jammu and Kashmir School Education department, as around 50 masters of Botany and Zoology, who have secured degrees from Annamalai University are waiting promotion, since last one year, in-spite of the fact that juniors to them have been promoted.
Lecturers informed Early Times that the Department of Education had issued promotion orders of Masters/Teachers in the disciplines of Botony on January, 2, 2013 and Zoology on February, 7, 2013 along with Physics and Chemistry.
"But the masters (around 50 in number) who had secured degrees from Anamalai University on distance mode and were falling in the seniority ... | |
| | | | BJP confusing minority politics with Art 370 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 19: A subtle though pronounced change of stance by the BJP on Art 370 has hurt its supporters. The change of stance had also given its opponent a handle to dub the party has opportunistic and dropping its stand on minority appeasement. BJP president Rajnath Singh addressing party executive meet in N Delhi had said that if Art 370 had helped in development of the State than they wouldn't oppose it. It is the repeat of what Rajnath Singh had said at a Modi rally in Jammu on Dec 1.
The gradual and deliberate change in stance of the party which had held revocation of Art 370 as corner stone of its ideology has not only shocked its ardent supports who have start... | |
| | | | Two Professors including BJP leader avail 'Sabbatical Leave', submit no project report | | JU surrenders to political muscle | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Jan 19: Succumbing to political pressure, Jammu University (JU) authorities for granted BJP leader, who happens to be a professor, for not adhering to the guidelines set up by the JU authorities. Eight professors including BJP leader availed Sabbatical Leave for research work. While six professors submitted their project work to the JU authorities at the time of rejoining, two influential professors namely Dr Nirmal Singh and Dr AP Singh not only enjoyed salaries for full one year but also throwing the norms to wind , joined back without submitting their work report.
As per JU's calendar Vol (1) Chapter XXVII , Point Number (5) (6), note a and b, on Sabbatical Lea... | |
| | | | Verification of voter lists turns out to be farce | | No BLO present at any polling station | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 19: The concern shown by the office of the Deputy Commissioner to verify the names of the voters in revised voter lists turned out to be a farce, as no Block Level Officer (BLO) was present in the polling station for verification and the voters were wandering from one polling station to other to check their names in the voter list.
The office of the Deputy Commissioner, Jammu issued advertisement in one of the leading local dailies of Jammu appealing all the voters of Jammu Districts to visit their respective polling stations and contact the concerned BLO and check the electoral roll if their names and other details were entered correctly.' But no BLO was p... | |
| | | | It's Congress' posturing, not decision | | Pre-poll alliance with NC | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 19: On Saturday, a number of Congress leaders targetted National Conference (NC) and denounced it as an outfit with "mentally bankrupt" leaders. Infact, they issued a written statement to that effect. Some of the signatories included MLC and Congress district President Doda, Naresh Kumar Gupta, MLC Subash Gupta, MLC Sham Lal Bhagat and Secretary JKPCC Thakur Jugal Bhandari. All of them belong to the Ghulam Nabi Azad camp. The statement came a day after NC leader Mir Sajjad Shaheen made some comments against former minister and MLA G M Saroori. Shaheen had described the Saroori's "orchestrated campaign" against the NC and termed it as a "sign of frustration". He did not sa... | |
| | | | Govt fails to respond NHRC after lapse of five months | | Assault on migrant KPs over land mutation case | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Jan 19: Showing total disregard to directions issued by National Human Right Commission (NHRC) to J&K Government for submission of reply regarding assault on Migrant Kashmiri Pandit family at Kulgam on June 20, 2013 the State Government of Jammu and Kashmir has failed to respond the commission even after lapse five months.
Taking cognizance of the report appearing in Early Times on June 20, 2013 over assault on a Kashmiri Pandit family in village Chowgam by a group of locals, the NHRC had issued directions to state government on July 1, 2013 to submit status report within eight weeks. "The time frame given by NHRC expired on August 26, 2013 but state government has ... | |
| | | | Under garb of Roshni Act property worth Rs 6 Crores sold for 5 Lakhs in heart of Srinagar | | Instead of three kanals owners stake claim for eight kanals | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Jan 19: At a time when different investigation agencies are about to take action against 'pampered' beneficiaries under Roshni Act yet another scam under the Act has come to fore in the summer capital of state. All this has been done to give benefit to a business group so that they could avoid payment of stamp duty.
Evasion of stamp duty by people buying properties has become a norm in Kashmir and property worth crores has been seen as purchased by paying few lakh rupees and that too in the heart of summer capital of state. Later on the property is shown to be transferred under the Roshni Act with huge loss being suffered by state ex-chequer.
Farooq Ahmad K... | |
| | | | Population, area of Jammu 'more' as compared to Kashmir | | New administrative units | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 19: It is not only the ruling National Conference and the Congress which have been working in unison to harm the under developed Jammu by not creating sufficient administrative units needed to cater to its people and giving a preferential treatment to the already overdeveloped Kashmir. Certain Kashmir-based elements in and out of the administration too have been busy in spreading misinformation with a view to create an impression in the Valley that the Mustaq Ganai report on new administrative units is rational, balanced and does justice to all the three regions of the state.
The Ganai report, which is being roundly condemned in Jammu by the suffering people, recommen... | |
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