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| Pre-paid cell phone ban goes, conditions come | | | | NEW GUIDELINES
- Every existing pre-paid subscriber shall be re-verified through his identity proof and address;
- Students, government employees and security force personnel have to get identity certificates from their departmental heads;
- The details should be sent to law enforcement agencies, police and telecommunication office for verification and in the event of negative report from authorities, the existing SIM shall be disconnected or no new connection issued; and
- No multiple connections, unless necessary, should be issued.
EARLY TIMES
NEW DELHI, JAN 21: The ban on new pre-paid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir was today lifted by the Government which unveiled fresh guidelines for the telecom operators limiting the number of connections to a household to six.
The ban, imposed on November one last year, stands lifted with immediate effect, an official notification issued by the Department of Telecom said here.
With this, a massive exercise to re-verify nearly 38 lakh pre-paid phone subscribers would be unde... | |
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| For Ma’am’s sake SKUAST’s | | NAIP project land in Bhaderwah | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 21: Favouritism and misuse of official position by high ranking officials of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Science and Technology, Jammu (SKUAST-J) has become a order of the day and the funds worth lakhs of rupees have been siphoned off in full public glare without any check or accountability.
The latest in a series of wild allegations was the manner in which a building was taken on rent to house the office of National Agricultural Innovative Project (NAIP) aided by World Bank at Bhaderwah. The project was aimed at developing well tested models for applications of Agriculture Research and Technology for profitability in farming, income generatio... | |
| | | | Where is Congress, Congress asks? | | Both factions join chorus for stand on issues | | | Politics Post-Sagheer
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 21: With BJP going full throttle against autonomy in backdrop of Justice Sagheer report and the National Conference going whole hog about it, the Congress is “asking itself where it stands.”
A Congress meeting convened to discuss the membership drive turned out to be an introspection session for the participants as party leaders asked the veterans about its stand on the key issues in prevailing political scenario. The event also offered an opportunity of interaction among otherwise warring factions owing allegiance to Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and PCC chief Prof Saifiddin Soz.
Sources in Congress told Early Times tha... | |
| | | | Kapur on leave, Samuel CS | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 22: The third senior-most bureaucrat in the state’s administrative hierarchy Samuel Verghese has been designed as in-charge Chief Secretary for a period of 40 days in absence of incumbent SS Kapur.
Sources said that Kapur is proceeding on a 40-day leave and in his absence the Financial Commissioner, Home, Samuel Verghese shall discharge his duties. Verghese is third in seniority after Kapur. The second senior most officer SL Bhatt is presently Chairman of the J&K Public Service Commission.
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| | | | Struck in Delhi, Wajahat asks | | Omar to have ICs, meanwhile | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Jan 21 : Central Information Commission (CIC) chief Wajahat Habibullah, who is waiting to head the Jammu and Kashmir information commission, has advised Chief Minister Omar Abdullah to move on with implementing Right To Information (RTI) in the state.
Habibullah, who is yet to be relieved of his duties at the centre, has urged Abdullah to appoint other information commissioners so that at least the commission can start functioning in insurgency ridden Jammu and Kashmir.
"I have advised Chief Minister Abdullah to go ahead and appoint other information commissioners so that the Jammu and Kashmir information commission starts functioning," Habibullah told IANS.
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| | | | Taking No Chances: Untiring vigil in the region to thwart any terror strike | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 21: Till January 26, it is an untiring vigil for police and security forces in Jammu and Kashmir. To thwart any terror strike, troops are taking no chances.
While Pakistan is using all its possible resources and adopting new tactics to infiltrate militants to disrupt Republic Day celebrations here, troops are on round-the-clock vigil to ensure incident-free function.
In the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, Republic Day has remained a matter of serious security concern since 1995 when serial blasts had rocked the M A Stadium -- the main venue for celebrations in the winter capital.
Twenty highly powerful rockets, all facing the M A Stadium, were... | |
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