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| State gets 11 new Degree Colleges | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: Giving further fillip to expansion of education infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Ministry of Human Resource Development has sanctioned eleven more Degree Colleges for the state.
According to an official spokesman, this significant decision was announced during a high-level meeting the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had with the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Arjun Singh, in New Delhi today.
As a follow up to the creation of 18 polytechnics in uncovered districts of the State, the Human Resource Development Ministry also released funds for four polytechnics in the first phase. Previously, only Srinagar, Jammu, Leh and Kargil ha... | |
| | | | 7 day morning in J&K | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, JANUARY 27- As a mark of respect to Mr. R. Venkataraman, former President of India, who passed away today, the State Government has announced seven-day State mourning from January 27 to February 2, 2009, both days inclusive.
All National and State flags shall fly at half-mast during the State mourning on all the buildings and places where these are flown regularly and there will be no official entertainment.
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| | | | Shahbaz is chairperson of SHC | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, January 27- In exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-Section (3) of Section-21 of the Hajj Committee Act, 2002, the Government has appointed Abdul Gaffar Shahbaz, member State Hajj Committee as chairperson of State Hajj Committee.
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| | | | Venkataraman's demise: end of illustrious life | | | |
New Delhi. Jan 27: The years 1989 and 1991 proved to be crucial ones for Ramaswamy Venkataraman, the eighth President of India, who died here today.
In December 1989, he appointed Vishwanath Pratap Singh as head of a minority National Front government but required him to demonstrate his majority support by a vote of the House.
In March 1991, he appointed Chandra Shekhar as a minority PM with the support of the Congress. Born on December 4, 1910, in the village of Rajamadam, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu, Venkataraman was the 8th President of the Republic of India, serving from 1987 to 1992. Before his election as President, Venkataraman served nearly four years as the 7th Vice-Presid... | |
| | | | 2 held for BSF jawan’s murder | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: Jammu and Kashmir Police arrested two people, including a woman, for killing a Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, whose headless and limbless body was found near a nullah in tehsil Mendhar of Poonch district, sources here today said.
''After working on various theories, police today solved the mysterious murder of the BSF jawan and arrested his wife and son-in-law of the BSF jawan, who had come on leave to his native place and was found dead on January 25,'' sources said.
The headless body of the BSF personnel identified as Mohd Lateef, resident of Mendhar was recovered from a nullah. ''The wife of the deceased identified as Ulfat Bi and his so... | |
| | | | Cop suspended after tricolor blunder | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: An officer of Jammu and Kashmir Police was suspended after the tricolor failed to unfurl in time during the flag hoisting ceremony on the 60th Republic Day function in Poonch district yesterday, official sources here today said.
Despite several attempts made by the Deputy Commissioner, Poonch, who was the chief guest on the occasion, the Tricolor failed to unfurl and the pole on which the flag was placed came down during the function, sources said, adding that the hoisting ceremony got delayed and the flag was unfurled later.
Taking a notice of the incident, the BJP activists of protested against the authorities and demanded action against the offici... | |
| | | | ‘Saji may have been running racket’ | | | |
Chandigarh, Jan 26: The Mumbai ATS revealed on Tuesday that Saji Mohan, the senior IPS officer who was arrested in Mumbai on the charge of selling heroin might have been involved in large scale smuggling of drugs as the heroin recovered from him is of Afghani origin. The involvement of some of Saji’s colleagues is also being alleged by the ATS.
The ATS aslo said that Saji and his associates might have supplied drugs to high profile parties.
The Maharashtra police’s Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on Sunday had arrested Saji Mohan, a 1995 batch IPS officer of the Jammu and Kashmir cadre in Mumbai for carrying 10 kg heroin.
The arrest came just days after a constable of the Haryana police was ... | |
| | | | Muslims can practice yoga: clerics | | | |
New Delhi, Jan 27: Going against Indonesia's ban on Muslims practicing yoga, India's best known Islamic seminary says there is nothing wrong with any exercise done for health reasons.
Clerics at the highly revered seminary in Deoband town in Uttar Pradesh said that yoga was fine as long as no non-Islamic religious rituals were involved.
“Islam does not prohibit anyone from practicing yoga or any other kind of physical exercise. Only thing is that with what belief you are doing it... If you are doing it for health reasons, there is absolutely no problem in practicing yoga or any other exercise," Qari Usman, an expert on Hadith at Darul Uloom, said over telephone.
"In fact the Prophet h... | |
| | | | J&K Govt’s discussion with Planning Commission today Pay hike, plan size on agenda | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: In face of a stiff demand from the employees for hike in their salaries and the upcoming financial year, a team of Jammu and Kashmir’s government is off to New Delhi to have a meeting the Planning Commission.
Sources said that funding for implementation of the recommendations of pay panel and decision on the plan size or on the agenda of the government’s discussion with the Planning Commission. The meeting is slated for 11 AM on Wednesday.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is already in New Delhi and he will be joined by the Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather in the meeting. Earlier in the day the Economic Advisor to the Government Jalil Ahmed Khan, th... | |
| | | | Hailstorm comes as snowy charm | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 27: For Arti Chowdhary and Priya Manhotra it was dream come true when they woke up to see their lawns covered with snow. "It was amazing to see snow on my roof top and on the lawn. I pinched my arm to see if I were awake or dreaming when I saw my green lawn buried under the white carpet of snow," said Arti Chowdhary. She and Priya Manhotra were delighted when their college was closed and they got time to play with snow.
Another student, Yash Pal, was equally excited as he had seen snow for the first time in his life. He said even "our teachers enjoyed playing with snow." Parts of Jammu West Assembly constituency was swept by snow which the scientists claim ... | |
| | | | Can those 24 frozen seats get their occupants? | | | |
NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
The state Assembly has kept 24 seats for the area in Pakistan occupied Kashmir frozen. Frozen in the sense that these seats have not been filled since the first Assembly poll held in the state in 1951.While the election for the 87 seats are held the poll process for these 24 seats stands de-linked because the Government continues to believe that the other Kashmir is part of the undivided Jammu and Kashmir state. Have these seats remained frozen because the Government believes that” we will be able to get back the area that is under the control of Pakistan since 1947"? The political and the security scenario having emerged in the Indian subcontinent during the last 60 yea... | |
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