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| Undergraduate stenographers are supertime KAS | | Can be potential IAS aspirants | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Jan 3: Believe it; in Jammu and Kashmir a simple undergraduate stenographer can get into supertime scale KAS, thanks to the rule menders who have time and again bent the rules to suit their favourites.
The KAS seniority list proves this. One Sheela Bhagat at serial No.96 (special Scale) Secretariat-II presently Special Secretary to the Government having done diploma in English Stenography with basic qualification Under Graduate indicated against her name. At serial No.111 figures Hashmat Ali Khan (ST) and his qualification as indicated against his name is undergraduate, Diploma in Stenography, Hashmat is presently posted as Principal Private Secretary to Chief Secre... | |
| | | | Score card of Cong-NC Govt has missed to list a few other 'achievements' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: It is quite understandable why the latest score card highlighting the achievements of the coalition Government in the State has placed achievements in the PDD at the very top. This has been done because the performance of the Congress-NC Government is the worst in this sector!
The score card highlights that seven hydel power projects with installed capacity of 1036 MWs have been put in the EPC mode, financial closure of Baglihar HEP 450 MWs phase II has been achieved. It is also stated that the tendering process of 93 MWs Ganderbal, 48 MWs Kalnai and the 390 MWs Karthal hydel power projects has been initiated by the PDC.
These achievements have been liste... | |
| | | | J&K Govt's Official website (www.jammuandkashmir.nic.in) defunct since last 3 years | | E Governance drama exposed | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: Mocking at the achievements of the Omar Abdullah led dispensation in various sectors and in particular the IT sector, Government's official website continues to be defunct since last almost 3 years now.
Interestingly, tech savvy Chief Minister has failed to get his official website updated which is portraying a bad image of J&K State before the outside world.
When one browses the official website of the J&K Government www.jammuandkashmir.nic.in a message is being flashed that the website is under construction and this under construction message is being flashed since last almost 3 years now.
Official websites of almost all districts in J&K carry outdate... | |
| | | | Youth suicide rate up in J&K: Records | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: The suicide rate in Jammu region is constantly on the rise, as an increase of more than 752 cases reported in the year 2011; experts are blaming a variety of factors for the hike in toll.
According to Jammu Police statistics, suicides in the State, even within 3 months records total number of people 22, who attempted suicide and 212 people consumed poisoning substances. Surprisingly, most of these cases involve youngsters in the age group of 17 to 28 years.
As per the data of Government Medical College (GMC), reports of deaths and suicides across State have rose. Jammu province reports 5 to 10 cases of road accidents per day.
"It is shocking that the d... | |
| | | | Minor raped, accused arrested after 2 months | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Jan 3: A minor 14 year old girl Rumaisa (name changed) was allegedly raped by a 32 year old man after forcibly pushing some medicines in her mouth before raping her in his own home in this south Kashmir's Aliyalpora area in District shopian.
According to Police statement, one Shahid Ahamd Wani son of Manzoor Ahmad wani of Aliyalpora shopian used to chase this girl every day during her school hours in the morning and evening time from last few months and was threatening her to accompany. After Sammena repeatedly refused to accompany him, on 25th of Nov 2012 Shahid kidnapped her near Aliyalpora-Kannipora crossing and took her to his home where he forcibly pushed s... | |
| | | | Home Deptt asked to take 'appropriate' action against 2 officials | | Cabinet gives clearance to 'findings' of Bedi Commission | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: After submission of report in favour of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last week, the State Cabinet too today gave clearance to the Bedi Commission findings which was constituted to probe into circumstances in which NC leader Haji Mohammad Yousuf died in September 2011. The Cabinet also directed the Home Department to take appropriate action against two officials who have been pointed out as responsible for dereliction of duty in not informing the relatives of Yousuf that he was arrested after questioning at CM's official residence.
In the Cabinet meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the Ministers discussed the r... | |
| | | | Talks between Centre & APHC In Jammu, Vakil accords legitimacy to terrorists, separatists | | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 3: There appears to be a consensus between the faction led by JKPCC president Saif-ud-Din Soz and the one led by Union Health Minister and former J&K Chief Minister and JKPCC chief Ghulam Nabi Azad as far as the relevance and importance of the separatist, sectarian and essentially pro-Pakistan Huriyat leaders in Jammu and Kashmir is concerned. Both factions consider the Hurriyat leaders an important factor in the political situation of the state and both want them and the Centre to sit together and work out a solution that serves the interests of "people of Kashmir". How else should one describe what AICC member and former Minister in the Ghulam Nabi Azad-led Government, ... | |
| | | | Panthers Party urges youth to spare 2013 for achieving freedom | | Vague & Hollow Sloganeering | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 3: Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leaders, including its patron Bhim Singh, chairman Harsh Dev Singh and president Balwant Singh Mankotia, have urged the youth and students to spare 2013 for the sake of freedom, liberty and justice and appealed to intellectuals, thinkers and social and political activists to support this agenda in the interest of human dignity. "The Panthers Party appeals to the youth and students to spare-2013 for the sake of freedom, liberty and justice to the next generations. The Panthers Party shall announce action plan in this regard. The party also appeals to the intellectuals, thinkers, social and political activists to support th... | |
| | | | Tussle begins among BJP leaders to outwit each other | | Appointment of new office bearers | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: With almost all senior leaders in race for top organizational posts in State, BJP which elected its president here on December 22, last year, the tussle has begun among senior BJP leaders to outwit each other.
According to sources different lobbies are active in garnering support for their loyalists for some main posts of the Party. Though newly elected president Jugal Kishore Sharma has kept his cards open and he will not repeat the previous office bearers on the same post except one or two posts, giving a clear signal of change in the Party, some of the outgoing office bearers are trying hard to retain their posts and in this regard they have also rope... | |
| | | | ‘Advisors with fancy labels enjoy powers of ministers’ | | Appointment of CM's advisors, chairpersons anti-constitutional: NPP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: The Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) has termed the appointment of Chief Minister's advisors and vice chairpersons of various boards as unconstitutional.
The NPP urged President of India and J&K Governor to take cognizance of such appointments as the same were `a blatant transgression of the Constitution by the National Conference led Government.'
Addressing a press conference here today, NPP MLAs Harsh Dev Singh, Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash Paul Kundal said that NC is violating Constitutional provisions for their petty personal gains.
"Giving Cabinet and MoS status to these people without taking oath of the Constitution is a gross vi... | |
| | | | `NRHM has not made much difference' | | Health indicators | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 3: The Government of Jammu Kashmir in an advertisement published in local dailies has claimed considerable success in health indicators. One of the achievements under National Rural Health Mission is `104807 normal deliveries and 39906 C-Section deliveries'. One fails to understand as to how this can be an achievement. The women would have delivered in any case. What has National Rural Health Mission to do with it?
The Mission has, rural people in Jammu Kashmir believe, failed to bring the much needed respite to them. Notwithstanding the work done under the mission, the rural population still has to rush to SMHS, SKIMS and SMGS hospitals even for minor e... | |
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