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| Infiltration, unprovoked firing serious issue, Pak too concerned: HM | | Assures 'strengthening' of Cross LoC trade, asks officials to check contraband smuggling Performs 'Aarti' at Raghunath Mandir, meets several delegations | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: Beginning his security review visit to J&K from the winter capital on a positive note while airing optimism for betterment of situation on all fronts, the Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde today said infiltration from across the border and unprovoked firing continued to be serious issues which would be raised at appropriate quarters, notwithstanding the fact forces are guarding the borders well with complete vigil. Home Minister infused hope for prospects of growth and promotion of the Cross LoC trade facing hurdles on a score of fronts, assuring these would be addressed soon by taking requisite steps.
"My ministry is well aware of the attempts ... | |
| | | | Forest officials release timber truck seized by police without action against guilty | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
kishtwar, Oct 12: In Paddar area of Kishtwar, police seized a truck load of timber and handed it over to forest officials but the latter allegedly released it without taking any legal action in the case.
Official sources said on the basis of information provided by locals, Paddar police seized a truck (JK17/1354) loaded with illegally cut timber at Gulabgarh a few days back and handed it over to the forest officials.
However, instead of taking a legal action against truck ow... | |
| | | | Amazing! Official language Urdu is Greek for Jammu Cops | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: Lack of knowledge of Urdu language among the Cops, especially those at the rank of Sub-Inspectors and above, is acting as a handicap in the functioning of the State police.
Reliable sources in Police Department disclosed to Early Times that while the Urdu language is considered to be the language for penning down all police proceedings in the Jammu and Kashmir, several police officers who have been posted as Investigating Officers (IOs), or in-charge-Police Posts or Station House Officers (SHOs) in various districts of Jammu Province lacks proper command on Urdu language.
Majority of the newly recruited youths as Sub-Inspectors undergoing training as Pro... | |
| | | | J&K fails to implement ICDS scheme; Planning Commission finds Anganwadi Centers deficient, workers 'lethargic' | | 'Periodic increase in honorarium recommended' | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, Oct 12: Centrally sponsored Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) has failed to improve nutritional status of the children in Jammu and Kashmir.
Due to lack of nutrition items in the ICDS Centres, pre-schooling has become a casualty, because many parents send their children to Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) mainly for supplementary nutrition. The scheme was not in a position to help majority of the women to receive ante-natal care services and health education, as only a limited number of women were informed by Anganwadi workers about ante-natal care services, child immunization, management of diahorrea and methods of family planning.
Government failed to create ... | |
| | | | RTI has been `molested' and PSGA is not working | | A fractured Panchayati Raj | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 12: At a time when National Conference is trying to project Omar Abdullah as the most dynamic Chief Minister Jammu and Kashmir ever had, the commoner is worried for LPG which the Omar led Government has failed to provide despite his proximity with the Congress party.
There is no denying the fact that the NC led coalition extended the RTI Act, held Panchayati Elections and gave the Public Service Guarantee Act but, can all this paper work be termed development?
The stand of National Conference on Panchayat empowerment has exposed its tall claims of taking governance to the people. The NC leadership believes adapting Indian Constitution's 73rd amendment would... | |
| | | | Is PDP capable of carrying Jammu with-II | | | | Bashir Assad
srinagar, Oct 12: The aggrieved people of Jammu instead of chanalizing their political aspirations are still lost somewhere in national politics and that too in the era of regional political dominance in the national context couples with the fact that the political parties of national character are loosing their sheen. This unique political posturing over the years was fraught with even more dangerous consequences. Though on developmental front, the region particularly the urban Jammu showed some progress but it remain unrepresented or under-represented as for the participation is political decision making was concerned for the main reasons that the people continued to ... | |
| | | | Sinha questions Delhi's Kashmir policy | | Kashmiriyat | | | Rustam
Jammu, Oct 12: Former Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha yesterday took on the powers-that-be in New Delhi and asserted that they have no Kashmir policy. "India has no road map for resolving the Kashmir issue, beyond reiterating that Kashmir is an integral part of India and a settlement will be reached through dialogue," he said while delivering Dr KK Sinha memorial lecture at Patna on "The Kashmir Problem And The Way Ahead", and added that "We may agree to accept the LOC as international border but no other concession need be made". He, in addition, urged the authorities to "crush militarily the scourge of terrorism" and hailed "Kashmiriyat".
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