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| Parity in regional share but will guidelines be 'followed' fairly ? | | Appointment of causal labourers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 14: In what can be seen as taking lead over its predecessor by formally approving the appointment of casual labourers in various departments of the state, the NC led coalition government, ensuring cabinet nod today, will now take the credit of the move by engaging as many as 43,000 persons on consolidated wages.
The decision which was taken today in the cabinet meeting at Srinagar will pave way for engaging the labourers in various departments, a need which has been felt for along time. In fact the talk of appointing or engaging casual labourers gained momentum during previous coalition led first by PDP Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and later by Congress veteran Ghulam Nabi Azad. However, things could not materialize as the then government could not give formal shape due to land row that erupted during the year 2008 which ultimately led to collapse of the government.
"A proposal was mooted by the then government to engage around 60,000 people as casual workers during the previous regime….guidelines in every respect were discussed and there was a move... | |
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| CU Jammu all set to get local VC | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 14: Bowing before pressure of Jammuites for appointment of a local as Vice-Chancellor (VC) of proposed Central University of Jammu, Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry has prepared a fresh list of candidates for the purpose.
According to highly placed sources, HRD Ministry has taken opinion of two members of parliament from Jammu region and higher education Minister for the finalization of the fresh list of the candidates to be proposed to the President for final selection out of those. In this list, five candidates have been short listed and all from Jammu region.
Those who have been included in the panel are Prof Rajiv Gupta (Director Colleges, JU),... | |
| | | | Fix Rs 1.80 of Pakistani rupee against Rs 1.00 of Indian rupee | | Cross-LoC traders settle currency dispute | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, Oct 14: A major dispute between J&K and Pakistani traders was resolved with fixation of exchange currency rate as Rs 1.80 against Indian currency of 1.00 in first ever historic traders meet on zero line at Chakan Da Bagh Poonch.
As per reports, Pakistani traders were paying Rs 1.60 per rupee of India which was creating loss of Crores of rupees to the traders of this side. However in the meeting which was held on Wednesday between a group of about 83 traders from Rawalkot and 65 traders of Jammu & Kashmir, the long pending dispute was resolved. Although the traders also took some other decisions, the meeting remained focus on the exchange currency rate. "We were... | |
| | | | Blast rock a Mendher village | | Civilian injured, police initiates investigation | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Oct 14: In a grenade blast one civilian received serious injuries in his village Saroti of border district Poonch. Injured person have been shifted to Government Medical College for intensive treatment.
As per reports, a local Sadakat Ali son of Mohammad Sadeeq of village Saroti in Mendher of Poonch was injured in grenade blast in front of his house. As per eyewitnesses, the grenade put on the foot path by some unknown people exploded when buffalo of Sadakat Ali passed through it. In the explosion, Sadakat received splinter injuries while his buffalo was also injured seriously.
Following the incident, villagers shifted Sadakat Ali to Sub District Hospital Mend... | |
| | | | Traffic ASI hurt in alleged brawl with MLA | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 14: An assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of traffic police was today wounded in a brawl allegedly with BJP MLA Durga Dass, his son and personal security officers (PSOs) at Ghagwal in Samba.
The trouble started in the afternoon when traffic police ASI Shamsher Singh stopped a motorcyclist near the Ghagwal railway station for routine checking.
Police sources said when the ASI asked the motorcyclist to show him the registration papers of his two-wheeler, he told him that he was the son of MLA Durga Dass.
Though he carried the registration papers, he did not have the licence. The youth then called up the MLA, ie his father, and narrated him the whole episode.
Sou... | |
| | | | Heading towards Trifurcation: Task forces recognition of Jammu, Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 14: Today's Jammu and Ladakh are different. No one can take them for a ride. They have their own distinct identity and personality and they have nothing to do with Kashmir and the kind of politics it has been witnessing since October 1947. The problems being faced by Jammu and Ladakh are of different nature and there is nothing that is common between these two regions and Kashmir, which till date exploited to the hilt these two regions in order to enrich the Valley. That New Delhi has recognized Jammu and Ladakh as distinct identities is a fact and it augurs well for the future of these two ignored and marginalized regions. How else should one interpret the se... | |
| | | | SPOs disappointed over future, planning to quit | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Rajouri, Oct 14: Thousands of Special Police Officers commonly known as SPOs have turned disappointed after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah refused to enhance their wages as promised earlier. Most of them are planning to quit the service which may be big problem for government if they did so .
Wishing not to be named , a group of SPOs told this correspondent that the government has deceived them after utilising their services against militants in the state of Jammu and Kashmir for years together. " They have exposed us . Not only we , even our families are at danger , but instead of regularising and rewarding us the government has refused to enhance our daily wages", said... | |
| | | | NC out to divide Jammu on communal lines, resist the sinister design | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 14: It was obvious that the Regional Autonomy Committee (RAC) would recommend division of Jammu province on communal lines and it did that. The committee said: "It is of the opinion that prevailing classification of Provinces/Divisions is hampering the process of social/human development. The committee is also of the view that this arrangement is coming in the way of democratic participation at the grassroots level within the state. Keeping in view this historical, social, ethnic and development factors, this committee recommends that the existing two provinces/divisions of J&K should be classified into eight new regions/provinces. The committee, there... | |
| | | | Jammu presents contrasting festivity on Navratras, Annual Darbar Move | | Road to secretariat illuminates as child grapples in dark to reach home safe | | | Mishu Gupta
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 14: As the annual Darbar Move plans to shift to winter capital, hectic arrangements are afoot to receive top hierarchy of the administrative department in Jammu with all pomp and show.
Apart from renovation works and refurbishing of the accommodations for the ministers and bureaucrats to be housed at various buildings in the city, the roads and lanes leading to Civil Secretariat for the cavalcades of the same too are taken under due considerations so that easy and smooth movability of the top officials may not get hampered or obstructed any where.
In this context the pathways and areas identified are clinically earmarked and the developmental wo... | |
| | | | 3 Hizb ultras killed in Shopian encounter | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Shopian, Oct14: Security forces today gunned down three Hizbul Mujahideen militants in an encounter in Shopian district.
"Acting on credible inputs about presence of militants, a joint team of security men launched a cordon-and-search operation at Chewan in Keller area of Shopian District," said District Superintendent of Police Shahid Mehraj.
"The militants were asked to surrender but they opened indiscriminate firing at the security forces, who retaliated, triggering-off a fierce gun battle," he added.
The officials here further said all the three killed militants were affiliated to the Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit.... | |
| | | | Impersonator held in matric exam | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 14: Chadwal police today arrested an impersonator who was giving bi-annual exam conducted by JKBOSE in place of the Class 10th student in High Secondary School, Chandwan at Hiranagar.
On specific information, Chadwal police led by SDPO Sukh Dev Raj Bhasin conducted a raid in the examination centre and arrested the impersonator identified as Ashish Sharma son of Uttam Singh resident of village Bathedal, Jammu . On the disclosure of Ashish, police arrested the kingpin of the racket Makal Singh son of Naseeb Singh resident of village Bathedal, Jammu. Makal persuaded Ashish to give Biology exam in place of his cousin brother Parveen Singh, son of Uttam Singh... | |
| | | | Ramdev likely to join politics in next two years | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
DHARAMSALA, Oct 14: Yoga guru Swami Ramdev has said that he may join politics in next two years.
"Joining politics presently is not on cards, but I may do so after two years," Ramdev told reporters here. He said that his main aim was to bring awareness among the people against corruption. Ninety nine per cent of the corruption can be weeded out if currency notes of Rs 100 and above are banned in the country, he said, claiming even Prime Minister Manmohan Singh agrees to his suggestion.
He said despite huge budget allocation by the Centre for development, results were not visible because of corruption. Ramdev said that the government should come up with strict laws aga... | |
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