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| Fails to amend admission policy despite NAAC observation | | Higher Education Deptt ignores sports proficiency | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Oct 26: Even though State government granted jobs to outstanding sportsmen under SRO 349, the Higher Education Department of Jammu and Kashmir continues to ignore outstanding sportsmen by not allocating any quota for admissions to meritorious sportsmen in its colleges across the state in undergraduate and post graduate courses. It is strange that while universities of the state offer quota for outstanding sportspersons besides those who have excelled in NCC, NSS, cultural and extra curricular activities, in their PG programs, degree colleges, which have been governed by the Department of Higher Education, have no provision to reserve seats for such achievers. "I have won tens of medals for the state in various national championships besides representing the country in so many international events, but I may be denied admission in the college of my choice as I have not scored a high percentage of marks in my SSC exam," said a sportswoman of high repute and also recipient of prestigious state award. "There should be some seats reserved for outstanding sportspe... | |
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| I resigned after Akbar Lone pressurised me to regularise more daily wagers of Kashmir: Sham | | Rakes up alleged issues of fake appointments, engagement of substitutes against KPs migrated out of Kashmir | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Oct 26: At a time when state BJP leaders are faced with severe public criticism for not taking up pro-Jammu issues at the appropriate platforms and then pretending to be pleading the cause of Jammuites, Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma, who Friday last resigned as Flood Control Minister, shot into limelight with one stroke today when he said he had sacrificed his Ministry for the cause of daily wagers of Jammu region.
His resignation is perfectly timed and is expected to infuse some confidence in the Congress cadres hitherto demoralised by the Modi wave which they feel is likely to have a great impact in Jammu region too. The people here have been raising voice from... | |
| | | | SO Legal illegally getting benefits of CMPF | | Malpractice at SMVDU | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Oct 26: Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) which is already in news for bad reasons is again in trouble as more skeletons have tumbled out in Section Officer's (Legal) domain.
Sources told Early Times that deputation period of the officer was over in 2012, but with connivance of officials of accounts department of the SMVDU, the tainted LO who still working in the university, is getting benefits of Coal Mining Provident Funds (CMPF), the benefits of CMPF are given to coal mine employees only.
"Legal Officer, Rajesh Kumar at Jammu Kashmir Minerals Limited, was appointed as Section Officer Legal at SMVDU for a period of three years on contract bases. Rule... | |
| | | | Congress paying price of unpopularity, says Azad | | 2002 power-sharing formula | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 26: Former J&K Chief Minister and presently Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, who himself suffered the worst-ever defeat in his long political career in the last Lok Sabha elections at the hands of the BJP candidate in the Kathua-Udhampur-Doda constituency, has launched the biggest-ever attack on the NC-Congress coalition government in general and NC in particular. Without mincing words he had on Saturday said that the Congress is paying the price of unpopularity because of its alliance with the NC and the present government has lost the people's confidence.
While launching the blistering attack, he completely overlooked the fact that the party to ... | |
| | | | Mismanagement continues at GMC | | Charge fee for using toilets | | | G S Asgotra
Jammu, Oct 26: Instead of mending their ways to improve management at Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H), the administration has put forward one more step in Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode, by giving a toilet complex of hospital to private hands and has started charging fee for its usage.
Sources informed Early Times that few months back, the GMC&H administration had handed over the diagnostic equipments to private hands under the same PPP mode, probably for better maintenance and smooth functioning of the diagnostic equipments and in the new turn, administration has also handed over public toilet complex to private hands.
"It seems that the administrati... | |
| | | | Lal Singh ratifies his ideological transformation | | Accuses Nehru-Sheikh for Kashmir imbroglio | | | Sanjay Pathak /
Kunal Shrivatsa
KATHUA, Oct 26: In an ideological somersault, the former Member of Parliament (MP) and senior Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) leader Lal Singh while launching a scathing attack on first Prime Minister of India Jawahar Lal Nehru and former Chief Minister of the state Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah said Monday that both were responsible for ruining the state of J&K. Coming out openly on a BJP platform for the first time following his entry into the party in August last after quitting Congress, the senior BJP leader Lal Singh minced no words in putting blame of all ills affecting the state on Nehru and Sheikh Abdullah as he vociferously said that both the leaders pur... | |
| | | | Cornered Omar accuses EC of favouring his foes | | Writing on the wall | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 26: The ruling NC is passing through a very critical phase. There are political pundits who say that the NC, like the Congress, may not survive after the assembly elections. Roundly criticized NC working president and J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who also holds the portfolio of Home, is fully aware of the difficulties he and his party are face to face with. The situation has climaxed to the point that practically none in the state and outside trust him.
The people of Kashmir Valley have practically abandoned the NC and they have either turned towards the PDP or looking for other options. Even the Congress, which shared state power with Omar Abdullah for almost s... | |
| | | | Proceed on leave, prevent backdoor appointments | | HoDs give slip to ministers ahead of MCC | | | Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Oct 26: While leaving the Ministers clueless several Heads of Department (HoD) of various departments had proceeded on leave to avoid any kind of pressure from the concerned ministers for favors.
As the ministers in the NC-Congress coalition government were in a haste to make their best before the MCC comes into effect, the pressure was likely to fall on HoDs. The officers knew that their ministers will ask them to do everything in violation of the prescribed norms ahead of the enforcement of MCC.
Sources said that as many as 15 HoDs of very important departments had proceeded on leave before Diwali and did not return to their duties till ECI imposed the MCC in J... | |
| | | | Is Shabnam Lone joining BJP? | | Setback to separatists | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 26: Is the Supreme Court lawyer, daughter of the slain protagonist of Kashmir's independence Abdul Gani Lone, sister of well-known India-baiters and separatists Bilal Lone and Sajjad Lone -- author of Achievable Nationhood -- and a bitter critic of the Indian presence in Kashmir, Shabnam Lone, joining the BJP? Why this question, which would appear quite strange to her supporters and critics, at this point in time? Why because she has taken a stand on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Kashmir on the Diwali day which is not consistent with the one taken by the Kashmiri separatists like Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the Congress party. The stand she took... | |
| | | | Official ambassador vehicle ferries PO of GMC on state exchequer | | Lawlessness in Medical College Jammu! | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Oct 26: Ambassador Ride on government fuel is not that anyone can afford easily except some of the top level government employees but as far as the Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Jammu is concerned, a Personal Officer (PO) can also afford the special ride in complete violation of the existing rules and regulations.
Sources said that a PO in the GMCH is using the ambassador car with vehicle number JK02AM-1198 for his personal works against set norms as only principal of the Government Medical College Jammu and Srinagar as well as Medical Superintendents can use the vehicle under set rules.
A government order with number GMC/PS/Misc/2961 dated 27.04.2013 ... | |
| | | | Anti-rabies serum goes missing from GMCH, Healthy ministry unlikely to procure | | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Oct 26: Non-seriousness on the part of Health Ministry of the state is proving detrimental for patients suffering with the animals bites as despite number of reminders, health ministry has failed to provide Anti-Rabies Serum (ARS) to Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Jammu.
Principal Government Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Jammu, Dr. Ghanshyam in its letter to the government said, "GMCH has no cure to patients with animal bites particularly dog and monkey. GMCH is without anti-rabies serum (ARS). The same should be procured as soon as possible".
After the letter, the hospital authorities wrote number of times to government but all went in vain. The ho... | |
| | | | LeT recruitment module busted, 8 arrested | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Oct 26: Jammu and Kashmir police with the help of 30 Rashtriya Rifle busted a recruitment module of terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba, averting a major terror plan of the terrorists in Sopore area of Baramulla district in north Kashmir on Sunday.
According to senior police official that a major terrorist plan was diverted when Jammu and Kashmir police with the help of Army's 30 Rashtriya Rifle (RR) arrested eight member of the terror module from different parts of Sopore and its adjoining areas in Baramulla district.
The local boys were recruited into the Lashkar-e- Toiba outfit network who were bent upon executing various terrorists' actions in and around ... | |
| | | | Omar led coalition only cheated 40,000 poor families during their tenure: NTUF | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, Oct 26: Like many other failures in kitty, not regularizing more than 40,000 need base employees' working in different government departments according to employees was merely cheating by Omar led coalition and is only confirmation for National Conference leadership to get ready for major defeat in upcoming assembly elections.
Need base employees of different departments including Public Health Engineering (PHE) numbering around 40,000 who according to the official figures have completed 22 years while working as need bases daily wagers instead of government schedule of seven years according to the President National Trade Union Front, Abdul Gafoor Dar are eligi... | |
| | | | Private schools bye-pass Government's directive of holding exams in March 2015 | | Grant mass promotion of students upto class 7th | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 26: Virtually paying no heed to the directive of state government that annual examination for this year should be held in March next year management of scores of private schools today granted mass promotion to their students.
The schools under the banner of Coordination Committee of Private Schools Associations (CCPSA) unanimously decided to grant mass promotion to all of its students studying upto class 7th in view of recent floods.
The decision was taken after a day long meeting of representatives of private schools, businessmen, teachers, parents and other stake holders of the society. The mass promotion was given to the students after a resolution was ... | |
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