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| Indifferent attitude of NC, Congress intriguing | | Accession Day | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 28: Several social and political organizations and groups, including intellectual cells of the internally displaced Kashmiri Hindus, organized impressive functions to celebrate October 26 as a great day in the political history of Jammu & Kashmir State. Some of the organizations organized seminars and debates not only in Jammu but also in New Delhi on the issue. Discussions and seminars on the great day of accession were organized not only on October 26, when the state that day 66 years ago acceded to India, and the splendid role Maharaja Hari Singh, his Prime Minister Mehr Chand Mahajan and the Home Minister of India Sardar Patel played in the process of accession, but als... | |
| | | | Transfer, postings much bigger issue than professional conduct, timely project completion | | Engineers of R&B deptt | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Oct 28: Engineers of Roads and Buildings (R&B) department who are often seen worried about their transfer and posting work unprofessionally and use ham-handed measures to complete projects assigned to them.
Roads across Jammu city bear testimony to the fact that these engineers are more worried about withdrawal of bills and prefer 'Desi' methods over professional techniques for doing the jobs assigned to them. They never take the professional route and instead, keep themselves restricted to the choice and need of the contractors engaged with them, thus defeating the very purpose of being planners of all projects.
According to the Chief Minister's monitoring cell... | |
| | | | Justice Gandhi in Kishtwar to cross examine witnesses | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Oct 28: Justice retired RC Gandhi appointed by the Jammu and Kashmir Government to probe in Kishtwar arrived here today with other officials to examine the witnesses and other persons who submitted their affidavits to the commission.
During his stay here, Justice Gandhi will examine the witnesses on 29, 30 and 31 Oct. 2013 at Tourist Reception Centre. District Magistrate wide letter No: DMK/13/ 1252-89 dated 26-10-2013 had already summoned nearly 107 persons who had submitted written affidavits before the Justice Gandhi Commission of Inquiry for cross examination.
This is the 3rd visit of Justice Gandhi to Kishtwar and is said to be the last one before he wi... | |
| | | | Coalition apathetic towards reviving sick industrial units | | Existing units facing closure, Govt formulates new policy | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: Even as the State Government has fixed three months time to formulate trade policy, no comprehensive plan has been so far proposed by the coalition government headed by Omar Abdullah to revive the sick industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir.
There are 457 sick industrial units in Jammu and Kashmir, the state legislative council was told on Thursday.
According to official document there are total 457 sick industrial units but government has not formulated any policy to revive these units.
Instead of making existing industry vibrant, the government seems to be interested in formulating new policies just for political mileage. The industry in Jammu and Kash... | |
| | | | Third Front all set for launch on Oct 30 | | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Oct 28: With just two days left for the first important convention of the third front at Srinagar, members have decided to choose a name for the Third Front and make public the common minimum programme after officially launching it as another political platform at state level on October 30. The sources within third front revealed to Early Times that in its first meetings held at Srinagar today, the members of Third Front unanimously decided to give a particular name to Third Front on the pattern of a political party and officially make public the common minimum programme during the convention on October 30 held at Sher-i-Kashmir park in Srinagar.
Sources said in to... | |
| | | | Information Deptt wastes public money to please Ministers | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: The State Information Department whose job is to disseminate information of public importance is actually forgetting its prime duty to please Ministers.
The department has issued series of advertisement recently where rather than the objective and results of programme or functions held, it highlighted who attended the meeting.
In a recent advertisement issued by Rural Development Department, Rajouri, about functioning of panchayats and their interaction with minister the advertisement states about who attended it prominently.
The department had highlighted the Rural Development Minister and even Health Minister and a junior minister.
The ministers... | |
| | | | Azad, Soz loyalists exchanges allegations, counter allegations | | Congress infighting in Kishtwar | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 28: A day after District Congress President Kishtwar and his supporters having proximity with JKPCC President Saif-ud-Din Soz leveled serious allegations against MLA Inderwal Ghulam Mohammad Saroori, his loyalists hit back saying the district president always tries to malign his image.
Saroori loyalists while targeting his opponent said that they are basically maligning the image of Saroori since they themselves did not stands anywhere to him nor enjoys the public support and asked the DCC President Kishtwar and others to refrain from using any derogatory remarks for Saroori.
Saroori supporters today held a meeting here under the leadership of State Secr... | |
| | | | PYC members likely to face suspension for 3 years | | Axe may fall on a couple of functionaries | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: In what can be an inevitable fallout of the developments that happened within Pradesh Youth Congress Committee of the state during the last three days, senior members of the body who raised a banner of revolt against the president are likely to face tough action for their conduct seen as creating 'indiscipline' in the party. Axe may however fall on a couple of functionaries , most likely suspension for three years , a step high command is learnt to be contemplating as a deterrent for others , even as show cause notice has been served to all on Sunday.
Sources said even though the members have not yet sent in their explanations on what prompted them... | |
| | | | Even state legislature cannot alter status of J&K | | Section 147 | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 28: CM Omar Abdullah & Co says that the issue of Jammu & Kashmir is still to be settled and ridicules those who say that the state is an integral part of India. He rejects their claim, saying by repeating the words "atoot ang" they cannot change the political status of Jammu & Kashmir.
But the question is: Can he alter the political status of Jammu & Kashmir? He cannot. Not even the Jammu & Kashmir Legislature can change the political status of the state. It doesn't have the power to amend section 3 of the Jammu & Kashmir Constitution which, inter-alia, says "The State of Jammu & Kashmir is and shall be an integral part of the Union of India".
Remember, section 3 of the... | |
| | | | Hoteliers restrict two day shutdown call to one day following assurances from government | | Tourists face problems as hotels, restaurants remain closed | | | Jehangir Rashid
Srinagar, Oct 28: Tourists putting up in different hotels of Kashmir valley faced numerous problems as the hoteliers in the Srinagar city and the other health resorts of valley observed strike against the recent government directive to install individual Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in their premises.
Meanwhile, the coordination committee of the hoteliers has asked the hotel owners, guest house owners and restaurant owners to resume their business on Tuesday and not to observe strike as had been decided early. The coordination committee had called for two day strike on October 28 and 29 against the government order.
In a statement, Faiz Bakshi, Chairman, Co-ordination... | |
| | | | HC pulls Law Department for 'non-seriousness' | | | | S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Oct 28: Jammu and Kashmir High Court has pulled up state Law Department with an observation that due its 'non-seriousness' disposing of court cases has reached alarming proportion.
A single bench of the court comprising Justice Ali Mohammad Magrey made the observations while hearing a petition filed by one Abdul Rassaq.
The respondents (government) have not filed response to the petition for two years despite directions by the court from time to time.
"Delay in disposing of court cases has reached alarming proportion," the court said, attributing the reason for such delay mainly to counsel and approach adopted by respondents.
"In the instant case, notice stands is... | |
| | | | Jammu all set for Darbar move; Departments giving final touch | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 28: The bi-annual exercise of shifting all government offices from summer capital to winter capital (Darbar Move) is giving facelift to the city of temples. The roads in Jammu are being improved as black topping is been done, whitewashing process has been started, police barricades are being painted.
The traditional darbar is expected to re-open in the winter capital on November 4. Like every year, city is getting a facelift that can be judged by the fact that the roads neglected from the past so many months, are being blacktopped, whitewashing process gears-up to attract the members of legislative assembly and other VIPs'. With Darbar move more than 30,000... | |
| | | | Students protest `out of syllabus' paper | | 12th class examinantion | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Oct 28: For the second time since the Class 12th examinations began for winter zone, the students expressed dismay over what they called out of syllabus question Maths paper.
Most of the students particularly the girl students wept and had turned pale. They alleged that the questions asked in Monday's paper were out of syllabus and were not taught during the academic year.
"The questions were out of syllabus. I could not do a single question," a student, weeping, in Press Colony told reporters.
The students claimed that the faculty manning examination centers could not solve a single question themselves.
When contacted, Secretary BOSE, Renu Goswami said the pap... | |
| | | | Congress assertion wrong, misleading | | Sheikh Abdullah and accession | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 28: The Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) on Sunday hailed the father and founder of pro-autonomy and essentially communal Sheikh Abdullah. The JKPCC said that Sheikh Abdullah played a great role in the state's accession to India. The JKPCC was only partly right. The then Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru did accept the Maharaja's offer of accession when Sheikh Abdullah, who had no locus standi in the matter, gave his consent. Actually, Nehru violated the Indian Independence Act when he associated Sheikh Abdullah with the event in the sense that the Act categorically said that the political future of the princely states will be decided by... | |
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