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| School Education 'Ram Bharosey' in J&K, reveals HRD report | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Oct 5: With Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry unveiling the real picture in its report on state of elementary education, school education is seemingly on 'Ram Bharosey' in Jammu and Kashmir.
Released in the month of August this year, the report on elementary education has given detailed account of how bad the situation is and how the government has failed to improve standard of education. According to the report, of the total 28307 schools; only 21.31 percent have been provided with electricity connection while the remaining have either not applied or the Power Development Department has been unnecessarily delaying the connections.
These include schools both in the urban as well as rural areas. According to the report, there are several hundred schools even in Jammu region which remains hot and humid for around 8 months of the year. Worst is the condition in the Primary Schools. 90.74 percent are without electricity connections. This makes it inconvenient for children to study inside the classrooms.
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| J&K Govt extends its indifference to Old and infirm | | Seven years on, Parents and Senior Citizens Act not extended to state | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Oct 5: At a time when the entire world, including India was observing International Day for the Elderly People on October 1 and reiterating its resolve to look after the older people of our society, the elderly in Jammu and Kashmir were ruing the apathy and indifference of the successive governments towards them.
It is deplorable that while our legislators have enhanced their salaries and perk twice in as many years in one voice, they have not cared for the implementation of the central legislation that ensures maintenance of the elderly people by their children and grand children in J&K since 2007.
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| | | | Each time Delhi talks peace, Pak will slap | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: Pakistan army and its rangers have started targeting civilian populations living close to the LoC and the International Border (IB) in Jammu province even as they are purportedly trying to target the Indian Army and BSF positions.
There had been a welcome calm on both the LoC and the IB for more than a month till the fresh spate of ceasefire violations were started by Pakistan.
One girl has so been killed and over a dozen other civilians have been wounded in Pakistan firing. More than 3000 villagers living close to the IB in Arnia sub-sector and other areas have migrated out of their homes to safer places.
Violating the ceasefire agreement signed by In... | |
| | | | No white flag; we will also fire | | Tit for tat | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 5: Gone are the days when Pakistani butchers - Rangers and soldiers - would violate ceasefire and International Border, injure and kill our innocent civilians and jawans and go scot-free. Things have changed in India after the Congress-led UPA Government was booted out of power and a new government took over on May 26 this year. Now the Indian Army, Border Security Force and other forces charged with the responsibility of protecting borders enjoy full freedom to retaliate in the required manner in case the Pakistani forces violate the Line of Control and International Border. Tit for tat is the policy under the new regime.
"We have told them (Pakistani Rangers) in the m... | |
| | | | Pak shells forward Indian posts on LoC, India retaliates | | |  M S Nazki
MENDHAR, Oct 5: For the 10th time in the last nearly a month, Pakistan early this morning resorted to shelling and heavy and small arms fire, targeting forward Indian posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sub-sector here. The enemy action remained focussed mainly in the areas surrounding Gunn Hill Post where an IED blast had yesterday claimed the life of an army jawan and left five others wounded.
Official sources said in an apparent bid to push militants i... | |
| | | | Following allegations of nepotism, NRHM recruitments under scanner | | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Oct 5: Following allegations that the interviews for various posts in National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) were conducted clandestinely without any advertisement and prior information to the appearing candidates to accommodate favourites, NRHM recruitment has come under scanner. According to a candidate, a print advertisement was published in a daily English newspaper of Jammu for various posts including 16 posts of Consultants (RMNCH+A), one post of District Programme Manager, 16 posts of DEIC Manager (RBSK), two posts of District Account Manager, one post of District Monitoring and Evaluation Officer, three posts of Block Account Manager, one post of Block Monitorin... | |
| | | | Flood hit people fear even slight rainfall can lead to another catastrophe | | Breaches along Jhelum stare at Govt's face | | |
Fazal Khan
Srinagar, Oct 5: The breaches across Jhelum and other spill channels through which waters seeped into villages and cities from south to central Kashmir are staring at the face of the state government as authorities have not filled in these breaches till date.
Soon after the water level increased in Jhelum in the first week of September due to incessant rainfall government was caught napping as it had not even imagined that situation would take such an ugly turn and Kashmir would witness the worst floods of the century. On September 7 when Jhelum was roaring authorities decided to cut the Kandizal in south Kashmir hoping that water would get absorbed in low lying areas of S... | |
| | | | Tourism Deptt eats into Tawi bed again! | | Would HC directions apply to Tawi also? | | | G S Asgotra
Jammu, Oct 5: On one hand Jammu and Kashmir High Court's Kashmir bench has recently directed all district magistrates to remove all encroachments within 200 meters of the embankment of Jhelum river and tributaries but in heart of Jammu city, the river Tawi is being encroached by Tourism department and the administration has turned a nelson’s eye.
Even though the JK Water Resources Act 2010 also restricted encroachment of river banks, but in total violation of Act, Tourism department has started reconstruction of the park, a large portion of which was swept away in flash floods witnessed during first week of September near Bikram Chowk.
Earth movers engaged by Tourism depart... | |
| | | | Jammu Tawi Rly Station faces 10 percent shortage of staff, just 3 out of 10 ticket counters functional | | 'Northern-Railways expands infrastructure, shrinks manpower' | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Oct 5: On the hind side of the rapid expansion of the operations of the Indian Railways in the state, shortage of man-power at Jammu Tawi, a major railway station of the country, is causing inconvenience to the passengers. Moreover, the station has been facing regular shortage of 10 per cent staff in various wings for a long time.
Railway officials told Early Times that there was requirement of eight employees to properly regulate ticket and reservation counters, but shortage of men was hampering functioning of these counters, moreover, the passengers have to wait to get their ticket.
"The rush at Jammu Tawi Railway has increased, since train has been chugging bet... | |
| | | | Sports Council's Green Field turns into private academy of vested interests | | Sports officer ignores Minister's direction | | | Shiv Dev Thakur
Jammu, Oct 5: With playing facilities in the rapidly expanding Jammu shrinking thick and fast, the premier playing facility of J&K State Sports Council at Green Field in posh Gandhinagar locality is being used by a group of private people for making big money by running a private coaching centre unauthorizedly. The worst part of the story is that the Sports officer Jammu is aware of things and has chosen to turn a nelson's eye to misappropriation for mysterious reasons.
Sources disclose that a group of three people who pretend to be close to the Minister for Sports and MLA Gandhinagar Raman Bhalla are openly charging Rs. One thousand from each of the young cricketers com... | |
| | | | Deferred KAS (Prelim) exam likely to be held in mid Nov | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 5: The Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) preliminary exam, which was schedule to be held on October 12 and was postponed due to devastating floods in Kashmir valley, is likely to be held in the mid of November month.
Sources in the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission informed Early Times that the exam was scheduled to be held on October 12, but due to devastating floods in Kashmir valley, majority of colleges, where the exam centers were to be set up by authorities were inundated.
An official of JKPSC said that the exam centers for preliminary were generally set up in Government Degree Colleges which were in the heart of Srinagar city. "Majority of co... | |
| | | | They hate Indian state, not Indian taxpayers' money | | Relief, rehabilitation in Kashmir | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 5: Kashmiri leaders of all hues condemn the Indian state. They dismiss it as alien, oppressor and anti-Kashmiri Muslims. They want the Indian Army to quit Kashmir as they describe it an occupation force. They want New Delhi to withdraw from the state all the central laws and institutions, saying that these are anti-Kashmir and anti-Kashmiri Muslims and that these have only eroded their distinct identity. They denounce the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) as draconian and want this legislation to be revoked or withdrawn.
Some Kashmiri leaders want New Delhi to grant greater autonomy to the state, bordering on virtual sovereignty, saying this is the only way out ... | |
| | | | Anger mounts among flood affected families of Poonch, Rajouri; authorities fail to provide adequate relief | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 5: Contrary to the claims of State Government, anger mounting in mountainous districts of Poonch and Rajouri because authorities have failed to provide adequate relief to the flood and rain affected families of these two districts. Not only Poonch and Rajouri, residents of other hilly regions of Jammu namely Udhampur, Reasi and Ramban districts are also feeling neglected as far as relief and rehabilitation operations are concerned.
While as the NGOs and other social organisations have confined their activities only to Srinagar and to some extent in Jammu districts only to get publicity, activities of state government is also confined only to summer capit... | |
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