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With more than 4500 vacant posts, Srinagar mocks at government claims of employment generation Higher Education has 248 gazetted posts vacant Jehangir Rashid 11/15/2013 11:12:26 AM SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Srinagar, the summer capital of the state is facing huge deficiency of positions both in the gazetted and non-gazetted categories with official figures pointing that the number of vacant posts in the district is more than 4000. According to the figures made available by the General Administration Department, 4507 posts of gazetted, non-gazetted and class-IV are vacant in the Srinagar district. The break up given by the General Administration Department point out that 586 posts are vacant in gazetted category while as the number of vacant posts in non-gazetted category are 2527. At the same time 1394 posts in class-IV category are vacant in the summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir. Higher Education department accounts for highest number of vacancies in the gazetted category with 248 posts with the number of non-gazetted and class-IV posts being 87 and 112 respectively. In the Health and Medical Education department, 95 gazetted posts are vacant while as the number of vacant posts with respect to non-gazetted and class-IV posts are 806 and 511 respectively. In t...   READ MORE

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BJP, BSP, JKNPP, NCP boycott meet Azad reaches Kishtwar, talks communal peace Asif Iqbal Naik 11/15/2013 10:51:00 AM KISHTWAR, Nov 14: Underlying importance of maintenance of peace and communal harmony, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad during a public meeting at new Deputy Commissioner (DC) office complex Kishtwar said that peace is imperative for overall development of not only Kishtwar district but of the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir. Azad who arrived at Kishtwar today afternoon with a mission to unite people of two communities in the aftermath of August 9 Kishtwar Communal clashes said that by fighting each other, nothing could be achieved. He warned people against decisive forces who want to divide the people on the name of religion. While talking to the media persons on the sideline...   READ MORE   Omar's helicopter kills 2 at Thatri NPSU demands apology from CM 11/15/2013 10:49:27 AM Early Times Report DODA, Nov 14: The Nantional Panthers Students union has taken strong note of two deaths at Thatri caused allegedly by strong waves caused by Omar Abdullah's helicopter yesterday at Thatri. The NPSU president, Sachin Singh Sambayal urged the Chief Minister to visit the bereaved families immediately and apologize for the loss of precious lives. He further urged the Chief Minister to pay compensation to the tune of Rs 10 lac each to the bereaved families. . The deaths occurred when an under construction house shook viperously and collapsed by waves caused by Oamr Abdullah's helicopter. The deceased have been identified as Mohammed Sadiq, a 23- year- old labourer and...   READ MORE   After 18 months of Cabinet decision, SRDC fails to start functioning Akshay Azad 11/15/2013 11:01:34 AM Jammu, Nov 14: The lethargic functioning of various government departments could be well gauged from the fact that after lapse of more than 18 months, since the State Cabinet accorded sanction for the constitution of State Road Development Corporation (SRDC), same has failed to start functioning. Sources informed Early Times that in the month of May 2012, the State Cabinet had accorded sanction under government order number 320-PW-R&B, for setting up of SRDC, which was aimed at privatizing state road infrastructure, but after the lapse of 18 months, it existed only in files. They further said that the SRDC was aimed at privatizing road infrastructure in transport infrastructure across s...   READ MORE   Social Welfare Minister cares a little for welfare of her electorate Village in Noorabad without electricity for 25 years Saahil Suhail 11/15/2013 10:59:38 AM Kulgam, Nov 14: Humpathri; a hamlet in South Kashmir's Noorabad constituency which is represented by National Conference leader Sakeena Itoo who is also the Social Welfare Minister, continue to suffer as the village is without electricity for over 25 years. According to locals, the village comprising over 70 families continues to suffer because of the apathetic attitude of public representative (MLA) and department towards the village for their affiliation with the PDP. Locals said that village was electrified till militancy started and after militancy erupted in 1988-89 unknown miscreants started stealing the electric wire in the village and with the passage of time wooden electric p...   READ MORE   Azad forgets Omar, credits New Delhi for J&K's progress 11/15/2013 11:05:09 AM Early Times Report BANIHAL, Nov 14: Without uttering a word of praise for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad today praised efforts of the union government in extending liberal funds for developmental projects meant for remote areas of the state. Azad said by virtue of the liberal funding by central government, a revolution of progress and prosperity has been recorded in Jammu and Kashmir during the last five years of the coalition. Appreciating efforts of Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Union Minister said that the state government registered several milestones in upgrading vital sectors l...   READ MORE   NC has secret understanding with Hurriyat to outwit PDP, PC' 11/15/2013 11:05:53 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 14: Accusing the Government led by Omar Abdullah of showing a favour to Hurriyat hardliner, Syed Ali Shah Geelani by setting him free, Kashmiris have accused the National Conference (NC) of having a secret understanding with him. To outwit People’s Democratic Party (PDP) which is gaining ground in Kashmir and due to its rising popularity the NC according to sources has struck a deal with Geelani. This is the reason that Geelani was set free by the Government and Party was indirectly helping him in organizing the public meetings to checkmate the PDP and People’s Conference which are emerging as the popular political movements in Kashmir, source...   READ MORE   CM not keen to strengthen SVC 11/15/2013 11:07:31 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who is keen to have Constitutional status for Central Bureau of Investigation- the primer investigating agency- has not shown such an interest to strengthen the primer anti-corruption agencies of the State. Even the State Vigilance Commission is not a constitutional body as it has to report to the Chief Minister and not the Governor, as the case should have been. Even the appointment of Chief Vigilance Commissioner was marred with the controversy as PDP-the principal opposition party had opposed the appointment of Kuldeep Khoda as the Vigilance Commissioner. The SVC even after the appointment of Commissioner has not bee...   READ MORE   Cop's fire triggers bitter verbal brawl between Bhat, Majeeed Javaid Naikoo 11/15/2013 11:09:02 AM Srinagar, Nov 14: Following arrest of a Personal Security Officer in the incident of firing, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bandipora Nizam-ud-Din today clarified that arrested cop is not his PSO and alleged that criminal history of Usman Majeed, former MLA Bandipora actually forces him to weave anything unethical against him from time to time. While denying all the reports about the arrest of a police personal namely Altaf Baba son of Muba Baba being his PSO, People’s Democratic Party senior member, Nizam-ud-Din Bhat said that arrested police personnel is a member of a team of policemen posted by authorities for his security cover and is not his PSO as has been wrongly reported an...   READ MORE   Probe or no probe, J&K Govt prefers inaction Scams involving VIPs Syed Junaid Hashmi 11/15/2013 11:10:48 AM JAMMU, Nov 14: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's government would go down in the annals of the history as another dispensation which ordered probes, framed committees, got reports in some cases and did nothing. Omar has been ordering probe after probe since the day he assumed office. One such probe was ordered by General Administration Department (GAD) against Minister of State for Cooperatives Dr. Manohar Lal Sharma. State Vigilance Commission (SVC) had been asked to initiate thorough probe into the reports of large-scale financial irregularities in the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Housing Corporation. According to sources, commission is yet to take notice of the complaint and...   READ MORE   What has he done for erstwhile Doda Distt? Azad must introspect 11/15/2013 11:04:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 14: As the election is coming near, politicians have started to lure people by feeding lies to them. In this race, the Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad is at the top who is hungry for power and wants to become Chief Minister for the second time. For this he is conducting tour of erstwhile Doda where he is likely to lure people by accusing the incumbent government of failure to take forward the good work he had done from 2005 to 2008 saying that present government has not taken any of his good work forward which he had done from 2005 to 2008. Even if Azad's argument is accepted, why has he failed to send medical equipment to his home district whi...   READ MORE   Authorities violate laws on child labour with impunity Why Celebrate Childrens' Day? 11/14/2013 11:51:21 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 14: Even as the country is celebrating Children's Day to mark birth anniversary of country's first Prime Minister Pt Jawaharlal Nehru today, the poor children are still engaged in different kind of labour in the state, but the concerned authorities seems to be taking the issue for granted. As per official data of State Labour Department, during the year 2009-10, a total of 3949 child labour cases were identified out of which only 5 cases were selected for prosecution in the court. During the year 2010-11, the department found 2868 cases and initiated legal action in 35. Likewise during the year 2011-12 against 4331 identified cases, prosecution was i...   READ MORE   Will Omar take cue from Virbhadra Singh? 11/14/2013 11:50:54 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 14: As Ministers continue to stay away from their offices in the Civil Secretariat in winter capital people coming from far off places of the State to meet them have to return without any redressal to their problems. It is a common notion that ministers of the Congress-NC coalition have directives from their party high commands to attend to their constituencies so that voters are motivated to support them in the forthcoming elections for the Lok Sabha and the assembly in the state. The fact that these very Ministers stayed away from their constituencies during the last five years is believed to have dented their local image which the two party high command...   READ MORE

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