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JK at No 6 in list of 20 states with highest untrained teachers 142 BEd colleges, 550 ETTs and 22136 untrained teachers! 11/26/2014 11:40:05 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: It might sound bizarre but it is true that Jammu and Kashmir, where institutions for imparting training to teachers had mushroomed abruptly, has another unique distinction as it has also a large number of untrained teachers working in various schools. According to the data furnished by Jammu and Kashmir Higher Education department and J&K Board of School Education, state has nearly 550 Elementary Teachers Training institutions (ETTs) and 142 private B.Ed colleges, which have been imparting professional training among educated youth to teach students in various schools. Sources informed that National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has developed Performance Indicators for Elementary School Teachers (PINDICS) for assessment of teachers' performance. According to the recent data furnished by NCERT, it has come to fore that nearly 4,50,947 teachers were untrained across country while 1,53,731 are undergoing professional training. In Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 22136 teachers have been working in schools, who are with...   READ MORE

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Sonia, Rahul break Omar's myth; Cong eyeing PDP for power Politics : Art Of Possibilities 11/26/2014 11:39:54 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 26: A few days after All India Congress Committee (AICC) chief Sonia Gandhi trained her guns at National Conference and accused it of failing to implement the initiatives of the UPA government in Jammu and Kashmir, the "close friend" of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and AICC vice-president Rahul Gandhi toed his mother's line and termed Omar's government as lethargic. Sonia and Rahul shifting entire blame on Omar for the coalition's failure in Jammu and Kashmir has vindicated the stand of the critics who have been claiming that NC-Congress coalition was an "unholy alliance" and it failed to serve the people. Omar Abdullah is on record saying that his ca...   READ MORE   PDP, Congress did well in first phase: Reports 11/26/2014 11:39:42 PM Bashir Assad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Nov 26: PDP and Congress did well in the first phase of elections held for 15 seats on Tuesday in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Intelligence reports PDP has clear edge on five seats while it is in close contest on two more constituencies which can go either way. "In Ganderbal constituency, PDP candidate Qazi Mohammad Afzal could win by a margin of 4000 votes, Nizamuddin Bhat of PDP is likely to retain his seat though with a thin margin of about 1200 votes," a senior Intelligence official told Early Times. He said the Sonawari constituency is likely to go to PDP's Yasir Reshi who could win by a margin of 2200 votes. In Kangan, PDP ca...   READ MORE   Video games installed by Tourism Deptt at Mansar dysfunctional Warranty period over, machines go useless 11/26/2014 11:39:34 PM Arun Singh ET Report Jammu, Nov 26: So unconcerned is Tourism Department for the development of tourism in Jammu region that the video games installed by it four years back in its cafeteria at the world famous Mansar lake have not been made operational as of today. While the machines, which cost Rs 24 lakh, remained unoperational for four years, their warranty period has expired now. Sources in Tourism Department told Early Times that Surinsar-Mansar Development Authority had purchased video games from M/s HG Electronics, Ahmedabad, at a cost of Rs 24 lakhs and installed them in the Mansar cafeteria building in 2010. They said that despite the lapse of four years after installation, t...   READ MORE   'Hina Bhat forced BJP to discard ideology' 11/26/2014 11:39:22 PM Masood Malik Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: "Today's BJP is no different from the Valley-centric parties like the National Conference, Congress and other Kashmir-based parties. It, like these parties, is also Kashmir-centric". This was the general view of the persons with whom this correspondent met during the past four days to ascertain their views on the BJP and its stand on Article 370. Rohit Sharma, a post-graduate student in Jammu University, told that "he and many others like him had great hope in the BJP, but it disappointed us by not expelling Hina Bhat from the party". "It is Hina Bhat and other Kashmiris who are setting the agenda for the BJP. The BJP has discarded its ideolo...   READ MORE   After BJP, mandate selling allegations rocks Congress also Ex-Minister publically alleged selling of party tickets 11/26/2014 11:39:15 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Nov 26: After mandate selling issue rocked disciplined BJP, now it is turn of Congress to face the same allegations. After polling of first phase of assembly elections were held, former minister and Congress leader, Choudhary Garu Ram, who had recently joined PDP, had charged his party leadership with selling mandate. In the presence of former Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Choudhary Garu Ram in a function at Suchetgarh assembly segment publically alleged that Congress leadership had demanded money from him in exchange of party mandate. "A senior Congress leader asked money from me to give me party ticket but I am not financially resourceful persons so p...   READ MORE   Throw out separatists lock, stock and barrel November 25 a historic day 11/26/2014 11:22:44 PM Neha Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: The election for the first phase in Jammu & Kashmir is over and a whopping 71.28 per cent turnout was recorded for the 15 Assembly constituencies where the electorate exercised its franchise. That the voter turnout in the mainstream Jammu and Ladakh would be impressive was a foregone conclusion, as the people of these two regions had consistently taken part in all the electoral exercises organized till May 2014 in large numbers. Hence, the high voter turnout in Doda (79.6%), Bhaderwah (70.1%), Ramban (68.78%), Banihal (73.32%), Kishtwar (77.09%) and Inderwal (74.32%) should not surprise anyone. It was expected. Similarly, high voter turnout in...   READ MORE   Kashmir will continue to have 13 more seats in Assembly: Azad Jammu & Congress election manifesto 11/26/2014 11:22:30 PM Rustam Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: It was on November 22 that the Congress released its election manifesto to inform the electorate in the state as to what it stood for or as to what it will do in case it was voted to power. The manifesto said many things with most of them were not new. The manifesto held out the same old promises which it didn't fulfill during the past 12 years. Manifestos are released on the eve of elections to woo voters. But here is a party that released its manifesto to offend the people of Jammu province or drive them away from it and the Congress did it in a most brazen manner. It had been one the main grievances of the people of Jammu province ...   READ MORE   Husband, wife doctors creating monopoly, maltreating poor patients in Shopian 11/26/2014 11:22:16 PM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: In an inhuman kind of its treatment by Husband and wife Doctors who forced one poor to afford private Hospital after their highhandedness at government Hospital refused to treat one pregnant lady at the critical time of delivery of baby. Shabeena jan wife of Gulzar Ahmad Dahal of Batapora Shopian was taken to District Hospital Shopian at 8:am morning on Tuesday after she confirmed apt time of delivery of baby to her parents, however after completing prescribed laboratory tests before she could be taken to operation theatre in District Hospital Shopian for Surgery as was prescribe by her personal Doctor earlier, Two Doctors namely Doctor...   READ MORE   International day for elimination of crime against women Govt, NGOs forget the day 11/26/2014 11:22:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Nov 26: At a time when Government claims that it is taking all necessary steps to ensure safety and security of women in Jammu & Kashmir , the authorities particularly the state's Social Welfare department could not even organize a state level programme to commemorate the international day for elimination of crime against women , which is celebrated on November 25th every year. Not only the Govt, the Non Govermental Organ-isations (NGO's) working on women and gender issues and other women rights groups also ignored the day. Crime against women has evoked discussions across the country as well as in J&K in the recent years. Media has been focusing on this ...   READ MORE

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