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| Higher Education Minister accused of nepotism | | Transfer of college teachers | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: In the last Cabinet reshuffle, when Mohammad Akbar Lone became Minister of Higher Education, the College pinned hopes on him for transparency and fair play. The Minister also advised College teachers to approach him directly instead of going to clerks for their grievances on transfer cases. In fact number of transfer orders were issued in his tenure of few months but laced with nepotism and favoritism.
The Higher Education Department has formulated a transfer policy wherein a college teacher after spending two years out of station, has to be sent back to a College near his home town but the rules have been thrown to winds by politically connected ones because that is the only qualification one should have now in addition of sycophancy.
When teachers having served in far flung areas approached him for transfer to their home towns, he advised and reminded them on moral grounds to educate students of far flung areas, who need their services the most, but this advice does not apply to teachers who are politically connected, even if they belong to s... | |
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| Aspirations of Cong workers chief determinant | | Pre-poll alliance with NC | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress (JKPCC) chief Saifuddin Soz on Friday had made a very significant political statement in Jammu. He said that the decision on a "pre or post-poll alliance for the 2014 Assembly elections would be taken by the Congress high command at an appropriate time". What was very significant was his observation that decision on pre or post-poll alliance would be based on the aspirations of Congress workers. "As far as the decision on an alliance in the next Assembly elections is concerned, it will be taken by the high command keeping in view the aspirations of Congress workers," he was quoted as saying. Besides, he asserted that the "in... | |
| | | | Sheikh played a key role in Kashmir's accession with India: Taj | | NC distorting history | | | early times report
srinagar, Nov 2: Srinagar, Nov 2, CNS: Congress Saturday castigated National Conference Additional General Secretary Mustafa Kamal for claiming that Shiekh Muhammad Abdullah did not play any role in accession process.
Medical Education Minister, Taj Mohi-u-Din told CNS that it was Shiekh Muhammad Abdullah who facilitated the accession of Kashmir with India through Constituent Assembly.
"It was Shiekh who was heading Constituent Assembly that time.
The Accord signed by Maharaja Hari Singh was rectified and upheld by Shiekh Abdullah," Taj said.
Taj said that Kamal is misleading people and trying to distort the facts. "Neither Mustafa Kamal nor Taj can change the his... | |
| | | | JK CM must learn to board a bus! | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: Omar, who had his childhood in Esex, a county in England, in an interview to the Telegraph- England based news paper said: "When I go to England and I don't have anything, that's when it becomes strange: getting on to a bus, travelling by Tube, buying myself a train ticket and hopping on to a train, these are things that I never get to do.",
Omar Abdullah who also heads the state where many parts are quite remote, where even regular bus service is a luxury and where many areas remain cut off for about six-months-read like Zanskar- doesn't have the need to board a bus. He is probably the only Chief Minister in the country who makes it a point to travel in o... | |
| | | | India baffled by Pakistan's lateral thinking | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: It will not be wrong if Pakistan is blamed for lateral thinking as far as the Kashmir issue is concerned. It is so because the successive Governments in Islamabad have been coining new expressions, framing new ideas, recreating new ways for solving the Kashmir issue.
Infact Islamabad is so much obsessed with the Kashmir issue that it thinks its all political, economic and security related problems will end the day Kashmir becomes part of Pakistan. And to browbeat those who convey to Islamabad that Kashmir is non-negotiable Pakistani leaders have been heard repeating, beyond human tolerance, that Kashmir is its life-line.
And right from 1948 onwards whe... | |
| | | | More witnesses examined, Kichloo likely to get clean chit | | Kishtwar violence probe | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Nov 2: Justice (Retired) RC Gandhi Commission during last four days cross examined 38 more witnesses and is likely to issue summons to some Army and government officials for cross examination in future.
The Commission was scheduled to cross examine witnesses for three days only. However, as many people came forward to depose before the commission, Justice Gandhi extended the exercise by one more day.
As already reported on first day Gandhi commission examined 35 witnesses, on 2nd day cross examined 33 witnesses and on 3rd day cross examines another 26 witnesses. The sources said that Commission will also summon the top army officers including Commandant 17 RR in... | |
| | | | Congress-led UPA in deep trouble | | CNN-IBN survey | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: The last four five days have not brought any cheer to the Congress and the Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre. On October 28, the pre-poll survey conducted by CDSD for IBN7 and THE WEEK predicted a doom for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and a great victory for the incumbent BJP for the third time in a row. On October 29, the same survey predicted a massive victory for the BJP in the Congress-ruled Rajasthan. On October 29, the CDSD pre-poll survey suggested that the Congress government in Delhi was on its way out, the BJP would emerge as the single largest party in the assembly and the newly-founded Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will hit ha... | |
| | | | More than Rs 15 crores remain unspent under State Employment Guarantee Fund of MGNREGA | | Approved works left out, unapproved taken up | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: The State Employment Guarantee Fund established in the state under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) has failed to come up to the expectations as an amount of more than Rs 15 crores lies idle under the Fund.
In its report for year ending March 31, 2012, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India has said that State Employment Guarantee Fund, though established, has not been operated as intended and as in March 2012, there was undisbursed balance of Rs. 15. 81 crores in the Fund. This the report said mainly represented arrears of undisbursed difference in wages.
"The unspent balances had increased from Rs. 7.07 crores... | |
| | | | November 4, 1947: When lion behaved like a lamb | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: When Indian troops landed in Srinagar on October 27, 1947, the National Conference workers headed by Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad provided them vehicles and vital information about the tribesmen. Brigadier LP Sen who commanded the troops has acknowledged their contribution in his book Slender was the thread. But on November 4 when Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad called on him in his headquarters, he scolded them and ordered them out. The `lion' and his deputy left hurriedly without offering any resistance.
On November 4, 1947 Sardar Patel and Sardar Baldev (the Defense Minister) arrived in the Valley to have an on the spot assessment of the s... | |
| | | | ZEO gets penalty notice from SIC | | | | Early Times Report
BUDGAM, Nov 2: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued penalty show cause notice to the Zonal Education Officer (ZEO) Beerwah in central Kashmir's Budgam district for making unnecessary delay in disposing off an RTI application filed by a resident hailing from Kulhama village in Khansahib tehsil.
As per the details available one Javeed Ahmad Dar S/O Mohammad Sultan Dar from Kullhama, Khansahib, district Budgam filed a complaint in the State Information Commission (SIC) dated Septmeber 9, 2013 against ZEO Beerwah as the said officer is also the designated Public Information Officer (PIO) for Beerwah education zone. The ZEO did not provide the information sough... | |
| | | | SSA Schools in Kulgam function in rented buildings | | | | Saahil Suhail
KULGAM, Nov 2: Despite passage of several years, Schools opened under Centrally Sponsored Scheme Sarva Shikhsha Abhiyan (SSA) in South Kashmir's Kulgam district continue to function in rented buildings that too in single rooms. According to sources these schools were opened to accommodate the blue eyed persons, as the basic norms for opening the schools under the scheme were thrown to winds. After five years department has virtually failed to construct a building, as the candidates who were engaged didn't provide inspite of soliciting affidavits. Moreover, the enrollment that according to SSA norms must increase is speedily decreasing due to non-availability of basic facilit... | |
| | | | Officials, Supplier nexus in sub standard pesticides, fertilizers proving hazardous | | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Apple plucking and packing season is at its peak in Kashmir but the fruit growers are yelling over the policies of government as 70% of apple production in orchards is turning out as substandard B and C grade. Calling it an official, supplier nexus to supply and allow substandard pesticides and fertilizers in the markets over the years, people of two apple towns of Kashmir, Shopian and Sopore feel that substandard pesticides and natures are responsible for 70 % substandard B and C grade apple production in the orchards, resulting in diminishing demand for apples in the local and national markets. Details received from fruit grower associations from both the p... | |
| | | | What will Omar show to people of Jammu? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 2: How will Omar Abdullah and his government face the people of Jammu on Monday when the annual darbaar opens? Having failed the people of Jammu on all fronts, Omar and his government cannot dream of bouquets, feel concerned citizens.
This National Conference (NC) led government has done nothing to bring down the inflation in the state and has put the onus on the Central Government for dealing with the price rise. The ministers of this government are busy in making money for the 2014 elections and are indifferent to the woes of the people.
There has not been any effort from the government to bring down inflation. The Agriculture Minister never spoke on the ... | |
| | | | RSS worried over growing influence of radicals | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: RSS has expressed grave concern over growing influence of radicals in some states of the country, increasing terrorism and violation of ceasefire on borders by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir State.
The Sangh in its three day conference at its headquarters at Nagpur in this regard has passed two resolutions urging Government to act tough against the radical Islamists who are going to foment trouble in the country by indulging in subversive activities and killing of innocent people.
The conference was attended by top leaders of Sangh including its chief Dr. Mohan Rao Bhagwat, representatives of BJP, VHP and Bajrang Dal (BD). Stating this at a press conferen... | |
| | | | Employees get baton charge, humiliation as Diwali gift | | Chenani-Nashri tunnel labourers' protest | | | Akshay Azad
CHENANI, Nov 2: As all countrymen are in joyous mood, celebrating Diwali and every employee is getting some gifts from their employers, hundreds of hapless labourers, engaged for construction of vital Chenani-Nashri tunnel by Leighton Welspun, have got gifts in the shape of arrest of their 40 comrades, no salary, baton-charge by police, humiliation and in the name of bonus, still they are protesting for the last eight days in favour of their demands.
The demand of Union formation, by the labourers was the bone of contention between the Leighton Welspun management and labourers for the last three years. The Union's formation demand proved too heavy over labourers resulting in ... | |
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