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| CM rules out additional LPG cylinders to consumers | | 'Award to state health sector on India Today's own inputs' | | | early times report
Jammu, Nov 5: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today ruled out any possibility of issuing additional LPG cylinders to consumers in the state, contending that his government is not in a position to do so as it would cost the exchequer an additional burden of nearly Rs 225 cr. He asserted either his government could provide subsidized power or have subsidized supply of LPG to defuse the current crisis.
"LPG is a huge problem mainly on two accounts……paying market price for the cylinders and re registration process which is proving to cumbersome…", CM said while talking to reporters informally after the press conference. Had this new regime been started in March things would h... | |
| | | | Resign if you cannot protect us; Panches, Sarpanches to Omar | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 5: All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) has sought resignation of Chief Minister for having failed to effectively respond to the threat of Chairman of United Jehad Council (UJC) Syed Salahuddin.
They have formally submitted a request before the state Director General of Police (DGP) Ashok Prasad to provide adequate security to their members. Chairman of All Jammu and Kashmir Panchayat Conference (AJKPC) also condemned the irresponsible statement of the Chief Minister and demanded his resignation. They have raised this after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah earlier in the day ruled out providing security cover to all the Panches and Sarpanches in the... | |
| | | | Govt contemplating in raising retirement age to 60-yr | | | | early times report
Jammu, Nov 5: The state government is contemplating to enhance retirement age from 58-yr to 60 years. This one of the contentious demand of the employees for the last three-year.
The state government dropped the hint in this regard when Medical Education Minister RS Chib told Union Health Minister that to overcome the shortage of doctors the department is thinking of enhancing the retirement age of doctors to 60 years.
The state has shortage of 175 doctors and this shortage is far more than Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
The state government can't raise the retirement age of doctors alone as it's bound to have reactions from employees of other departments.
It's... | |
| | | | Top Sports Council official has dual DOB | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Nov 5: A senior officer of Jammu and Kashmir State Sports Council has allegedly forged his date of birth certificate issued by the State Board of School Education (BOSE).
The BOSE verification No F (JS-VER) B/KD/02, a copy of which lies with Early Times, reveals that while scrutinizing the original matriculation certificate bearing Roll No 17623 session 1974 of Mohammad Afzal Malik it has been detected that the candidate has forged date of birth as (31-12-1958) in the fake certificate when the actual DOB of the candidate is (04-09-1955).
"The certificate in question is absolutely fake and fraud," it added.
Malik is presently holding post of Administrative Of... | |
| | | | Holding of protests on opening of darbar has become customary for Jammu parties | | | | early times report
JAMMU, Nov 5: The holding of protests and taking out rallies on the opening day of darbar has become customary in Jammu for years tighter now.
Keeping this tradition various organizations on the opening day of darbar held demonstrations and took out protest rallies. While some were with a genuine cause and others try to maintain the practice set in past.
The SRTC retired employees took out a rally in support of their demands as they have been deprived of their dues after their voluntary retirement. However, they were not allowed to move towards the Civil Secretariat and were stopped near Guamt by the Police. Same way the Employees Joint Action Committee (EJAC) also to... | |
| | | | Pakal Dul project cost escalates to Rs 8848 cr, work on at snail's pace | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Nov 5: With both men and machine moving at snail's pace, cost escalation has taken toll of1,000 megawatt Pakal Dul hydroelectric power project.
According to a report of Union Ministry for Power, the cost has escalated from Rs. 5088 crore to Rs 8,848 crore i.e. a jump of around Rs 3760 crore. The report has said that the time delay in the execution of Pakal Dul hydroelectric project and the consequent cost escalation has assumed ala-rming proportions.
It has added that reasons for delays include environment-related problems, opposition from pressure groups, improper rehabilitation and resettlement plans and change in the scope of the project while stressing that ... | |
| | | | Jammuites condemn Gadkari for comparing seer Vivekananda with terrorist Dawood | | Say he has no right to compare a pious soul with the "demon" whose hands are drenched with blood | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
JAMMU, Nov 5: Up in arms against Nitin Gadkari's statement in Bhopal that the intelligence quotient (IQ) level of Swami Vivekananda and Dawood Ibrahim was almost the same, Jammuites today said the BJP chief's remarks needed to be condemned in the strongest possible words.
"How can he draw such an irrational comparison? While Vivekananda is highly revered all time great Indian seer who has showed people the path to peace and spirituality, Dawood is an international terrorist whose hands are drenched with the blood of thousands of innocents," said Rajinder Pal Singh of Chatha.
He felt that Gadkari himself was suffering from a low IQ level due to the ongoing probe by various ... | |
| | | | CM's LPG submission: Altruism or Embarrassment ? | | | | early times report
jammu, Nov 5: The surrender of multiple LPG connections by Chief minister Omar Abdullah and a day later by his father Farooq Abdullah have been projected as supreme sacrifices made out of altruism, but the fact of the matter is that the surrender was made out of embarrassment following media expose.
If an elected chief minister needs media to tell him what cooks his food in his own kitchen is he expected to know what happens to the ordinary folks by the huge crisis caused by disappearance of even unsubsidized gas. While CM of a state living in the splendid isolation of his dream world may not have any use even for that lone cylinder that he retained the fact determine... | |
| | | | Process of indoctrination in Kashmir on | | Preparing For Final assault | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, Nov 5: Disturbing reports are emanating from across the Valley suggesting that process of indoctrination of youth in Kashmir has assumed alarming proportions. Reports suggest that "certain elements in Kashmir, in collaboration with some dubious characters from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, are organizing conferences across the Valley in which Kashmiri youth take part in large numbers". Reports also suggest that "huge, huge amount is being spent on these conferences". "Certain elements in the administration are providing the required logistic support to persons involved in such activities aimed at preparing ground for final assault," reports from Kashmir also suggest.
"The objecti... | |
| | | | In Delhi rally, Rahul lambasted Congress, UPA Govt | | 1999 Pak Intrusion In Kargil | | | NEHA
JAMMU, Nov 5: AICC general secretary and AICC president Sonia Gandhi's son, Rahul Gandhi, who is also being projected by the party as its prime ministerial candidate for the impending Lok Sabha polls, committed two faux passes at the much-hyped rally the party held yesterday at Ramlila ground, Delhi. He was one of the three main speakers at the rally. Others were Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and AICC president and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi. It is hardly to reflect on what the Prime Minister and the AICC president said, as what they said has been reported by media. Suffice it to say that what they said was not at all inspiring. To be more precise and blunt, they evoked only a negat... | |
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