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| Mushtaq Peer took money, forged signatures; granted recognition to DOEACC centre | | Skeletons continue to come out of Peer's cupboard | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Dec 15: Diplomas and certificates offered by DOEACC in Kashmir are all set to come under scanner as the centre got recognized due to a 'fraud' carried out by former Chairman, Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE), Mushtaq Ahmad Peer who is in judicial custody for selling Common Entrance Test (CET) 2012 entrance papers. Sources told Early Times that in 2003, Peer forged the signatures of two members of three member committee formed to check the feasibility of providing recognition to Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC). The forging of signatures ensured that DOEACC is given recognition despite objections raised by two members whose signatures were forged.
"In 2003, DOEACC approached University of Kashmir for giving recognition to the Computer Centre where the computer courses were being offered to the students. Then Vice-Chancellor, University of Kashmir Prof Jalees Ahmad Khan Tareen constituted a three member committee in order to check the veracity and feasibility of granting recognition to the comput... | |
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| Police bosses emulate DGP, but Omar fails to inspire his Ministers | | Red Beacon Obsession | | | Shall Govt revisit its SRO 33?
Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Dec 15: Few days after the Director General Police Ashok Prasad got the red beacon light removed from atop his official vehicle, the junior bosses of the state police have emulated their DGP, but similar initiative by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has failed to enthuse his Ministerial colleagues to give up their obsession for red beacon lights and screeching hooters in their vehicles which scare commoners on the road to announce their 'august' presence amongst them.
Exhibiting little reverence to the comprehensive direction of the Apex Court on misuse of beacon lights passed last Tuesday. The Ministers of the state continue to d... | |
| | | | Govt fails to abide by MHA advisory | | Rape cases on rise in J&K | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Dec 15: The insensitivity of state government towards rape victims could be well gauged from the fact that despite increase in number of rape cases in Jammu and Kashmir, the State Government has failed to comply with the advisory of Ministry of Home Affairs, issued in year 2009 to all state governments and Union Territories. According to official sources, the number of rape cases in the last three years has shown an increase. With 245 cases registered in year 2010, 277 cases were registered in year 2011 and 303 in the year 2012.
Despite a clear surge in cases of this heinous crime, the State Government has remained insensitive towards the plight of women and has ignor... | |
| | | | CM's constituency without CEO, 69 HSSs headless for 2 years | | Department has less eligible persons to fill up vacant posts: DyCM | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Dec 15: Resentment brewed among the masses in general and Education Department in particular following the crippled edifice of the Education Department in Kashmir valley. Even Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah's constituency Ganderbal is running short of staff in Education Department including coveted post of Chief Education Officer (CEO).
Three districts of the Kashmir valley namely Kupwara, Ganderbal and Srinagar have no Chief Education Officers for the last eight months. Further, 69 Higher Secondary Schools are running without Principals for more than two years in Kashmir valley.
Sources within Education Department revealed that the education syst... | |
| | | | NC leadership all out to please Congress high command for pre-poll alliance | | Rahul is future of the country, he has to write destiny of country, says Farooq | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 15: National Conference leadership is all out to impress Congress high command to enter into pre-poll alliance with the grand-old party to ensure retain power in the State after 2014 Assembly elections.
A couple of days after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and informed her about achievements of his government in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Minister and patron of ruling National Conference Dr Farooq Abdullah today moved one step forward and termed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi as future of the country.
In an informal chat with media persons after presiding over concluding function of the Golf tournament here this mornin... | |
| | | | Selection committee selects 9 candidates without written test | | Jobs on sale in SFC | | | Avinash Azad
Jammu, Dec 15: In yet in another brazen abuse of selection process, the committee constituted by the State Financial Corporation (SFC) to conduct interviews for various posts advertised by it has conducted interviews by- passing written test.
Well placed sources informed Early Times that for the post of Assistant Audit Officer (AAO), Assistant Accounts Officer (AAO), Techno Economic Analyst (TEA) Junior and Small Branch Officer (SBO), 9 out of 13 shortlisted candidates were selected.
Smelling a rat in the entire process, a candidate who was in waiting list informed Early Times that the selections were made on viva and interview basis. "A five members committee comprising D... | |
| | | | Nawai Subah in list of PDD defaulters: Farooq says bill is either wrong or inflated | | The Pot Calling a Kettle Black | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 15: Idiom "The Pot Calling a Kettle Black" is exactly suited the ruling National Conference as patron of the party and Union Minister for New and Renewal Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today said that bill of power tariff sent to "Nawai Subah" was either inflated or wrong.
Dr Farooq Abdullah reacted strongly when his attention was drawn towards list of defaulters issued by the Power Development Department (PDD) and National Conference headquarters at Srinagar "Nawai Subah" was also among the list of defaulters. "Either the Bill is wrong or there will be some mistake. Let us check from the general secretary of the party in this regard", Dr Abdullah said when h... | |
| | | | NC pleads, Cong in no mood to shake hands again | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 15: After the debacle in four states, Congress leaders especially those owing allegiance to ex-Chief Minister and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad are against any alliance with National Conference(NC).
Though they are not speaking much about Parliamentary elections but have made their stance clear to leaders about going it all alone in the Assembly elections. According to highly placed sources, Congress leaders from Azad group eagerly desire to fight Assembly elections unilaterally and does not want an alliance with NC.
They find alliance with NC detrimental to their political interests. Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Com... | |
| | | | When it comes to Jammu, Congress takes a different stand | | Election manifestos or false promises | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 15: The other day, AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi and his men made many statements in Delhi during a meeting with Dalit leaders belonging to the Congress party. Rahul Gandhi, inter-alia, said that the Congress would prepare its election manifesto on the basis of people's socio-economic and democratic urges and that the Congress has all along fulfilled the election promises. Had the Congress fulfilled the promises it made in its election manifesto, it would not have suffered a massive defeat in the just-held assembly elections in MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Delhi.
Any way, as said Rahul Gandhi gave the Dalit leaders and others to understand that the Congress imple... | |
| | | | Revised guidelines take heavy toll on AIBP schemes in J&K | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Dec 15 : The revised guidelines for centrally funded water supply and irrigation schemes which came into force from October 2013 have virtually brought the implementation of schemes in Jammu and Kashmir to a grinding halt for the fact that the cash starved hilly state either does not qualify for central assistance or simply fails to provide the state share.
The modified guidelines for funding of the schemes like Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Program (AIBP) provide that the advanced stage of construction would imply that at least 50% of latest approved estimated project cost already incurred by the state government and at least 50% of physical progress of essenti... | |
| | | | BJP's Lalkar post Modi's rally: 'Next J&K CM shall be from BJP' | | | |
Javaid Naikoo
Jammu, Dec 15: Highly enthused and motivated BJP rank and file post Modi's lalkar rally in Jammu and Kashmir is not only claiming to uproot NC-Congress coalition from the state, but is also dreaming of a BJP Chief Minister in the state. While terming the present coalition government of fostering dynastic politics, BJP MLA Ashok Khajuria today said that time has come when state must have a dynamic Chief Minister who does not build castles in the air like the present Chief Minister but would work for the betterment of people of all the three regions of the state.
Talking to Early Times, Ashok Khajuria said that effect of Modi's Lalkar rally could be seen by the fact that... | |
| | | | Feeling neglected, Gujjars pinned faith in Modi | | Political reservation | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 15: Gujjar and Bakerwals, besides Gaddis and a few other tribal communities, got Scheduled Tribe (ST) status in 1991after years of relentless struggle. It was the government of Chandra Shekhar which conceded their demand. He could do so because the state at that time was under the President’s Rule. Had the NC or the Congress
been at the helm in Jammu & Kashmir, the tribal communities would not have got the ST status under which they have been getting reservation in government jobs, educational and technical institutions and enjoying a few other rights which are available to their counterparts in rest of the country. The Kashmiri leaders belonging to all political partie... | |
| | | | Mufti compares AAP's emergence with PDP's inception | | ‘Would make J&K an Island of Peace' | | | Bivek Mathur
Jammu, Dec 15: Drawing a parallel between Aam admi Party (AAP) that revolutionized the Indian political scenario recently and Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Patron and founder PDP, Mufti Mohmmad Sayeed today asserted that state had got its AAP movement when PDP was constituted in 1989 with a motive to provide an alternative to the residents of state, instead of traditional parties like National Conference and Congress.
While commenting on the commendable performance of AAP leader Arvind Kejrival in Delhi, Mufti, in a party function at Vijaypur congratulated Arvind Kejrival for providing a third alternative to the residents of Delhi by getting the traditional BJP and Cong... | |
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