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| Fails to constitute ICC against sexual harassment of women | | DSE violates Supreme Court direction | | | Sumit Sharma
Jammu, Dec 22: Inviting penalty with provisions of Act -1 of section 26 with fine which may extend to fifty thousand rupees, the Director School Education, Jammu violated Supreme Court's direction for failure to constitute 'Internal Complaint Committee' (ICC) against sexual harassment of women employees/students. In a RTI reply having No DSEJ/RTI/2013/7751-55, the office of the Directorate of School Education, Jammu admitted that the department has not constituted any committee as yet to enquire the sexual harassment of women employee/students as per the guidelines of the Supreme Court of India.
As per Supreme Court's guidelines contained in Chapter III, "Every employer of the workplace shall, by an order in writing constitute a Committee to be known as the 'Internal Complaints Committee'. Provided that where the offices or administrative units of the workplace are located at different places or divisional or sub divisional levels the ICC shall be constituted at all administrative units or offices. The Committee shall consist of members to be nominated by the empl... | |
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| Splinters continue to haunt Gharana woman | | Remnants of 1971 war | |  Akshay Azad
Jammu, Dec 22: The memories of 1971 Indo-Pak war might have faded from the minds but the remnants continue to haunt Ramo Devi, who still feels the pain given by splinters of anti-personnel landmine, which are yet to be taken out from her body.
Septuagenarian, Ramo Devi of village Gharana had lost her left limb on the sunny morning of 22 'Fagun (February-March)', of 1971, when she had gone for plucking mustard leaves from her field and unwittingly stepped on an anti-personnel ... | |
| | | | Infighting in Cong likely to be intensified in Kathua as Balbir Singh kick starts activities | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 22: The first meeting of former MLA Balbir Singh at Billawar with his supporters has given much indication that infighting in the Congress would be intensified in Kathua district and a new group would be emerged to create problems for sitting Congress MLA and Minister in the coalition government headed by Omar Abdullah. First time after joining Congress, Balbir Singh convened meeting of his supporters at Billawar on Saturday. Balbir Singh, who was all important general secretary in the People’s Democratic Party, had joined Congress on October 14 this year. Since October 14, he has not visited Billawar Assembly segment which is his home constituency and nativ... | |
| | | | Mehbooba's Rajouri tour forced NC, Cong to re-devise strategy for coming Assembly elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: Three days whirlwind tour of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti today the border district of Rajouri has forced National Conference and Congress to re-devise their strategy for the coming Assembly elections for this mountainous belt. It is observed that border districts of Poonch and Rajouri would hold key in formation of next government in Jammu and Kashmir because division of seat is imminent in Kashmir Valley so main political players have been concentrating only on erstwhile Doda district and Poonch-Rajouri belt.
Mehbooba Mufti during his tour drew impressive gatherings and she emphasized only on backwardness and under-development of this region. Instead... | |
| | | | Differences within NC over Kitchloo induction in haste | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: The state government has jumped the gun by relying on interim report of the judicial commission which had found Sajjad Kitchloo not 'guilty' for the violence in the Kishtwar which left three people dead in August.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said Kitchloo has set an example of principle. Though the commission is yet to give its final report and the main portion is hanging because of the non-responsive attitude of the state police which is headed by Omar himself.
"What was the need for Omar to induct Kitchloo so soon and that too on the basis of the interim report, which itself is being questioned by all. He had jumped the gun and it could prove costly... | |
| | | | Gandhi report to further damage Congress' poll prospects in Jammu | | Kishtwar communal assault | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 22: The submission by Justice R C Gandhi (Retd) of his interim report on August 9 communal assault on the minority Hindu community by rogue elements in the majority community has invoked response in Jammu province on expected lines. The BJP, the BSP and many other political organizations, barring the Kashmir-centricoutfits like the NC, Congress, CPI, CPI-M, SP, JDU and the LJP, and the community of lawyers have rejected outrightly the interim report saying it was a report not based on facts but a manipulated report.
While the BJP held demonstrations across Jammu province on Saturday and gave a 48-hour bandh call to register its protest against Justice Gandhi and the NC-C... | |
| | | | 300 affidavits, 50 to 60 witnesses and other evidences? | | Clean chit to Kitchloo | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 22: The December 20 one-man commission of inquiry interim report on the August 9 Kishtwar despicable incident that kept the entire district under curfew for two weeks and angered the minority community and shattered its faith in the NC-Congress coalition government gave a clean chit to former MoS Home Sajjad Ahmad Kitchloo much to the chagrin of the entire minority community. That the report angered the minority community could be seen from the protests the angry people held in front of the residence of Justice R C Gandhi (Retd) and Raj Bhawan on Saturday and at more than 18 other places across the Jammu province. And if the nature of their anger is any indication, then ... | |
| | | | Kitchloo's overnight induction intensifies polarisation, BJP likely to gain | | NC plots Cong disaster in J&K! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Dec 22: After Kishtwar riots, induction of Kishtwar MLA Sajjad Kitchloo once again as Minister of State (MoS) for Home has not gone well with minority community of Jammu region and is likely to impact Congress vote bank in the upcoming Lok Sabha as well as Assembly elections.
The Induction which was done within few hours of Justice R.C.Gandhi submitting interim report to the General Administration Department (GAD) of Jammu and Kashmir government has jilted J&K Congress, intensified polarization across Jammu region and reduced chances of Congress performing well in the upcoming Parliamentary as well as Assembly elections. The lone beneficiary of this polarizatio... | |
| | | | Probe bunglings in CEO, Pahari hostel, Rajouri NGOs | | | | Early Times Report
Rajouri, Dec 22: Several social activists and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) have demanded a detailed probe/investigation in the alleged misappropriation of government funds in shape of pensions, scholarships, financial transactions, mid-day meal schemes etc in the offices of Social Welfare department, Chief Education Officer and Warden Pahari hostel at Rajouri.
These NGOs have warned large scale protests against these offices if their allegations were not verified/investigated by the state government at the earliest.
Members of Social Justice have demanded an inquiry into the financial transactions of the office of Chief Education Officer (CEO) and Warden of ... | |
| | | | Seeking power in the name of power is Omar's mantra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 22: During the last six years Omar Abdullah led Government has been able,as the Chief Minister claims,to have launched projects that are to generate 1750 MWs of electricity. Most of these projects are yet to be commissioned. And Omar Abdullah has promised people that if he and his party were voted to power he would see to it that 9000 MWs of additional power was generated during the next six years.
Is it possible in the context of the limitations imposed by the Indus Water Treaty? Is it possible with weak resources and work culture in Jammu and Kashmir? Well Omar Abdullah's claim to add 9,000 MWs of electricity to the state's power kitty seems to be beyon... | |
| | | | Over 100 JCBs lying idle in Ganderbal | | | | ET Report
Srinagar, Dec 22: Over 100 JCBs are lying idle in Ganderbal district of central Kashmir since the district authorities denied permission to them. The owners of these JCBs have grounded their machines in the district and sitting idle for months together after district authorities swooped upon them and stopped digging of muck etc at the private land where they have been engaged by private parties in leveling the land.
According to sources, the decision has evoked lot of resentment among the JCB owners and people as well.
Sources said while criticizing the decision of authorities not allowing permission to these JCBs in undertaking any private assignment in the area termed it ... | |
| | | | Third Front resolves to hold Conventions at district HQs | | Not for electoral purpose, mass rapport must: Tarigami | | |
It is a broadbased movement: Hakim Yasin
Early Times Report
Jammu: Notwithstanding the Bandh call given by BJP in Jammu today, Third Front-an amalgamation of 7 major political constituents managed its first convention well with a larger message that this conglomerate is all set to expand its base in all the three regions of state. The Peoples United Front ot Awami Mutahhida Mahaz as it is popularly known resolved in the one day convention that it organises such political activities in all the district headquarters of Jammu region. What emerged as even more vital message from all the speakers is that the Front with some veteran politicians on board that they want, what they claimed, to... | |
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