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| Story of the year: | | SMS service restored | | | MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Dec 27: The New Year is here and people are eager to greet their dears and loved ones. It is an apt festive gift that the state Government has lifted ban on Short Messaging Services and the BSNL has become first cellular service provider to restore services nearly five months after they were suspended on August 4.
As SMSes become a crucial part of the modern life driven by technology, the restoration of this service at New Year eve certainly comes as story of the year.
With the poll process already over and Amarnath land row no longer an issue, people wishing that the authorities concerned lift the ban on SMS before the New Year have been finally listened to. “We have restored the services immediately after getting order from the Home Department of the Government”, said AK Mittal, General Manager BSNL. Other cellular operators were yet to respond till filing this report.
It needs to be mentioned that After the Amaranth agitation and subsequent pro-freedom mass protests, the state government this July banned the circulation of SMS citing the move was nece... | |
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| Govt’s no to open choice | | Colleges say syllabus almost complete | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: The Government has indicated the demand of students for granting open choice in the upcoming undergraduate examinations of the University is not being acceded to.
In view of the ongoing strike by many student organizations demanding open choice, the Commissioner-Secretary Higher Education today chaired a high level meeting also attended by the Registrar of the University of Jammu. The meeting had an assessment of the report submitted by Principals of various colleges about status of syllabus and its coverage after the two-month long agitation in Jammu.
Sources said that it was clearly submitted in the report that there was no serious lag in syllabus co... | |
| | | | India says not in war mood but Pak troop build up continues | | | |
ET DESK
Jammu, Dec 27: India is reported to have informed Pakistan that it was not preparing for war and there is not military build up along International Borders. However, reports pouring in indicate that Pakistan is engaged in a massive build up along the borders even as its President Asif Ali Zardari today underlined the peace urge.
New Delhi has also told Islamabad that it has no plans for a military action, but wanted a combination of "executive action and judicial processes" against terrorist elements like the Lashker-e-Taiba and its front organisation Jamaat-ud-Dawah, which have been linked to the Mumbai attacks.
This message was conveyed during Indian High Commissioner Saty... | |
| | | | Pay panel submits report | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: A pay committee appointed by Jammu and Kashmir State Administrative Council (SAC) has submitted its report on sixth pay commission recommendations and removal of pay anomalies to Governor N N Vohra, senior officials said on Saturday.
"The pay committee submitted its report recommending measures for removal of pay anomalies for various sections of employees to the state government last evening," they said.
The report has generated a ray of hope among the government employees that they would get advantages of the sixth pay commission, the officials said.
The six-member committee headed by Financial Commissioner, Planning and Development Department S L ... | |
| | | | Despite tensions, LoC bus service keeps it schedule | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: New Delhi has clearly advised Indian citizens not to travel to Pakistan in present hostile circumstances but Monday’s schedule of cross-LoC bus service to cross Chakkan-da-Bagh in Poonch for Rawalakote is quite intact with 50 passengers going on board.
The central government's travel advisory asking Indians not to travel to Pakistan has had no immediate effect on movement of people between two parts of the state of Jammu and Kashmir.
B.S. Manavalan, the regional passport officer in Srinagar, said "I don't think travel on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road from our side would be affected because of this travel advisory. We have not received official intima... | |
| | | | Decisive test for Abdullah | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Lording political power in Jammu and Kashmir, whether in government or outside it –for most part of recent history, the state’s politically most distinguished family of the Abdullahs had an acid test in recent elections. Tomorrow’s results will determine their political future.
The father-son duo, Farooq and Omar Abdullah of the National Conference, are confident about their party returning to power that it so dramatically lost in 2002, heralding the state’s first coalition government in the form of a Congress-PDP alliance.
There is no doubt the National Conference is winning, Omar Abdullah, the party chief, maintained throughout his campaign.
But mos... | |
| | | | Guess, who gets New Year gift! | | Aspirants, people keep fingers crossed vote counting today | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: An almost clear picture of who captures the top seat in Civil Secretariat on the New Year eve is just few hours away –most of the results will be out by Sunday afternoon –but ahead of counting the parties are engaged in psychological war.
After end of staggered seven phased elections, votes are counted on Sunday, there are no indications of any party getting majority to form the government. However, whichever group of parties break a common ground, tomorrow’s results will be like a New Year gift for them.
The unity and unanimity seen among voters when queued up to cast their votes over the months of November and December may have been for exercising... | |
| | | | Pak troops movement along LoC? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: Pakistan is reported to have has moved additional troops across Line of Control along Poonch and Rajouri sectors following mounting tensions between New Delhi and Islamabad.
Army sources today said that for the last three days additional troops have been moved to the border and the movement continued till today.
Sources said that till today no heavy military hardware, including tanks had been moved to the border yet. The sources said that as far as the International Border (IB) is concerned, Pakistan has not withdrawn the Rangers but has deployed a large number of companies for assisting the Rangers in case of armed conflict between the two sides.
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