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Govt comes to halt 4.50 lakh employees on tw-day strike, demand implementation of pay report 2/10/2009 11:04:06 PM Munish Gupta Jammu, Feb 10: Work in all State Government offices, Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) and Civil Secretariat, seat of the Government, came to a grinding halt across Jammu and Kashmir State on Tuesday after more than 4.50 lakh employees went on 2-day strike in support of their demand including implementation of the sixth pay commission recommendations. The worst affected areas were Government-run hospitals including Medical College, its associated hospitals and the peripheral hospitals, where no routine surgery could not conducted or Outdoor Patients Department (OPDs) run due to the strike. Patients have started deserting the Wards in Medical College, SMGS and Chest Diseases (CD) hospitals in the absence of Para-medical staff, who have gone on 2-days strike along with the Government employees. Medical College administration admitted that all routine operations remained suspended on the first day of the strike and the same was the case with OPDs which couldn’t run due to non-availability of para-medical staff. Only emergency services were being carried out as they had...   READ MORE

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UGC team arrives, JU seeks Rs 240 Cr 2/10/2009 11:03:06 PM Munish Gupta Jammu, Feb 10: The Eleven-member University Grants Commission (UGC) team arrived here today to review the progress made by the University of Jammu during the last plan period and also to discuss the parameters of the 11th five year plan proposals. On the basis of tenth year plan grant, the UGC would release the grants for the fulfillment of needed vacancies and establishment of the new departments. The 11 member team headed by the Chairman Prof. K. Rama Murty Naidu comprises, Prof. P R Sarode, Prof. Prof JV. Parabakar , Prof. Sanjay wadwah, Prof GC Pandey, Prof. P. Trimurti, Prof. S. Sandya Menon, Prof. Manjula Chaturvedhi, Prof. Nisar Ahmed S, Prof KR Iqbal Ahmed and Prof. ...   READ MORE   Two CRPF men commit suicide 2/10/2009 11:02:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide on Tuesday by shooting himself with his service rifle in the outskirts of Jammu city, hours after an officer of the para-military force ended life in the state. Raju - a CRPF jawan shot himself with his service rifle while on duty at Ghrota area in the outskirts of Jammu city on Tuesday afternoon, official sources said. On hearing the shot, other jawans and policemen rushed to the spot and took him to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the sources said adding the reason behind his taking the extreme step was not yet known. CRPF authorities have ordered an enquiry into the suicide. This is third case of...   READ MORE   Chill continues 2/10/2009 11:02:12 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 10: Overnight snowfall in high altitude areas and rains in plains further cooled Jammu and Kashmir as night temperature dipped in most parts of the state. Kargil and Leh in frontier region of Ladakh remained under the grip of severe cold as the night temperature there dipped to minus 17.6 and minus six, respectively, MET office said on Tuesday. Kokernag in south Kashmir was the coldest place in the Valley with a low of minus 1.2 degrees Celsius, while Pahalgam in south and Kupwara in north Kashmir recorded minus 0.2 and minus 0.3 degrees Celsius, following snowfall coupled with rains there. However, night temperature improved in Srinagar, summer capit...   READ MORE   No place for bellicosity: Mufti 2/10/2009 11:02:01 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: Taking strong exception to series of ‘bellicose; statements from Army Chief Gen Deepak Kapoor and renewed rhetoric of the BJP, the Peoples Democratic Party patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said that the peace in the sub-continent and resolution of Kashmir issue should dominate the national debate rather than war and confrontation rhetoric. In strong reaction to recent statements, Mufti said here today that the suggestions of surgical strikes across the border or an outright war with Pakistan are obviously out of place. In a statement issued here today, Sayeed, while expressing concern over some recent statements about the pos...   READ MORE   Cong, NC count heads; PDP meeting today RS POLLS 2/10/2009 11:01:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: While Congress and the National Conference have issued whips to their members to remain present in Jammu for next three days and cast votes in favour of joint nominees of the coalition, the Peoples Democratic Party has convened a meeting here tomorrow to frame strategy for the Rajya Sabha elections. Meanwhile, the assembly secretariat has notified that polling for the two vacant seats of Rajya Sabha shall be held in the Central Hall of the Legislative Assembly complex on February 13 between 9AM and 4PM. The legislature party of the PDP is meeting here tomorrow to form strategies over various issues that bother the people of the State. The PDP Chief, Me...   READ MORE   J&K seeks Rs 10 Cr central assistance; focus on alternate road link DODA ROAD SINKING 2/10/2009 11:01:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 10: With no possibility in sight for immediate restoration of the traditional road-link with Doda and Kishtwar the government is now entirely depending on creation of an alternate link from Bani which may take longer time than expected. The National Highway 1B that connects Kishtwar and Doda with Batote is in the central sector maintained by the GREF and the state government does not have any direct command on the organization. In this backdrop, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called up the Union Transport Minister TR Balu inviting his attention towards plight of Doda-Kishtwar regions following snapping of road link. He also requested the Union Min...   READ MORE   Mubarak Mandi fire: Jora orders probe 2/10/2009 11:01:06 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, FEB10: As devastating fire at Mubarak Mandi heritage complex has derailed the ambitious restorations plans, the Tourism and Culture Minister Nawang Rigzin Jora has ordered a probe to find out the cause of fire. It may be mentioned here that Early Times was the only newspaper in Jammu to have reported major fire incident in the Mubarak Mandi complex that broke out late last evening. Minister for Tourism and Culture, Nawang Rigzin Jora visited the gutted portion of the Mubarak Mandi Complex, here today. He instructed the Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. Pawan Kowal to conduct an enquiry to ascertain the cause of the fire. The Minister was accompanied by seni...   READ MORE   Omar: industrial promotion is answer to unemployment ESSAR comes with its BPO 2/10/2009 10:58:47 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, FEB 10: Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has said that the challenge of providing jobs to thousands of educated and skilled youth can be met only by promoting industrial sector. This can be achieved by roping in big business houses for investing in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. " A suitable atmosphere to welcome industrialists in the State and make them launch valuable ventures for the economic prosperity of the State is the need of the hour", Mr. Abdullah said here today while laying the foundation stone of the first Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO) at Rangreth. He said that during his recent interaction with business groups and industrialists at Mumbai, he ...   READ MORE   Kasab in danger: RAW 2/10/2009 10:58:20 PM Agencies Mumbai, Feb 10: In a startling revelation, India’s external intelligence agency, the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) has unearthed a conspiracy by Pakistan’s ISI to kill Ajmal Amir Kasab, the lone surviving terrorist of the Mumbai terror attacks. The conspiracy came to light after RAW intercepted an Internet conversation from Bhuj in Gujarat. According to the taped conversation, which is in possession of RAW sleuths, the ISI has given a contract to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim for killing Kasab - a resident of Pakistan’s Faridkot. The underworld don has entrusted his brother Chhota Shakeel with the job, who has deployed 15 sharp shooters to accomplish the task. According t...   READ MORE   Al-Qaeda warns India 2/10/2009 10:57:33 PM Agencies London, Feb 10: Osama bin Laden’s terror group al Qaeda has warned India against attacking Pakistan, saying it would have to pay a ‘heavy price’ if it tried to do so. The threat, issued in a video by Mustafa Abu al-Yazid – al Qaeda’s operative in Afghanistan and Pakistan – was received by British television network, the BBC. Abu al-Yazid, in the 20-minute video, said in Arabic: “We will bring mujahideen and suicide attackers from all over the Muslim world to confront you (India). They will target your economic centres and raze them to the ground.” He further said the decision to kill former Pakistani Prime Minister and PPP leader Benazir Bhutto was made by al Qaeda leader Aima...   READ MORE

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