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| VO seeks Academy job details | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 12
Following revelations that over two dozen appointments to various positions have been made in the Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (Cultural Academy) in violation of rules, the Vigilance Organisation has initiated its preliminary proceedings.
The State Vigilance Organisation has written to the Cultural Academy to furnish the details of all recruitments made since April 2006. The proceedings, it is reliably learnt, have been initiated on directions from the Chief Minister’s office. EARLY TIMES had access to the letter from the Vigilance Organisation to the Cultural Academy.
It may be mentioned here that the EARLY TIMES had last... | |
| | | | Azad, others to teach colleagues on PR | | | | New Delhi | Feb 12
Unhappy over its failure to use the media to its advantage, the Congress is organising a two-day workshop for party spokespersons during which they will get lessons on fine-tuning their public relation tactics.
More than 100 party spokespersons from various states will attend the media workshop, to be held Feb 23-24 in the newly-constructed Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) office on Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Marg here.
"It is to fine tune the planning, strategy and allocation of resources. It is also for pro-active planning centred on crucial messages in our communication skills," Congress media secretary Tom Vadakkan said.
There will be talks on topics such as com... | |
| | | | RKJ official turns berserk, snaps power supply | | VIP broadcasts, instructions affected | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 12
The working at Government owned electronic media-- Radio Kashmir Jammu (RKJ) went out of gear as Prasar Bharati’s Station Engineer today went berserk and snapped the power supply to the entire Studio complex and important announcers’ booths.
With a virtual break-down in attending to VIP recordings, despatches and recording of important instructions, the Programme and the Engineering Staff were mute spectators for the entire day, as the Station Engineer, P R Meena, reportedly ordered to snap all the power connections. His grudge was that he was not provided official vehicle to attend to some work.
Senior officers in Radio Kashmir Ja... | |
| | | | Industrialist booked for eating subsidies | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 12
The Crime Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has registered a case against an industrialist for swindling the huge subsidy amount without actually performing the industrial activity.
The Crime Branch on information generated through a source has initiated enquiry and during the enquiry it was found that an industry under the name and style M/S Kashmir Jam Industry Samba manufacturing of fruit Jams and Juice etc. This industry has to purchase raw material like astabray, apple, Pease at the rate of 50 paisa per Kg subsidized rate whereas the actual rate per Kg is Rs 4.50 paisa.
During the enquiry it was found that proprietor of the said industry has n... | |
| | | | 1000 MW thermal project to come up in Udhampur | | | | New Delhi | Feb12
The Union Power Ministry would set up a 1000 MW thermal power project in Jammu & Kashmir to be completed in three years.
Decision to this effect was taken at a meeting the Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad had with the Union Power Minister, Sushil Kumar Shinde here this evening. The Economic Advisor to J&K Government, Dr. Haseeb Drabu and Union Secretary for Power, V. K. Razdan were present along with senior officers of the union power ministry including Chairman, NHPC and Chairman, NTPC.
The thermal power project would be set up at Udhampur. The State government would provide 700 acres of land and equity. The project would be completed in three years.
It was also deci... | |
| | | | PDP, Congress to face polls together | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 12
Amidst chill, there is a talk of political warmth as Peoples Democratic Party senior vice president and Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig says that the alliance of his party with the Congress is perpetual.
The relations between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Congress have seen many highs and lows, but all these months Baig has preferred to stay at the right side of the fence. Twice last year when PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and daughter Mehbooba Mufti made final call to pull out of the government, Baig went public saying that burning bridges with the Congress will burn hands of the Peoples Democratic Party.
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