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| Privilege against ex-Army Chief goes into oblivion! | | Petitioner Rana likely to be dropped from committee, NC reduced to minority | | Syed Junaid Hashmi | 2/17/2014 11:36:15 AM |
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JAMMU, Feb 16: National Conference (NC) which has been demanding issuance of non-bailable warrants against ex-Army Chief Gen. V.K.Singh is likely to be reduced to minority in the Legislative Council's Privileges Committee.
Sources said that Provincial President of National Conference and close aide of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Devinder Singh Rana is likely to be dropped from the privilege committee, as and when the committee meets again. Being complainant, sources in the state legislative council said that Rana should not have been originally included in the committee when it was constituted.
When Congress MLC and spokesman of the party Ravinder Sharma pointed out during the January 22, 2013 meeting that rules do not permit six members in privilege committee, Chairman of the committee Jugal Kishore Sharma immediately referred the issue for decision and ruling to Chairman of the council Amrit Malhotra. Ravinder had said that under Rule 257 of Rules of Procedure of House, LCPC should have only five members as against the present six and, therefore, the composition of the C... | |
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| Promotion, adjustment of ineligible officials continues unabated in Technical Education department | | | Jehangir Rashid | 2/17/2014 11:32:27 AM |
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SRINAGAR, Feb 16: Despite the fact that the recruitment rules are yet to be updated in the Technical Education department adjustment as well as promotion of blue eyed officials is going on with no end in sight to the favouritism.
Without caring for the seniority and existing recruitment rules, Director Technical Education, Jai Pal Singh issued order number 52 of 2014 dated 20-01-2014 under which seven vocational instructors were promoted as supervisors against four promotion quota posts.
Sources said that this order was issued in violation to SRO 254 of 2002 dated 10-04-2002 and final seniority list of vocational instructors circulated by Deputy Director Technical Education, Kashm... | |
| | | | Opposition take Govt to task on use of pellet guns Stage walkout | | | Bashir Assad | 2/17/2014 11:30:29 AM |
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Jammu, Feb16; The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly witnessed unruly scenes Sunday when opposition PDP, BJP, NPP, PDF and independent MLA, Er. Rashid separately raised issues of use of pellet gun on protesters in Shopian, regularization of daily wagers and poor power scenario in Udhampur district. The entire opposition later staged walkout from the house in protest.
Opposition PDP on Sunday morning walked out of the Legislative Assembly after uproar against the use of Pellet guns in Shopian, some days back. Three protesters eyes were injured critically when hit by Pellets in Gugloro, Shopian after the killings of three militants during an encounter. As the legislative assembly m... | |
| | | | NC workers, Revenue officials involved | | Hanuman Temple land grab | | Javaid Naikoo | 2/17/2014 11:29:32 AM |
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Srinagar, Feb 16: The NC-Revenue official nexus are allegedly involved in selling the of temple land, while as memorial trusts of Kashmiri pandits after tired of waking up concerned officials.
At a time when revenue officials deny information to social activists about the revenue records of historical Hanuman temple of Kathidarwaza Srinagar, some revenue officials in nexus with NC workers encroached a large portion of the temple land and constructed houses on the said land are secretly approaching the money lenders of the area to buy the land on cheap rate with fake revenue documents.
Despite the matter being brought to the notice of Divisional commissioner Kashmir and revenue comm... | |
| | | | `Causes mental agony' | | Reliance promises skies, delivers zero | | Avinash Azad | 2/17/2014 11:27:02 AM |
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Jammu, Feb 16: Think before switching to eliance. The slogans 'Kar Lo Duniya Mutthi Main, 'Atoot Bandhan' and 'Simply Reliance' are attractive but the delivery is nt satisfactory.
According to a consumer, it discoonects and causes mental agony. Reliance communication which claims world 14th largest mobile network provider is fleecing its customers. After company's failure to extend satisfactory services to its customers, now Reliance is duping them. Moreover, Reliance virtually playing fraud with customers, as Reliance Netconnect, remains snapped in roaming network. Interestingly, if one complains, Reliance blocks your number so that you are unable to contact them.
Rahul, a, Relia... | |
| | | | 45% habitations yet to be electrified, 25% lack road connectivity JK at bottom with lowest CDR of 30.58 %, State potentially energy deficient | | | Bivek Mathur | 2/17/2014 11:26:11 AM |
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Jammu, Feb 16: The crown of India-Jammu and Kashmir under the reign of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has seen only bottoms when majority of comparisons are drawn with other states of the country which seems evident from the figures appeared in the economic survey.
According to the survey, 45 per cent habitations in Jammu and Kashmir are un-electrified, de-electrified or partially electrified as on October 2013. Similarly, despite milking Government of India in the name of different policies and flow of huge funds under various centrally sponsored policies, approximately 20-25% habitations in the state are yet to be connected by roads.
Further when the indicator 'Road density' is applied,... | |
| | | | Temple Bill row : Select Committee to hold 'final' meeting today Written suggestions sought from members Majority view on retaining original spirit of Bill may prevail | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 16: The controversies related to Temple Bill are likely to end as the Select Committee which has been discussing the issue threadbare for the entire year is holding its final meeting tomorrow.As the issue remained enveloped in controversies with many quarters resisting some shrines to be brought under the purview of the Bill and members of the panel also divided lately, consensus eluded till the last meeting which was held on Febraury 10 , the day on which Budget session commenced. Even as the 'pressure groups' are mounting influence on some members to persist on non inclusion of certain shrines managed by Dharamarth Trusts and own managements, substantial ... | |
| | | | Omar questions Constitution but finds faults with Kejriwal | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Chief minister Omar Abdullah , has questioned the rules followed by former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal in introducing Lok Janpal bill, which eventually led to his resignation..
"I don't think he followed the rules. There are rules for taking assent of Lieutant Governor of Delhi but he didn't deemed it. His popularity was also declining," said Omar Abdullah while talking to reporters in Kashmir.
Omar has himself questioned the constitution and had even bypassed it number of times. The CM had questioned the integrity of the State, which has been established by the Constitution.
The Chief Minister had locked horns with the Army over revoking A... | |
| | | | Jammu's election scene | | Congress's Kashmir policy to harm it in elections | | Rustam | 2/17/2014 11:21:07 AM |
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JAMMU, Feb 16: The local Congress leadership in Jammu & Kashmir day in and day out claim that the Congress this time would emerge stronger in all the three regions of the state and will form the next government either on its own strength or in alliance with one or the other Kashmir-based party. It is an exaggerated claim and this is what the current political situation suggests. The Congress is somewhat well placed in Ladakh, but it returns only one member to the Lok Sabha and four to the Assembly. In the cold-desert region, it is pitted against two strong contenders the National Conference and the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is difficult to say that the Congress would wi... | |
| | | | Baigh pooh-poohs Rather's budget speech | | | Bashir Assad | 2/17/2014 11:19:52 AM |
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Jammu, Feb16: Senior PDP leader and former Deputy Chief Minister, Muzaffer Husain Baigh Sunday said the budget presented by the state government in the house on 13th of this month neither reflects the true state of economy nor it points to the proclaimed economic recovery and regeneration.
Baigh while initiating discussion on the 2014-15 budget presented by Finance Minister, A R Rather described the general budget in the Legislative Assembly 'directionless, misleading, incoherent, contradictory and jugglery of words'. He said the Finance Minister who has presented a record 14 budgets in the assembly can't escape the responsibility of sorry state of affairs in the State in many sector... | |
| | | | Furore over medical colleges in LA | | Members cut across lines to protest `discrimination | | Kunal Shrivatsa | 2/17/2014 11:31:42 AM |
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JAMMU, Feb 16: Alleging discrimination in sanctioning four Medical Colleges by the Union Government, the legislators cutting across party lines created furore in the State Legislative Assembly here today following which the Speaker had to adjourn the House for about 20 minutes.
The ruckus in the Lower House of the State Legislature began while Question Hour was going on and Minister of State for Power, Vikar Rasool had been replying to a question of Panthers Party MLA, Balwant Singh Mankotia.
While the Minister Vikar Rasool was responding to the query, one of the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs Abdul Haq Khan rushed to the well of the House in protest against denial of a Medical ... | |
| | | | Tarigami narrates nightmarish experience in GMC Hospital Jammu | | | |
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
JAMMU, Feb 16: Taking a dig at poor quality of facilities being offered to the patients in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu, CPI (M) MLA Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami from Kulgam said today that if a person like him had to go through a nightmarish experience in state's one of the biggest health institutions, then what would be the fate of a common man. Tarigami, who recently got admitted in GMC&H after experiencing chest congestion and pain, today attended the proceedings of the Legislative Assembly for a short duration. During his short stay in the House, Tarigami rose to narrate his tale of woes while recuperating in GMC&H. Tarigami said, "It is a pity... | |
| | | | Controversy | | Opposition in Kashmir to new administrative units in Jammu flawed | | Neha | 2/17/2014 11:18:52 AM |
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JAMMU, Feb 16: It was on February 1, 2014 that the NC-Congress coalition government partially adopted the report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new administrative units in the state. Ever since then, Kashmiri separatists and certain Valley-based commentators have been criticizing both the state government and New Delhi for no reason. It was just a normal administrative decision and should have been appreciated, notwithstanding the fact that certain areas in the state remained untouched.
Sadly, many separatists and commentators, instead of hailing the government decision, turned against it. Syed Ali Shah Geelani and colleague of the APHC-M Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and former chief of this a... | |
| | | | Pakistan stops issuing NOCs for Indian films | | | |
Agencies
Karachi, Feb 16 : Pakistani authorities have stopped issuing "No-Objection Certificates" for the screening of Indian films, holding up the release of new movies like "Gunday" and "Hasee Toh Phasee". The Federal Information and Broadcasting Ministry has told distributors and exhibitors of Indian films that it is processing new laws and regulations and NOCs will not be issued till these are approved by the federal cabinet.
Nawab Siddiqui, one of Pakistan's leading distributors and exhibitors who runs the Atrium Cineplex in Karachi, said authorities stopped the screening of Indian movies last month. "The whole process has just been stopped and we couldn't get NOCs for new films... | |
| | | | Cabinet orders Transfers, postings | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: The Cabinet which met here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah has ordered the following transfers and postings in the State administration.
Sanjeev Verma, Secretary to the Government, Bureau of Public Enterprises and Floriculture Departments, shall also be the Administrative Secretary of the Horticulture Department.
Sushma Chauhan, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Jammu, has been transferred and posted as Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, vice Mr. Kuldip Lal Khajuria. Kuldip Lal Khajuria, Vice-Chairman, Jammu Development Authority, has been transferred and posted as Director, Urban Local Bodies, Jammu, vic... | |
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