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| After School Education, Hr Education too in the dock | | Massive irregularities surface in Class 4th appointment in Colleges | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Feb 22: Officials associated with absorption of Local Fund Employees (LFEs) in different colleges of the state have committed gross irregularities in making Class 4th appointments. While the officials of Department of Higher Education have yet again taken a lion's share of the vacancies and managed to absorb their sisters and sisters-in-law in multiples, those serving in the colleges for 15 to 18 years have been fraudulently shown as 'ineligible' in terms of qualification and dropped only to create room for relatives and bribe paying clients.
Through a notification published in a Greater Kashmir news paper dated February 19th, 2012, Department of Higher Education in Civil Secretariat has declared selection of 130 LFEs for different Class 4th vacancies in different colleges of Kashmir Division. Principals of the degree colleges had engaged as many as 412 for continuing job of class IV employees, in absence of regular staff, on temporary basis in the last nearly 18 years. Their remuneration, which was initially fixed at around Rs 1,000 and gradually enhan... | |
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| Vigilance raids at office of Asst Dir CAPD | | | | Kishtwar
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, Feb 22: Further probing the case of disproportionate asset case against TSO (Tehsil Supply Officer) Sujjan Singh, the sleuths of State Vigilance Organization (SVO) today conducted a surprise raid at office of Assistant Director CAPD Kishtwar and scrutinize the record pertaining to various postings of tainted officer.
According to reports while scrutinizing of the official record of the department, the vigilance team also inquired about the various orders and withdrawals of bills during the tenure of Sujjan Singh as TSO and in charge Inspector CAPD. The vigilance sleuths also questioned other employees of the department as there are more complaints a... | |
| | | | Budget session all set to begin on a stormy note | | PDP's disruption, PP's boycott strategy likely on day one vNC banks on Cong support: 'Close coordination' key mantra to counter opposition | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 21: A day ahead of the commencement of Budget session of Assembly, the entire political spectrum in the winter capital of the state remained busy with Legislative Party meetings drawing up respective strategies to be adopted during the month long session of Legislature. Amid apprehensions in power corridors of the session to be stormy , opposition parties are fully geared up to corner the NC led coalition government in both houses of the legislature, with many political issues in hand to rake them up vociferously. To counter the opposition onslaught, the alliance partners have readied a strategy, relying much upon floor coordination and unity inside th... | |
| | | | Afzal Guru's issue may dominate J-K assembly's Budget session | | | | Early Times Report
jammu/srinagar, Feb 22: The Afzal Guru death sentence issue is likely to come up during budget session as well with independent MLA from Langate Engineer Rashid and BJP MLAs having made it known that they would take up the issue. While former wants debate on the issue , BJP MLAs would demand for implementation of the death sentence of Guru.
The budget session of the state assembly is scheduled to commence from Thursday and BJP MLAs have already submitted a resolution demanding implementation of Guru death sentence while MLA Engineer Rashid too demanded revival of his earlier submitted resolution for commutation of death sentence of Afzal Guru to life imprisonment... | |
| | | | Afzal Guru resolution may not be allowed in the House | | | | Jammu: The private member resolution for clemency to terrorist Afzal Guru convicted in the Parliament attack by the Supreme Court is likely to be not accepted by the the Speaker. Not only that even another resolution for immediate hanging of Guru is not likely to be allowed.
According to sources, the Speaker Mohammad Akbar Lone, has decided that these to resolutions wouldn't be accepted as it would result in disturbance and acrimonious debate in the House.
The resolution for clemency was moved by independent MLA Engineer Abdul Rashid in on the last day of the previous Session held in Srinagar It couldn't be debated as Cong disrupted the proceedings demanding immediate un-seating of th... | |
| | | | BJP, NPP upping the ante against Cong ministers | | Talking Social Boycott & Resignation | | | Neha
jammu, Feb 22: The BJP and the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (NPP) have upped the ante against the Jammu-based Congress ministers just on the eve of budget session of the assembly. It has demanded their resignation saying they have bartered the Jammu interests to help Kashmir consolidate further its domination over Jammu. It has also threatened a "massive" protest against them and to mobilise public opinion against them.
What has provoked the BJP this time to demand resignation of the Congress ministers is the decision of the NC-Congress coalition government to increase the number of municipalities and municipal wards in Kashmir leaving Jammu province almost high and d... | |
| | | | Are Omar's reservations on NCTC justified ? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: The State Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has joined the bandwagon with some other allies of the UPA over the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) proposed by the union home ministry.
Omar Abdullah has acted with wisdom saying that he would not comment in the public on a sensitive matter like the NCTC unless there were detailed deliberations on the issue between the state and the central government.
Other allies of the UPA like Mamta Bannerjee have also voiced the same feelings.
Since the formation of the NCTC concerns some sensitive issues pertaining to the federal structure of the union, better sense has prevailed on the centre which... | |
| | | | Controversy over 'Dr' title to Asstt Dir ASC JU | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: Ranjit Kalra, Assistant Director, Academic Staff College (ASC), University of Jammu, who became first member from the university faculty to be elected as a member to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) recently landed in troubled waters as he hits new controversy as belling allegedly using a false title Dr- the 'Doctorate Ph.D.
It's stated that a philosophical doctorate or a PhD for short is the highest level of certification and people generally prefix the title to get prestige, honor, recognition and the sense of fulfillment.
Sources within Jammu University revealed that Ranjeet Kalra, who happens to be the son of retired DGP, and close ... | |
| | | | Omar joins opposition, questions Union Government | | National Counter Terrorism Agency | | | Rustam
jammu, Feb 22: The Congress-dominated UPA Government is under severe attack these days. The nature of the attack can be determined from the fact that almost all the non-Congress parties and almost all the non-Congress Chief Ministers (12 as of now) have joined hands against the Union Government. Their grouse is that the Union Home Minister, backed by all others in the Central Government, is undermining federalism by seeking to set up an anti-terror body, National Counter Terrorism Agency (NCTA), without discussing the issue with them. Their opposition is based on the fact that the Congress-dominated UPA Government wants to locate the NCTA within the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and that... | |
| | | | After Peerzada, SAC serves notice to FM in Smart Card Scam case | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Feb 22: After giving sleepless nights to Minister for Public Enterprises Peerzada now the State Accountability Commission (SAC) has issued notice to the Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather who has been asked to appear in person or through counsel before the commission on March 6, 2012 in connection with Smart Card allegations.
The notice was issued by a bench of the SAC comprising Justice YP Nargotra (Rtd) Chairperson and Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain (rtd) Member in a complaint filed by Yuva Shakti Vikas Mission.
According to the petitioner Abdul Rahim Rather, gave a contract worth Rs 2 crores to his son, in respect of preparing Smart Cards for the Secretaria... | |
| | | | PDP, NPP, BJP mulls to corner the coalition on governance deficit | | Destructive opposition or decimal performance of the government | | | Bashir Assad
Jammu, Feb22; The opposition Peoples Democratic Party Wednesday made its intentions clear by saying that every single word of Governor's address to the joint session of assembly will be put on scanner because there was nothing in ruling coalition government's brief on the issue of governance. Panthers Party too has hinted at pushing the government on back foot. The party has made the alleged regional bias and the "most hostile discrimination" towards Jammu region and is likely to gherao the Assembly premises to demand dismissal of the NC-Congress government. "We have decided to hold protest outside the assembly on February 23, because Omar led regime is total failure on al... | |
| | | | Corruption reaches its zenith, Govt in deep slumber : Mehbooba | | | | early times report
Jammu, Feb 22: "There is total lawlessness in Jammu and Kashmir at the moment and corruption has reached its zenith, while the administration is in deep slumber", said Leader of the Opposition and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti.
She said that whenever there is NC government in the state, the unidentified gunmen make their appearance. "There are host of issue, apart from corruption which the Omar Abdullah has to answer. While Kashmir is moving back to the era of unidentified gunmen, Jammu is gripped by the fear of rising crime", said Mehbooba.
"There is total lawlessness in Jammu and Kashmir at the moment and corruption has reached its zenith, while the administration is ... | |
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