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| Deficit highest in northern India | | J&K’s power deficit hovering over 40 percent | | |
Syed Junaid Hashmi
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: Apart from 67 percent transmission and distribution losses and inability to pay pending power bills worth crores to utilities supplying power, Jammu and Kashmir government has earned another distinction of being the only state in Northern India with highest power deficit.
Jammu and Kashmir Power development Department (JKPDD) has been unable to meet power requirements of the consumers despite billing them heavily. Official records, copies of which are with Early Times, maintain that state has consistently faced a deficit of 25 percent between the requirement and availability of power supply from October 2010 to December 2010.
This is far-higher then all other Northern states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana whose power requirements are far higher than Jammu and Kashmir. Moreover, none of these states claim of generating power more than what Jammu and Kashmir government and power utilities claim here.
More importantly, J&K’s power deficit is 24 times higher than Himachal Pradesh and eight times hig... | |
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| PSC calls vet surgeons’ selection “absolutely fair” | | In 35 marks (academic merit): 65 marks (selectors’ sweet will), meritwill continue to be irrelevant | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: After remaining tight-lipped for two days, J&K State Public Service Commission (PSC) today made it audaciously clear this evening that academic merit and qualifications of the candidates would
continue to be irrelevant in the selection of professionals, including Veterinary Assistant Surgeons, in all Direct Recruitments (DR) in Jammu & Kashmir. The commission made it clear for the public that out of 100 marks, only 35 stood fixed for the academic merit and 50 for the viva voce. Without explaining why it had not amended Rule 51 of
its Business Rules in compliance with the Supreme Court of India directive in the case titled Dr Indra Prakash Gupta versu... | |
| | | | Interlocutors to submit ‘initial report ‘within two weeks | | Report to incorporate separatist proposals too | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , Feb 23
The interlocutors appointed by centre will finally submit what they called as initial report based on their findings and observations during four months long assignment in Jammu Kashmir. The initial report apart from the reflections of the mainstream political parties and other use will also incorporate the five point formula suggested by separatist’s hardliner Syed Ali Shah Gilani and also the proposals of other senior separatist leaders with regard to settlement of Kashmir issue.
Notwithstanding the fact that separatist have not come on boards in terms of holding talks with interlocutors as yet the later will include their viewpoints and propos... | |
| | | | Kala Kacha gang returns to haunt | | NHRC derides J&K govt’s disclaimer over custodial killing | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: Amid ongoing date of birth fudging controversy, ghost of Kala Kacha gang has seemingly returned to haunt Jammu and Kashmir police (JKP) with National Human Rights Commission directing the government to pay Rs. 5 lakh as compensation over the custodial death of a Riskhaw Pullar.
The commission has over-ruled J&K government’s plea that NHRC does not have jurisdiction to give recommendations in a case of death in the state due to police atrocity. It has in its strict order, copy of which is with Early Times, stated that since the recommendations do not interfere with any of the heads of legislation, J&K govt has no right to denounce its jud... | |
| | | | J&K again in news for wrong reasons! | | Tops passive smoking at 67 percent | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 23:
Believe it or not! After being ranked as the second most corruption-ridden state in India in a survey conducted last year, Jammu Kashmir- the northern most part of the country- is in news again for bringing another dubious distinction to its kitty – this time topping the charts across nation for highest number of passive smokers.
According to fresh figures of those who fall in the category of passive smokers in the entire country, a massive 67 percent of the indirect inhalers of the ‘deadly’ cigarette smoke are from the state of Jammu Kashmir.
This high figure of passive smokers in the state is an alarming phenomenon despite of the fact that the... | |
| | | | 10 grenades recovered from railway complex, accused "identified" | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23: An alert railway police patrol today averted a possible tragedy by laying hands on an abandoned bag which contained 10 highly explosive grenades,
The accused, who had dropped the bag, was also said to have been identified by police with the help of a close circuit television (CCTV) camera.
Railway police SSP Raghubir Singh told a press conference that the bag was found hidden near an ATM, about 20 ft short of the X-ray machine installed at the platform entrance to scan luggage and other belongings of passengers.
He said a railway police surveillance squad noticed the suspicious bag lying outside the ATM during routine patrolling. It seemed tha... | |
| | | | Tantrik held for cheating woman | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 23:
A tantrik, who had last week taken away a woman's gold chain by cheating her at her residence at Dhuna Chak near Ramgarh in Samba, was today arrested by police.
Police sources said tantrik Tarsem Lal of Hansa Dabbar, Bishnah, had last week gone to the residence of Seema Devi at Dhuna Chak and asked her to place her gold chain on the ground to purify her house of the evil effects of negative souls.
While pretending to purify the house, he asked her to bring a glass of water. When she went inside, the tantrik fled the spot along with the gold chain, the sources added. Sources said when Seema came out of the kitchen with water, she
found the tantri... | |
| | | | Don’t target employees, accommodate them: Mehbooba urges Govt | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar Feb 23: Expressing solidarity with the employees of the state government Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said the government must address their genuine demands without getting into confrontation.
In a statement issued here today, the party president Mahbooba Mufti said Government should desist from using strong arm methods against its own employees and instead reach out to them in a spirit of understanding and accommodation.
Mahbooba said like all other sections of society the present coalition had alienated its own employees as well. How can this government hope to serve the people if its entire administrative machinery is dissatisfied she w... | |
| | | | Interlocutors recommendations on autonomy, self rule will not be acceptable: BJP, others | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb23: Taking serious exception to the style of functioning of the interlocutors some mainstream political parties, social and religious organisations and Kashmiri Pandit bodies have questioned the style of their functioning.
The BJP which was called by interlocutors to meet them at a short notice this morning turned down the offer on the plea that the Party leaders will not be available on such a short notice. The Party state chief Shamsher Singh Manhas criticised the interlocutors for not extending the invitation to it a day in advance.
``It was difficult for us to meet the interlocutors at such a short notice as the senior party leaders were already pre-occu... | |
| | | | Interaction With Interlocutors | | Problem in Kashmir is one of “uncontested communalism,” says historian Om | | |
MINCING NO WORDS
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 23: It was a strange interaction. In fact, it was an interaction of its own kind. It was an interaction during which certain things were candidly said with the condition that there could be more such interactions if certain issues were settled during the first interaction. The case in point is the February 21st quite prolonged interaction between interlocutors Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M M Ansari and former Maharaja Gulab Singh Chair Professor, University of Jammu, and Member, Indian Council of Historical Research, Professor Hari Om, who is also a keen watcher of J&K.
It would be desirable to quote verbatim what the Profess... | |
| | | | Showdown Imminent | | History may repeat itself in Jammu anytime from now | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 23: History may repeat itself in Jammu anytime from now. The reason: The insistence of Kashmiri leaders on a dispensation that is outside the constitutional and political organization of India – something not acceptable to the people of Jammu province. They have been consistently fighting for the national integration since October 1947 and organized a number of epoch-making movements. Communalists and separatists may call these massive outbursts in Jammu as a manifestation of communalism, which has never been the case.
In needs to emphasized that between 1952 and February 2011, Jammu organized several movements, all calculated to pers... | |
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