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| Reservation under RBA becomes tool of vote bank politics | | NC Minister's constituency becomes biggest beneficiary | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 6: Grant of reservations to the people residing in Backward areas under RBA category has become a tool of vote bank politics by the National Conference as many new villages have been included in the list of villages covered under RBA ratified under SRO 126.
Recently many new villages were brought under the ambit of RBA reservation without cancelling the backward status (RBA) , of villages which are very much developed as on date. Most of the villages brought under RBA reservation recently belong to NC represented Assembly constituencies and Noorabad , represented by Sakina Itoo the Minister of Social Welfare tops the list.
The Government of India appointed Ist Backward Classes Commission popularly known as "Kakasahib Kalekar Commission " on 29th Jan., 1953 which submitted its report on 30th march, 1955 listing 2399 castes as Socially and Educationally Backward Classes in India on the basis of criteria evolved by it. In pursuance to the report of aforesaid commission, the J&K State Government appointed a committee for identification of Backward ... | |
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| Issue of West Pak refugees likely to rock coalition again as Cong decides to get this issue solved once for all | | NC opposing citizenship rights to these poor refugees | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 6: National Conference-Congress coalition has successfully averted the crisis on the Government due to intervention of Congress high command and Union New and Renewal Energy Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah, issue of refugees likely to rock coalition in the days to come because Congress has decided to get this issue solved before Lok Sabha elections.
Credible sources in Congress said that party has decided to mount pressure on both State and Union Government to solve issue of West Pakistani refugees because these refugees can play crucial role in both the two Lok Sabha seats of Jammu region.
Although there is no differences between Congress and National Conferen... | |
| | | | Police certain of Abdullah's involvement in swindling crores | | Noose tightens around Farooq in JKCA scam | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Feb 6: The Jammu and Kashmir Police have reportedly completed its investigation in to the much talked multi crore Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) scam and have indicted the involvement of national conference president and Union Minister for solar gas and renewable energy Farooq Abdullah for swindling money by way of bogus accounts and fraud checks.
According to the national media reports Jammu and Kashmir police have already completed investigation and have submitted the findings for legal action.
Though no charge sheet has been filed but the police, reports said, have indicted Dr Farooq. Leading national paper, Hindustan times today reported that dur... | |
| | | | 6 colleges each may be de-affiliated from Jammu; Kashmir Universities | | SHRC proposes creation of 2 Cluster Universities | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Feb 6: The pressure of increasing number of students seeking admissions into under graduate and post graduate courses on Jammu and Kashmir Universities is likely to ease, as six colleges each from both capital cities of state, may be de-affiliated from respective Universities to create two new Cluster Universities in next three years.
Sources informed Early Times that the plan finalized by higher education department, in the recently held meeting of State Higher Education Council (SHEC) chaired by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah under Rashtriya Uchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, SHEC has proposed creation of two cluster Universities in the capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar by plu... | |
| | | | As countdown for announcing candidates begins, contenders in BJP indulge in negative campaign | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 6: As the countdown for announcing the candidates for Parliamentary elections in State unit of BJP has begun, those in line as strong contenders for the two LS seats of Jammu have begun what can be aptly termed as negative campaign against each other in order to scuttle the prospects of all except self in gaining the ticket for polls. This is albeit happening in a discreet manner with contenders trying to furnish negative details of each other in front of decision making leadership of the party in anonymous style.
Sources said that as the date of formal announcement of candidates by Central leadership is drawing near, dirty game of one up manship has begun w... | |
| | | | Tara commends CSC recommendations, Vakil says review report | | Administrative units divide Congress | | | Rustam
Jammu, Feb 6: The report of the Cabinet Sub-Committee on new administrative units has not only provoked protests in Kashmir as well as Jammu, but has also divided the senior Congress leadership. Senior Congress leader and Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, who headed the CSC, has been, like Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, commending the report on new administrative units and describing the decision on it historic and based on justice to all the three regions of the state, another senior Congress leader and former Cabinet Minister and close associate of Ghulam Nabi Azad, Abdul Gani Vakil, has expressed his unhappiness over the recommendations and demanded a review of the report. Tara Ch... | |
| | | | 290 Km project inked in 1912 for completion in 4 years, 10 km project remains elusive 10 years after announcement | | Tale of two ropeway projects | | | ET Report
Jammu, Feb 6: The history of Jammu and Kashmir in 1912 has a lesson to teach to the present Government, which it fails to learn.
The third Dogra ruler, Maharaja Partap Singh had penned an agreement with a British company to construct 290 km Rope-way to connect two- Capitals of the State (Jammu and Srinagar) to be completed in only four years, while the present Government has not been able to complete the 10-km Rope-way project even after ten years of its announcement.
Jammu-Srinagar ropeway had to pass through much more difficult terrain through the high Shivalik and Pir Panjal mountain range while ten kilometres rope way is just on the edge of Jammu city.
The Dogra ruler, in... | |
| | | | Baramulla aghast over drivers' detention in POK | | | | Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Feb 6: Relatives of truck drivers who are stranded in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) due to the stoppage of cross Line of Control (LoC) trade continue to protests in support of their demand.
The aggrieved relatives today assembled at Khanpora on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road and registered protest in support of their demand. The protesters raised slogans and urged the Governments of India and Pakistan to play more pro-active role in the release of truck drivers.
Some of the drivers are from Baramulla Town and their families are worried about their safety. The protesters chanted slogans against the district authorities and slammed them for 'indifferent' to... | |
| | | | Students suffer, as function to welcome MoS Health held in school | | | | K Koushal
Jammu, Feb 6: Academics who cares especially when the authorities appeasing the politicians just to satisfy their personal interests and the same became evident when students of Government High School Gambhir Brahmana Rajouri were surprised when they were forced to sit in open ground in rains as a programme of Minister of State for Health (I/C) Shabir Ahmed Khan was held when school was in progress. As per some eye witnesses from Rajouri, a programme was organised in Gambhir Brahmna of Rajouri District to celebrate the announcement of opening of a CD block in Panjgrian / Gambhir in which local MLA and Minister of State (MoS) Health Shabir Ahmed Khan was the chief guest. "And find... | |
| | | | JKPCC must consult High command on pre-poll alliance for LA elections | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 6: Political experts believe that the Jammu Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) must approach the high command and tell them that having any kind of alliance with National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir for Assembly elections would be disastrous for them.
This is the time for them to reach out to the people of the state with their work done and performance for past 11 years, in which they have been part of two coalition Governments, one with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and another with National Conference, they suggest..
During past five years, it has been observed that it is only the Congress Ministers who have done some kind of development... | |
| | | | HC pulls up BOPEE, asks CB to speed up probe | | Paper scam | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 6: A Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court has asked Crime Branch of Police to speed up its investigation into multi-million cash for paper scam even as it pulled up the authorities of Board of Professional Entrance Examination over its handling the issue regarding 12 beneficiaries identified by the investigating agency.
Hearing a suo-moto Public Interest Litigation, the bench comprising Justice Hasnain Massodi and Ali Mohammad Magrey also directed the Crime Branch to make a serious effort to unveil the beneficiaries of the fraud other than candidates already identified by it to have wrongfully managed their admission in professional courses.
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| | | | Hill development council for Rajouri-Poonch | | Maintaining unity of Jammu province | | | Neha
JAMMU, Feb 6: No one can question the people of Rajouri and Poonch districts when they say that their areas are neglected and underdeveloped. Besides, all right thinking people will endorse the accusation that they make against the successive Kashmiri-dominated and Valley centric successive governments that they never got their legitimate due in the democratic and economic process of the state.
But the friends and well-wishers of Jammu province cannot support their demand for the creation of hill development council for these two districts on the pattern of autonomous hill development councils in Ladakh. The reason is that the establishment of hill development council for Rajouri ... | |
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