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| EU Troika arrive to study poll impact; Govt seeks help in jobs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28 : The Jammu and Kashmir government has sought the help of European Union in addressing the unemployment problem in the state which has around 300,000 jobless youth.
A delegation of the EU Commission led by its head Daniele Smadja is on a four-day visit to the state to study the situation post-2008 polls, which saw a massive turnout of average 60 percent people participating in the democratic exercise.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah made the unemployment plea to the visiting delegation during his 90-minute meeting with the visitors, an official spokesman said.
Abdullah sought cooperation from the EU in capacity building in the state to address the unemployment problem and increase the employability of the youth.
He also sought closer partnership of the EU in the development of small and medium entrepreneurship, adding this sector has a greater potential to flourish in the state and generate employment for thousands of youth.
He said enhancing this sector even by 25 percent would generate 400,000-500,000 jobs for young men and women.
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| MLAs stage walkout | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28 : Jammu and Kashmir Panthers Party (JKNPP) Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and an independent candidate today staged walkout on different issues in the ongoing Assembly Session here.
Demanding details about the expenditure of state funds, the JKNPP chief whip in the House, Harsh Dev Singh accompanied by Balwant Singh Mankotia and Yash Pal Kundal staged walkout alleging that the government has failed to utilise the funds properly.
Alleging that government has failed to provide information about the disbursement of state funds to various departments, the MLAs created uproar in the House.
Meanwhile Independent candidate from Bishnah constituency, As... | |
| | | | MLA’s statement can’t lower Party’s credibility: Mehbooba | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah proved the Opposition assertions wrong in assembly, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday said that it was the party’s exemplary courage that forced the government to depute its Minister to Bandipora to know the facts. She said that the statement by one of the party leaders did not lower the party’s credibility.
Mehbooba Mufti, while speaking to media persons on the side lines of a party function ruled out the allegation leveled by the ruling National Conference that in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the party (PDP) is politicizing the situation in Kashmir.
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| | | | Srinagar limps back to normalcy | | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, Feb 28: After remaining crippled for four consecutive days due to violent protests and undeclared curfew, life in the summer capital of state limped back to normalcy on Saturday.
Violent protests had erupted in Srinagar and many parts of North Kashmir after Army shot dead two youth at Bumai Sopore last weekend. The death of an auto driver Shabir Ahmad Sheikh, whose body was recovered by police on Tuesday morning at Parimpora in city outskirts added fuel to the fire with thousands of people turning on to Srinagar streets to protest his killing.
State administration had imposed undeclared curfew on Wednesday and Friday to thwart Sopore Chalo march and Friday ... | |
| | | | New postings for 45 Police officers | | 8 SSPs promoted as DIGs | | |
Separate DIG Traffic post for Jammu
Jammu, February 28- The State Cabinet which met here this morning under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah approved the promotion of eight police officers to the rank and scale of Deputy Inspector General. Besides promotions, the Cabinet ordered a major reshuffle on the Police hierarchy shifting 45 officers at the middle and lower rung.
The officers include Pankaj Kumar Darad (on proforma basis), SD Singh, SS Khandare (on proforma basis), Rajesh Kumar, T Namgyal, Manju Rashid, BA Malla and T Punchok. The promotions will take effect from January 1, 2009 except in the case of T Punchok in whose case it will take effect from May 1... | |
| | | | Hajj Committee invites Khudams | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, FEB 28: The J&K State Haj committee, Baitul Hujaj (Haj House) Bemina, Srinagar, invites applications for consideration of nomination as Khudam-ul-Hujaj for Haj 1430 (H) 2009 (AD).
The applicant should be a government servant working in the pay scale, the minimum of which is not less than Rs.4000, such as BDO Tehsildar or School Teacher etc but he should not be a senior officer like class-I officer of Central or State government or of an All India Service Cadre.
The application (male only) should be between the age of 25 and 50 years. He should be an active person of sound health, with experience of dealing with crowds, such as in mosques or other religious congr... | |
| | | | 9 senior Forest officers transferred | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: The state government today ordered a reshuffle in the middle rung of the Forest department.
The Cabinet which met here this morning under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Abdullah ordered following transfers and postings in the Forest Department:
Shafat Ahmad, IFS, presently posted as Director Social Forestry Department has been transferred and posted as Chief Conservator of Forests vice Mr. Abdul Razak, IFS.
Shamim Mohammad Khan, IFS, presently posted as Director Environment & Remote Sensing Department has been transferred and posted as Director Social Forestry Department vice Mr. Shafat Ahmad.
Abdul Razak, IFS, presently posted as Chief Conservat... | |
| | | | Peer is new Chairman, BOPEE | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 28: Prof. Mushtaq Ahmad Peer, Department of Computer Sciences, University of Kashmir has been appointed as Chairman, J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examinations (BOPEE) vice Dr. Santokh Ram who has completed his tenure. The posting of Prof Peer was ordered by the State cabinet which met here this morning.
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| | | | 5 DCs among 28 IAS, KAS officers shifted | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, February 28- The State cabinet which met here this morning under the chairmanship of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah ordered the following transfers and postings in the Administration with immediate effect:
Bishen Dass Sharma, IAS, Labour Commissioner is transferred and posted as Settlement Commissioner vice Dr. G.R. Ghani who will report to the General Administration Department for further orders of posting.
Abdul Hamid Wani, IAS, Director, Local Bodies, Kashmir is transferred and posted as Labour Commissioner vice Bishen Dass Sharma.
Guldev Raj Bhagat, IAS, Special Secretary to Government, Revenue Department is transferred and posted as Deputy Commissione... | |
| | | | Probe ordered into double allotment of Govt quarters | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, FEB 28: Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mr. Nawang Rigzin Jora on behalf of Chief Minister assured the Legislative Council today that the expenditure incurred for the construction of migrant shelters at rehabilitation centers both at Srinagar and Jammu would be inquired besides the double allotment of government quarters in Jammu district to the employees would also be looked in.
The Minister was replying to a supplementaries raised by Mr. Nizam-ud-Din Khatana in the Upper House today.
Earlier, replying to the main question by S. Praduman Singh, the Minister said that no specific area has been developed so far, for the rehabilitation of Kashmiri Pandit M... | |
| | | | Shakeup and some | | afterthoughts | | |
HAMMAD SALIF
Jammu, Feb 28: Shortly ahead of the anytime expected announcement for Lak Sabha elections, the state government today affected a massive shakeup in middle and lower rung of the civil administration and the Police. This is the second major administrative shakeup since the National Conference-Congress coalition government took over on January 5. Interestingly, some officers who were transferred in today’s reshuffle had their second or third transfer in a period of two months.
IAS officer Sarita Chauhan was removed from the post of Director Tourism Jammu and posted as Director Industries, Jammu on February 4. Within 24 days she has been again shifted and now posted as S... | |
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