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| Private schools ignore Div Com's order on vacation extension | | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, Mar 10: Majority of the private educational institutions yet again paid no heed to the government order asking them to close down
their institutions following inclement weather across the Kashmir valley.
Early in the morning Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Shailender Kumar ordered for the closure of all the primary and middle schools for two days on account of widespread rains and snow. Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir directed the management of all the schools both government and private to suspend the class work for two days for primary and middle classes.
Although the order was issued early in the morning but this did not work on the ground. One could see t... | |
| | | | Nirmal Singh leaving for Delhi today | | JP Nadda assures fair deal | | | Sandeep bhat
Jammu, Mar 10: Although the state BJP leadership is watching developments on central leadership's decision on Nirmal Singh, the former state president today received a call from Delhi inviting him to put forth his case.
Nirmal, it may be mentioned has been denied a party ticket to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Nirmal Singh has been assured a better deal by the central leadership in the interest of party. He, however, seems adamant on his stand and has expressed anger over denial of party mandate to him.
Talking to early times, Mamta Singh senior BJP women leader and wife of Dr.Nirmal Singh said that he is very much in Jammu and in constant touch with his follower... | |
| | | | Diploma holders ignored as politicians get under qualified candidates engaged | | PDD dances to political tunes | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Mar 10: Despite services of diploma holders at their disposal, the Power Development Department Baramulla has engaged candidates who have merely done crash courses, thus violating all norms of propriety.
This has been revealed in a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) query that the engagement of less qualified candidates has been done on the recommendations of high profile politicians.
ITI diploma holder, Sameer Ahmad Mir moved an RTI application on 11-08-2012 seeking information about engagement of candidates in PDD as casual labourers/need based/PDL in district Baramulla. The reply to the RTI application reveals that 246 candidates have been engaged on t... | |
| | | | Prospects of defeat makes Omar to sing Third Front song | | 2014 Election | | | Neha
JAMMU, Mar 10: NC working president and J&K CM Omar Abdullah on Sunday said that he would prefer the ragtag Third Front in the event of the Congress-led UPA forming the next government at the centre in May. He said his preference would be the UPA as it suits J&K, but virtually overruled the possibility of the UPA coming back to power. At the same time, he said that the BJP-led government at the centre will not be in the interest of the state. "The UPA led government (will be) an ideal situation for J&K...The BJP led government at the Centre will not be in the interests of the State...In case the Congress fails to form the next government at the Centre, he will prefer joining a Third ... | |
| | | | ETT Scam: MP, Ministers, MLAs are perpetrators; CB under pressure | | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Mar 10: Despite a case registered by the Crime Branch in the infamous ETT colleges scam, the investigation agency is under pressure not to conclude the findings as most of these colleges are owned by politicians including a Member of Parliament, some Ministers, ex-Ministers and MLAs.
Sources within Crime Branch revealed that the attempts are being made to hamper the investigation after investigating team seized record of ETT from State Board of School Education (BOSE) and Civil Secretariat.
During the scrutiny of the seized files it was revealed that most of the ETT colleges are of a MP, Ministers, ex-Ministers and MLAs. Among the major violator is a Minister who ... | |
| | | | Shrewd politician Azad keeps AICC waiting, awaits 'better bargain' | | Doda-Udhampur Lok Sabha elections | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Mar 10: Pressure is being built on Congress high command to declare ex-Chief Minister and Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Ghulam Nabi Azad candidate from Doda-Udhampur Parliamentary constituency but being a shrewd politician, the ex-Chief Minister seemingly wants a better deal than what is being offered to him.
Especially at a time, when he has managed to retain the position that had suffered a huge dent after the 2008 Amarnath land row, Azad seemingly wants New Delhi to allow him a free hand in Jammu and Kashmir, something which he always had until the present Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Prof. Saif-ud-Din Soz took over. Soz asserted and... | |
| | | | Women worst sufferers, rulers unable to exploit natural resources; tap tourism potential | | JK tops unemployment list in North India | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Mar 10: Notwithstanding the tall claims of Omar led coalition Government of providing better job atmosphere, people of Jammu and Kashmir are highly unemployed according to a survey when it draws a comparison between the northern states of the country and according to the same survey, the fairer sex discrimination is still on peaks in the state.
As per National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of India's 68th round, a comparison was drawn between July 2011 to June 2012 based on Usual Principal Status which counts a person among the "unemployed" during a year if he or she has spent more time within the labour f... | |
| | | | ET staffer abused, paraded naked inside PP Chinore | | Police exposes dirty face of khaki | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Mar 10: Now it is public! Do not go for an outing late in the night or return home in the mid of night. Not for the fear of terrorists but Jammu police will catch you, book you under whichever section they want, strip you naked, switch off your mobile, snatch your I-card and abuse you till they realize in the morning that you belong to the human race.
This is what an Early Times employee Ankush Sharma had to face when he was returning home late in the night after having performed his assigned job in Early Times. 22 year old Ankush Sharma who had gone to drop another ET employee to home in Bantalab faced brutes in khaki when he was returning. He was stopped near Bar... | |
| | | | HC asks CB to provide details to telecom companies about its requirement | | BOPEE cancels admission of 9 more candidates | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 10: Division Bench of Jammu and Kashmir High Court today asked Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) to notify deserving candidates about the possibility of their admission in MBBS course after later informed that it has cancelled admission of nine more candidates found to be the beneficiaries of the Common Entrance Test of 2012.
Hearing a Public Interest Litigation, the division bench of Justice Hasnain Massodi and Dhiraj Singh Thakur also asked Crime Branch to provide within two days its requirement on account of call details to telecom companies so that they may appropriately respond to it.
"The Crime Branch should tell the telecom compani... | |
| | | | Tourism Department's 56 assets non-functional | | Infrastructure worth Rs 64 Cr turns show piece | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Mar 10: At least 56 assets of Tourism Department constructed at a cost of Rs 64 crore at five places across the state have been lying unutilized thereby depriving the Department of revenue from the assets.
Moreover, the assets created at 12 different tourist locations by incurring an expenditure of Rs 15.55 crore were not in operation due to shortage of skilled manpower.
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in report for the years ending Mar 2013 during its audit scrutiny found that 56 assets of Tourism Department like TRCs, parking lots, public conveyances etc, at Pahalgam, Kokernag, Manasbal, Kargil and Leh constructed under State Plan Funds are not o... | |
| | | | Lashkar group commander among two militants killed in Vilgam-Handwara encounter | | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Mar 10: Police and security forces achieved a major success by killing two militants including a group commander of militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba in an encounter in the Handwara area of frontier district of Kupwara in North Kashmir.
While the group commander was identified as Abu Huraira the other killed militant was identified as Abu Talha. Some arms and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the killed militants.
Reports reaching here said that last night police and security forces cordoned off the Sheikh Mohalla of Malikpora-Vilgam village of Handwara area in Kupwara district after receiving inputs about the presence of militants there. The joi... | |
| | | | Decks cleared for Sapolia's re-entry into BJP | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: The decks have been cleared for the joining of expelled BJP MLA, Jagdish Raj Sapolia into Party fold following his agreement to support the Party and campaign for it in ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
Following an understanding with the party leaders in the State who also arranged the telephonic conversation of Sapolia with senior Party leaders in New Delhi, Sapolia is set to join the Party at any time in this month as he has shown total faith in the leadership of Narendra Modi saying that nation needs a strong leader like him at this time.
According to party sources, BJP MP and incharge J&K Avinash Roy Khanna who is camping in State at present also had a... | |
| | | | Engineering marvel called J&K PDD; Engineers want darkness to restore power supply | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: Engineers of Power Development Department (PDD) Jammu today created a history of sorts by keeping one half of Jammu city waiting for power supply since they wanted darkness to locate fault in the 33 KV Toph-Canal road power supply line.
Localities of Talab Tiloo, Canal Road, Toph and adjoining areas remained without power since 3.30 am in the morning. The faults in power supply seemed to have become order of the day with XENs, AEEs and JEs spending more time in civil secretariat seeking choice postings and cancellation of transfer orders which the Election Commission of India (ECI) has seemingly already banned.
If the Engineers of PDD are to be believe... | |
| | | | Under-representation of Jammu province in Lok Sabha, Assembly | | Congress's Hollow Claims | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 10: The Congress on Sunday claimed that NC-Congress coalition Government in the State headed by Omar Abdullah has played a "significant role in ensuring development to all the regions of State". It asserted that both Central and the State Governments have come to the "expectations" of the people. The Congress's claims appear hollow when viewed in the light of the ground situation. One can refer to here hundreds of examples to prove as hollow the Congress's claims, but a reference here to just examples would be enough to lay bare the disparities between the Congress's claim and the actual ground situation. As per the latest voters list made public by the election authorit... | |
| | | | Back dated transfers in Education department | | DC Kishtwar seizes dispatch register, puts transfers in abeyance | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Mar 10: Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Ahmed Khan while scrutinizing the records of the Office of Chief Education Officer reportedly detected some back dated numbers in a dispatch registered maintained by the office with regard to departmental correspondence and transfers.
As per the details, DC Kishtwar in a surprise raid few days back at the office of CEO seized dispatched register and found few blank pages in the register. He also found back dated numbers kept reserved.
The Deputy Commissioner's action came in wake of the complaint lodged by some members of teaching fraternity and politicians. The sources informed the "Early Times" that nearly 147 transfers of ... | |
| | | | This part of the Kashmir Jihad is sponsored by PMO! | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: It has now become clear that the 70-odd Kashmiri students, who celebrated the Pakistani cricket team's victory over India in a League match on March 2, at Swami Vivekananda Subharti University of Meerut, had stripped themselves and shouted pro-Pakistan slogans within the campus of the communally surcharged city.
Videos captured by the students themselves have gone viral on social media, including Facebook and YouTube. As the Pakistani players come close to achieving their goal of defeating India, scores of the Kashmiri students create a bedlam in the spacious hall first with the "Naara-e-Takbir" slogans and then with the pro-Pakistan shouting. They put of... | |
| | | | Winter vacations extended in Kashmir, Jammu division ignored | | Yet another act of discrimination | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
JAMMU, Mar 10: In a glaring example of injustice with Jammu Division, the Government today extended winter vacations in Kashmir Division by two more days while the winter zones of Jammu Division presently going through severe cold has once again been ignored.
The Government decision to extend the vacations by two days comes in wake of fresh snowfall in Srinagar city and its adjoining areas, but the same benefit was denied in winter zones falling in Jammu Division like Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban and Reasi Districts where the schools open nearly a week ago and many areas like Marwah, Warwan, Dachhan, Machail, Saroor, Bhunzwah, Nagsini, Bharat, Dessa, Gandoh, Banihal, Neel, Go... | |
| | | | Tourism Department has made idle investment: CAG | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Mar 10: Raising a big question mark over the 'functioning' of Tourism Department, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India in its Report on Social, General, Economic (Non-PSUs)) sectors for the year ended March 31, 2013 observed that the Department made idle investment and unfruitful expenditure while executing different projects.
"A project for restoration and conservation of Samba Fort was sanctioned in 2011-12 under State Plan at a cost of Rs 4.94 crore on the basis of DPR approved by the state Government. The project aimed at making the fort a source of attraction for tourists and for promotion of heritage tourism in Jammu province," pointed the CAG... | |
| | | | While code of conduct is in place, MLAs visit Secretariat | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Mar 10: Few opposition and Government Members of Legislative Assembly are seen inside rooms of bureaucrats in Civil Secretariat even after the model code of conduct is in place.
After the elections were announced these MLAs made it a routine affair to visit the officers in the Secretariat in the absence of Ministers as the Government work during model code of conduct goes slow.
Sources in Civil Secretariat said that three to four MLAs regularly pay visit to top bureaucrats and few officers and try to get their work done despite the fact that code of conduct is in place. "The work is aimed at providing some benefit to the workers of their parties who can help t... | |
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