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| Unemployment problem in Jammu & Kashmir | | Failure of the coalition | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Mar 19: The Economic Survey Report 2013-2014, which was placed by Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather on the Floor of the Assembly only recently, reveals that the unemployment problem in Jammu & Kashmir has become very acute and that the neighbouring states performed somewhat better in creating employment opportunities. The survey on employment-unemployment was conducted by the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and it throws light on aspects relating to employment and unemployment both at the national and state levels. The survey was conducted between July 2011 and June 2012 throughout the country. It said in the rural areas of the state the unemployment rate among males under Usual Principal Status (UPS) category was 2.7 per cent, while it was 3 per cent under the Current Weekly Status (CWS) group. It also said that under the Current Daily Status (CDS) category, the unemployed rural males were 5 percent.
As far as the figures of female employment in rural areas of the state under these three different categories were concerned, the figures suggested that the rat... | |
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| CM says no to Aluminium doors, windows bought for LA complex | | Causes loss of Rs 85 lakhs to state | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Mar 19: In a cash starved state of Jammu & Kashmir, the authorities of J&K Projects Construction Corporation (JKPCC) at the behest of Chief Minister have caused a huge loss to the state exchequer by not using the aluminium frames for windows and doors for the newly constructed assembly complex at Srinagar . The said frames had been purchased at a cost of more than Rs 85 lakhs by JKPCC.
The doors and windows were recommended by the building designer who was paid a whooping amount of Rs 80 lakhs for the entire design work. The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah according to valid information revealed under RTI intervened into this matter at the last moment and se... | |
| | | | Post BOPEE scam: 13 out of 21 vacancies to be filled in 2014 | | '8 remaining candidates already notified for consent' | | | S Sabaqat
Srinagar, Mar 19: The J&K Board of Professional Entrance Examination (BOPEE) has said that 13 out of 21 vacancies created in Government Medical College Srinagar due to cash-for-paper scam of 2012 can be filled up in 2014 subjected to approval from Medical Council of India and state government.
In the fresh compliance report filed in J&K High Court, the BOPEE has submitted that based on assessment of the merit position, only four male and four female candidates can be admitted in GMC Srinagar. "During the process of assessment of merit position, four male candidates and four female candidates have been already notified on 18-3-2014, asking them to give their consent for admiss... | |
| | | | Beyond taxing toll plazas: Prestigious NH remains fatally bumpy | | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Mar 18: In the backdrop of Raj Thakeray's crusade against toll plazas across highways in Maharashtra hitting national headlines, similar resentment is brewing amongst the commuters on Jammu-Delhi Highway where several toll plazas are charging handsome money from various vehicles despite the fact that the condition of the highway especially between Jallandhar and Panipat is is in poor shape and there are many undefined diversions.
A group of young commuters who recently returned from Delhi by road complained that the Toll plazas of the national highway authority of India have been collecting toll tax from vehicles without ensuring their safety as the highway was in po... | |
| | | | Judicial remand of PoK driver extended | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
BARAMULLA, Mar 18: Principal Sessions Judge Baramulla, Rashid Ali Dar today extended the judicial remand of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) driver Mohammad Shafeeq Awan till April 1.
The Principal Sessions Judge Baramulla extended the remand of Awan following the arguments from both sides since the case was listed for hearing today. The extension of judicial remand was done on the basis of FIR number 06 of 2014 lodged against Awan at Police Station, Uri under section 8/21 (C), 29 Narcotic Drugs Prevention Substances (NDPS) Act.
Advocate Abdul Salam Rather appearing for the accused submitted that Awan may be provided an opportunity to communicate within a stipulated... | |
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