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| Vohra chairs Governing Council meet | | Mata medical institute to have J&K’s 1st cancer hospital by Dec | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29- The Governor, N. N. Vohra, has called for completion of the Cancer Hospital, which is part of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME), Kakryal, by December this year.
He was addressing the 2nd Governing Council meeting of the SMVDIME, here today. He emphasized the vital need for the time-bound completion of all components of the Hospital to avoid time and cost over-runs and to make the hospital functional within a fixed time frame, to benefit the people at the earliest.
The Governor said that a PERT/CPM chart should be drawn up so that all the components like completion of the infrastructure, purchase and installation of equipment, positioning of the staff etc synchronize with each other and the entire project becomes functional by the targeted date. He emphasized that there is need for proceeding in an
entirely methodical manner to fuse one activity with another to achieve the set goal.
The meeting approved the draft recruitment rules and the bye-laws as well as various other agenda items after detailed discussions. Th... | |
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| Army fears terrorist upsurge after in troops reduction | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, March 29: Warning that separatists and other like-minded political parties trigger anti-security force protests to gain political mileage in view of decrease in violence in Jammu and Kashmir, the Army on Sunday expressed apprehensions that reducing vigil could invite increase in the presence of terrorists.
"A let down in the vigil will invite an increase in the presence of terrorists who are simply waiting for an opportunity of this nature. Thus, any talk of reducing vigil in J&K is premature to say the least," a Press release from 15 Corps Headquarters quoted a senior Army officer.
According to the unnamed official, Army had also prepared a security asses... | |
| | | | LeT militant killed in Kupwara | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, March 29: Three militants including a self-styled commander of Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit were killed in two separate operations in Jammu and Kashmir. Abu Bakar, a self-styled commander of the LeT was on Sunday killed in a gunfight with security forces during search operations aat Hangulul-Putshaie in Lolab area of Kupwara district, a defence spokesman said.
The encounter took place during a search operation by security forces in the area, following information about presence of militants. The operation was still underway, the spokesman said.
In another encounter, a police spokesman said that two militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JEM) outfit were killed in t... | |
| | | | www.voteforindia.com | | Now a website on current LS polls | | |
New Delhi | Mar 29
If you are a young voter seeking to make a conscious decision in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, this website giving details about all aspects of the polls might help you in making right choice while casting your ballot.
From maps of constituencies to the election schedule to the working of Electronic Voting Machines, the site, launched by cartoonist Neeraj Gupta combines the technical information needed by the electorate with highlights of the "flawed" functioning of our political system.
So, the next time you want to know the percentage of people with criminal background making legislations for you or details regarding the states which send the maximum "... | |
| | | | An elective subject for all Class 11th streams | | NCERT to introduce craft course soon | | |
NEW DELHI: With the craft sector offering the second largest employment opportunity in the country, NCERT has prepared a textbook which seeks to help students find jobs in this sector or start independent ventures.
Titled as 'Living Craft Tradition of India,' the textbook will be introduced from the coming academic session in Class XI as an elective subject for all streams.
According to NCERT, the textbook is basically a new curriculum that incorporates cultural, social and creative aspects of the country's rich craft tradition into the educational system through both theory and practice.
The subject - to be taught in Class XII also - will open doors for students to pursue a field o... | |
| | | | No preventive detention without proof: SC | | | |
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has held that a person cannot be held in preventive detention (custody) without adequate evidence as otherwise it would be violative of his or her "personal liberty" guaranteed by the Constitution.
In matters relating to preventive detention, authorities have to examine whether there was any organized act or activities giving room for an inference that the detainees would continue to indulge in similar prejudicial activity warranting detention of the person, the
apex court said.
"In an appropriate case, if there is no adequate material for arriving at such a conclusion based on solitary incident the court is required and is bound to protect him in view of t... | |
| | | | Pak-based drug traffickers trying to expand network in India | | | |
NEW DELHI : Pakistan-based drug traffickers, who are trying to expand their network in India, have started sending small groups of men to explore safer route across northern parts of Punjab for delivering the contraband.
Infiltration activities across the international border in Punjab and Rajasthan have increased recently with two drug traffickers being killed and another arrested this week near Ferozepur in Punjab, which suggest that they are probing for new routes, according to IB officials.
"Two drug traffickers tried to infiltrate into India in Karanpur area near Ferozepur last Sunday. The BSF personnel asked them to stop and when they tried to run away, they were shot dead," an ... | |
| | | | Anti-America terror to be discussed | | Holbrooke to visit India next week | | |
NEW DELHI: Close on the heels of President Barack Obama unveiling a new strategy on Afghanistan-Pakistan, US Special Envoy Richard Holbrooke will undertake a visit here next week to discuss how India could help in efforts to end terror threat emanating from there.
Holbrooke, Special Envoy for Afghanistan-Pakistan, is expected to be here on April 7, sources said here today.
He will meet Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon and National Security Adviser M K Narayanan to discuss on ways in which India could cooperate in US efforts to "defeat" terrorism originating from Pakistan and Afghanistan, the sources said.
The visit will take place in the backdrop of a new Afghan-Pakistan strategy... | |
| | | | Free withdrawal on all ATMS from Wednesday | | | |
New Delhi Mar 29, 2009
Come April 1 and you need not have to sweat it out looking for an ATM of your own bank as you can use ATMs of your choice without shelling out any extra money.
Thanks to an RBI directive, much to the relief of common man, banks have been prevented from charging any fee for cash withdrawals using ATM and debit cards issued by other banks from April 1 onwards.
However, banks can still charge extra for services like cash withdrawal with the use of credit cards and at ATMs located outside India.
Last year on March 10, the RBI had come out with guidelines limiting the fee charged by banks for using their ATMs by clients of other lenders to Rs 20. It had also al... | |
| | | | Infiltrators playing hide-and-seek with troops | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29- It is almost hide and seek game between the troops and
the militants on the LoC during the last three weeks. Official sources said that despite the fact that 20 militants were killed in two encounters with the troops in Kupwara, Gurez and Tral during the last eight days infiltration of militants, equipped with sophisticated
weapons, continue to sneak into Jammu and Kashmir.
Official sources said that militants continue to infiltrate from across Kupwara, Keran, Gurez, Poonch and Rajouri. They said that these infiltrators play hide and seek with the troops guarding the border. Explaining it the sources said that since these infiltrators cross into Jammu... | |
| | | | Mayawati to address rally in Jammu today | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 29: State leaders of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by its national general secretary, Narinder Kashyap, gave final touches to the preparation made for U.P chief minister Mayawati who is ariving here on March 30.
As per press release, Mayawati is ariving on a day visit and will address election rally at parade ground in favour of her party candidate, Chowdhary Hussain Ali Waffa and Rakesh Wazir, contesting from Jammu- Poonch and Udhampur-Kathua parliamentary constituencies respectively. As per source she on the occasion will explain policies
and programmes of BSP, which are people oriented.
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