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Govt puts all recruitments on hold 3/8/2008 12:09:03 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Mar 7 ET Exclusive Far from going on a promised employment generation plan, in a major and surprising development, the government has put on hold the entire recruitment process at all levels till further orders. Not only backtracking on the fresh employment creation, the government has put on complete hold the process of recruitments which was already going on. All recruiting agencies at different levels have been told not to issue notifications for interviews or any written examinations. Those posts which had already been notified and applications received from the aspirants too have been put on hold. Highly placed sources in the civil secretariat told EARLY TIMES that the General Administration Department today issued a circular advising the Subordinate Services Recruitment Board and all other recruiting agencies to hold the recruitment process wherever it stood as on today. This order not only covers the creation or filling up of posts but also goes on to include all those positions at different levels which have been referred by various govern...   READ MORE

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Work is worship as Azad turns 59 3/8/2008 12:08:14 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Mar 7 Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today turned entered the 59th year of his life. An early morning phone call from the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and a visit with a bouquet by the Governor SK Sinha was all that the Chief Minister had as birthday special. The Information Department went on say that the Chief Minister does not believe in celebrations and kept him busy for the entire day attending the public problems. Interestingly, with the reportage of his birthday engagements with the public works, the Information department smartly made a celebration out of it. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has completed 58 eventful years of his life. His 59th bi...   READ MORE   3 arrested, hawala money of over Rs 1 lakh recovered 3/8/2008 12:07:44 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Mar 7 Police on Friday unearthed a hawala racket and arrested three revenue officials in Rajouri district, official sources said. Acting on a tip off, police raided a hideout in Kandi village of Bhudal tehsil early on Friday and recovered over Rs one lakh of hawala money to be delivered to a self-styled commander of United Jehad Council (UJC), a conglomeration of militants outfits, they said. Those arrested have been identified as Zulfikhar Ahmed, Mohmmad Qadir and Rehman, they said, adding the trio admitted that the money was to be delivered to the UJC commander. Further interrogation is on, they added....   READ MORE   Fishing in the troubled waters Transporters press for hike in fares 3/8/2008 12:05:43 AM Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | Mar 7 News Analysis Taking advantage of the piquant situation created by the indefinite strike by the workers and employees of J&K SRTC, which has now entered 18th day, paralyzing the transport service of SRTC, the transporters in the private sector have upped their ante for hike in the fares of all modes of transport. Citing increase in the rates of fuel, rupee one per litre for diesel and rupees two per litre for petrol, the transporters have been demanding revision of fares of all modes of local transport, including buses, mini buses and even auto rickshaws. While the auto rickshaws have arbitrarily increased their rates from Rs. 20 to Rs. 25...   READ MORE   No CBI probe in Lone assassination? 3/8/2008 12:04:48 AM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Mar 7 Despite making a commitment on the floor of the House, the state government is no mood to order a CBI inquiry into the killing of former Minister and Peoples Democratic Party leader Dr Ghulam Nai Lone. Following serious allegations raised by independent legislator from Sangrama and son of the slain Minister, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had announced in January 14 in the legislative assembly that a CBI inquiry will be instituted to investigate the assassination of Dr Ghulam Nabi Lone. It is going to be nearly two months since then but the government has not made a formal request to CBI to take over the case. Shoiab Lone, the legislator from Sa...   READ MORE

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