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Favoritism, Nepotism, despite hard claims of good governance To err is human, to turn a blind eye is also human, so don’t blame it on 4/26/2007 11:47:03 PM … Sanjay Khajuria Jammu April 26 Coalition government came with a motto of “Good Governance, Transparency and eradication of Favoritisms and Nepotism in 2002’ as an alternative government to the people. The difference this alternate government offered is chairing in junior most doctor as Director ISM and refusing promotions to 1995 batch of Sub Inspectors and retrenchment of employees, people pin pointed. What compelled the coalition government to catapult the junior-most doctor in the chair of Director ISM, raises two simple queries - either he is influential enough to brush aside the seniors falling in the said competition or government failed to maintain its commitment to check the favoritisms. It is to mention that the Government Order No: 542-HME of 2002 dated 9/05/02 has a list of Dr VDS Jamwal confirmed as Physician Specialist on June 1, 1991, Dr O D Sharma on May 1,1993; Dr A R Masoodi on February 1,1994; Dr M A Pampori confirmed on July 1,1994; Dr Balwant Singh on December 4, 1996 and lastly Dr Abdul Kabir on May 2,2000 Viewing this order, the Dr Abdul Kabir, se...   READ MORE

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NZIEA elects office bearers 4/26/2007 11:38:35 PM JAMMU | APR 26 The ninth divisional conference of Northern Zone Insurance Employees (NZIEA) was held here. The Conference was presided over by A.M. Tantray under the supervision of A C Chouhan from New Delhi. The Chief Guest on the occasion was A K Bhatnagar, General Secretary NZIEA, New Delhi. The office bearers of the Divisional Committee – Srinagar Division of NZIEA, Srinagar were elected. In the meeting A M.Tantray was elected as Divisional President, Rajesh Gupta,, Vice president, J A Bukhari, Vice President, Pawan Gupta, Divisional Secretary, Romesh Chander, Joint Secretary, H U Koul, Joint Secretary, S K Bhat Treasurer and Ajaz Ah. Dar was Asstt. Treasurer. ...   READ MORE   Govt mulls new strategy against Maoist threat 4/26/2007 11:30:46 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI, Apr 26 The government of India is going to be tougher towards the Left-wing extremism. This became clear on Thursday when top officials from more than 12 States met here to construct a new strategy to counter worsenin g Maoist insurgency. Highly-placed sources in the Union Home Ministry told EARLY TIMES that the government and police will review and coordinate steps being taken by the affected States to effectively combat Leftist guerrillas. Thursday's brainstorming meet came just over a month after 55 policemen were killed by Maoists in central Chhattisgarh State in one of the worst ever attacks on Indian s...   READ MORE   Mind-boggling revelations by a website Rajiv Gandhi assasination hatched in Paris hotel 4/26/2007 11:30:10 PM BL KAK NEW DELHI, Apr 26: A website--politicsparty.com--has put in place a highly sensational revelation: Plot to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 was hatched in a five-star hotel in Paris. If the report circulated by the web site were to be believed, French intelligence agencies are in possession of documentary proof and evidence, that the LTTE, Italian businessman, Ottavio Quattrochchi, and several Congress party bigwigs colluded to have Rajiv Gandhi eliminated, as he was seen as a looming threat to the LTTE and to some Congress leaders, in spite of not being India's Prime Minister at the time. LTTE, according to politicsparty.com, was convinced that Raj...   READ MORE   Azad marches forward to conquer Kashmir from NC, PDP 4/26/2007 11:26:29 PM Jammu, April 26 Even as there is some time when the Government offices and the civil secretariat open in Srinagar; Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad, is on a charger planning to “conquer” Kashmir for the Congress. He has taken it on his shoulder to strengthen the roots, whatever strength they have, of the Congress in Kashmir, which were being swallowed by the PDP and the National Conference. Even if he has a busy schedule in Jammu, Azad flies to Srinagar and thereafter to distant places for addressing public rallies and return to the state’s winter capital in the evening. This schedule he has maintained during the last three weeks. During this period, Azad has visited Kulgam, Ga...   READ MORE

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