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| JU students corner admn | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 29: Holding back banners with slogans ‘remove registrar save university’, ‘stop victimization of students’ the students and scholars of the University, who have been protesting for last seven days against the alleged back door appointments by the Registrar of the University, today interrupted the 2 day National seminar on “Writing Regional History and Histography of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh” by gathering outside the seminar hall of the Computer Sciences department demanding the removal of University registrar which created an embarrassing situation for the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu Prof. Varun Sahni and his entire team. The students even made... | |
| | | | J&K Congress may get new AICC General Secretary soon | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 29: The Congress unit in Jammu and Kashmir is all set to have a new general secretary after re-induction of incumbent Prithvi Raj Chavan in the Union Ministry.
All India Congress Committee General Secretary in charge Jammu and Kashmir Affairs, Chavan was a Minister earlier also and now he has another term in Manmohan Singh government. After its resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress is now planning to put in place its essential one-man-one-post formula which may divest the Ministers of all organizational charges.
Congress’ media department chief Janardan Dwivedi confirmed in New Delhi today about the imminent organizational changes. "C... | |
| | | | Azad takes charges, lists new vaccines as priority | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, May 29: India will focus on developing new vaccines to fight new diseases surfacing worldwide, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said soon after taking charge Friday.
'India is a big developing country and why should we depend on western countries for vaccines? Why should we take technology from them? We have to take a proactive initiative to make new vaccines to fight new diseases resurfacing in the past few years like swine flu, bird flu, dengue and many others,' Azad told reporters after assuming office at the ministry at Nirman Bhawan.
'God forbid, if a major disease outbreak happens in India, it will have a major impact because of the large population and we don't... | |
| | | | Selection of MBBS candidate cancelled | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 29 – In compliance to the orders of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court and enquiry report of Deputy Commissioner Jammu of May 07, 2009, the selection of Miss Bushra Chowhan, D/o Mohammad Rafiq, R/o Gujjar Nagar, Tehsil and District Jammu made vide notification no: 20-BPEE of 2008, dated 29-09-2008 under Roll No: 501887 in STGB female category at Sr. No: 01 has been cancelled by BOPEE w.e.f. the intial date i.e, 29-09-2008.
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| | | | PM to hold culture portfolio | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, May 29: With no one in the 79-member council of ministers entrusted with the culture ministry, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be holding the portfolio, PMO officials said here Friday.
While Kumari Selja has been given the tourism ministry, the culture ministry was not allocated to anyone.
The PM will hold the culture ministry, said a prime ministerial aide.
Selja, who is also heading the housing and urban poverty alleviation ministry, will be taking charge of the tourism ministry Saturday.
PMO officials said it was felt that Kumari Selja has to work in two big ministries and so was not given the culture ministry.
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| | | | Amaranth Yatra: Snow clearance operation on war footing | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, May 29: The snow clearance operation on traditional Pahalgam and shortest Baltal routes to holy Amarnath cave in south Kashmir Himalyas was going on war footing even as the administration is gears up its machinery for the annual pilgrimage from June 15.
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), to be deployed at the cave shrine and other halting stations enroute, were still camping at Baltal.
''We will march towards the cave shrine as soon as we receive green signal from the authorities,'' CRPF spokesman P Thripathi said.
He said all the CRPF personnel were at Baltal, where a base camp had already been established.
Mr Tripathi said snow clearance operatio... | |
| | | | Summer off in Jammu division from June 08 | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, MAY 29: All Educational Institutions including recognized private schools up to higher secondary level falling in the summer zone of Jammu division shall observe summer vacations with effect from 8-6-2009 to 1-8-2009. It has further been ordered that 5 days summer vacations with effect from 8-6-2009 to 12-6-2009 shall be observed by the educational institutions including private recognized institutions of winter zones falling Jammu division.
Any default on the part of private schools in observance of the calendar of vacations so authorized shall attract action under the rules applicable on the subject.
According to Secretary Education Department, the process of... | |
| | | | Burglars decamp with Rs 5lakhs from Udh GPO | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Udhampur May 29- Burglars struck at General Post Office (GPO) in Dhar road area of Udhampur and took away Rs. five lakhs from there and critically injuring guard on duty late last night
According to reports two to four thieves late last night at about 1:30 Am struck in post office and attacked guard on duty with chemical powder making him unconscious. Reports added that thieves later handcuffed him and entered in hall breaking doors and took away about Rs. five lakh cash from post office after breaking down main chest of office. All thieves later fled from the spot.
After getting information about the incident from the locals, the SHO along with police team reached th... | |
| | | | 25MW is ok, but Qaed-e-Sani what’s this Energy Ministry? | | Farooq moves into new office, holds first official meeting with Omar | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, May 29: The National Conference president, often referred to as Qaed-e-Sani is laying a repeated emphasis on his ‘happiness’ with the department he has got as Union Minister but many are still grappling over what this “New and Renewable Energy” Ministry is all about?
It is nice that Farooq’s former key aide and top bureaucrat of his government, Ashok Jaitly has grown as an expert of energy science but one fails to understand what would engage a tall political figure in department which could have been left best to a director is research.
The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy was established as recently as 2006 when it was carved out the Minister of Non-Con... | |
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