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| HC Judgment: Wrongs, if any done in KAS selection, can’t be used to justify illegality of VAS selection | | PSC’s KAS selection process too under the cloud | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 3: Mr Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz Hussain’s judgment on setting aside Public Service Commission’s illegal selection of Veterinary Assistant Surgeons (VASs) is likely to have a potentially negative impact on the PSC’s recent selection of candidates for Jammu & Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS). Ironically the argument of clubbing of the posts of VASs in two different services of Animal Husbandry Department and Sheep Husbandry Department was projected in High Court by PSC itself with a reference to the Combined Services Examinations in the Administrative Services.
As already reported in this newspaper, Mr Justice Hakeem Imtiyaz Hussain has summarily quashed entire selection of 55 VASs. After conducting the two selection processes almost simultaneously, PSC had issued notification of the final selection of 55 VASs on 07-02-2011 and 392 candidates for Jammu & Kashmir Combined Services, commonly known as KAS, on 17-02-2011. The aggrieved candidates filed a writ petition, SWP No: 310/2011, in J&K High Court and Mr Justice Hasnain Masoodi stayed the rec... | |
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| Raj Bhawan's observations overruled! J&K govt renders SVO legally defunct, fails to constitute SVC | | Vigilance Commissioner functioning without powers | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
Jammu, May 3: Express reservations of Raj Bhawan did not deter impatient Jammu and Kashmir government from hurriedly constituting state vigilance commission (SVO), leaving the present Commissioner Vigilance in a quandary.
Known as scrupulously honest officer, P.L. Gupta is in a fix about his role. After constitution of the commission on January 19, 2011; third senior-most IPS officer of the state who is presently holding rank of ADG, Gupta has been left practically with no job in the commission.
Such was the urgency of the government that it got 'The Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission Act-2011' assented by Governor N.N. Vohra on January 19, 2011 without loo... | |
| | | | | MLA, Chaman Lal Gupta, BJP: | |  I think govt has many other issues to take care of. For Amarnath yatra, let Sadhu Samaj decide for the period of yatra and govt should provide security to yatries. Why making a issue which is a non-issue. Let there be peace and prosperity in whole state.... | |
| | | | | Pavitra Singh, convenor, CUAS Jammu: | |  This govt has always played with the sentiments of Jammuites beside discrimination on all front. There are other issues for govt to settle, not to interfere in religious affairs. CUAS fully support the two months yatra and oppose the curtailment the yatra period as lakhs of people will come from all over the country to participate in the yatra. ... | |
| | | | | Brig. Suchet Singh convenor SAYSS Jammu:- | |  The period of annual Amarnath yatra as usual should be for full two months and the Government should not curtail the yatra period. Besides, it should not play with the religious sentiments of the people Government's job is to provide adequate security to the yatris and other arrangements required for smooth yatra, which starts from Jesht purnima to Sawan purnima. ... | |
| | | | | | | Amid crisis BJP is faced with new 'Prabhari' for J&K soon | | Kohli given 'bigger role' or 'relieved' of pressure....? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: Amid crisis and uncertainty over fate of 7 MLAs, fresh developments in BJP indicate change in the national leadership as far as incharge for J&K affairs is concerned. The high comamnd is likely to announce a new leader in a day or who will be appointed as new incharge (Prabhari) for J&K, replacing OP Kohli, who has been given a much more bigger resonsibility at the national level.
Sources said even as Kohli continues to be the chairman of the Disciplinary Action Committee formed to resolve and settle the matter of 7 MLAs in Jammu, he may not continue as the Prabahari of the state any more. The high command is contemplating some changes at the leadership ... | |
| | | | Amarnath Yatra registration to begin from May 10 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: The process of Yatris' registration for this year's Shri Amarnathji Yatra in Jammu and Kashmir shall commence on 10th May, 2011, simultaneously along both the Baltal and Chandanwari routes, through 149 Bank Branches located across the country, and Internet based e-Registration System, said CEO Shri Amarnath Shrine Board here today.
According to RK Goyal, Chief Executive Officer of the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), the registration of the Yatris will commence from Registration Counters established in 121 designated Branches of the J&K Bank, 24 Branches of the YES Bank and 4 District Cooperative Banks. Further he said that further information regardi... | |
| | | | Compare BAJ with Dogras' social and literary groups and find the difference | | Dogra Certificate | | | Neha
Jammu, May 3: Bar Association Jammu (BAJ), which played a unique role during the 2008 Amarnath land agitation days and contributed a lot to the success of that great movement, was perhaps the only organization that took up - apart from discussing issues of the state, national and Jammu import -- the issue of Dogri certificate with the interlocutors. The BAJ leadership told the interlocutors that it "strongly opposes the opposition to the issuance of Dogra certificates to the people of Jammu province." It said it was surprised to witness the opposition to Dogra certificate from those who "support secessionism", and added that the threat administered by the critics of the Dogra certific... | |
| | | | Pakistan not interested in Kashmir resolution: Rehman | | ‘Gandhi called Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam’ | | | ET Report
Jammu, May 3: Pakistan wants to put Kashmir on hold. She is not serious about resolving the long pending dispute. This was stated by Moulana Fazal-ur-Rehmam who heads the Pakistan Parliamentary Kashmir committee and Jamiat-e-ulema-e-Islam.
Rehman also said that founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah never said Kashmir was Pakistan's jugular vein. "It was Gandhi who first called Jinnah Quaid-e-Azam", he said.
Rehman made this statement at Helsinki (Finland) while interacting with the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front activists.
He said: "Putting Kashmir on hold is in the best interests of Pakistan at least for the time being. If it is settled now, people will opt for indepe... | |
| | | | Obama shows the way, Will Singh tread it? | | Scourge of Terrorism & Kashmir | | | Rustam
Jammu, May 3: US President Barack Husain Obama has showed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the way? His administration has liquidated perpetrator of 9/11 Osama bin Laden inside Pakistan (Abbottabad), 65 miles north of Islamabad, home to a large number retired and serving military officials and buried the body of Al-Qaeda mastermind at sea after the Saudi Arabia refused to accept the dead body of Laden, who symbolized terror and worst form of fanaticism. The Presidential order was: Catch Osama and kill him.
Osama had inspired the September 11, 201 terrorist attacks, which killed no less 3,000 innocent Americans in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania. Addressing media persons in Washi... | |
| | | | Pakistan may be in for trouble after Osama's end | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: When the former ISI Chief, amid Gul, said that "bin Laden could be in Abbottabad unknown to authorities is a bit amazing "it lent credence to the reports that Islamabad was in full knowledge of the US operation against Osama. But soon after the US President, Barack Obama, broke the news of killing of Osama bin Laden in the strike by the US commandos Islamabad had no other alternative but to feign ignorance of the US strike because the team led by Zardari would not afford anger from people, especially from the Islamic radicals.
What is equally amazing is the way former Pakistan President, Pervez Musharraf, in exile in London, blamed Islamabad for having al... | |
| | | | Man, wife assaulted at Purmandal | | | | JAMMU: A man and his wife were wounded after the former's nephew assaulted them at Purmandal near here today.
Police identified the victims as Tulsi Dass of Purmandal and his wife Kamla. They were admitted to GMC hospital.In another assault case, Darshan and his wife Santosh were injured at Gharota. They too were hospitalised. Cases in this connection were registered at the concerned police stations.... | |
| | | | Two killed in road accident near Manda | | | | JAMMU: A motorcyclist and his pillion rider were killed after their mobike was hit by some unknown vehicle near Panj Peer, Manda, here this evening.
Police sources said some unknown vehicle hit a mobike (JMU/2343) near Panj Peer, resulting in the death of the motorcyclist and the pillion rider.
The dead were identified as Sahil Kumar, son of Satpal of New Plots, and Sahil, son of Mohan Lal of Prem Nagar, New Plots.
The bodies were kept in the GMC mortuary where post-mortem would be conducted on them tomorrow. Later, these would be handed over to their family members for last rites.
Police had registered a case in this connection.Meanwhile, a car operator was today wounded critically aft... | |
| | | | Omar tweets counsel to Obama | | | | srinagar: As if everything was right in the state that Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah started giving counsel to American President, Obama.
"So now that Obama fans think he's ensured his next term. Does he have to waste all those millions actually campaigning?" he tweeted.
"OBL (Osama bin Laden) buried at sea. The conspiracy theorists couldn't have asked for a better start. Bring it on now!!!!!!!!" read one of his tweets.
This one was the pick: the chief minister reacting to sister Hinna's tweet who asked him to be honest and tell if Tere Bin Laden crossed his mind, at all? "It did. I hope the kukkads are fine," Abdullah replied, referring to the lead character in the movie.
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