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Topping KAS was not enough for me 5/5/2009 11:21:53 PM Raghav Langer IAS 2008 ( Rank 21) Till now it has been a long journey for me and what carried me along through all was the never say die attitude, sustained hardwork, the temperament to carry on without haulting and the impulse inside me to achieve my ultimate goal. Though I even qualified the KAS 2007 with the top rank but the sense of contentment was never there. I always aspired for IAS. My first attempt for IAS though bagged me an entry into the Indian Revenue Services (IRS) but anything other than IAS could not satisfy the fervor and the dissonance inside me pushed me harder to achieve my ultimate aspiration. Though even after achieving the top rank in KAS and appointed as an Under Secretary in the Department of Health and Medical Education I thought of moving ahead towards my goal. Though it is always a pleasure serving for the home state but I always aspired for IAS. But even this is not the end to my aspirations rather it’s a beginning of a new era for me. I have got the final profession I wanted to be in. I further aspire to become a good efficient IAS officer; will li...   READ MORE

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Time for NC’s exit: Mufti 5/5/2009 11:18:43 PM Early Times Report Budgam, May 5: Dubbing National Conference as a stooge on New Delhi, the Peoples Democratic Party leader has said that the ruling party has completely run out of people’s confidence and it is time to formalize its exit from the State’s political arena once and for all. Addressing an impressive public meeting at Budgam, on the last day of campaigning for Srinagar parliamentary constituency today, Sayeed said people must exercise their vote positively to rid the State of the party that symbolizes our miseries and misfortune. “Use your vote decisively as this is the only potent weapon available to us” he told the impressive gathering that braved heavy downpour and chill ...   READ MORE   Baglihar to ferry tourists 5/5/2009 11:18:15 PM Early Times report Doda, May 5: In order to facilitate tourism and strengthen the coordination between the Tour and Travel operators of various travel agencies with the local people, Hoteliers, and Beopar Mandal Doda, the District Development Commissioner Doda Syed Sharief-ud-Din convened a meeting. While addressing the meeting the DDC Doda said that we have short term and long term for tourism promotion and at the moment we have to follow short term policy under which we have to utilize the available resources in the best way to start as soon the movement of tourist starts in the District. Each one of us will be benefited directly or indirectly and this is going to stabilize our econom...   READ MORE   JK Bank cuts down prime lending by 175 basis points 5/5/2009 11:17:30 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has drastically cut down its prime lending rate by 175 basis points from 14.50 per cent to 12.75 per cent. From sectoral point of view, the interest rates have been even slashed down by 3.75 per cent. In a bid to crank up the craft economy of the state, the Bank also announced four significant financial products under a special package for the revival of craft industries that have been hit hard by the severe global economic recession. Announcing the packages in a jam-packed press conference here at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters, Dr Haseeb A. Drabu, Chairman and Chief Executive, J&K Bank, said, “To support the craft indus...   READ MORE   JK Bank cuts down prime lending by 175 basis points 5/5/2009 11:15:47 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has drastically cut down its prime lending rate by 175 basis points from 14.50 per cent to 12.75 per cent. From sectoral point of view, the interest rates have been even slashed down by 3.75 per cent. In a bid to crank up the craft economy of the state, the Bank also announced four significant financial products under a special package for the revival of craft industries that have been hit hard by the severe global economic recession. Announcing the packages in a jam-packed press conference here at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters, Dr Haseeb A. Drabu, Chairman and Chief Executive, J&K Bank, said, “To support the craft industr...   READ MORE   JK Bank cuts down prime lending by 175 basis points 5/5/2009 11:12:44 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: The Jammu and Kashmir Bank has drastically cut down its prime lending rate by 175 basis points from 14.50 per cent to 12.75 per cent. From sectoral point of view, the interest rates have been even slashed down by 3.75 per cent. In a bid to crank up the craft economy of the state, the Bank also announced four significant financial products under a special package for the revival of craft industries that have been hit hard by the severe global economic recession. Announcing the packages in a jam-packed press conference here at the Bank’s Corporate Headquarters, Dr Haseeb A. Drabu, Chairman and Chief Executive, J&K Bank, said, “To support the craft industr...   READ MORE   Low key campaign ends, Srinagar awaits polling 5/5/2009 11:12:17 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 5: The relative low key canvassing for prestigious Srinagar-Budgam constituency in the ongoing parliamentary elections ended on Tuesday evening as candidates made a determined last minute effort to woo voters in their favour. Spread over three districts, the parliamentary constituency is going for ballots in the penultimate round of the staggered five phased polls calendar on May 07. Reports said that even though the campaigning saw many political big-wings canvassing either for party candidate or party supported candidate, the electioneering remained a low key affair with politicians relying on pocket campaigning rather than organizing big rallies. ...   READ MORE   CS convenes meet on SOPs as trucks halt at LoC points 5/5/2009 11:11:34 PM Early Times report Jammu, May 5: As no trade goods could be exchanged today through the Line of Control on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route, the Chief Secretary SS Kapur has called a high level meeting Wednesday to take a review of the Standing Operational Procedures. The meeting would be attended by Joint director (K) minister for Home affairs, Principal Secretary Industries and commerce, DG police, DG CID, Joint Director IB (JK), Commissioner Customs and central excise (JK), Director Industries, General Manager DIC Baramulla, SSP security Baramulla and others. There was again no trade along the Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir’s Uri town on Tuesday even if there were no prote...   READ MORE   It was thousand miles journey 5/5/2009 11:10:21 PM SHAHID IQBAL IAS, 2009 (51) I did my basic schooling, till middle standard, at Government Middle School, Damote (Rehan) in Budhal tehsil of Rajouri district. Later I moved to Rajouri where I did matriculation from Himalayan Educational Mission School with 65% marks and XII from Government Higher Secondary School, Boys, Rajouri, with 74% marks. In 1999 I got selected, through common entrance test, for Veterinary College. SKUAST Jammu, where I completed BVSC & AH in 2004.During veterinary college days I made up my mind to work towards getting IAS, which though seemed to me an uphill task, next to impossible - but I used that feeling as a motivation to channelize my energy for becom...   READ MORE   Thunder showers cool Jammu by 9’C 5/5/2009 11:09:41 PM SANDEEP BHAT jammu , May 5 Pleasant weather, cloudy sky and cool breeze- it was a perfect day for the city residents who enjoyed the welcome change after last week’s hot and sweltering days. The temperature too, showed signs of improvement with the city recording a minimum temperature of 19.0 degree Celsius and a maximum of 32.2 degree Celsius. Severe heat wave conditions which developed over Jammu region from the last 10 to 15 days have now started diminishing as the overnight thunder showers brought much needed relief to the people from scorching heat waves. From the last two days, the temperature started falling down drastically due to overnight showers and windy stormy conditions....   READ MORE

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