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| Cabinet clears transfers, promotions | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 9
• Mohanty takes over as Transport Commissioner
• Gill appointed DG sports, youth services
• Srinivas, Kotwal, Anjum, Farooq made IGPs
• Shafi Dar is new controller BPEE
• JKI left headless, Irfan sent to LAWDA
The state Cabinet which met in Srinagar this morning under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad approved a slew of promotions, transfers and postings in civil administration and Police. However, the expected lot of promotions and transfers was not cleared by the Cabinet as this affair remained ‘selective’.
According to an official spokesman citing the Cabinet decision, the Commissioner of Civil Military Liaison, MK Mohan... | |
| | | | Halted wheels throw life out of gear | | Govt sets up panel to discuss fare hike demand | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 9
After their repeated pleas to the government to look into the matter of passenger fair hike, the transporters finally halted their fleets throwing the routine life out of gear. Even though the government has constituted a panel to examine the demand of transporters but the strike is unlikely to be called off till a final decision is taken.
Public transport stayed off the roads and offices and educational institutions reported thin attendance Monday as a four-day strike against the hike in fuel prices brought life to a standstill across Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, the State Cabinet which met in Srinagar this morning under the chairmanship of Chief M... | |
| | | | State to have Minority Commission | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 9
Addressing a long pending demand of cultural and religious minorities in Jammu and Kashmir, the state is likely to have a Minority Commission soon. A decision to this effect is likely to be taken well ahead of elections,
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), the only state in the country without a Minority Commission, may soon have one with Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad likely to give "We hope to get the Chief Minister's approval to our proposal for setting up a minority commission in the state soon," a highly placed source in the Social Welfare Department said today.
The proposal already has the consent of the state law department. "After the Chief Minis... | |
| | | | 2 lakh pilgrims registered | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 9
With just ten days left for commencement of the annual Amarnath yatra as many as two lakh pilgrims have been registered and the number if likely to grow by another one lakh in next ten days.
The Amarnath yatra is set to commence from June 18 and two lakh pilgrims have already registered across different centers in the country, said the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board officials.
Over 2,00,013 pilgrims have been registered for the yatra till now, officials of the Jammu and Kashmir Bank, which is taking care of the registration process all over the country, said.
The registration process, which is going on in its full swing, began in different states acr... | |
| | | | Should Delhi talk to Pak Army Generals instead to Zaradri? | | | | Gareeb Dass
Jammu | June 9
Political instability continues to plague Pakistan.Those who had expected that with the installation of a civilian regime in Islamabad the level of terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir would get reduced and Pakistan would taste the fruit of healthy democracy and stability proved wrong.Before the new coalition Government in Islamabad could set right the political,constitutional and economic order it has been witnessing sporadic conflict between the PPP and the Muslim League (N),the main two partners of the ruling coalition.And the recent deision of the PPP led Government to go slow with the reinstatement of the judges,who were sacked during the Gen. Parvez Musharraf ... | |
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