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| Up For Grabs: Half Million Jobs | | J&K Govt to formulate five-year employment program | | |
Jammu, June 3
As the eleventh five year plan begins to unfold, the Jammu and Kashmir government is coming up with a major growth oriented employment plan for next five years.
Though the employment plan comes in sync with the eleventh five year plan, the timing of its implementation particularly when Jammu and Kashmir is almost in the election year will have major bearing on poll prospects of the coalition parties. The Congress, being the lead partner, can major dividends out of this sustainable employment program.
According to the plan being formulated at the top policy quarters, around five lakh jobs of different nature are up for grabs over a period of next five years.
The foundation of this employment plan had been actually laid in the state’s annual budget presented in January this year by Finance Minister Tariq Hamid Karra. Besides being a Zero Deficit plan for fourth consecutive year, the major attraction of this year’s budget was a growth oriented employment program.
The job being created by the state government are, interestingly, not the conventional jobs. ... | |
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| Five columns bottom with photo of Dr Karan Singh | | Jammu looks up to Karan Singh once more | | |
Jammu, June 3: As “Peoples President” Dr APJ Abdul Kalam completes his tenure at the Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Royal Dogra dynasty of Jammu holds, perhaps, the last hope of its climb to the grace it had for over 100 years till its dethronement in 1947.
The scion of Royal Dogra dynasty and former Sadr-e-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir Dr Karan Singh is once again in the hot race for the post of President of India –the highest office in the country. Its is not Dr Karan Singh racing for the highest pride but aspirations of entire Jammu region and more particularly the Duggar culture is looking at the Rashtrapati Bhawan for that rare honour.
Dr Karan Singh had been a hot contender for the pos... | |
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