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Azad keeps promise, Kundal sworn in as Minister 6/6/2008 11:59:34 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | June 6 After some small slips between cup and the lips, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today kept the ‘high profile’ promise as former Chief Secretary BR Kundal was finally sworn in as a Cabinet Minister. The Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha administered oath of office and secrecy as cabinet minister to B. R. Kundal in the council of ministers of Jammu and Kashmir. The swearing in ceremony was witnessed by a galaxy of political leaders and bureaucrats besides family of Kundal at Srinagar Raj Bhawan this evening. Besides Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, prominent among those present on the occasion were Union Minister for Water Resources Prof. Saif-Ud-Din Soz, Union Minister of State for Commerce Mr. Jairam Ramesh, Speaker Legislative Assembly Mr. Tara Chand, Chairman Legislative Council Mr. Ghulam Nabi Lone, Deputy Chief Minister Mr. Muzaffar Hussain Baig, Minister for Health and Medical Education Pt. Mangat Ram Sharma. His induction in the cabinet was preceded by a breezy controversy when the PDP, which shares power with the Congress, ra...   READ MORE

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'Militants trying to revive terrorism in Punjab' 6/6/2008 11:58:50 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 6 Three Sikh bodies have formed a base in the region in a bid to launch terror attacks in Punjab, police said on Friday. Three militants belonging to them were recently arrested. During interrogation, they said about 40 terrorists have formed three outfits - Khalistan Zindabad Force, Panj Pardhani Group and Iknoor Khalsa Fauj - with their base in Barnala. Police got hold of Malikeet Singh, Surjeet Singh and Harbans Singh on Jammu-Akhnoor-Poonch highway and recovered one AK rifle, five pistols and some ammunition. Police sources said that the Panj Pardhani Group was formed after Malkeet Singh was released from a Patiala jail in January after 10 months. ...   READ MORE   Race for Jammu and Kashmir top bureaucrat’s post hots up 6/6/2008 11:57:33 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | June 6 B R Kundal finally inducted into the ministry here Friday, the race to fill the top bureaucrat’s post has begun. Sadanand Bave, an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the 1973 batch and the state’s resident commissioner in Delhi, Satinder Singh Sahni, IAS of 1974 batch and state’s financial commissioner co-ordination, and S.S. Kapoor, an IAS officer of 1974 batch and financial commissioner home, are at the top of the seniority list for the coveted assignment. Bave and Sahni are senior to Kapoor. But after Kundal submitted his papers for voluntary retirement last week, Kapoor was reportedly sounded by Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad for t...   READ MORE   Kundal brings in hopes, inspiration 6/6/2008 11:49:42 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 6 With the induction of illustrious son of soil BR Kundal in state cabinet, a new era of neat, clean, honest and people friendly regime has dawned on Jammu and Kashmir. Though Jammu and Kashmir has seen many political leaders who had a sympathy and affection for the people but BR Kundal always kept his doors top peoples, irrespective of any consideration, throughout his career as a bureaucrat –a rare phenomenon. Politicians though are ‘some times selectively’ available to the public in the hour of their need but bureaucrats at the top level hardly open their doors. However, Kundal will always be remembers in the history of J&K’s bureaucracy as an office...   READ MORE   ‘My 2½ years better than ‘their’ 56’ CM says he has done which no regime could do 6/6/2008 11:49:13 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | June 6 Enlisting education as his top priority, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said that what the previous regimes could not do in 56 years was achieved by him last two and half years. Addressing a public meeting at Dharmari and another at Banihal, the Chief Minister pointed out education was one of the topmost priority sectors for his government and ever since he assumed the responsibilities of governance in J&K he made it a point to take the fruits of education to the remote and connectivity wise backward pockets of the State. He said areas that were left unattended in terms of opening of schools and colleges were being provided the facility one aft...   READ MORE   College in CM’s village: Bhim gets construction stayed 6/6/2008 11:48:38 PM Earl Times Reporter Jammu | June 6 On a Public Interest Litigation filed by the Panthers Party of Bhim Singh, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has stayed construction work on two new degrees colleges including one in the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad’s native village. A Division of Bench of Justice Justice Virender Singh and Justice JP Singh today ordered that till the matter comes-up for admission on the next date, the government will not go ahead with the raising of construction of two colleges at Village Dharmari and Village Kilhotran. This order was passed in a PIL in which it has been submitted that the decision to open these two colleges taken-up by the respondents has been ta...   READ MORE   Paid darshan may go by June 17 6/6/2008 11:47:57 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | June 6 Following pressure and criticism from various social and religious organizations, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board has constituted a three member panel for reviewing the priority darshan system and has also promised to make a final decision by June 17. According to an official spokesman, Governor Lt. Gen (Retd) S K Sinha, in his capacity as Chairman SMVDSB, today ordered constitution of a 3-member committee to look into the operational aspects of this system. The Committee will submit its report and recommendations to the Chairman by June 17 for final decision. The members of the Committee are Lt. General (Retd) L P Sadhotra, Member SMVDSB,...   READ MORE   Why performance measurement introduced only for Govt. school teachers ? 6/6/2008 11:42:48 PM Gareeb Dass Jammu | June 6 The state Government has decided to sanction release of increment and promotion in favour of only those teachers whose performance was above average.This decision has been taken after the Government in general and the Education Department in particular were rocked by very poor performance of teachers resulting in the equally dismal and very poor pass percentage of students belonging to the Government run schools in the tenth and the 12th examinations.While the pass percentage in private schools in these examinations ranged between 80 and 100 the percentage in the Government run schools has varied between 20 and 40 per .Ninety per cent students in the merit lis...   READ MORE

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