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| Roadmap approved to provide job oriented skill training to 9 lakh youth: Rather | | 25 Corporate Bodies across country committed for training, placements of 25000 youth | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 8 : The Minister for Finance and Ladakh Affairs, Mr. Ab Rahim Rather has said that the government has approved a road map for skill upgradation of 9 lakh persons during the 12th Five Years Plan period so as to improve their employability and earning capacity. Focus will be on un-employed youth belonging to the backward areas and less privileged sections of the society. Addressing a public gathering at a remote and backward village, Bonen in Tehsil Chadoora, Mr. Rather said a multi-pronged strategy has been launched to solve the un-employment problem adding that directions have been already given to concerned agencies to fast track the recruitment process. “It is hoped that 70,000 to 80,000 posts shall be filled up during next few months, Mr. Rather added. He said commitment of 25 Corporate Bodies across the country has been received under the banner of UDAAN, to train up 25,000 youth of the State in skill leading to jobs through higher and better qualifications. Job offers have already been received by the initial batches that have successfully com... | |
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| Economic welfare of backward, hilly areas priority of Govt: Shabir | | Says year 2013 dedicated to ‘Save the Girl Child’ | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, June 8 : Minister of State for Health, Mrshabir Ahmad Khan has said that the economic welfare of far-flung and backward areas is the top priority of the government adding that special schemes to uplift the rural and backward areas have started yielding positive results.
Addressing a public meetings today at border villages Paprara, Thandikasi and Sadyal in Manjakot Block, the Minister said governments’ priority is to upgrade communication, education and health cover in these areas and extent assistance to help generate economic activities and giving fillip to education and health care facilities adding that the government would continue to give special att... | |
| | | | Army calls off search operation on LoC in Poonch | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 8 : Army today called off search operation in the dense forest areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district, where a Junior Commissioned Officer was killed when Pakistan troops opened heavy fire on Indian posts yesterday. "Massive search operation which was launched yesterday by the Army troops, have been called off this afternoon," a defence source said. Nothing has been found during the search operation in the forest areas along the LoC in Subjian-Mandi belt, the source said. Army troops had launched a massive search operation yesterday around 1 PM to flush out infiltrators, who they suspected to have sneaked into Indian territory during heavy... | |
| | | | Wani visits Gandoh & Bhalessa, inspects ongoing developmental works | | | | DODA, JUne 8 : To take on spot assessment of various developmental activities under execution in Gandoh and Bhalessa regions, Minister for PWD (R&B) and Mechanical Engineering Mr. Abdul Majid Wani today visited Thathri, Kahra, Bhatyas and Gandoh to review the pace of various ongoing infrastructural developmental works in the region.
MLA, Bhaderwah, Mr. Mohd. Sharief Niaz, MLA, Inderwal, Mr. G.M Saroori, MLC, Mr. Naresh Kumar Gupta , Former Minister and AICC General Secretary, Mr. G.S Charak, Chief Engineer PWD (R&B) Mr. Tehsin Mustafa, District Development Commissioner Doda Mr. Mubarak Singh besides various other District and Sectoral Officers accompanied the Minister during the tour. Whi... | |
| | | | CRPF Insp among two dead, eight injured | | | | Srinagar, June 8 : Two security personnel including an Inspector CRPF were killed while eight others including two minors got injured in different road accidents in valley. "Two CRPF personnel of 177 Bn, identified namely as Inspector Yoginder Singh and Constable Parveiz Ahmad died today and six others were injured when the armoured vehicles, they were travelling in met with an accident at Sangri-Top, Watlab. The injured were shifted to Army Hospital, Srinagar for treatment and bodies of deceased were handed over to the concern Battalion. Concerned Police P/S Sopore has registered case.
Meanwhile, an unknown motorcycle hit and injured 12 years old Shaista Akhtar d/o Abdul Rashid Bhat r/o G... | |
| | | | To streamline nursing education in J&K, Nursing Council Act in offing: Taj | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 7 : Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services & Sports, Mr. Taj Mohi ud Din today disclosed that the State Government is contemplating to bring a law to regulate nursing education in the State. Addressing a prize distribution function at a private nursing college here today, the Minister said so far there was not regulation of nursing courses being taught in the State and as such not quality assessment. He said presently the students are registered under Punjab Nursing Act. The Minister informed that the draft Nursing Bill has been prepared and presently the Law Department is examining it. He hoped that soon the bill would take final shape and consequ... | |
| | | | 23 smokers fined at Ganderbal | | Restaurant owner put under notice for violating COTPA in Srinagar | | | SRINAGAR, June 8 : As many as 23 persons were fined for smoking in public under COPTA and Rs. 3000 were recovered from the offenders in the district. Meanwhile, Food Safety Officer Srinagar, issued notice under Section-4 of COTPA to various restaurant owners for not restricting their customers from smoking in their restaurant. Under Section 4 of COTPA smoking is prohibited in all public places, including restaurants. In case of complaint is lodged, the restaurant owner is liable to pay fine of Rs. 200 for every person caught smoking in the restaurant.... | |
| | | | Panches protest against Sarpanch for 'swindling' funds | | | | Sopore, June 8 : Scores of panches in Achabal area of North Kashmir's Rafiabad town staged a protest against the Sarpanch Altaf Ahmed Malik for allegedly swindling huge chunk of money under different central-sponsored schemes. The protestors alleged that Sarpanch in league with some officials has provided undue benefits to his scores of relatives under Indira Awas yojna (IAY). Pertinently, IAY is a social welfare programme to provide housing for the rural poor and under the scheme, financial assistance worth Rs.70000/- in plain areas and Rs 75000 in high land area is provided for construction of houses. Protestors said the Sarpanch has provided monetary benefits to his brother Ajaz Ahmed Ma... | |
| | | | BMS extends support to University striking employees | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 8 : Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) Jammu and Kashmir today extended its support to agitating Non Gazetted Employees Union University of Jammu who are on strike for the last 18 days demanding regularization of casual laborers and daily wagers. President of BMS , Karnail Chand strongly criticized the management of Jammu University for adopting anti employees attitude towards the genuine demands of non gazette employees who are working on different posts in the university of Jammu who are demanding regularization of casual labourers/ daily wagers who have completed seven years of services, removal of pay anomalies, risk allowance to ward boys/ cooks/ gardeners an... | |
| | | | RTI filed against three state regional parties | | | | Jammu, June 8 : Activists of Sangarsh RTI Movement Balvinder Singh (Convener) and Deepak Sharma today filed RTI application to three main state regional political parties of the state to make them also accountable under state RTI Act. The activists filed RTI application to National Conference, Peoples Democratic Party and J&K National Panthers Party and sought details which included details of the donators who have given donation to these political parties during last 5 years, details of all the expenses incurred by these political parties for the last 5 years and details of benefits enjoyed by these regional political parties in terms of office accommodations and income tax exemption.
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| | | | PHE daily wagers, casual labours calls off strike | | Sham assures genuine demands to be redressed in a phased manner | | | SRINAGAR, June 8 : Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control Mr. Sham Lal Sharma today said that government is keen to solve the all genuine issues of daily wagers and casual labours of PHE department who have been engaged from 1994 to 2005 and 2005 onwards, besides left out cases of daily wagers.
The Minister was interacting with the representatives of Daily Wagers of PHE Department who called him here today. The Minister directed the concerned Executive Engineers to submit the detailed report of all daily wagers and casual labours engaged on different schemes from 1994 to 2005 and 2005 onwards before June 20 to the Chief Engineers, PHE, Kashmir and Jammu for onwards submission to t... | |
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