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| Girls maintain supremacy in graduation | | | | Early Times reporter
Jammu| July 28
Girls maintained their supremacy in Science, Commerce and Arts faculties in BA/BSc/BCom Part final examinations, the result of which were declared this evening by the University of Jammu.
Total 11,669 students had appeared in the part III exams out of which 7479 students have passed the examination. Overall percentage of the final year result was 64 percent.
Number of distinctions secured in different streams was 109 out of which science stream shared most by having 90 distinctions, 11in BCA, 5 in commerce and 3 in BBA.
Girls bagged six positions in sciences and seven in commerce and five in arts leaving behind just one top slot for boy in arts.
Akansha Kalsotra, a student of Govt College for Women, Parade bagged prestigious first position in science faculty securing 86.24 per cent marks. She was followed by Mridul of GGM Science College, who took 83.15 per cent marks. GGM Science College student, Kamini Kapoor, bagged third position in Science scoring 82.66 per cent marks.
Neha Jain student of Govt College for Women, Parade Ground bagged ... | |
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| PDP goes tech savvy | | | | Jammu, July 28: On its foundation day, the Peoples Democratic Party today became the first mainstream political party of Jammu and Kashmir to launch a website for the global audience.
The official website of the party, www.jkpdp.com was launched by the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on the occasion of its foundation day celebrations in Srinagar today.
Interestingly, the only visible faces on the party's web site, besides Mufti and Mehbooba are the self rivals Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Ghulam Hassan Mir. The front page of the website carries at the top pictures of Mufti Sayeed and Mehbooba Mufti while on the side panel there are two photographs of Muzaffar Hussain Baig and Ghulam Has... | |
| | | | Mufti hits at Azad, asks him to support PM | | | | ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 28: As Peoples Democratic Party completed its eight years of existence today, its patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed in a subtle manner asked the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad to "cut through the vicious circle of detractors" and help the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in addressing issues of Jammu and Kashmir. Interestingly he did not name the Chief Minister but his hints were sufficiently understandable as he repeated said that the "state's leadership" is not cooperating with the Prime Minister.
To celebrate its foundation day, the PDP organised at different places in the state while the main ceremony was held at Srinagar under the chairmanship of its patron Mufti M... | |
| | | | Khajuria writes to Antony | | | | ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 28: Even though the visiting Defence Minister AK Antony has remained non-committal on the troop reduction, but the state unit of Bhartiya Janata Party has expressed its grave concern over any such possible move saying that demilitarisation can put the national security at risk.
In a latter written by BJP's state president Ashok Khajuria to the Defence Minister AK Antony, the party has asked him not to go in for troops, saying such a step would be harmful for the security of the state and the nation. "There can be severely dangerous consequences if any exercise to reduce troop strength in Kashmir is undertaken", read the letter a copy of the letter has been circul... | |
| | | | It is not occupation force: Antony | | | | ET REPORTER
Jammu, July 28: While confirming some improvement in the overall situation, the Union Defence Minister who is on visit of Jammu and Kashmir since Friday, yet again remained non-committal on the troop reduction even though he said that an appropriate decision shall be taken after reviewing the reports prepared by the committees constituted for the purpose.
After a review of the ground situation and visit to the forward areas in North Kashmir , the Defence Minister AK Antony told reporters in Srinagar today that reduction of troop strength can deteriorate the situation which has been obtained after hard efforts of security forces.
"The situation can further improve fast, but... | |
| | | | Another mass exodus: militants, separatists gang up against non-Kashmiri workers | | Summary punishment to thousands for crime of two, though there were two locals as well | | | NIRBHAY JAMMUAL
Jammu, July 28: Amidst large looming fear and panic accompanied with mass exodus non-Kashmiri labourers from different parts of Valley, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has though called for a severe punishment to killers of ten year old girl but there is yet no word from the government on the terrorist threat to the labourers who have been asked to leave Valley forthwith.
Earlier the Hizbul Mujahideen had threatened the non-Kashmiri labourers to leave Kashmir Valley and now the Jaish-e-Mohammad too have endorsed the threat. The terrorist threat had come after a statement Syed Ali Geelani earlier this week in which he had said that all non-locals working in the valley mus... | |
| | | | Is Matoo joining politics? | | | |
Jammu, July 28
Vice Chancellor Prof Amitabh Mattoo, another hitherto non political personality of the state is all set to list his name in the annals of state politics, following the trend laid down by none other then but his own community member former Chief Secretary Vijay Bakaya.
However, while Bakaya was roped in by the state's largest regional party National Conference, Amitabh Mattoo would be the man of its arch rival Peoples Democratic Party which reintroduced him to Jammu and Kashmir by installing him as Jammu University Vice- Chancellor.
Reliable sources in PDP disclosed that the party is not only providing a launching platform for him for entering into the realms of politic... | |
| | | | CM pleads with Antony: Increase rent for property under army use | | | | Srinagar, July 28- Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has strongly advocated substantial enhancement of rentals of private property, especially land and orchards, under the use of army in Jammu & Kashmir. He also asked for immediate on account payment of 80 percent rent to the owners till formal sanction by the Defence Estate was accorded.
Azad took up this matter with the Defence Minister, A. K. Antony during a meeting he had with him here this afternoon. Senior officers of defence, intelligence and state administration including Chief Secretary, C. Phunsog, GoC-in-C, Northern Command, Lt. Gen. H. S. Panag, Financial Commissioner, Home, B. R. Kundal, DGP, Kuldeep Khuda, and Commander, 15 Cor... | |
| | | | Govt mulling to appoint special judge in rape & murder case: CM | | | | SRINAGAR, JULY 28
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today said the state government is exploring the possibility of appointing a special judge for the trial of the accused in the rape and murder case of a teenaged girl in Langate area of Kupwara district last week.
Azad said he would consult the Chief Justice of the state High Court for designating a special judge to have the trial of the accused on day to day basis.
The announcement comes eight days after the 14-year-old girl was raped and murdered allegedly by four persons, including two non-Kashmiri labourers, at Batpora in Langate area of the district.
The chief minister also announced a job for a member of the v... | |
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