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| J&K developing? Now 6th poorly performing State | | Implementation of Centrally Sponsored Schemes | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, July 29: Jammu and Kashmir state's performance vis-à-vis implementation of 65 centrally sponsored developmental schemes under restructured twenty point programme is both dismal and far from satisfaction.
Evaluation report for the year 2011-12 has placed Jammu and Kashmir at no. 6 among poorly performing states of India. Other five poorly performing states include West Bengal (5), Sikkim (4), Arunachal Pradesh (3), Assam (2) and Bihar (1). Yet the state government can boost of good governance since it has progressed by three steps during the financial year 2011-12 and is now at no. 6 among the worst performing states.
The credit for this significant improvement... | |
| | | | JU throws norms of Examination secrecy to winds | | Single officer holding charge of both sections of Professional wing | | | early times report
Jammu, July 29: The University of Jammu (JU) has thrown all its norms to wind as far secrecy and confidentiality of Examination Wing is concerned. The charge of the crucial Examination and Evaluation sections of Professional Wing have been handed over to a single person hence violation of the established norms of secrecy and confidentiality.
According to sources, the Professional wing of Examination having courses like MBBS, BDS, BAMS, Law under its ambit need to have complete confidentiality and secrecy. For the purpose, its two sections i.e Examination and Evaluation is kept under the charge of two different officers. So that, tampering of any sort if done in one se... | |
| | | | Has Geelani lost his sting? | | ‘Kashmiris are unpredictable like God’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 29: Hurriyat (G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani is a bit worried. His strike call evoked partial response. Shops remained open and traffic almost plied normally on all roads. The strike call was even ignored in Down Town Srinagar. Interestingly, Hyderpora where Geelani lives also chose to do business yesterday.
While it could not be concluded that Geelani is down but an incident merits mention here. All Muslims pray during the Holy month of Ramadhan. Mosques are packed to capacity. At some places, people pray on roads. Haji Masjid in Maisuma attracts thousands of people every day. On Thursday, when the imam spoke about the Bandipora killing, people raise... | |
| | | | Omar & Co extending cold shoulder to Senior Abdullah? | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, July 29: The leader who stands heads and shoulder above in the political class of the state is facing a cold shoulder by the State Government headed by none other than his own son.
A closer look at the sequence of events in the last couple of important public functions held in the state amply clarify that Omar and Co have deliberately or inadvertently ignored senior Abdullah, by far the tallest leader in the state polity by every sense of the word.
During the recent visit of the Union Minister for Foreign Affairs S M Krishna to the valley a few days back, two stones were laid; one for the inauguration of the Passport Seva Kendra and the other for the new passport offi... | |
| | | | Omar now gets rebuff from Antony | | | | early time report
Jammu, July 29: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who had given selective leaks to a national English daily on how northern command was prepared for selective lifting for AFPSA got a stern but polite rebuff from the defence minister on this account.
Defence Minister, known for standing with the Army, didn't mince any word about it, though the issue was raked by the Chief Minister in the meeting held in Srinagar on Saturday. Omar tried to make his point by pointing that that tourism has been in full swing and there has not been any major terrorist incidents in the valley especially in Srinagar and Jammu.
The defence minister though gave patient hearing but did not say ... | |
| | | | Lone witness commits suicide | | Kalakote rape, suicide case | | | early times report
Jammu, July 29: In the latest development of Kalakote rape and suicide case, the girl who led the deceased to the principal office namely Shabnam, committed suicide today. She was alone witnessed in the case; a police officer said adding she committed suicide after consuming poisonous substance at her residence today. Pertinently, Shabnam led the deceased Arti(name changed) to the Principal's office. Though, a case in this connection has been registered against her but not arrested by police, sources said.
Pertinently,a class 10th girl student Arti (name changed) consumed some poisonous substance after she was allegedly gang raped by three persons including a principa... | |
| | | | JK Bank counter in offing at DC office, Cabinet to take call on new treasury | | Single Window System gets huge response | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, July 29: To spare the avoidable harassment to people who had to shuttle to and fro between Deputy Commissioner Office and Jammu Municipal Corporation complex, Town Hall Jammu to deposit and get the receipt of revenue related fees , government is all set to provide facility of opening of new branch of Jammu and Kashmir bank in DC office, Jammu. However, the opening of new treasury in the DC office is yet to be cleared by Cabinet.
The information of new installations was received, in reply to RTI application filed by RTI activist Raman Sharma to Jammu and Kashmir Finance Department. Raman Sharma filed RTI to Finance Department seeking details of communiqué from DC offi... | |
| | | | Power yet to reach J&K, NC leaders begin drum-beating | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 29: Even before state government could take practical steps towards buying electricity worth Rs. 200 crore, leadership of National Conference (NC) has begun drum beating over 'gracious and generous step' of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.The language used by the NC leadership clearly indicates that the party is going to pay from its kitty this huge amount for the purchase of electricity. Political observers do not mince words while saying that NC has always considered J&K State its personnel property. So, even if the Chief Minister does something which he is constitutionally bound to do, NC is going to make all efforts to sell it to the commoners.
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| | | | Underground tunnel new way of infiltration: BSF Officer | | | |
early times report
JAMMU, Juy 29: Even as the operation to dig open the 400-mt-long tunnel along the Indo-Pak border in Samba district was in full swing, a top BSF official today said the trench smacked of a "new way of infiltration."
"This is a new way of infiltration," DIG Jammu Frontiers NS Jamwal said.
Jamwal, visited the spot for on spot assessments and went inside the tunnel along with DIG BSF J S Oberoi.
Speaking to reporters, Jamwal said the use of oxygen pipes inside the tunnel indicated that the tunnel had been dug with "proper planning and in a sophisticated way."
"As the militants had been unable to enter into this side through the border even by cutting fencing, a ... | |
| | | | Rahul already number 2 in Congress party | | Sycophancy | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 29: Sometime back, Union Minister of Law and Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid used the front page of Indian Express to let it be known that the Congress needs "ideological direction" from UPA chairperson and AICC president Sonia Gandhi's son Rahul Gandhi and that "until now, we have only seen cameos of his thought and ideas like democratizing elections in youth Congress, but he has not weaved all of this into a grand announcement". We also had AICC general secretary and former MP Chief Minister Digvijay Singh, also called the mentor of Congress "Prince", imploring 10 Janpath: "The time has come for Rahul to assume a larger role. He has been confining himself to the youth C... | |
| | | | Did Buta Malik discover Amarnath Cave? | | Misinformation Campaign | | | Rustam
Jammu, July 29: Ill-informed commentators and vested interests in Kashmir and outside have unleashed a relentless campaign to make people believe that the Amarnath Yatra was not in vogue during ancient and medieval times and it is just a 150-year-old phenomenon. Even the other day, a fanatic and critic of increase in the number of yatris said, "As facts stand testimony that the Amarnath yatra is barely a 150 year old tradition. Day in and day out, we are told that during the priod of Dogra king Gulab Singh, a Gujjar Muslim Buta Malik had accidentally discovered the holy shrine". The vested interests intensified the misinformation campaign in 2008, when Jammu rose in revolt against ... | |
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