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| Advertisement of 581 lecturer posts to face more delay | | SED yet to make amendments in recruitment rules | | | Akshay Azad
JAMMU, July 30: The unemployed youth of state will have to wait further as the advertisement of 581 posts of Lecturers (10+2) is likely to face more delay as Education department has failed to reply queries, raised by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC).
Sources informed Early Times that 581 posts of lecturers (10+2) in various disciplines were forwarded by School Education department to JKPSC a couple of months back but so far advertisement has not been done.
"The PSC had conveyed to School Education department to amend their recruitment rules in the backdrop of cabinet order, making written test compulsory to fill any post in any department", sources said.
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| | | | Creation of Telegana state worries Omar | | `Similar demand can come from Jammu' | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 30: The Chief Minister Omar Abdullah fearing political backlash on the creation of Telegana state, in his home state has questioned the political wisdom of the Centre in accepting this demand. Omar fears that it could result in division of the state.
In an interaction with the students in Srinagar, Omar said same demand could be made in Jammu also.
The granting of statehood to Telegana, is most likely to give impetus to the demand for granting Union Territory status to the Ladakh, which has been festering for too long.
The fear of the Omar on this account stems from the fact, that if these demands gain momentum and if they succeed finally, then it will weaken t... | |
| | | | University administration, contractor at loggerhead over compensation claim | | Gardner dies unsung in SMVDU! | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, July 30: Work in Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) Kakryal, has been paralyzed for last twelve days as about 200 contractual employees of the university have openly revolted against the management of the university and contractor for the failure of both to provide justice to the kin of one of their associates.
Further, Vice-Chancellor's arrogant attitude has added to miseries. There are allegations that Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Sudhir Jain, the fourth Vice Chancellor of the university misbehaved with the Panches and Sarpanches of the area who had come to meet him for the cause of local employees. Strike began while the admissions were on.
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| | | | Dithering govt makes Governor too to make 'false' commitments | | ULB polls: BJP lodges protest again, PDP's outcry goes in vain | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 30: NC led coalition Government has crossed all limits of eroding its credibility and trustworthiness on all aspects of governance as it is tumbling and faltering badly on even its own commitments and assurances which continue to remain farfetched. What agonizes most is that the Government has hurt the constitutional sanctity of the person of no less stature than the Governor of the state in letting him announce and make commitment on certain issues on which the Government is still dithering and indecisive.
Governor NN Vohra in his address to the joint legislature last year made a specific point that Urban Local Bodies polls would be held by April in the state, a v... | |
| | | | Ladakh not heading towards UT status | | Omar opposes bifurcation of J&K | | | ET Report
SRINAGAR, July 30: Opposing the bifurcation of state of Jammu and Kashmir on Talangana lines, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Tuesday said that despite its diversity, it was important that J&K remained united.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Amar Singh College Srinagar, Omar Abdullah warned that giving into agitations for creation of new states could trigger similar demands from other parts of the country.
"Are you encouraging people that you agitate for few years and you will get a separate state. What you would reply to the people of Jammu if they come on roads and would demand a separate state. Would you tell them to keep on agitating for 8 to 10 years an... | |
| | | | Singers ask Grand Mufti to apologize | | Bashir-u-din under fire | | |
Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, July 30: The demand for withdrawal of fatwa (decree) against the Praagaash Girl rock-band is gaining momentum as the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Bashir-ud-din Ahmad is under fire from singers and artists in Kashmir who want him to apologize for allegedly forcing young girls to disband their rock-band, Praagaash, five months ago.
Mufti Bashir was caught on video enjoying music at a public function despite issuing fatwa calling music an un-Islamic practice. The video, which has gone viral, has put the Mufti in an embarrassing situation.
"Mufti sahib should apologize and withdraw his decree against the innocent young girls of Pragaash who were forced to abandon the ... | |
| | | | JK Govt fails to achieve targets under MGNREGA | | | |
Majid Ahmad
SRINAGAR, July 30: Despite tall claims by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir State has failed to achieve the targets under the Government of India's flagship program Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA).
The under-achievements have triggered confrontation between the Union Ministry for Rural Development and State Government. In a letter to Omar Abdullah, Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh has questioned gaps between the projection and achievements made under MGNREGA. However, the State Government claims the statistics quoted by the Union Ministry were "not exact" and state's performance was th... | |
| | | | Geelani forcing non-Kashmiris not to rent houses to K Muslims | | Another outrageous Diktat | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 30: On Monday, fanatic and hardcore pro-Pakistan Syed Ali Shah Geelani, who has been taking recourse to an extreme type of politics and poisoning the minds of the gullible Kashmiri Muslims since decades, especially the ones belonging to his religious sect, made a highly provocative statement, which has the potential of forcing the non-Kashmiris in Jammu Pradesh and rest of the Country not to rent out houses and other premises to Kashmiri Muslims.
Not just this, his highly provocative and communally-motivated statement can also culminate in a situation across the country that could prove very fatal for the Kashmiri Muslims. There could be attacks on Kashmiris living in dif... | |
| | | | BOPEE lacks credibility | | | |
ET Report
JAMMU, July 30: The BOPEE is all set for yet another drama. This time the counseling and allotment of streams of MD/MS and PG diploma is scheduled to be held on July 31. The aspiring candidates have been urged to remain present in person. But will it make any difference?
Without casting aspersions on the BOPEE, it needs to be mentioned that candidates have expressed apprehensions about the fairness and transparency of the allotment /counseling.
Talking to Early Times, some candidates said that they cannot expect fairness from a body that has miserably filed to conduct the CET recently.
Allegations of paper leak and irregularities were leveled on the BOPEE recently forcing ... | |
| | | | Kashmiri politicians feel Telangana heat; worried about Ladakh, Jammu seeking separation | | | | Javaid Naikoo
JAMMU, July 30: Within minutes of Congress Working Committee (CWC) announcing separate Telangana state, Kashmiri politicians have begun feeling the pain of Jammu and Ladakh regions seeking parity with Kashmir region and if the same is not possible; demand for separate state is another worrisome proposition for them.
They have begun debating about the possible consequence of Telangana leading to a new inter-state conflict in Jammu and Kashmir as Ladakh Hill development council is also demanding separate state for Ladakh region of the state. There are also voices in Jammu which strongly believe that a separate state is the best answer to regional disparity.
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| | | | 6 years on, KGBV Chenani awaits completion | | Project taken up without tendering, Only 35% work done | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, July 30: Notwithstanding the tall claims of state government to provide free education to socially, economically backward girls of remote areas, construction work of Kasturaba Gandhi Balika Vidyalya (KGBV) Chenani is incomplete even after the lapse of 6 years.
Sources told Early Time Plus that the construction work of KGBV Chenani was taken up in 2007-08 at the estimated cost of Rs 30 lakh at village Tandar on 5 kanals of land belonging to Education Department.
They said that the construction work was stopped in 2008-09 due to lack of funds and no work was carried out thereafter; as a result only 35% work could be executed till date. Even the ground floor which has been... | |
| | | | Setback to Udhampur-Katra rail link project | | | | agencies
New Delhi July 30: In a setback to Udhampur-Katra rail link project, the work on the 25-km-long stretch has been slowed down after the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir over the BSF firing incident at Ramban.
The Katra line was expected to be operational by the end of August as work was going on full throttle. But now it is further delayed and likely to be commissioned in October this year.
"The workforce involved in laying the tracks between Udhampur and Katra, part of the Kashmir rail link project, had fled after the turmoil in the state due to the firing incident and it has affected the progress of the ongoing work," a senior Northern Railway official involved in the project said.... | |
| | | | Student invites wrath of teacher, land up in hospital | | | | early times report
Rajouri, July 30: A class XII students of a govt. higher secondary school in the remote Manjakot tehsil was hospitalized after she was allegedly beaten by a teacher.
The girl identified as Sazia Kouser who had reportedly undergone a surgery for Appendicitis invited the wrath of the teacher after she missed her class test.
When contacted Mohd Sadiq Ghanai , principal government higher secondary school Dehri Rehlyot in Manjakot tehsil confirmed the incident and said that an explanation in the matter from the teacher has already been sought. He further added that the matter was amicably resolved when the accused teacher along with vice principal Qayoom Shah visited the ... | |
| | | | No consensus among KP groups on return | | Hardliners caution against return formula at this juncture | | | ET Report
JAMMU, July 30: Vertical division exists between the Kashmiri Pandit representatives who were invited by Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs for a meeting in Union Capital today to discuss host of issues including the return and rehabilitation of Kashmir migrants in Valley.
According to sources a hardliner group comprising of representatives of Panun Kashmir (PK), All State Kashmiri Pandit Conference (ASKPC) and Kashmiri Samiti Delhi (KSD) were totally opposed to any return move at this juncture in view of the sensitivity of the issue involving the security of the members of KP community who were hounded out from Valley on gun point over 23 years back.
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