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| CUAS says act fast as Govt ‘ignores’ Jammu shutdown | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 11: As the Government chose not to react on Monday’s shutdown in the Jammu on the issue of establishment of Central University, the conglomerate of various City based organisations spearheading the movement today asked the ruling dispensation to act fast on the issue.
Talking to media persons here today, Sunil Sethi, member of Central University Andolan Samiti and president Bar Association Jammu condemned the government silence and alleged that it intentionally tried to shift Central University to Kashmir. “In Kashmir when same issue is raised by some people, Government has been acting immediately and settle the things but there in Jammu students are on roads from last more than 15 days, the government is showing no serious concern to settle the things”, he mentioned and questioning ‘whether they are waiting for more chaos and destruction here in Jammu or they were waiting for voices to be raised for Central University from Kashmir’.
Sethi said the ‘Government should act fast and establish Central University in Jammu in full fledged manner before th... | |
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| Say cheese, it’s not there; milk too goes scarce | | Jammu faced with acute milk shortage, experts say it is phenomenal | | | Early Times report
Jammu, Aug 11: The City of Temples and its peripheral areas are these days faced with a different kind of ‘famine’ –while the milk products, significant among them cheese, has almost completely disappeared from the vends, the town is reeling under acute shortage of milk.
It sounds ludicrous but the fact is that people are picking up even petty fights to have their piece of cheese. The problem is akin to the one prevailed few years back when onion shortage hit most of the country. A couple of days back at a milk shop in Tallab Tillo area of City, two customers of cheese fought each other for one kilogram merely. For the rest of city all the milk vendors hardly are able ... | |
| | | | Budget inspire almost all except trade, industry | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 11: A day after Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather presented a path-breaking annual budget, in addition to the opposition parties, the trade and industrial sector appears to be the only disappointed constituency amidst a vast majority jubilant over thrust on social and infrastructure sectors.
An economist, Prof AN Sadhu finds positive reflections in the budget by way of hike in allocations for agriculture and allied activities. Regarding announcement of giving 15000 jobs to displaced community, it is a welcome step, but it should not go the way, like PM’s employment package. Otherwise it will be termed as a joke with the Kashmiri Pandits.
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| | | | Hajj begins Oct 20 | | | | New Delhi, Aug 11 : This year, 1.15 lakh pilgrims will proceed for Hajj through the Hajj Committee of India, of which 1.04 lakh will travel under normal quota, and the first flight will leave on October 20, Acting Chairman of the Haj Committee said today.
Acting Chairman Hasan Ahmed told mediapersons here that around 42,000 pilgrims will proceed on Haj pilgrimage through Saudi Arabian Airlines and 75,000 pilgrims will travel through Air India from 17 embarkation points.
Till date, around 95,000 accommodation units in various categories had been hired for the Haj pilgrims in Saudi Arabia. However, more hiring was still under process, Mr Ahmed said.
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| | | | Lawyer beats cop in court premises | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu,August 11
A cop was beaten by a lawyer in the court premises when the former went with the SHO Janipur to produce challan of accused. The reason behind the incident is stated to be old enmity erupted between them during two months long agitation. Police have registered a case under section 341,323 and 353 RPC against the lawyer.
During two months long agitation advocate JP Nanda was beaten by constable Rishi Kumar.The cop is deputed in the Janipur police station and today when he took the accused to court for challan was beaten by the lawyer.He was rushed to GMC hospital for treatment.The lawyer was arrested on spot.Police spokesman informed that the lawyer wa... | |
| | | | Curfew like restrictions in Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 11: Keeping in view, the strike call given by the small sections of the employees tomorrow on 12th August, the District Magistrate, Srinagar, Mr. Mehraj Ahmad Kakroo has imposed restrictions Under Section 144 Crpc on the assembly of five or more than five persons in territorial jurisdiction of District Srinagar. However, this order shall not be applicable to Funerals, Cremations and University/Board examinations, he added.
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| | | | J&K History to be part of academic curriculum | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 11 : History of Jammu and Kashmir is being incorporated in Social Science (SS) subject at school level in the state, while there is no proposal with the government to introduce moral and ethical education as compulsory subject in schools, official sources said here today.
The history of the state is being incorporated in all the classes, chapter-wise, in the text books of history, the sources said.
They said the School Education Department has already initiated review and revision of school curriculum in the light of National Curriculum Frame-Work 2005. They said the guidelines, which lay stress on local specific curriculum and free education, has been ... | |
| | | | Battling H1N1: | | J&K sends SoS to Delhi | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 11: After detection of one H1N1 positive case in Jammu and six other reported swine flu suspects, the Jammu and Kashmir Government has finally swung into action and sought help from the Central Government.
Despite deadly swine flu scare prevailing across the country, J&K did not have any testing facilities and the samples of suspected cases are being sent to the laboratory of National Institute of Communicable Diseases, New Delhi for testing purposes. However, the State Government will have its own testing lab soon, as the requisition has already been made to the Central Government.
“In order to assess the situation, a special medical team from New Delhi ha... | |
| | | | Some JU campuses are nothing beyond hoax | | | | Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 10: During the past few years, Jammu University has expanded at an exponential rate. Dozens of private B.Ed. colleges affiliated to the university brought in crores of rupees into the university kitty.
At least half of these colleges, perhaps more, are owned by politicians, cutting across party lines. A fairly large number of National Conference and Congress leaders have stakes in these colleges which attract students from outside the state in large numbers. Besides these colleges, the university has also added new departments in the campus during this period.
During Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad’s tenure as chief minister, after he took over from Mufti Mohammed S... | |
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