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| WITHOUT PROFESSORS IT’S A COLLEGE WITH A DIFFERENCE | | | | Jammu,August 12
Out of sanctioned strength of 25 professors there is not a single professor on roll in the Government college of Engineering and Technology whose new campus was inaugurated by Chief Minister,Mr Ghulam Nabi Azad,here today.
According to a well printed pamphlets, circulated soon after the inauguration function was over,out of 24 sanctioned strength of Assistant professors there are only four on the roll and out of 33 posts of lecturers there are 25.
This is the tale of an engineering college with difference.
After the retirement of its principal,who too was on deputation from its parent institution National Institute of Technology,on July 31,2006 his seat stands occupied by a senior most faculty member of the rank of Assistant professor and that too on the verbal orders of Principal Secretary higher education.
At the time of his retirement Principal Prof. R.S.Sharma faced a problem because one senior most professor, a migrant from REC Srinagar, refused to take the charge without any specific Government order.
Again the GCET of Jammu is an institute with... | |
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| Devoid of managerial honesty, real progress is a mirage: Azad | | ‘JK emerging seat of scientific knowledge’ | | | JAMMU, AUGUST 12
Underscoring the need for catapulting scientific and technological temperament in Jammu and Kashmir to keep pace with global advancement in modern sciences, Chief Minister Mr. Ghulam Nabi Azad said that the state has to be made hub of advanced learning and knowledge.
Inaugurating the first phase of modernized Government College of Engineering and Technology at Chack Bhalwal near here Saturday, Chief Minister stressed for making the college functional by September next.
He said that edifice for modern, higher technical and professional education has already been laid in the state by opening up various universities and colleges, adding the day is not far away when... | |
| | | | About 40 trained terrorists sneak into Doda-Udhampur | | | | Udhampur Aug 12
About 40 trained militants infiltrated from the other side of the border in Jammu and Kashmir and sneaked into the upper reaches of Doda-Udhampur to carry out subversive activities, police sources said.
Out of these militants, affililated to various outfits, about 15 are foreign mercenaries and most of them are Pakistani's. Besides this, the presence of some local militants in the area has also increased the worries of security forces.
Sources said as Independence day is approaching, a fear of possible militant strikes is looming large therefore, massive hunts have been launched in the area to avoid any untoward incidents, despite the tough hilly terrains.
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| | | | HC asks CBI to initiate action in sex racket case | | | |
Srinagar, Aug 12
Taking strong note of slow speed of investigations into the sex racket case, Jammu and Kashmir High Court today asked CBI to initiate action against the public functionaries named by the victims and witnesses in the case.
The CBI shall without any further loss of time concretise action including custodial interrogation against all persons found substantially involved in terms of materials on record, regardless of their position and placement, the Division Bench Comprising Justice Hakim Imtiyaz Hussain and B A Kirmani said in its order today.
The investigating officer in the first instance concentrate on the accusation appearing against the public functionaries n... | |
| | | | India should attack Pak, B'desh to dismantle terror camps: BJP | | | | PANAJI, AUG 12
BJP today demanded that India attack Pakistan and Bangladesh "to dismantle terrorist centres" in these countries.
"I demand that after taking the international community into confidence, India attack Pakistan to dismantle terrorist centres," BJP President Rajnath Singh told reporters here. "Not only Pakistan but Bangladesh should also be attacked where terrorist centres are operating," he added.
Refusing to name any specific international body, Singh said international support should be garnered before such attacks.
Singh, who is in Goa on his two-day tour which started yesterday, said that Indian government should use its diplomatic skills to convince the internationa... | |
| | | | SHARMA DIG AT PDP LEADERSHIP FOR RAKING UP SELF-RULE IDEA | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTER
Jammu, August 12 :
Senior Cong leader and Transport Minister Mr Mangat Ram Sharma today had a dig at the PDP leadership for its continued support to the idea of self-rule.
While speaking at the inaugural function of GCET in Jammu Mangat Ram Sharma expressed regrests for not having taken notice of Mr Rangil Singh, PDP Vice President.Mr Sharma while pointing towards Mr Rangil Singh said,” oh I am sorry I did not notice you.I should have named you also while naming VIPs present at the function.”
The Minister did not stop there.He said,” I am sorry I did not notice senior PDP leader and a close associate of Mufti Mohd Sayeed.Mr Sharma said,”Mr Rangil Singh tell your p... | |
| | | | Intelligence, law-enforcement agencies in a quandary | | | | NEWS ANALYSIS
B L KAK
NEW DELHI:
With the renewed threat of terorist violence in parts of Jammu and Kashmir, the Union Home Ministry was left with no alternative but to dash off fresh instructions to the J&K government, urging it to put in place "effective" measures to ensure safety and security of innocent civilians. Renewed violent acts have already triggered spasms of restlessness among the people and law-enforcement agencies. Forces of disruption and obscurantism continue to call the shots in the restive State of Jammu and Kashmir.
They will enjoy freedom as long as the terrorist infrastructure remained intact across the Line of Control (LoC). That violence has increased... | |
| | | | An ominous signal from across mountains | | Pakistan ready for nuclear deal with China | | | SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, AUG. 12:
The government of India has just received inputs from Islamabad vis-a-vis a nuclear deal going to become a reality between Pakistan and China. Islamabad will shortly be inking its landmark accord on nuclear energy co-operation with Beijing.
Pakistan will, under the landmark accord, acquire half a dozen reactors of 300 megawatts each. Negotiations between Islamabad and Beijing were in the final stages and the deal is most likely to be reached during the visit of Chinese President, Hu Jintap, to Pakistan in November this year.
In Islamabad a top Pakistani official was quoted as saying: "Negotiations on nuclear energy cooperation between Pa... | |
| | | | Centre releases over Rs 3,366 crore to J&K | | Economic benefits must reach Jammu, Ladakh also | | | B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 12: O
ver Rs 3,366 crores have been released by the Centre to the Jammu and Kashmir government as reimbursement for its security-related expenditure (SRE). The reimbursement relates to the period from 1989-1990 to 2004-2005. Following the eruption of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, the expenditure involved in combating militancy and terrorism was debited to the State every year. The reimbursement of the expenditure has reduced the burden on the State.
The budget estimate towards security related expenditure for 2005-2006 was Rs 159 crores and for relief and rehabilitation Rs 140 crores. Going by the Centre's annual plan for the year 2005-06 for Jammu and Kash... | |
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