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| Socio-economic outlook: Srinagar tops all distts Highest urban, lowest BPL population, highest CD ration, most active in banking | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 13: Despite having lowest per capita expenditure out of district plan, the summer capital district of Srinagar tops in the socio-economic outlook in at least four of the six parameters while newly created districts like Reasi, Ramban and Kishtwar lag behind pathetically.
Srinagar district has the highest urban population in state and no other district (including Jammu) is even halfway around. The level of poverty is also lowest in Srinagar district, Kathua follows this privileged league and Reasi has highest percentage of population living below poverty line.
According to the latest available economic survey of Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu district tops the literacy rate at 83.73 per cent; Samba is second in line at 81.91 per cent. Rajouri is least literate at 48.37 per cent and followed by Kupwara and Badgam at 50 and 51 percent respectively. Literacy rate in Srinagar district is 75.61 per cent. 65.67 is the average total literacy rate in Jammu and Kashmir.
At 92.22 per cent, Srinagar district has the highest urban population out of the total popula... | |
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| Is CBI J&K’s tool for political firefighting? | | | | Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 13: On March 20, 2000, unidentified gunmen swooped down on Chittisingpora village in Anantnag district and killed over three dozen Sikhs. Five days later, security personnel shot dead five persons and claimed that they were responsible to carrying out the Chittisingpora massacre.
Those killed by the security forces were then buried but their bodies were exhumed later when their relatives cried foul. DNA samples were taken from the exhumed bodies and matched with the relatives.
Two sets of DNA samples were sent for forensic examination, one to a laboratory in Hyderabad and another to Kolkata. It turned down later that the DNA samples were fudged. A couple... | |
| | | | 2 IAS, 3 KAS officers transferred | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 13: The State government has ordered transfers and postings of two IAS and four KAS officers.
According to an order of the General Administration Department, GH Tantray, Secretary Public Service Commission has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary to the Government in Law Department.
MA Bukhari Special Secretary to Government in Forest Department has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission.
Khurshid Ahmad Shah, Deputy Secretary, J&K Public Service Commission has been transferred and posted as Deputy Secretary, Animal, Sheep and Husbandry Department.
Gulzar Ahmad Dar, awaiting orders of adjustment... | |
| | | | No mid-term fee hike in schools | | | | Early Times Report
Sriangar, Aug 13: Stressing rationalization of fee structure in private education institutions in the state, Minister for School Education and Public Enterprises, Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed Thursday said that there should be no fee hike during mid-session.
Peerzada said this while chairing a high level joint meeting of officers and representatives of private schools here.
The Minister reiterated his commitment to bring in accountability in Education department for improving quality of education in the state. He said that every effort will be put in to improve quality and reach of education to general masses, saying education holds key to all round development.
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| | | | Central University | | Students attempt to gherao Minister | | MUNISH GUPTA | 8/13/2009 11:07:34 PM |
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Jammu, Aug 13: There was no let-up in anger in Jammu over the issue of Central University on Thursday as protest, demonstrations and classes boycott in the colleges continued in Jammu. Unfazed by the police "bandobast" at most of the city colleges, the students led by Central University Andolan Samiti (CUAS) members continued to agitate today as well in tandem with the Samiti’s line of action.
Around half a dozen student leaders were arrested by the police after hundreds of students protesting over Central University issue, today 'gheraoed' Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Abdul Gani Malik at Government Gandhi Memorial Science College this morning.
According to the sources, the Mini... | |
| | | | Govt declares chakra awards for bravery | | | |
New Delhi: The government on Thursday announced the names of recipients of the gallantry awards that will be given by President Pratibha Patil on Independence Day.
According to reports, this time the government has decided to confer the highest peacetime gallantry award, the Ashok Chakra, to Major Mohit Sharma and Major D Srikumar.
Both will be conferred with the award posthumously. Besides, four Shaurya Chakra and 131 Kirti Chakra awards have also been announced. Major Mohit Sharma, a resident of Ghaziabad, was killed in a fierce gun-battle with the militants in Kashmir.
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| | | | ‘Don’t panic, come, pay obeisance’ | | ACEO Bhandari says SMVDSB geared to combat flu | | | Early Times Report
Katra, Aug 13: With the breakout of swine flu pandemic pressing panic button across country and Jammu having its own share of worries, in this season of religious festivals eyes are on the Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrimage which involves an average daily influx of 30,000 pilgrims from different parts of country.
As state government has been claiming screening of all incoming passengers through flights, the same is not practically possible in case of Vaishno Devi pilgrimage. “It is not physically possible to screen 30,000 pilgrims everyday but I can assure every pilgrim that there is absolutely nothing to worry about”, says Dr Mandeep K Bhandari, the new Additional Chief E... | |
| | | | Government can feed all for about 3 months | | | |
New Delhi: Although drought threatens to eat into India's food production, the government has enough food stocks to feed the country's one billion-plus population for nearly three months in the event of any contingency.
According to the official data, the Centre has 50.4 million tonnes of food grains -- 18.79 million tonnes of rice and 31.62 million tonnes of wheat -- in its granaries as of July end.
Since India consumed 219 million tonnes of foodgrains in 2008-09, as stated by Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in the Lok Sabha last month, the country may need about 221.3 million tonnes of rice and wheat this year, accounting for a slight increase in population from about 11... | |
| | | | Independence versus freedom: some ruminations | | | | ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, August 13: Another independence day – August 15 – will come and go for the 63rd time. The past 62 similar dates with history of a vast multitude of Indians, who are over a billion now, have gone by without leaving a mark on their tenuous lot or lives. Independence Day’s conviviality have generally been confined to Delhi, or State capitals engaging well heeled officials or at best schoolchildren whose innocent play of patriotic tunes lends the day a keen profoundness that can thrall an otherwise placid, mundane and uneventful existence that most Indians prefer in order to cover up huge disappointments from the coveted independence of the country.
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