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| Employees divide on regional lines, office work suspended across Jammu | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19- Cracks developed in Joint Consultative Committee (JCC), an amalgam of various employees unions and associations in Jammu and Kashmir today when its Jammu chapter defied the decision to call off the proposed two-day strike against “pay anomalies" and went ahead with jamming official work today. People had to face hardships as the work in most of the government offices in Jammu remained affected due to the two-day strike called by the JCC. Work in most of the departments remained affected, as a majority of the employees did not attend offices.” The strike would continue tomorrow also as per schedule. We will go ahead with the program given to employees", senior member JCC Ram Kumar Sharma said.
The striking employees, according to JCC, have been asked to assemble in Exhibition Ground tomorrow at 10 am sharp for holding a massive rally.
JCC Members from Kashmir Mohammed Maqbool, Famat Ahmed, Ghulam Rasool Deewani, Mushtaq Ahmed Badana and Javed Akhtar are reported to have warned the government not to play the tricky tactics of dividing the employees... | |
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| Swine scare | | No morning assemblies in schools from today | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19: The swine flu scare is though dropping down in Jammu while signs of relief were yet to be seen in Kashmir, the Government has issued an advisory to all schools asking them to hold the morning assemblies till scare was over.
Meanwhile, according to State Nodal Officer (Swine Flu) of Health and Medical Education Department a helpline was been set up for pandemic preparedness of HIN (Swine Flu) in the State. All those interested to seek information related to Swine Flu (H1N1) preparedness in the State are requested to dial toll free number 1075.
As per notification issued by the Director School Education that in view of apprehensions of spread of swine f... | |
| | | | Council passes resolution for autonomous Chenab Valley | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 19: Amidst demands of creation of autonomous administrative units for empowerment at sub-regional level emanating from different parts of state, the Upper House of State Legislature today passed a resolution for establishment of Autonomous Hill Development Council for the Chenab Valley region –comprising districts of Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban.
The passing of this resolution in the Legislative Council is being seen as unprecedented even as the Government tried to resist by assuring the House that sufficient empowerment has been done for the region by trifurcation of Doda district into three districts.
The resolution was brought by National Conference mem... | |
| | | | Vehicle owners violate laws with impunity | | | | Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 19: There has been a great deal in checking shady elements in privileged disguise but innovation seems to have its way. Take the case: A white gypsy is approaching from a distance and on the front is written ‘POLICE’. It passes off the check point. Look at it closely: it is a private gypsy with ‘POLITE’ etched on its front. Looks can be deceptive.
The number of vehicles on the roads everywhere, particularly in Jammu city, has been growing at a very fast pace. Thousands of vehicles of all descriptions are sold in the city every month and they are now clogging the roads.
Try reaching Satwari Chowk from Vikram Chowk a little after noon when the Present... | |
| | | | BJP expels Jaswant for writing on Jinnah | | | | Shimla, Aug 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday expelled senior leader Jaswant Singh from the party for praising Pakistan founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in his new book, "Jinnah - India, Partition, Independence".
The BJP top brass took the decision to sack Jaswant Singh – a Lok Sabha member and a former Union Minister – at the party’s chintan baithak (introspection meeting) being held in Shimla.
BJP president Rajnath Singh told reporters here that the party's parliamentary board decided to expel the former external affairs minister from the primary membership of the party.
"I had issued a statement yesterday that the party fully dissociates itself from the contents of the b... | |
| | | | SHOPIAN FIASCO | | Over Bar’s objection, Court defers hearing | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 19: Following objections from Kashmir Bar Association over transfer of investigations to the Central Bureau of Investigations, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court today deferred hearing on the Shopian rape-cum-murder case.
The division bench of the state high court comprising Chief Justice Barin Ghosh and Justice Mohammad Yaqoob Mir heard the public interest litigation filed before it by the local bar association.
The state government Wednesday filed an application before the division bench stating it was ready to have the case investigated by the CBI, subject to approval by the high court.
While the court observed it was the prerogative of the governme... | |
| | | | CUAS takes out torch procession | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 19: Tightening its stand on the issue, the Central University Anodal Samiti today took out a torch light procession from Geeta Bhawan even as protests and demonstrations by continued in various schools and colleges of Jammu City.
The CUAS members told Early Times that heavy Police deployment had been made outside the Geeta Bhawan to prevent procession but they defied restrictions to press the case for establishment of Central University in Jammu. The procession beginning from Geeta Bhawan passed through Rajtilak road, Purani Mandi and culminated at City Chowk. The rally was attended by around about 500 workers.
While addressing the rally Convener CUAS Pav... | |
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