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| Sibal tells team Omar: Two varsities in J&K not possible for now | | Central University may be ‘spread’ over three regions | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Aug 3: Even after Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today assured Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, that the Centre would consider the state’s demand of establishing two Central Universities, one each in Kashmir and Jammu, “passionately”, Union Minister for Human Resources Development, Kapil Sibal, is understood to have made it clear that setting up two separate universities in the state would not be possible at the moment. National Conference-led coalition government has, consequently, begun to find a way out to the fast brewing crisis by assessing the possibility of establishing the university’s campuses both in Srinagar and Jammu, with a Buddhist Studies Centre at Leh.
Informed sources in New Delhi revealed to Early Times that both, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi as well Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, assured “all possible support” to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his team---that included the coalition bigwigs like Dr Farooq Abdullah, Prof Saifuddin Soz and eight of the CM’s Ministerial colleagues---in two separate meetings. Leaders o... | |
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| Sankalp Divas On August 5 | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 3: In typical Bollywood inspired Gandhigiri style Central University Andolan Samiti is going to observe August 5 as Sankalp Diwas which, among other activities, includes the girl students along with Civil Society members and CUAS members tying rakhis to all the police officials in all the police stations of Jammu Province.
A CUAS activist said that the message of celebrating this style of Raksha Bandhan is that whenever there is student agitation, students have to sacrifice have to sacrifice the most. “So we appeal to all the police officials to not to use brutal force against the students if that will be used there will also be equal reaction from the s... | |
| | | | Bhim calls on Chidambaram | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 3- Prof. Bhim Singh, Chairman, National Panthers Party and Member NIC met P. Chidambaram, Union Home Minister here today and discussed the situation prevailing in Jammu and Kashmir following failure of the state administration to run the affairs resulting into anarchy. Syed Rafiq Shah, MLC and General Secretary of the party accompanied him. The meeting lasted for nearly 30 minutes.
Prof Singh urged the Home Minister to provide security cover to the Panthers Party’s state, provincial and district office bearers who are engaged in political activities in the militancy prone areas of Jammu and Kashmir and whose security was removed by the Chief Minister.
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| | | | 14-yr old girl becomes first Swine Flu victim in India | | | |
Agencies
Pune, Aug 3: A 14 year girl in Pune has become the first victim of the swine flu epidemic in India. Three more persons had tested positive for H1N1 virus on Sunday, taking the total number of Swine flu cases in Pune to 101, health officials said.
The fresh cases included two students and a 26-year-old youth who returned from Germany, they said adding that the patients had been admitted to isolation ward of civic Naidu hospital. As many as 64 Swine flu cases in the city have been treated and discharged so far, officials said. The number of H1N1 infection in Maharashtra now stands at 147.
The total cases of swine flu detected in the country stood at over 525 on July 31st. P... | |
| | | | Over 16,000 colleges in the country | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 3: The country has a total of 16,626 colleges and 483 universities, the government said Monday.
"The number of universities and university-level institutions as on July 15 is 483, and of the nearly 20,000 colleges, data is available for 16,626 and the number of aided colleges among them is 8,443," Minister of State for Human Resource Development D Purandeswari said.
NAAC: A total of 4,802 higher educational institutions have the accreditation of National Assessment and Accreditation Council.
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| | | | Govt forced to withdraw Judges’ Assets Bill | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi Aug 3: The UPA government was on Monday forced to differ the introduction of the Judges’ Assets Bill in the Rajya Sabha owing to strong resistance from the Opposition parties including the Left.
The opposition parties objected to the bill, which allows judges not to make their assets public, by calling it a violation of the right to equality.
Referring to the Section 91 of the Constitution, BJP’s leader of the house, Arun Jaitley said, “There cannot two laws. On one hand you ask people contesting elections to declare their assets and on the other hand you allow judges (those who are holding public office) not to make their assets public.”
Communist Party of In... | |
| | | | Rattanpuri elected to RS | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 3: Ghulam Nabi Wani (Rattanpuri) has been elected un-opposed as Rajya Sabha Member. The seat had fallen vacant due to the resignation of Dr. Farooq Abdullah on May 16, 2009.
The Secretary, Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly, Mr. Mohammad Ramzan, who was Returning Officer for the election, declared the result at 3.30 PM in his office chamber, here today.
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| | | | J&K’s T&D losses cross 67% | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, Aug 3: Faced with acute power shortage, Jammu and Kashmir has most of its electricity problems home grown as transmission and distribution losses in the state have reached second highest in the country.
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah recently admitted that the power theft is one of the major reasons for huge transmission and distribution losses in the state, which have crossed 60 per cent, and also called upon consumers to change their mindset for minimising the same.
Expressing concern over discomfort caused to people over large-scale power theft, the Chief Minister said two pilot projects would be started soon to check the pilferage of electricity by installing ... | |
| | | | 1 dead, 17 injured in Kathua mishap | | | |
Early Times Report
Kathua, Aug 3: One woman was killed and 17 others were injured, ten of them seriously, when a bus skidded off the road and fell down into a deep gorge in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir today, police said.
The bus which was on its way from Billawar to Kadli skidded off the road near Kadli, about 100 kms from here, and fell into the 200-meter deep gorge at around 1200 hours, they said.
One woman died on the spot and 17 others were injured, ten of them seriously, they said, adding the injured have been shifted to sub-district hospital at Billawar for treatment.
Earlier reports said 25 passengers were injured in the accident.
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| | | | CM says PDP in frustration | | | |
AGENCIES
New Delhi, Aug. 3: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday said that the opposition party in the state was coming out with false accusations against his government, as they were finding it difficult to cope up with the fact that they were out of power.
“The PDP is nervous and worried. They see themselves out of power for the next five and a half years and do not know how to cope with it,” Omar said after half-an-hour long meeting with Congress President Sonia Gandhi in Parliament.
"I honestly am not worried about the opposition giving me a chance. I do not expect them to give a chance. People of Jammu and Kashmir have given us a chance and not the opposit... | |
| | | | Holy mace reaches Sheshnag on Tryodashi | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Aug 3: The Chhari Mubarak, holy mace of Lord Shiva reached Sheshnag, 3352 metres above sea level, this afternoon after covering a 12-km hilly track from Chandanwari, the last motorable halting station on the traditional Pahalgam route.
After a night’s halt at Sheshnag on the occasion of "Tryodashi", at a height of 3352 metres above sea level, the holy mace will leave for Panjtarni, 3657 metres above sea level for a night’s stop here tomorrow.
The custodian of the Charri, Mahant Deepender Giri, carrying the holy mace, led the devotees, including good number of Sadhus, to march from Chadanwari to Sheshnag to cover the track on foot this morning.
The Chhari r... | |
| | | | Where does all the electricity go? | | Jammu region pays revenue five times higher, Srinagar alone consumes more than 10 distts | | |
Early Times Special
JAMMU, August 3: The summer capital city of Srinagar alone consumes more electricity than whole of the 10 districts of Jammu put together. During the year 2008-09, the Srinagar district consumed 1.90 billion units.
In contrast, all the 10 districts of the Jammu region, including Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Ramban and Kishtwar collectively consumed only 1.87 billion units of power, according to official figures.
Overall, the consumption of the Kashmir valley is over five billion units per annum, more than two and a half times as compared to the Jammu region, according to papers presented by Power Minister Omar Abdullah in the Legis... | |
| | | | Harsh gets harsh, genuinely | | Meeting: Minister, DC Udhampur keep legislator, officers waiting for two hours | | | Early Times Report
Udhampur, Aug 3: The Deputy Commissioner of Udhampur Ajay Khajuria today had to face worst music of times for forgetting to carry a pre-scheduled meeting with the local legislators and officers from at least two districts and at the same time being in attendance of the Minister for Road and Buildings away from the meeting venue.
The legislators and officers were given two different sets of time for a meeting to discuss progress on road projects under Prime Minister’s Grameen Sadak Yojna, NABARD, ERA and ADB under execution in Udhampur district. Legislators were told to be at the DC officer complex at 11:30 AM while the officers, many of them had to rush from Jammu, and... | |
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