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‘Avoid stir, declare CU in Jammu’ 8/4/2009 11:27:48 PM MUNISH GUPTA Jammu, Aug 4: As the team of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah returns from New Delhi with no positive signals to be shared with public, the Central University Andolan Samiti –a conglomerate of several organizations –today toughened its stand declaring that nothing short of establishment of Central University in Jammu region will satisfy their legitimate demand. Taking stock of the situation arising over the controversy on establishment of CU, the Samiti today appointed four co-conveners of the CUAS namely Ved Raj Wazir, senior advocate, Daleep Singh Jamwal, President of JUTA, Dr Narinder Singh, President of Teachers Association of SKUAST and Pushwinder Singh Manhas, a student leader, to strengthen their amalgam of about 25 organizations. “CUAS will not let its anger and may go for vigorous agitation in Jammu to achieve our ultimate goal to establish Central University in Jammu”, stated Convenor Central University Andolan Samiti (CUAS) Justice Paviter Singh, He alleged that State Government is creating confusion to appease the Kashmiris who have been even satisfied w...   READ MORE

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Jairam at BGSB University today 8/4/2009 11:27:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: Union Minister for Environment and Forests Jairam Ramesh will arrive in Jammu tomorrow for his onward journey to Baba Ghulam Badshah University at Rajouri. The local administration and the State Forest Department was, however, unaware of Union Forest Minister’s visit to Jammu and Rajouri. Jairam is visiting Rajouri at at the Centre for Biodiversity Studies the flagship academic department of the Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University to inaugurate and launch the PG Teaching Programme in Bioresource and Biotechnology. Established with a mission to conserve biodiversity the centre has CBS has so far been devoted only to research, extension and environment...   READ MORE   Tired, fatigued: Cops in ‘blue’, Literally! Traffic police short of 1000 men 8/4/2009 11:27:05 PM SALMAN NIZAMI JAMMU AUG 4: Traffic Police is facing serious dearth of manpower to deal with the burgeoning traffic crisis. Currently the department has only 375 personnel at its disposal in Jammu when there is a need of 1000 more personnel. They work for more than 12 hours a day for traffic regulation and enforcement. “We are running short of manpower. The way traffic is increasing, we are falling short of at least 1000 personnel to manage traffic in the city as well as in rural areas,” Senior superintendent of police Traffic Parvinder Singh, told Early Times. He said the traffic personnel work in shifts dividing their time in traffic regulation and rule enforcement.” They cannot conce...   READ MORE   Vyas recalled from Raj Bhawan 20 officers transferred: Dwivedi DC Jammu, Bhandari CEO SMVDB, Verma DC Kathua 8/4/2009 11:25:33 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, August 4: In second round of major reshuffle, the state Cabinet, which met today in Srinagar under chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, affected key changes in the civil administration and notable among them included recall of Bharat Bhushan Vyas from Raj Bhawan. According to an order issued this evening, BB Vyas, Principal Secretary to Governor has been transferred and asked to report to the GAD for further posting. However, he will report to the GAD after completion of Shri Amarnathji Yatra including necessary winding up of operations, if any. Raj Kumar Goyal, awaiting orders of posting has been transferred and posted as Principal Secretary to th...   READ MORE   Shabir Shah hospitalized 8/4/2009 11:25:00 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 4: Senior separatist leader and chairman Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) Shabir Ahmad Shah, who was lodged in the district jail Udhampur, was admitted to the Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu today after he complained bad health, police sources said. Hospital administration confirmed the admission of Mr Shah but did not comment on the ailment the separatist leader is suffering from. ''Senior consultants are examining Mr Shah, a GMC spokesman told. ...   READ MORE   States not doing enough in health sector: Azad 8/4/2009 11:24:26 PM Agencies New Delhi Aug 4: Unhappy with the way the National Rural Health Mission has been implemented by states, Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has said the flagship scheme was not going in the right direction and the state governments should equally "share the burden". "What I see is that the state governments think the government of India is giving money, why should we bother," Azad told reporters. According to Azad, this defeats the entire purpose of the NRHM. "We have to tell them that you also have to do your duty and put in extra money." "I shall have to discuss with each state government. They will have to share the burden. We have said we will give money or extra do...   READ MORE   No banking tomorrow Bank staff to strike work on Aug 6-7 over pay rise 8/4/2009 11:24:08 PM Agencies New Delhi Aug 4: Employees of state-run banks have decided to go ahead with their proposed strike on Thursday and Friday following failure of talks with the Government over hike in wages and other demands. "Our talks were inconclusive but we are meeting again on Tuesday. If some positive results come after the talks, we will consider withdrawing the strike said N S Virk, vice president All India Bank Officers' Association (AIBOA). "But as of now the strike call stands as of now we are going ahead with the strike based on the notice we served July 21”, he said The Government had asked the unions, which claim membership of over a million staff, to hold talks with the Indian ...   READ MORE   Impersonator held at Airport 8/4/2009 11:23:42 PM Early times Report Jammu, Aug 4: An impersonator was today caught by a civilian from Jammu Airport and was handed over to the police in Satwari area on city outskirts for allegedly having lured people for job, sources here said. Police sources said that one Mohammad Sultan, impersonating as a professor, resident of Bandipora in Srinagar was nabbed by a civilian namely Shiekh Javed Nazir, at Jammu Airport this afternoon. One of the victim namely Nazir handed the above said impersonator over to the police alleging that he (Sultan) allured him of government job after collecting a hefty amount from him. ''According to the complainant, Sultan has fraudulently collected amount from many peo...   READ MORE   No public transport for administrative epicenter of capital city Encroachers stall public transport for Jammu DC office 8/4/2009 11:23:27 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, August 4, 2009: Due to incremental improvement in the road network in the city, commuting from one area to another has become somewhat easier. This has happened mainly because of now being three bridges on the river Tawi which almost bifurcates the city. Public transport in the form of matador service was available to most parts of the old city till almost 15 years ago. The matador service used to pass through Shalamar Road, City Chowk, Rajinder Bazaar, Shahidi Chowk, Residency Road and then moved towards Vivekanand Chowk. The residents of the most parts of the old city, particularly areas like Gujjar Nagar, Pir Mitha, Jain Bazaar, Peer Kho and Dalpatian Mohalla...   READ MORE   Forces capable to take on terror threats: Kapoor 8/4/2009 11:23:03 PM Agencies New Delhi: With intelligence agencies warning terrorist attacks on military installations in Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on Tuesday said security forces are "capable and confident" of taking on such threats. "Any infiltration or militants trying to target security forces, I think we are very capable and confident of taking on any such attacks," Kapoor said when asked about warnings of terror attacks on army installations in Jammu and Kashmir. On reports of change of tactics by militants in carrying out attacks on military targets, he said, "We are aware of change in tactics but we have also refined our procedures to respond to such tactics." After las...   READ MORE

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