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Addl CEO's wife engaged on deputation gets increment in six months Nepotism at SMVDU 9/16/2013 11:40:29 PM Avinash Azad Jammu, Sept 16: Throwing the rule book into dustbin, the administration of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University engaged wife of a senior executive of Shrine Board on deputation basis, but within six months her monthly salary was enhanced by administration. Documents in the possession of Early Times revealed that Roop Avtar Kaur an (IFS) who is wife of Additional Chief Executive Officer of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB), Mandeep Bhandari, had joined the SMVDU as Registrar on deputation basis on August 17, 2009. "When she had joined the University, her monthly basic pay was fixed Rs 31,680, interestingly within five months of her service, her salary was enhanced, and she was placed in pay band of Rs 37,000-67,000 with grade pay of Rs 10,000", the documents reveal. Information seeker, Udhay Chand, who had sought information from SMVDU, Katra under RTI act 2009 and shared information with ET, claimed that the Registrar had been drawing the pay RS 31,680 (Basic Pay Fixed) for six months from the date of her joining. "But on February 1, 2010 she made a represe...   READ MORE

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Congress speaks in different languages Shopian killings aftermath 9/16/2013 11:37:55 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 16: Advisor to former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and former Additional Advocate General Monday castigated the Congress Minister and CRPF for misleading the people over Shopian killings. Advocate Manzoor Ahmed told that a Congress Minister before the completion of the probe into the killings has claimed that one of the youth was a militant. "His statement is aimed to hamper and sabotage the ongoing probe that is taking place into the gruesome incident," he said. When Director General of Police is on record to have said that he is in touch with his Bihar counterpart to ascertain and establish the identity of the fourth youth killed in CRPF firing at ...   READ MORE   Modi likely to revoke expulsion of 7 BJP MLAs 9/16/2013 11:37:43 PM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 16: BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narinder Modi is likely to undo the decision of LK Advani of expelling seven party MLAs on charges of anti-party activities. Advani, just after the MLAs were expelled on charges of cross voting in MLC elections about two-year back, had said while addressing rally at Gandhi Nagar that even in early years of party it had expelled its MLAs in Rajasthan despite the fact that party was in its formative years. Advani had said that party always put premium on the discipline and it is for this reason that it expelled the MLAs. But now with Modi made Prime Ministerial candidate, he is likely to reverse the decision to keep his ...   READ MORE   As normal life returns to Kashmir, Shopian continues to remain under curfew 9/16/2013 11:37:34 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Sept 16: Normal life continues to remain paralyzed in the South Kashmir district of Shopian as the curfew imposed by the authorities on September 7 continued for the 10th day today. People in this district have been caged due to the imposition of curfew and enforcement of strict restrictions. In the meantime authorities lifted curfew from other South Kashmir areas like Pulwama, Kulgam, Redwani, Khudwani and Kakapora in the morning today. Normal life returned to these areas and people came out to discharge their daily chores of life. No reports of stone pelting have come from any place of South Kashmir or any part of Kashmir valley. Residents of Shopian have vo...   READ MORE   Fate of Kashmiri Hindu Shrines Bill uncertain 9/16/2013 11:37:03 PM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 16: With some politicians and Legislators expressing their reservations on Kashmiri Hindu Shrines and Temples Bill lying with Select Committee at present, its fate seems uncertain. According to highly placed sources the chances for the passage of the Bill during the Autumn Session at Srinagar have become remote as the coalition members lack unanimity on the issue. While the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is on record to say in the recently held Apex Committee meeting at Srinagar in Kashmir valley that his Party was willing to facilitate passage of Shrines and Temples Bill provided the Congress extends support to it in the Assembly. Not only this, Abdullah h...   READ MORE   Taj's statement on Shopian killings ridiculed Accused of creating trouble in Curfew hit district 9/16/2013 11:36:57 PM Javaid Naikoo Srinagar, Sept 16: The recent statement of senior Congress leader and Minister for Medical Education, Youth Services and Sports, Taj Mohi-ud-Din on the recent Shopian killings has evoked severe reaction from various quarters. National Conference (NC) leader Dr Mustafa Kamaal and CPI(M) leader Tarigami have accused him of going against the findings of the police and the magisterial probe ordered by his own Government. Taking serious note of the statement, Kamaal and Tarigami said that by making such baseless and irresponsible statements at a time when Shopian is boiling and people are suffering because of strict curfew, Taj wants to create trouble. "Besides he doubts the pr...   READ MORE   Will BJP be able to convert sentiment into victory prospects? Modi euphoria catches up in J&K too….. 9/16/2013 11:36:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Sept 16: Modi fever post his elevation on September 1 3 is fast catching up in entire nation across the political spectrum no matter with varying degrees. J&K unit of BJP is also upbeat and enthralled at this move of the central leadership. But the moot question remains will the J&K leadership be able to sustain this fever and convert this wave into victory prospects..? A look at the present status and style of functioning and unabated infighting suggests the answer in negative . A deep anatomy of the electoral prospects even after Modi elevation only suggests that this stalwart may work wonders for the party in rest of India but here in J&K it is not ...   READ MORE   Omar's 'sermon' to youth on joining politics hollow Politics most alluring fields for easy money, speedy 'growth'…..! 9/16/2013 11:36:26 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Sept 16: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was seen today in a preacher mode- delivering sermons to youngsters and advising them not to get allured to politics at an early age, in fact not jumping into this fray and field before completion of their studies. In a bid to clear self contradiction on this sermon, Omar contended that some politicians may have the political aim of obtaining power but his politics revolves round the 'public service'. This however is sure to fall flat. So far so good. There is no harm in taking good advise for any fraternity from any quarter. But this one sounds ironical in many ways. First, Omar himself joined the bandawagon of ...   READ MORE   Will elections reunite Sheikh, Shah families? 9/16/2013 11:36:34 PM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 16: Even as the Assembly elections are fast approaching, the Sheikh and Shah families continue to stay divided notwithstanding the efforts put in by various actors including National Conference Additional general secretary, Dr Mustafa Kamaal. In June this year, Kamaal predicted reunion of the two families. But it seems the two families are not ready to bury the hatchet, at least not for the time being. Curiously the families were supposed to take a final decision on the re-union by December 2012. The families split in 1984 when former Chief Minister and founder of Awami National Conference (ANC), Ghulam Mohammad Shah assumed office of the Chief Minister o...   READ MORE   Government to take up matter with MHRD PM's Special Scholarship Scheme for JK 9/16/2013 11:37:26 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Sept 16: The J&K Government has finally awakened to listen to the grievances of around 2000 students who have been denied scholarships under Prime Minister Special Scholarship Scheme for J&K (PMSSS). The Higher Education Department of J&K Government has asked the students who have been denied scholarships during the last academic year (2012 -13) to submit their grievances / furnish the details before the Higher Education department so that J&K Government takes up this matter with Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The Ministry of HRD provided scholarships to around 3000 students out of 5000 sch...   READ MORE   SSRB undecided over Distance Education Degrees High level committee constituted to verify certificates: DyCM 9/16/2013 11:37:14 PM Bashir Assad Srinagar, Sept 16: Notwithstanding the constitution of a high-level committee by the Government to decide on certificates and degrees obtained by students from private colleges and deemed universities outside the state through distance mode of education, State Service Selection Board is yet to clear its stand on the issue. Though the Government had made a statement on the floor of the house earlier this year that Service Selection Recruitment Board was presently considering the degrees obtained through distance mode from IGNOU, Maulana Azad National Urdu University and Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Courses (DOEACC) for appointment to Government ...   READ MORE   Govt contemplating to carry out crackdown on power looms, seize them Move welcomed by Pashmina weavers, spinners 9/16/2013 11:24:26 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Sep 16: The state government is contemplating to carry out crackdown against power looms operating in the Kashmir valley more so in some of areas of downtown Srinagar. It is quite likely that these power looms would be seized in order to provide relief to the Pashmina weavers and spinners. Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah has already issued a warning to the owners of power looms and asked them to desist from defaming the original Pashmina products of Kashmir. The action has been taken following consistent pleas from Pashmina weavers and spinners that their livelihood has been snatched following introduction of power looms. Sources told Early Ti...   READ MORE   Stringent Curfew rubbing salt in Shopian wounds: Mehbooba "Taj more loyal than the king" 9/16/2013 11:17:41 PM Early Times Report jammu, Sept 16: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has accused coalition government of trying to hush up recent Sopore killings by imposing strict uninterrupted curfew and regretted that even an FIR has not been filed in the case in alleged CRPF firing so far. Terming the Medical Education Minister's statement about Shopian killings as part of the standard response of the state government to every atrocity committed by it, the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Monday said the government has not been able to take even the initial mandatory steps for investigating the matter. Mehbooba said Taj Mohi-u-Din's statement is not the first of its kind to subvert the probe into an atro...   READ MORE   Another attack at Lone's cavalcade 'I will win Sonawari despite their stone pelting' 9/16/2013 11:17:25 PM Early Times Report HAJIN, Sept 16: The cavalcade of Minister for Higher Education came under attack when scores of youth from Markundal area of North Kashmir's Sumbal Sonawari resorted to heavy stone pelting. This was the fourth attack on the Minister, Muhammad Akbar Lone since the past one month. "Let them resort to attacks. Time will decide who would bag the Sonawari Assembly seat," Lone said. Eyewitnesses said that Minister for Higher Education Muhammad Akbar Lone was on a visit to Markundal area when scores of youth pelted stones on him, forcing him to leave the place without attending workers' meet. Reports said that the cavalcade of the Minister was attacked from all the sides. "...   READ MORE   SC asks UOI to file reply in two weeks Return of J&K terrorists via Nepal 9/16/2013 11:17:07 PM early times report Jammu, Sept 16: In a petition filed against return of former militants from Pak occupied Kashmir via Nepal under state government's rehabilitation policy, Division Bench of the Supreme Court comprising JJ Justice K.S. Radhakrishnan and Justice A.K. Sikri allowed Union of India to file its counter in case of writ petition filed by J&K National Panthers Party challenging the Surrender & Rehabilitation Policy of J&K Govt. which allows the terrorists/militants to return to J&K. The Return & Rehabilitation Policy was reworked by Omar Abdullah's government opening all routes for the Pakistan-based militants/terrorists to return to J&K through land and air routes. It has ...   READ MORE   SC scolds J&K for failure to file fresh affidavit Discrimination in compensation in Kishtwar riots 9/16/2013 11:16:53 PM Jammu, Sept 16: Facing censure for discriminating between the victims of the Kishtwar violence with regards to disbursement of relief, State government today invited sharp criticism from the Apex Court. Division Bench of the Supreme Court of India headed by Chief Justice of India, Justice P. Sathasivam with Justice Mrs. Ranjana Prakash Desai today described it as unfortunate that the Chief Secretary of J&K has not filed fresh affidavit as per direction of the Supreme Court in Kishtwar riot case. The J&K government Sr. Advocate Gaurav Pachnanda when tried to defend J&K, the Supreme Court snubbed him saying that he better advice the government of J&K to follow the rules and the directions of...   READ MORE

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