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Over 1,600 overground workers active in J&K – Police

September 10, 2015 Editor

The Jammu and Kashmir Police have prepared a list of active overground workers of various militant outfits in the state, facilitating militants in one or the other way. A police report said more than 1,600 overground workers were active in the state and some of them have been booked in criminal cases. A majority of them have got scot-free but the Police Department and other intelligence agencies are keeping a close eye on their activities. Though the number of militants has come down in the state, the higher number of…

1851 post for Jammu, 1251 posts for Kashmir

September 10, 2015 Editor

JKSSB issues notification for 3000 jobs The Jammu region has once again managed to bag a lions share in the recently issued job notifications by the Government. This despite the fact the both the population as well as unemployment are higher in Kashmir than Jammu. The Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB) recently advertised two notifications in local dallies on August 10 and September 3 this year, inviting application forms for the various posts in different departments under notice numbers 04 of 2015 and 06 of 2015. The posts…

Mufti calls for greater public-private partnership to overcome unemployment

September 10, 2015 Editor

Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today handed over placement orders to 300 ITI trained youth at a mega job festival held at the Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Center (SKICC) here. With unemployment emerging as the biggest challenge for the government, the Chief Minister stressed the need for public-private partnership to overcome the problem. Admitting that unemployment was the biggest challenge, Mufti said the problem could only be addressed by way of greater public-private partnership. He also called for concerted efforts to bridge the gulf between skills and jobs. “There is a…

JK Government Fiddles on Floods, No Action Only Celebration

September 9, 2015 Editor

The Government and some civil society organisations planned to celebrate last year’s destructive floods in Jammu and Kashmir reported to be the worst in a century. It was given out that the celebrations were to honour the peoples’ determination and resolve to survive the worst disaster in the state’s recent history. But were seen as diversionary tactics to shift attention from the questions that need to be answered, and the action that is required urgently on the ground. The first that still remains unanswered a year later is why did…

Deliver or Quit: Farooq tells Mufti

September 9, 2015 Editor

Omar says Mufti sabotaged Indo-Pak NSA talks National Conference (NC) President and three-time chief minister, Farooq Abdullah Tuesday asked Chief Minister Mufti Muhammad Sayeed to deliver proper compensation to the flood victims or quit office. Speaking to NC workers at the mausoleum of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah on his 33rd death anniversary, Farooq said Mufti had no business being in power if he could not deliver as a CM and provide compensation to last year’s flood victims. “I don’t have any personal problems with Mufti but if he formed a government,…

Ganai goes on protest leave after Sharma’s appointment as CS

September 9, 2015 Editor

Kumar not to move court, to submit papers for VRS Miffed over government decision to appoint his junior, B R Sharma as chief secretary, Financial Commissioner (FC) Industries, Khurshid Ganai, Tuesday went on a “ protest leave’’ till October 31, when he retires. A top government official said Ganai applied for the “preparatory leave’’ before his retirement with the General Administration Department (GAD). “Under the service rules, officers can take six month leave ahead of their retirement and Ganai has availed the leave,” he said. The official said both Ganai…

Modi wants to dictate terms for Indo-Pak dialogue: Aziz

September 9, 2015 Editor

In provocative remarks on the eve of Indo-Pak security talks, Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Sartaj Aziz on Tuesday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to dictate terms for dialogue with Islamabad which will never accept any parleys without Kashmir being on the agenda. “Narendra Modi contested elections on an anti-Pakistan platform and now wants to dictate terms for the dialogue with Pakistan but we will never accept this and we have already conveyed it to New Delhi,” Aziz was quoted as saying by Dawn News. He also asserted that a…

DyCM orders for speeding up schemes in power sector

September 9, 2015 Editor

The Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh has asked the officers to speed up various schemes undertaken by the Government for augmentation of the electric infrastructure in the State so that the people get benefitted by these. The Deputy Chief Minister was addressing officers during a review meeting convened to discuss the implementation of Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyut Karan scheme (RGGVY). The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary to the Chief Minister, B.B Vyas, Principal Secretary PDD, Sandeep Naik, Commissioner Secretary Finance, Navin K Choudhary, Director General Budget, Mohammad Isak…

PDP-BJP trying to break religious bonding of J&K: NC

September 9, 2015 Editor

The opposition National Conference (NC) on Tuesday accused the ruling PDP-BJP coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir of trying to break the religious and regional bonding in the state. “The PDP-BJP government is trying to break the religious and regional bonding in Jammu and Kashmir. We won’t allow the divisive agenda to submerge peoples’ yearning for peace, togetherness, cohesiveness and single entity of the State”, the party’s Provincial President Devender Singh Rana said. Rana cautioned the people against machinations of divisive elements who were hell-bent on to create gap between various…

Two SPOs flee with weapons from Doda

September 9, 2015 Editor

A massive manhunt was launched on Tuesday to trace two former militants-turned-special police officers (SPOs) who deserted duties and fled with their service weapons in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district. According to police, the two former Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants had been engaged as SPOs after they surrendered. On Tuesday, they deserted duties and fled with their service weapons. “An SPO identified as Riaz Ahmed, son of Abdul Rashid resident of Marmat (Doda) former LeT militant, who had surrendered in 1999, deserted duties and fled with one AK-47 rifle and three…