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BJP
Kisan Morcha staging a dharna in front of Deputy
Commissioners office at Jammu on Monday Excelsior/Ashok Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: The Kisan Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged demonstration at all district headquarters of Jammu Province in support of the demands of the farming community today....more Education system being
revamped Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU,
Dec 28:
Minister for School Education, Mr Mohammad Sharief Tariq
told EXCELSIOR here today that education infrastructure
would be revamped to manage the introduction of English
medium from first primary class in state, from the
ensuing academic session in March.....more Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU,
Dec 28: In
connection with the observance of ‘Homeland’
Day the Panun Kashmir observed a function here today.....more Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU,
Dec 28; The
State Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has lambasted the
National Conference (NC) Government for its delay in
accepting......more Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Mr Dharam Pal Sharma, former and a senior Congress leader has criticised the State Government for not holding Panchayat elections and instead postponing the same for obvious reasons.........more |
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Junior
doctors up in arms against GMC administration Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Alleging siphoning of stiphen funds of House Surgeons and Interns by the Government Medical College administration, junior doctors have threatened to launch an agitation to highlight their grievances..........more
Junior doctors addressing a press conference here on Monday. Excelsior/Ashok Harbans Singh’s appointment as NC provincial chief hailed Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28; The Exservicemen Cell of the J&K National Conference (NC) held an impressive function here today, to felicitate Mr Harbans Singh on his appointment as Provincial president of the Party.....more Function held to boost morale of ex-policemen Excelsior Correspondent LEH, Dec. 28: In order to boost the morale of the retired police personnel and widows of policemen, a function was organised in their honour, by the Leh police today in the office complex of SP Leh.....more Center, NC Govt ‘discriminating’ with surrendered militants:Javed Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Mr Javed Hussain Shah, MLC, raised apprehension that ISI would escalate its activities in the Valley, if the Government continues, with what he alleged its ‘discriminatory’ policies towards pro-India militants......more Village Forest Camps being set up Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec. 28: The Government have decided to
constitute Village Forest Committees in territorial
forest divisions of the State for the protection and
management of forests on the pattern of Social Forestry
Project. The incentives available.......more |
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Education
system being revamped Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: Minister for School Education, Mr Mohammad Sharief Tariq told EXCELSIOR here today that education infrastructure would be revamped to manage the introduction of English medium from first primary class in state, from the ensuing academic session in March. Stressing the need for imparting elementary education, Mr Tariq disclosed that a policy decision had been taken to enroll students in schools at the age of 4 years, thus lowering the age by two years. This will lead to enhancement in enrollment and create an environment for learning at the infancy stage. The starting of three languages including teaching of English at primary level, lowering the age-limit for admissions and provision of staff are aimed at achieving the cherished goal of universalising elementary education in Jammu and Kashmir, he asserted. The Minister said that the education system, which was severely damaged during the militancy, has almost been put back on the rails. A total of nearly 800 educational institutions destroyed by militants had been re-built or repaired making them functional. Listing out his main achievement, Mr Tariq claimed that hundreds of senior educations administrators like principals, headmasters, Chief Education Officers, Zonal Education Officers and even lecturers had been regularised by the Farooq Government. This has capped to a large extent the adhocism in the Education department. "Such cases were pending for the past many years and the teaching community at various levels was suffering. So, Cabinet cleared the decision to regularise them as a one - time exception after my persuasion", he maintained. Another major decision is that Master grade posts will be only filled through promotion thus opening more avenues for the teachers, already working in the Education department. Dwelling on examination reforms, he said, "to curb the copying menace, I personally visited the examination centres alongwith visiting squads. Stern actions was also taken against those found guilty of indulging in mal-practices". Answering a question about the controversial aspect of transfers, the Minister said a concrete and comprehensive transfer policy is being evolved. He pointed out that quite a number of principals, headmaster and others working in the far-flung areas, have been pulled out from hard stations in far-flung and backward areas. Gradually transfers will be affected in a rational and practical way. "It is also proposed to constitute Educational Council comprising eminent educationists to review the overall educational sector in the state", he continued. Asked about the reports in a section of press about his interference in the administration, the first National Conference Minister from Rajouri district reacted "such attempts are politically motivated and virtually baseless". He pointed out that his son, who was trained in electronic engineering with 60 per cent marks has not been selected for the last 4 years. Not only this his other sons, one civil engineering degree holder and other B Sc Agriculture and even daughter-in-law with M.B.A. have not got Government jobs. Mr Tariq, who has earlier served in several capacities including Chairman, Jammu Central Co-operative Bank and Khadi and Village Industry Board, Minister of State for Forests as also secretary of Provincial National Conference party for 12 years, said, "as a grassroots worker, he was committed to the welfare of the people". "In the spirit of freedom struggle and assertion of Sher-i-Kashmir, `Sardari Awam ka Haq Hai’ (People are supreme in a democratic dispensation)", he emphasised, adding"this has to be accepted by all including bureaucracy". He opined that the elected public representatives lay down the policy framework and subsequently, the concerned Minister ought to get them effectively implemented in the public interest. Both of them are accountably to the Legislative Assembly and thus to the masses. Castigating the critics of the Government, Mr Tariq said that after crossing the river of ‘Aag Aur Khoon’, the Dr Farooq Abdullah Government had assumed the reins of power in the state. The State Government is committed to for total normalcy and all-round development in the state. "Some tangible achievements are there but much more remains to be done in the years to come", he emphasised. |
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PK organises function to observe‘Homeland day’ Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: In connection with the observance of ‘Homeland’ Day the Panun Kashmir observed a function here today. According to a handout the function started with a musical presentation by prominent radio cum T V artist Mr Vijay Malla and Neeraj Verma. Among the prominent speakers include Dr Ajay Chrungoo, chairman Political Affairs Committee Panun Kashmir, Dr M K Teng and Prof M L Koul. Besides them representatives of displaced traders and employees also expressed their views. The speakers condemned the efforts of the Government to paint a rosy picture of the situation in the state. Dr M K Teng while commenting on the issue opined that terrorism in the state had evolved from its "initial euphoric" to a more "technical form’s. He maintained that if the same is not contained, unleashing of a full-scale‘ subversive war’ is imminent in the state. He cautioned the community against the soft pedaling of the fundamental issues confronting them as well as the nation. He said such attempts will only undermine the resistance against the separatist politics with a fatal consequences for the nation. Dr Ajay Chrungoo while addressing the gathering said creation of Homeland on the North and East of River Jehlum with a union territory status has become more imperative as never before not only in the context of reversing the genocide inflected on Kashmiri Hindus but more so for consideration of social resistance against the fundamentalist separatist politics in the state. He said the politics of Indian state has only undermined this social resistance leading to serious destabilisation of Northern frontiers of India and consequent weakening of the internal support structure of its defense . A resolution was also passed which demanded delinking of addressal of deprivation of Kashmiri Pandits with their return to Valley, a national debate on the scope of Panun Kashmir concept as a solution to the perpetual insecurity of Kashmiri Pandits as well as a solution to Kashmir crisis and a comprehensive national policy for dealing with internal subversion in the state and fundamentalisation and communalisation of social mileu in the state. |
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BJP Kisan Morcha stages dharna Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Dec 28: The Kisan Morcha of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) staged demonstration at all district headquarters of Jammu Province in support of the demands of the farming community today. Resolutions highlighting the various demands of the farmers were submitted to respective deputy commissioners also. The biggest demonstration was held at D C office here under the chairmanship of Messrs Daya Ram and Kalidas Sharma, district presidents of Kisan Morcha. Others who participated in the dharna include Prof Chaman Lal Gupta and Mr Vaid Vishnu Dutt MPs, Messrs Daya Krishan Kotwal, state president BJP, Sohan Lal Sharma, president, Subash Chander Dasgotra, general secretary, Ch Puran Singh vice president, Arvind Sharma, secretary Kisan Morcha. At Rajouri the dharna was led by Messrs Kuldeep Raj Gupta, vice president while at Kathua it was led by Th Ranjit Singh and Prem Lal MLA, Hiranagar. The dharna at Udhampur was staged under the leadership of Lala Shiv Charan Gupta, MLA and Joginder Singh, secretary. At Doda the protest was led by Mr Balwant Singh Parihar. The speakers stressed upon the State Government to fulfill the demands of the farmers and other villagers within two months time. They warned that BJP will launch an agitation in case the demands were not solved in the stipulated time. The memorandum submitted to Government demands that the agriculture be given the status of industry, introduction of crop insurance scheme, providing of credit card to every farmers family, the farmers be kept away from the menace of litigation and court proceedings in the repayment of loan amounts, proper distribution of fertilisers and crops for both Rabi and Kharif seasons, recruitment for the class three and class fourth posts be made at block levels and reservation for the children of farmers in Government services, educational and professional institutions. It also demanded that K Oil depots be opened at Patwar level and quota for LPG be fixed for villages, compensation for farmers who have suffered losses, security to the inhabitants at border areas, citizenship be given to refugees of 1947 from Pakistan, investigation in the embezzlement of funds earmarked for Ranjan Lift Irrigation Canal, ownership rights of land be given to local allottees and withdrawal of orders of hike in power tariff. |
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