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| Non-tribals get jobs on fake ST certificates | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: After release of selection lists of some posts advertised by the Jammu and Kashmir Service Selection Board (JKSSB), social media is flooded with complaints that some non-tribals have managed to get jobs on fake Scheduled Tribe (ST) certificates.
Amid allegations that some non-tribals have managed to get jobs on fake certificates, the demand for reverifying all ST certificates issued by the government gained momentum to single out those who managed to get these certificates through fraudulent means.
Sources said that fake ST certificate was a big issue as some non-tribals have managed to get these certificates.
Important to mention here that on the direction of the Supreme Court, a committee was constituted to verify ST certificates issued to different tribes but recommendations of the panel were not implemented so far.
Many ST leaders have already asked the J&K administration to verify the documents of all employees recruited under the ST category.
They also sought action against the fake certificate rackets active in J&K and the constitu... | |
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| Farooq needs to forget Indo-Pak relations, focus on rebuilding NC | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: National Conference President and former J&K chief minister Dr Farooq Abdullah is trying his best to remain in news by stirring the Hornet’s nest.
From saying that holding talks with Pakistan is Centre’s discretion, then taking a U-turn and stating that terrorism cannot end without holding parleys with the neighbouring country, and then threatening that J&K can witness bombing, he has been saying it all.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said,... | |
| | | | COVID-19: Delhi reports first case of JN.1 | | | | NEW DELHI, Dec 27: Delhi has reported its first case of COVID-19 sub-variant JN.1, officials said on Wednesday.
Delhi has more than 35 active cases with nine fresh infections being reported on Wednesday, an official said, adding that a 28-year-old man, who had comorbidities, died, with Covid not being the primary reason.
“The man was not from Delhi and was referred to a private hospital recently. He had multiple comorbidities and the Covid finding was incidental. The sample of the man has been sent for genome sequencing and a report is awaited,” he added.
The official said multiple samples were sent for genome sequencing, and one of them tested positive for the JN.1 variant.
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| | | | Confident Army will wipe out terrorism: Rajnath Singh | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said he had full faith in the Indian Army that it will wipe out terrorism from Jammu and Kashmir, even as he urged the troops to not make any such ”mistakes” that may hurt the citizens of the country.
It is the responsibility of the troops to win the hearts of the people while performing their duty towards the security of the nation, said Singh, who arrived in Jammu and Kashmir earlier in the day to review the sec... | |
| | | | Meets families of 3 slain civilians, assures justice | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 27: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured justice to the families of three civilians who were found dead last week after being allegedly picked up by the Army following an ambush on two of Army vehicles in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district.
Singh, accompanied by Army chief General Manoj Pande and Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, reached Rajouri district this afternoon, where he met the families of the deceased and also visited the Government Medical College (GMC) to enquire about the health of four other “torture” victims.
Several District Development Council (DDC) members, former legislators and civil society members were also present at the meeti... | |
| | | | MHA bans Masarat Alam faction of J&K Muslim League | | | | New Delhi, Dec 27: A faction of Muslim League Jammu Kashmir, led by separatist leader Masarat Alam Bhat, was on Wednesday declared a banned organisation by the government under the stringent anti-terror law.
The ban comes as a response to the outfit’s involvement in anti-national and secessionist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, with the intent to create a reign of terror in the country, the Union Home Ministry said.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah, while announcing the ban under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, emphasised that the Modi government’s message is clear that those who act against the unity, sovereignty, and integrity of the nation will face the full wrath of the law an... | |
| | | | Security forces launch fresh searches along IB, LoC | | Poonch terror Attack | | | Early Times Report
Poonch/Jammu, Dec 27: Fresh searches were launched along the border with Pakistan in Samba and Poonch even as cordon and search operations continued for the seventh straight day on Wednesday to track the terrorists involved in last week’s ambush that killed four soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. “Security forces are continuing the cordon and search operation to track down the terrorists involved in the ambush on Army vehicles,” a senior official said. The operation includes sniffer dogs, surveillance equipment and aerial mechanisms. Additional forces have been deployed to plug seven infiltration routes amid area domination operations in the area.
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| | | | Municipality Prezs, VPs can’t self-stretch their tenures: HC | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 27: In a Significant judgment, Justice Rahul Bharti of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court holds that terms of President & VP of Municipalities from the date of first meeting.
This judgment has been passed in a petition filed four petitioners who are Presidents of the respective Municipal Committees/Councils in district Poonch and Rajouri are claiming that their respective terms of office are to be reckoned to have started from the dates their election as pre... | |
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