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| Jammu records the hottest May day in 8 yrs? | | ?Mercury touches 45.5 deg C | | | ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: The mercury touched a record 45.5 degrees Celsius in Jammu on Tuesday, making it the city's hottest summer day in the last eight years.
The searing summer heat has continued to rise in Jammu with prevailing heat wave conditions expected to continue in days to come.
Weather officials warned that no respite from scorching summer could be expected from tomorrow onwards as mercury may witness further upward trend.
Dr MK Khushu, Chief Scientist Agrometeorology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu said, "The temperature would be either continue to remain same or may rise for further with heat wave conditions prevailing."
"The maximum temperature of Jammu was recorded at 45.5 degree Celsius which was hottest day of not only this summer season but also of past eight years. The maximum temperature was hovering around six deg C above normal. Earlier, Jammu had recorded 45.5 deg Celsius in 2002," the Chief Scientist said, adding that today minimum temperature was recorded at 23 degree Celsius.
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| Omar may drop 5 Ministers in Cabinet reshuffle in June | | Govt’s anti-corruption talk has no credibility without action against Ministers, senior officials | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, May 25: Getting disturbing reports from different corners with regard to indulgence of nearly a dozen of his Ministerial colleagues in corruption, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is likely to shed his complex of the ‘coalition constraints’ and reconstitute his Council of Ministers next month. Sources in top echelons of the state government are expecting Chief Minister to send a “tough and terse message” by way of dropping five of the “most corrupt” Ministers and removing some of the “most indispensable officials” in a major reshuffle of Police and Civil Administration. Chief Minister is said to have begun the exercise of reviewing the performance of his ministers a... | |
| | | | Jammu records the hottest May day in 8 yrs? | | Mercury touches 45.5 deg C | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: The mercury touched a record 45.5 degrees Celsius in Jammu on Tuesday, making it the city's hottest summer day in the last eight years.
The searing summer heat has continued to rise in Jammu with prevailing heat wave conditions expected to continue in days to come.
Weather officials warned that no respite from scorching summer could be expected from tomorrow onwards as mercury may witness further upward trend.
Dr MK Khushu, Chief Scientist Agrometeorology, Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) Jammu said, "The temperature would be either continue to remain same or may rise for further with heat w... | |
| | | | Summer Vacations for Jammu Schools from June 1 | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 25: The State Government today ordered that all educational institution including recognized private schools upto higher secondary level failing in the Summer Zone of Jammu Division shall observe 55 days summer vacations with effect from June 1, 2010 to July 25, 2010.
It has been ordered that five day summer vacations with effect from June 1, 2010 to July 5, 2010 shall be observed by the Educational Institution including private recognized institutions of winter zones falling in Jammu division.
Any default on the part of private school(s) in observance of the calendar of vacations shall attract action under the rules.
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| | | | Proposal to reorganise Horticulture Deptt put in cold storage? | | Govt claims on floor of Assembly prove false | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 24: Notwithstanding its enthusiasm and keenness on carving a niche for Horticulture products of J&K in the international market, the government, it seems, has shelved its ambitious proposal of expanding/reorganizing the Department, the only alternative which can rejuvenate the latter and make things result oriented.
It was during J&K Assembly Session 2009, the J&K Horticulture Department gave an assurance on the floor of the House regarding expansion/reorganization of Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department in reply to an un-starred query raised by MLA Doda Abdul Majid Wani.
"The Department accepted the plea put forth by the MLA... | |
| | | | Proposal to reorganise Horticulture Deptt put in cold storage? | | Govt claims on floor of Assembly prove false | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 24: Notwithstanding its enthusiasm and keenness on carving a niche for Horticulture products of J&K in the international market, the government, it seems, has shelved its ambitious proposal of expanding/reorganizing the Department, the only alternative which can rejuvenate the latter and make things result oriented.
It was during J&K Assembly Session 2009, the J&K Horticulture Department gave an assurance on the floor of the House regarding expansion/reorganization of Horticulture Planning and Marketing Department in reply to an un-starred query raised by MLA Doda Abdul Majid Wani.
"The Department accepted the plea put forth by the MLA... | |
| | | | Ceasefire violated on IB, BJF man hurt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: Two days after enemy guns echoed in KG sector of Poonch, ceasefire was today violated on the International Border (IB), with the Pak Rangers resorting to unprovoked fire in Bobiya area of Hiranagar in Kathua, resulting in injuries to a BSF headconstable.
A BSF spokesman said BSF personnel had laid an ambush near their Bobiya border outpost (BoP) when they came under heavy fire from the Pakistani side at about 5.45 am.
In the firing, headconstable Anchal Singh sustained injuries in the neck and on the thigh. He was admitted to hospital.
The spokesman said BSF personnel retaliated. The exchange of fire between the two sides last few minutes, he ad... | |
| | | | "I am not prime ministerial stuff" | | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
ET REPORT
JAMMU, May 24: "I am not a prime ministerial stuff," Manmohan Singh had told a select group of scribes in Jammu during the 2004 general elections. And, the way he was catagorical at the Sunday Press Meet in New Delhi that he was not going anywhere just yet, the memories of his 2004 press conference at Asia Hotel here got refreshed. He was not prime minister that time and had been camping here to campaign for his party candidates.
At the hotel here, he was flanked by Congress veteran Mangat Ram Sharma. During a question-answer session, when he was asked about his reaction in case he became prime minister, he had humbly stated in his typical low voice:"I am... | |
| | | | Crucial Census Exercise: Jammu needs to imitate Kashmir | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 24:It is pertinent to mention here that the Kashmiri leadership, ably backed by the bureaucracy and New Delhi, consistently took keen interest in all the census operations conducted in and after 1951 because it knew its significance and meaning. The story of its attitude, as also the attitude of the Kashmiri civil society, black-coated community of lawyers, students, teachers, bureaucrats, and even the Kashmiri-based media persons to the ongoing census operation in the Valley is no different. Each one of these sections is trying its level best to motivate the government employees to work with zeal during the ongoing census exercise. Besides, each one o... | |
| | | | Teachers are just pawns in some pvt institutions | | ?Many are forced to do menial jobs and household works of owners against their will | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 24: In several private educational institutions, educated jobless girls and boys are just pawns in the hands of their domineering chairmen, or principals.
Due to their mashrooming, these private organisations have a greater capacity to absorb the educated unemployed youth. But,in several of them, they are the most exploited individuals.
Due to the rising unemployment and their age too, circumstances compel them to work in these institutions. An Early Times survey completed last week in some B.Ed. colleges and private schools showed that the majority teachers in them were the most dispensable individuals.
Though they are engaged as teach... | |
| | | | Ban on banquet halls to continue for 3 months | | | | JAMMU: The high court today extended ban on eighty-five banquet halls in Jammu for another three months. A division bench of the court comprising Chief Justice Dr Aftab H Saikia and Justice Sunil Hali extended the ban in the `best interests of the general public'.
Pertinent to mention, the high court banned unauthorized banquet halls on May 22 last year. However, the court modified the order and allowed the banned halls to operate till December 31, 2009. After the said period the ban became operational yet again.
The court imposed restrictions on the banquet halls to ensure safety of the people and smooth movement of traffic around the halls. The Pollution Control Board was directed to e... | |
| | | | Students protest teacher shortage, blocks highway | | | | JAMMU: Students blocked Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district today in protest against shortage of teachers due to their deployment on census duty, police said.
Around 800 students of several high schools and higher secondary schools converged at Magarkot, about 155 km from here and blocked the highway, they said.
Raising anti-government slogans, the students demanded restoration of teachers in the schools.
The demonstration was later lifted following assurance of district authorities that their grievances would be taken up with the government.
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| | | | Fake PRC racket busted; councillor, 2 govt employees held | | | | JAMMU: A municipal councillor and two government employees were today arrested by Bishnah police for allegedly running a fake PRC (permanent resident certificate) racket.
180 fake PRCs, stamps of tehsildars of Bishnah, Jammu, RS Pura and Samba, SC category certificates and several other incriminating documents were recovered from them.
The accused were identified as Ward No 4, Bishnah, councillor Dev Raj, MES employee Mohammad Sadiq and Rashpal, an employee in the office of chief town planner, Jammu, of Kullian. Sadiq was at present putting up at MES quarters, Satwari.
Dev Raj worked as stamp vendor in the office of tehsildar, Bishnah.
Police sources said acting on a tip-off, police rou... | |
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