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| “Mysterious” post-graduate degrees of promoted teachers to be reverified | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: Although Crime Branch has produced a chargesheet against eight teachers for producing fake degrees to get higher status in physical education department, Education Department has already started a process to reverify degrees produced by teachers to get promotions.
Highly placed sources said that a large number of teachers have produced Post Graduate degrees to get promotions. These degrees were procured by these teachers from some mysterious universities.
“Post Graduate degrees procured by teachers through correspondence from some unknown degrees would be reverified to check authenticity”, sources said.
Sources said that hundreds of teachers have produced post-graduate degrees to get promotions as lecturers. These teachers were promoted on the basis of the degrees procured by them through correspondence mode.
As reported earlier, the Crime Branch has filed chargesheet against nine persons including one agent for producing fake degrees in the Education Department to higher grades.
These teachers have been chargesheeted by the Economic Off... | |
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| Casual laborer dies ‘lesser martyr’ for J&K Babus | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 21: A casual laborer working as contractual guard of the Forest Department who was killed in a terror attack in south Kashmir recently died a “lesser martyr” as the senior officials, didn’t even express condolences than to talk of announcing relief for the bereaved kin.
Imran Yousaf Wani succumbed to injuries after terrorists fired at a forest check post in Pulwama. The bereaved family said he was the lone bread earner of the family and that the kin should be given a government job. The administration, however, looks silent.
On July 19, two forest guards were wounded in the terrorist attack in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, following which o... | |
| | | | Apart from narcotics, terrorists smuggle timber also | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: The attack on a team of Forest Department employees engaged in checking timber smuggling is a clear indication that not only involved in smuggling narcotics terror groups are also involved in timber smuggling.
Although senior police officers have started an investigation in this case, it is believed that terrorists attacked the team of the Forest Department to terrorize them to allow timber smuggling.
Initial reports said that some terror groups are involved in smuggling timber from the forest areas of Kashmir Valley.
It was only Forest Department received information about the illegal falling of trees and smuggling of timbers that a team was dep... | |
| | | | Terrorist Yasin Malik comes to Supreme Court in person, Centre raises concern | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, July 21: The Supreme Court on Friday was shocked to see Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) commander, Yasin Malik, ready to appear before it as it noted that there was no such order passed by the top court asking him to appear in person.
The Central government also expressed concern over the physical appearance of Yasin Malik, in the Supreme Court.
Yasin Malik, who is serving life sentence in Tihar Jail after being convicted in a terror funding case, was to be presented before the top court for a hearing on a CBI plea against Jammu court order.
Appearing for Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, apprised the court that there was no order passed by the to... | |
| | | | Technology has become core driver of employment: PM Modi | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, July 21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said there is a need to skill the workforce in the use of advanced technologies and processes. Addressing the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting at Indore via video link, he also said that globally, mobile workforce is going to be a reality.
In this era of the fourth industrial revolution, technology has become the core driver of employment and will remain so, Modi said. “We all need to skill our workforce in the use of advanced technologies and processes. Skilling, re-skilling and upskilling are the mantras for the future workforce. In India, our Skill India Mission is a campaign to connect with this realit... | |
| | | | Vaishno Devi Yatra suspended on landslide hit new track | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 21: The yatra on the new track of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi was suspended on Friday due to a landslide in Katra town of Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
The yatra, however, continues on the old traditional track.
“Landslides triggered on the new track at Himkoti during the wee hours,” the Shrine Boad official said.
He stated that the new track was closed due to a landslide, and the yatra has been suspended but is smoothly progressing on the traditional route.
The battery car service has also been suspended, he said, adding that the men are on the job to clear the track.
Around 20,000 to 25,000 pilgrims visit the cave shrine per day.
In the first si... | |
| | | | Judges must not use protocol facilities: CJI Chandrachud | | | |
Agencies
New Delhi, July 21: Protocol facilities made available to judges should not be used in a manner which causes inconvenience to others or brings public criticism to the judiciary, Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud has said in a letter to the chief justices of all the high courts.
The CJI in his letter expressed displeasure over a recent incident in which a judge of the Allahabad High Court sought explanation from railway authorities for "not meeting his requirements" during a train journey.
"A Judge of the High Court does not possess disciplinary jurisdiction over railway personnel. Hence, there was no occasion for an officer of the High Court to call for an explanation from the... | |
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