Mehbooba directs fast-pacing recruitments, devising annual calendar

Jammu

Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has impressed upon the recruiting agencies like Public Service Commission (PSC) and Subordinate Services Recruitment Board (SSRB) to speed up recruitment process in the State even as she asked the Departments to update the vacancy positions and clear the backlog of class IV recruitments.

Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti

The official spokesman in a statement said Chief Minister advised the PSC and SSRB to devise a yearly calendar of recruitments to save time and make the selected candidates available to the Government in time. She specifically asked for pacing up of selections in School Education, Higher Education and Health & Medical Education Departments in view of the demand on the ground.

The spokesman added that Mehbooba Mufti also directed speeding up the process of DPCs so that more vacancies are cleared down below for the appointment. She also directed fast tracking of the recruitment process of class IV vacancies which have crossed five thousand. She specifically directed the Departments to project their vacancy positions for the current year, refer these to recruiting agencies so that selections are made in time. She also asked the concerned Departments and recruiting agencies to follow the court cases rigorously.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister reviewed Department wise status of selections made, vacant positions and under process selections by the SSRB and the PSC.

The meeting was informed that 3290 selections were made by the PSC during the last three years, including 2095 during last year which also includes 510 selections ever since she held such a review meeting on November 22 last. Of the pending 2191 vacancies with the Commission, advertisement process for 1104 is on and soon selections in respect of 700 vacancies would be made, the meeting was informed. The meeting was informed that of the 88 cases of DPC received during last three years, 57 have been cleared and 31 are in various stages of clearance.

As for the SSRB, the Chief Minister was informed that 19, 583 selections were made during the last three years and current selection process in respect of 9447 vacancies is on.

As for the Departmental Promotion Committees, 28733 cases have been cleared in various Departments while as 3254 such cases are in various stages of completion, the meeting was informed. Also, more than five thousand vacancies for class IV vacancies are yet to be filled, the meeting was informed.

During the meeting, the Chief Minister was informed about the action taken on many of her directions during her last review meeting.

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Traders Federation of Islamabad protest, demand justice for Asifa, condemns Syria genocide

Srinagar

Traders Federation of Islamabad district on Monday held a protest rally in Lal Chowk, Islamabad under the banner of All Traders and Manufacturers Association against the rape and murder of 8-year-old girl Asifa, a resident of Hiranagar area of Kathua district.

Islamabad residents protest in solidarity with Kathua’s Aasifa, KL photo by Shah Hilal

A massive gathering of men, women and children assembled at Lalchowk point of Islamabad holding placards some of which were read “Justice for Asifa, Justice for Syria, Stop killing innocent people in Syria, justice delayed is justice denied, hang Deepak Khajuriya in public.”

The residents also demanded the capital punishment for the culprit and raised slogans against the Hindu Ekta Manch, who took out a rally in support of murder and rape accused Deepak Khajuriya in Kathua district earlier this month.

“Government is unnecessarily delaying justice for the eight-year-old innocent who was raped and then murdered brutally, the propose of the gathering here is that accused should be hanged immediately”, a protester, Mohammad Yousuf. Adding that the instead of Jammu trials should be held in Kashmir.

Meanwhile, the protesters expressed their support for Syria and raised slogans against the Asad’s regime.”Hundreds of people are being killed and thousands of people are wounded in hysterical attacks in Syria. This is condemnable and we stand with the oppressed people in Syria,” another protestor said.

Earlier on last month, residents of the Islamabad braving the winters evening cold held an hour-long candlelight vigil in solidarity with the Pakistans seven-year-old rape victim Zainab Ansari, who body was recovered from a garbage in Kasur, Pakistan last week, four days after she was reported missing.

The girl, Zainab Ansari, disappeared last week while going to a nearby home for Quranic studies and her body was found in a waste-yard after four days in her native place Kasur area of Pakistan.

(Farzana Nisar has contributed to this story)

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Mehbooba e-inaugurates Centre for Women Entrepreneurship in Srinagar

Srinagar

In a significant step to boost women entrepreneurship in the State, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti on Monday inaugurated the Centre for Women Entrepreneurship (CWE) in Press Enclave, Srinagar.

The spokesman said Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Asiea Naqash, Commissioner/Secretary Industries & Commerce Department, Shailendra Kumar and Director JKEDI, Dr M I Parray were present on the occasion.

The setting up of a dedicated centre for women entrepreneurship is in concurrence with the commitment made by the Chief Minister earlier that there should be separate centres for women entrepreneurship both in Jammu and Srinagar. In Jammu, the centre is already functioning after it was inaugurated by the Minister for Industries & Commerce, Chander Parkash Ganga in May last year at Jammu Haat. The CWE Srinagar shall function as one of the program verticals of Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) and provide a conducive environment to the women entrepreneurs.

Chief Minister after e-inaugurating the CWE Srinagar said entrepreneurship amongst women, improves the wealth of the nation in general and of the family in particular. “Women today are more willing to take up activities that were once considered the domain of men, and have proved that they are second to none with respect to contribution to the growth of economy,” she said adding, the centre shall, from a broader perspective, significantly contribute towards women empowerment and financial independence of women in the state of Jammu & Kashmir.

The Chief Minister assured all possible support to the prospective women entrepreneurs and said they (women entrepreneurs) will be given priority for establishing business units in the state so that they would contribute to the development of Jammu and Kashmir.

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BJP ministers humiliate Kashmiri officers, alleges Er Rasheed

Srinagar

Independent lawmaker and MLA Langate Er Rasheed on Monday expressed a deep concern over the reports that secretary level Kashmiri officers are being humiliated by BJP Ministers and have been conveyed that no BJP minister is willing to take them as administrative secretaries in their ministries.

Er Rasheed said that the behaviour of BJP Ministers is a shameful, unacceptable and grave violation of the constitution. There can be nothing disastrous than the reports that IAS officers having Kashmiri origin have threatened mass resignation.

“The intentions of BJP Ministers are an attempt to divide the state and the bureaucracy on communal lines. It may end up even in the worst situation. People have a right to know that what forced BJP to the extent that they are not ready to tolerate even Kashmiris in the civil secretariat. Not only Kashmiri officers but a competent and dynamic honest officer like Basant Rath is facing the heat for trying to improve the system and discharge his duties to the satisfaction of common masses. Instead of appreciating him he is being subjected to humiliation and unnecessary sermons just for the reason he wants an end to VVIP culture and improves the traffic system,” The spokesman quoting Er Rasheed said.

Rasheed appealed the Mehbooba Mufti to break the alliance and said that if she can be blackmailed by BJP Ministers to the extent where Kashmiri officers would not find it possible to perform their professional duties, then she has no right to be in power and still claim PDP to be a regional party.

Expressing his displeasure over allegations and counter-allegations between NC and PDP, over charges of corruption, nepotism and back door entries, Rasheed has alleged that both the parties have a complete patronage and blessings of New Delhi to loot and shoot Kashmiris.

The spokesman quoted the Er Rasheed saying “be it a case of appointing Sartaj Madni’s son or Pirzada Mansoor’s daughter, NC’s allegations and questions carry a lot of weight but unfortunately, these truthful sermons mean nothing when they come from the mouths of those who have done worst to Kashmiris in their regime. An honest investigation will reveal that almost every ex and serving minister and legislator has one way or the other misused his authority and making backdoor entries for prestigious posts is just tip of an iceberg, what they have been doing.”

Rasheed dared Omer Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti to agree for setting up an independent enquiry to find out how many Uroot Madni’s have made it during past 20 years. However, Rasheed said that Omer Abdullah’s nepotism, corruption and other deeds cannot be a reason to justify what Mehbooba Mufti is doing today.

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DHSK to start GoI initiative First Responder Course

Srinagar

Directorate of Health Services, Kashmir (DHSK) is starting a First Responder Course(FRC) under the initiative ‘Skill for life, Save a life’ launched by  Ministry of Health & Family Welfare,(MoHFW) Government of India (GoI) in collaboration with All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Faculty.

The spokesman said First Responder Course has been introduced by the Union Health Ministry to empower every citizen to be the first person to provide pre-hospital care in terms of first aid & initial care in case of an emergency.

DHSK will be launching the FRC in the month of March 2018 and the training will be imparted byNational Institute of Health & Family Welfare (NIHFW) certified FRC Instructors of the Directorate who were trained by AIIMS Faculty previously.

The first batch will be supervised by AIIMS faculty. The curriculum for the courses has been designed by the National Institute of Health and Family Welfare and the All India Institute of Medical Sciences.

Dr Saleem ur Rehman, Director Health Services, Kashmir said that the first few minutes are the most important for any trauma patient and the initial care he or she receives in that time can help in saving the victim’s life. This initiative by MoHFW will go a long way in managing trauma patients.He said that the certificate course can be availed by anybody across J&K and one has to just submit FRC form online which is available on our official website www.dhskashmir.comand people will be trained on first come first serve basis.

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KVIB Scam: CM chairs high-level meeting, seeks transparency in recruitment process

Srinagar

Chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Mehbooba Mufti on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to ensure the transparency in the recruitment process.

Mehbooba took to social networking site Twitter to share the information and wrote: “Chaired a meeting to review the recruitment process by various agencies to ensure transparency & accountability in the system”.

The meeting has come at a time when voices are being raised from various quarters over the allegations of nepotism and favouritism in the recruitment process to close relatives of ruling dispensation.

The meeting has come at a time when various civil society groups and Opposition parties have cornered government over alleged “fraudulent” selection of their close relatives in various departments.

Meanwhile Aroot Madni, who is the son of maternal uncle of the chief minister and son of PDP vice-president Sartaj Madni who has figured in a fresh selection list of JKKVIB.

Relatives of PDP leaders who have figured in a fresh selection list issued by social welfare department include Rufiada Mansoor, daughter of PDP’s general secretary and Vice Chairman KVIB Peer Mansoor Hussain and Sahara Sayeed, daughter of Muhammad Sayeed Khan, brother-in-law of Sartaj.

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Tral attack: Clashes erupt in Hizb militant’s native village in Tral town

Srinagar

Massive clashes erupted between the government forces and youth in Tral town, the native village of slain Hizb militant Mushtaq Ahmed Chopan, who was killed in a grenade blast on Monday.

Reports said that soon after the news of the killing of slain militant spread in the area youth took to the streets and pelted stones on government forces, however, police resorted to aerial firing and teargas shelling to disperse the youth.

More details are awaited.

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