Srinagar: In the latest development in the Jammu and Kashmir exam scandal, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has kept the Education ministry portfolio to himself. The move by the Chief Minister came after State education Minister Peerzada Sayeed sent in his resignation over the examgate scandal. Peerzada resigned on Friday following accusations that he used the state education department officials to help his son pass Class 10th board exams. However, Omar...
09:31 AM, Feb 11, 2012
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed has submitted his resignation to UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Sayeed was accused of using "unfair means" to help his son pass the matriculation examination. Sayeed's son also scored a distinction in his Class XII exam, something which protestors and the Opposition said, was highly suspicious and demanded his resignation. "I have resigned from the council of ministers. I have forwarded my...
07:28 PM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the fate of Education Minister Peerzada Mohammed Sayeed, whose foster son's Class 10 exam was allegedly fudged, would be decided in the next 24 hours. Talking to reporters here, Omar said the findings of the Jammu and Kashmir Police's Crime Branch have been discussed with his alliance partner Congress. "We will decide action in 24-36 hours. The minister...
02:02 AM, Feb 10, 2012
New Delhi: There are growing voices of protest in Jammu and Kashmir against Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed after it was alleged that board officials helped his son pass his class 10 exam in 2009. The opposition is aggressively demanding Sayeed's removal. Independent MLA Engineer Rashid said, "I think the CM shouldnt waste another second in asking for the resignation from Sayeed. It is not the question of what he has...
11:33 AM, Feb 09, 2012
New Delhi: Human Rights group Amnesty International on Wednesday demanded that security personnel facing serious charges like rape and murder should stand trial and not hide behind Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA). Welcoming the Supreme Court statement that personnel involved in rape and murder could invoke AFSPA, Amnesty International's Asia-Pacific Program Director Sam Zarifi said, "for far too long, Indian security forces have used the AFSPA as a cover...
05:03 AM, Feb 09, 2012
Jammu: Citing the Supreme Court's recent observation, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who has been pitching for partial revocation of Armed Force Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the state, on Tuesday said the statute was not aimed at protecting acts of crime. "AFSPA is for legitimate protection and not for protection of the acts of crime. And that is something we have always maintained," Omar said. The Chief...
04:21 PM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: The Jammu and Kashmir police crime branch is likely to submit its report on the shocking examgate scandal involving a Congress minister on Tuesday. Several education officers have been questioned and documents seized in connection with the case. It was alleged that Education Minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed used the help of state board officials to write his foster son's answers in class 10 board exams. Chief Minister Omar...
08:58 AM, Feb 07, 2012
Jammu: Flagging appropriate health care for women and children as a key ingredient in health service expansion and upgradation scheme in the state, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday stressed on ensuring cent percent benefits to pregnant women and newborns under National Rural Health Mission. "The pregnant women and newborn children are entitled under this programme to receive free medical treatment including medicine, investigation, diagnoses and blood...
03:42 AM, Feb 07, 2012
New Delhi: The protests over Kashmir's examgate scandal hit another high on Friday after the state Education Minister's son scored a distinction in his Class XII exam. Peerzada Sayeed's son, Imam Sauban, had allegedly passed his Class X exam two years ago with help from Board of School Education officials. Imam has passed the exams with flying colours, something which protestors say, is highly suspected. The demand for an independent...
09:23 PM, Feb 03, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the "common man" has to make use of rights and powers through various legislations for facilitating good governance. Abdullah said his government has created a platform to restrict chances of corruption and enhance public service delivery and it is now for the people to use available means to "ask questions to the government departments on every commission or omission"....
01:47 AM, Feb 03, 2012
Srinagar: Trouble continues for Jammu and Kashmir senior Congress leader and Education Minister Peerzada Sayeed. Crime Branch raids at the State Board of School Education have revealed more documents indicating that board officials helped his son to pass class 10 exam. A newspaper in Srinagar on Monday carried the facsimile of an answer sheet in two handwritings - alleging that part of it had been written by an official to...
06:54 AM, Feb 02, 2012
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday gave his approval for 'Youth Start-Uo Loan Scheme" (YSLS) under the state's Sher-i-Kashmir Employment and welfare programme for Youth (SKEWPY) to increase employment opportunities for youth to set up business ventures. A government spokesman said, in a release, that the approval was given in the fifth review meeting of SKEWPY in Jammu. "The YSLS initiative under SKEWPY on the pattern...
02:12 AM, Feb 01, 2012
Jammu: Taking serious view of a media report alleging use of "unfair means" to benefit son of a Jammu and Kashmir minister, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Monday summoned him and ordered a probe by the Crime Branch into the case. "The Chief Minister has asked Education Minister Peerzada Mohammad Sayeed to explain facts in the matter," an official spokesman said tonight. The case allegedly also involves some Board of...
11:50 PM, Jan 30, 2012
Kolkata: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday said he wants the talks between the state and central governments on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the valley to be speeded up. "I would like to see things move a little faster. But these things have a life of their own, a time of their own as these are not the only issues...
12:52 AM, Jan 29, 2012
Kolkata: Facing flak on the issue of crib deaths and farmers suicides, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday found a new supporter in her Jammu and Kashmir counterpart Omar Abdullah who said Banerjee has it in her to pilot the state to new heights. "The chief minister (Banerjee) has only just recently taken over. She has her entire term ahead of her. And I'm sure she will do...
12:06 AM, Jan 29, 2012
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