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Tanveer Jahan's Extraneous Considerations Least Matter for SVO-IV
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla5/21/2013 1:19:55 AM

"I am directed to refer your letter No. GS-217(G) APL/12/1658 dated 10-05-2012 regarding the above cited subject and inform you that a detailed report was sought from the present Director, SKICC, Srinagar. The said report reveals that the posts of R More...


Will Dy. CM's regular enquiry conducted impartially by caged SVO?-III
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla5/14/2013 12:45:25 AM

Some distressing signals have emanated from Srinagar regarding regular enquiry ordered by toothless State Accountability Commission (SAC) into illegal appointments made by our friend and guide Pandit 'Tara Chand Sharma' (SAC in its order mentioned D More...


Will SVO book Tara Chand & others? - II
By Prof. S. K. Bhalla5/7/2013 1:27:01 AM

“On 06-03-2013 the Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption, Jammu which had been monitoring the enquiry into the much publicized complaint of the double drawl of POL and misuse of Government Vehicles by Mr. Tara Chand, Deputy Chief Minister and other More...


Will Tara Chand Apologize from Parents?
By Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/16/2013 2:15:41 AM

No! He will not as he can in no way be equated with West Bengal Governor, Mr. Narayan who apologized from the students of Presidency College, Kolkata the other day though in a different context. Hike in fees has now become a yearly feature with the More...


PIL with a bitter Pill
S. K. Bhalla 4/30/2012 2:26:08 AM

“One is inclined to say that an alternative source of power in the making is influential enough to challenge the authority of the State and its const More...

7-year had passed, HC Judgment on backdoor appointments yet to be honored
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 4/27/2012 2:37:58 AM

Quoting from a landmark Judgement quashing two backdoor appointments made by Mrs Tanveer Jahan the then Director Sher-e-Kashmir International Conference Centre (SKICC) presently Commissioner/Secretary to Govt. of J&K Higher Education Departmen More...


RTI Information Indicts 2 College Principals
Fault Lines4/26/2012 2:51:57 AM

This scribe is in receipt of 2 No. point wise replies sought by an Advocate Mr. K. A. Malik regarding the duo that is self-explanatory and requires n More...

Privileged Communication
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/21/2012 1:48:56 AM

In the light of what was published on blackmailing at Bottom Spread (Anchor) on 18th broad based consultations have been initiated. For some minor technicalities are involved as before knocking at the doors of the Court information via some other mo More...


Good Morning Revenue Minister!
There land encroachments indeed
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 4/19/2012 1:20:09 AM

Sufficient information regarding land grabbing/encroachments has reached this Daily in the light of what is being published on the basis of solid doc More...

A Bombshell on Land Grabbing
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/17/2012 1:55:47 AM

Let His will prevail. Please refer to No. AG Sectt/S/2001-02/129-31 dated 03.05.2001 from Secy. to AG to Dy. Accountant General (Adm) Audit, Dy. Accountant General (Adm) A&E and Dy. Accountant General (I-C) which reads “I forward herewith a copy of More...


Implement Judiciously SRO 123
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/16/2012 1:36:52 AM

Five were sighted on the local TV screen inclusive of the anchor who as usual set the tone and tenor of panel discussion. The participants were MLA Ramnagar Harsh Dev Singh, Advocate S. S. Ahmed, Mr. Kamal Gupta Representative of Pvt. Schools and Pr More...


Media Opposition for Land Grabbers
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 4/14/2012 2:15:37 AM

This is sequel to what was published yesterday. To the utter surprise of this columnist one controversial English Daily of Jammu even in its editorial appreciated the exertions of the Activists pursuing PIL regarding land grabbing. An English More...


Zero Land Encroachment on Baisakhi Day
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 4/13/2012 2:32:59 AM

On the auspicious occasion of Baisakhi it is great news that Prez. Pratibha Patil was at the centre of yet another controversy over her post-retirement home in Pune. An organisation of ex-servicemen in Pune has alleged that over fives acres of More...


JAKFED Revisited
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/12/2012 12:36:11 AM

One more piece today morning on the aforesaid Co-operative Supply and Marketing Federation (JAKFED). There is no harm to revisit two important conditions in the Order passed in Complaint No. J-92/2005 titled ‘S.K. Bhalla Vs State of J&K and others’ More...


Prof. Sharma Educated Governor Sinha
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/11/2012 2:36:15 AM

Something from the archives is also a must on certain occasions as this column peeps into the present, past and even future. No third eye but simple and pure analysis. At times one has to delve deep into the past and retrieve certain things that are More...


Director CAPD Jammu Shielding the Guilty
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/9/2012 11:55:49 PM

Strange are the ways of Consumer Affair and Public Distribution Department led by Qamar Ali Akhoon who enjoys good reputation and headed at provincial level by the incumbent Director Parvez Ahmed Malik who occupied the hot seat w.e.f 12-05-2010. Mr. More...


CAG Indicts Hr. Edu. Dept.
Commissioner/Secretary and Principal in the Dock
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/9/2012 2:18:15 AM

Comptroller and Auditor General of India in its Report No. 2 for the year ended 31st March 2011 at page No. 127 and 128 highlights unfruitful/unproductive/idle expenditure at GDC (Boys) Udhampur. At 2.7 deficiencies in the construction of an auditor More...


Inspiring 10-Year old RTI Applicant
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/6/2012 1:28:44 AM

It should have made front page news but it did not. Anyhow one Aishwarya Parashar a class 6th student sent an RTI query to Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of PM’s Office seeking a photocopy of the order by virtue of which Gandhi was declar More...


Hail JKCA Scam
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/5/2012 1:42:06 AM

JKCA muck has been more often revisiting the media space with both the rival groups blaming each other. One retired PTI turned Professor also managed to get clicked on a National private popular English Channel on the night of 21st March but in the More...


Only 149 Re-employed While One Waits
By Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/4/2012 1:59:04 AM

Who says all retired are tired? In J&K old in certain cases is gold. Multifarious reasons are trotted for image building that needs not be tainted in any case. In reply to a question in Legislative Council many interesting details came to the fore c More...


Advance Drawl of 2-Lac by Ex-Secretary Tourism
by Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/3/2012 1:51:02 AM

A simple case of misuse of power by Ex- Secretary Tourism and the present Commissioner/Secretary Higher Education now stands decoded by experts More...

Who is Secretary J&K BOSE Today?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla4/2/2012 1:34:04 AM

Please read carefully as facts speak louder than words. Let this scribe as usual call spade-a-spade. The matter in hand is the continuance of Ms. Baloria as Secretary BOSE beyond March 31st without any Govt. Order for re-employment/Extension as per More...


Maligning fair name of Khwaja
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/31/2012 2:09:00 AM

The title of today’s piece pertains to the present Special Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Mr. Ghulam Ahmed Khwaja who was recently shifted from Rajouri District for rendering superb services as of now under the stewardship of Dy. Chief M More...


Malik Abuses Authority
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/30/2012 3:37:08 AM

“The Minister cannot abuse the public money the way he likes”- thus spoke MLA from Ramnagar in Legislative Assembly in connection with the opening of Degree Colleges in ‘irrational’ manner. During Question Hour the MLA bemoaned “The Colleges have be More...


Operational JAKFED Mafia
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/29/2012 12:45:15 AM

Reportedly there is going to be meeting of JAKFED Board. MoS Cooperatives Manohar Lal, Commissioner/Secretary Cooperatives and Managing Director Ravinder Gupta and others may participate. The other actors of the drama of the meeting are going to be More...


Not Fed Up with JAKFED
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/28/2012 1:17:51 AM

Let us visit Poonch city. Some disturbing papers have reached this Daily regarding wrong practices by JAKFED staff in handling LPG in Gas Agency, Poonch some time in the past. Not very long ago an enquiry was held in which the Inquiry Officer (IO) p More...


Not Fed Up with JAKFED
3/28/2012 1:17:43 AM

Let us visit Poonch city. Some disturbing papers have reached this Daily regarding wrong practices by JAKFED staff in handling LPG in Gas Agency, Poonch some time in the past. Not very long ago an enquiry was held in which the Inquiry Officer (IO) p More...


Why Safe Passage for Jaitley?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/27/2012 2:04:51 AM

As per an RTI information sufficient inputs in black and white are available in so far as the contribution of IAS/KAS Officers from January 01.01.2000 to December 2011 in the graft/corrupt practices in J&K is concerned. It was a pleasant surprise th More...


Credibility Crisis in Jammu Province
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/26/2012 2:29:51 AM

By and large the whole of Jammu region is brewing with disappointments, frustrations, discontent, angst, disillusionment and distrust of multifarious dimensions thanks to self-centered and self-appointed torch bearers. There is hardly any area where More...


Black Marketing of LPG by JAKFED Employees
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/24/2012 2:07:17 AM

A racket of black marketing of Domestic LPG cylinders has been flourishing in Katra and Bhawan in connivance with officials of JAKFED, Consumers Affairs and Public District office. According to an official report total loss of Rs. 3.14 crore per yea More...


Can Goswami Still Occupy JKTDC Hut?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/23/2012 2:41:02 AM

As per a reply in the current Assembly Session Minister In-charge Tourism Mr. Rigzin Jora provided the list of occupants of huts at Cheshmashahi and Pari Mahal. Among others apparently high profile allottees the name of Ex-Public Service Commission More...


Sharks in JAKFED be Hooked
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/22/2012 1:57:06 AM

Sufficient number of photocopies of glorious track record of the working of Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Supply and Marketing Federation Limited (JAKFED) has reached this scribe for an analysis of its working as of now. The State Vigilance Organisa More...


Will District Administration Kathua Deliver?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/21/2012 1:41:36 AM

The tall claims of Police Authorities in general regarding A- Class training being imparted to recruits of Police Training School Kathua need to be revisited. Deputy Commissioner Zahida Khan with whom I shared a word or two when she was posted as DS More...


Belated Panel Discussion on Rajouri
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/20/2012 2:40:06 AM

After the defusing of communal tension in the border town of Rajouri a local TV channel organized a panel discussion on the situation that obtained thereat comprising retired IGP, S. S. Wazir, Times Now Correspondent Pardeep Dutta, retired bureaucra More...


Wow! Colleges Teachers in Anti-Corruption Court
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/19/2012 2:50:04 AM

This is sequel to the piece published on Saturday that was an eye opener as per the constant feedback. Readers’ curiosity climaxed when it was mentioned that names of School and College teachers who are in-service have been reported before the Court More...


Can Director Health Services flout Court’s Directive ?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/16/2012 12:50:48 AM

The matter is both serious and vital for the health of the system if any. For simple matters people are being compelled to land at Janipur Court Complex for seeking directions. This is unconcern, apathy, browbeating and reflection of power going int More...


More Privilege Motions Required
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/15/2012 12:21:10 AM

Reportedly a Privilege Motion has been moved against Mehbooba Mufti and her ilk for blowing out of all proportion JKCA scam that also made National news. This is one version. As noisy scenes have become a daily feature of Assembly session such like More...


Will Omar Revive Graft Cases too?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla3/10/2012 3:52:13 AM

At a time when honesty in general stands stubbed and corrupt turned whistleblowers in J&K a landmark direction by the Supreme Court of Pakistan made big news. The Apex Court thereat directed that Prime Minister Yosaf Raza Gilani to ask Swiss Authori More...


Farcical Corruption Row in Assembly
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/27/2012 2:29:58 AM

A drama of open farce on corruption is being enacted in the Legislative Assembly of J&K with the apparently Hon’ble Legislators trading venomous charges of corruption against one another. The verbal duels have at times taken the form of abusive/unpa More...


Damage Control by Rather
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/25/2012 2:59:33 AM

Yesterday’s Dailies were replete with Mr. Rather’s apology for his uncalled for vilification at the hands of unknown agencies. The fellow was taken aback at the preliminary action initiated under due process of law by the Jammu and Kashmir State Acc More...


SAC Outsmarts Rather
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/24/2012 2:12:07 AM

One more skeleton has tumbled out of the cupboard of good governance and corruption-free State of J&K. There is no need to be unduly agitated in case Mr. Rather has been highlighted in Smart Card Scam. The J&K State Accountability Commission outsmar More...


SAC Vs Peerzada
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/23/2012 1:46:53 AM

Despite the fact this scribe wanted to forget Peerzada for the time being all of a sudden he staged a comeback courtesy J&K State Accountability Commission. It is really heartening that belatedly the Commission has taken suo moto action in the examg More...


SAC Shows Teeth
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/22/2012 3:00:34 AM

Notices stand issued to the highly dynamic CM and a clutch of his Advisors by State Accountability Commission, J&K. People are not much excited as the due process of law may take its long journey to arrive at logical conclusion. The observations o More...


Image Makeover by CM
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/21/2012 2:37:36 AM

A news item in the columns of this esteemed Daily on February 18 constrained to pen down this. The matter pertains to a PIL filed in the Apex Court by Mr. Bhim Singh regarding Yousuf Haji’s case. A false story was floated at the behest of J&K Govt. More...


Jute Matting Scam of Higher Education
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/18/2012 2:41:01 AM

The aforesaid scam continues to rock Higher Education Department as Mr. Ajit Kumar remained Commissioner/Secretary to the Govt. of this Department. The Court of Special Judge Anti-Corruption Jammu had issued non-bailable warrants against Ex-Addition More...


The Firing of 13 - an Eyewash
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/17/2012 2:03:36 AM

Coalition Govt. need not pat itself on the back for retiring prematurely 13 only of lower rung from lineman to AEE etc to send a message of taking on corrupt. All these are small fish of the pond and the sharks as usual allowed to go scot-free. As p More...


Whither Result of 4th Semester (2009 batch) of PG English?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/14/2012 2:28:36 AM

There is a lot more wrong with the Examination Wing of Jammu University headed by the Controller of Examination Mr. G. M. Bhat. Moreover a clutch of ladies of the none too prestigious Department of English managed by Ms. Deepshikha Kotwal, Ms. Posh More...


Short Circuiting of B.Ed Examination of JU
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/13/2012 3:14:52 AM

Now JU-Examgate looms large. For the last 2-day we are being fed on details as 4500 sheets/examination related record has been sent to Forensic Laboratory for an indepth scrutiny. A microscopic No. of 70 students has taken the lead in getting their More...


Peerzada Sends Resignation to Sonia
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/11/2012 2:09:35 AM

By yesterday the fellow's fate hung in the balance though detailed versions of his past acts of omission and commission revisited the local media with an intensity of sorts. There appears to be lot of confusion how to tackle the issue honourably as More...


More Grease to Transfer Industry
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla2/8/2012 3:21:47 AM

More muck on transfers' front continues to revisit media. A few days back one Mohd Jaleel Malik working as Statistical Assistant in the office of District Statistical and Evaluation Officer, Ramban landed at High Court Complex in the case of his tra More...


Belated Show Cause Notice to Principal, GDC Paloura
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 2/6/2012 2:16:52 AM

God is great. At least a beginning has been made requiring fast track mode now. 60-page RTI Information landed with this scribe and for this Advocate K. A. Malik’s exertions deserve a pat. The most important portions of the aforesaid issued vide No. More...


Peerzada in CB Net for Clean Chit
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 2/1/2012 1:46:16 AM

On Jan 30th, a detailed version of the connivance of JK Board of School Education authorities in facilitating the use of incriminating material by the son of the present School Education Minister stood published and on 31st in almost all Dailies inf More...


Choose a Lesser Evil for JU
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla1/18/2012 5:08:40 PM

By this time the Bio-data of 03 short listed to replace Mr. Varun Sawhney has been published in the Dailies of Jammu. It is virtually a neck and neck competition to occupy the hot seat. Furthermore it appears that none from other disciplines than More...


Omar’s whip to School Principals
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla12/30/2011 11:59:00 PM

Omar ordered suspension of Principals of Government Schools with zero percent result in the recently held Matriculation Examination in a fit of high temper. Though his order seems to be good for health of government schools, he acted in a huff when More...


Open Defiance of 80 B.Ed Colleges
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla12/30/2011 2:00:55 AM

It is free for all game when Harbans Singh President of Forum of Recognized Colleges of Education (FORCE) says that as per yesterday’s record 30 percent students have taken admission and furthermore if JU will not consider the admissions the doors o More...


Malik’s Dodging Tactics
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla12/29/2011 2:08:01 AM

Reportedly a few office bearers of newly elected College Teachers Association (CTA) Jammu Wing met Mr. Abdul Ghani Malik, Minister for Higher Education the other day with an agenda veering round the enhancement of superannuation age as per UGC Recom More...


SHEER’s RTI an eye opener
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 12/26/2011 3:15:11 AM

S. K. Singh, President SHEER- an NGO operational from Jammu has filed an RTI last week only with the Commissioner/Secretary to Govt. Higher Education Department with a request to instruct the concerned PIO to provide information under J&K RTI Act 20 More...


Today ETT Mafia
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 12/24/2011 12:50:42 AM

Here is one more wonderful mafia operational across the length and breadth of the State of J&K. The reference is to an educational mafia known by the name and style of ETT Mafia offering Elementary Teachers’ Training Course at doorstep. Already FORC More...


Active Competent Authority at GDC, Chatroo
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds- 45
Prof. S.K Bhalla11/12/2011 11:03:29 AM

The detail sent vide No. Chtr/Coll/11/91 dated 17-08- 2011 by the Office of the Principal of the aforesaid College through Fax No. 874321 is also an interesting Case study. As directed by Competent Authority Local Fund Employees were engaged w.e.f More...


Pell-mell at GDC, Hiranagar
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds -41
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla11/7/2011 2:10:05 AM

Mr. N. S. Raina the previous Head of Office of this College vide No. HC/83/11 dated 05-08-2011 furnished information to Civil Secretariat. The College is popularly known as Govt. G. L. Dogra Memorial College as the late leader succeeded in producing More...


Satisfactory Operation at GDC (Boys), Pulwama
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 30
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/22/2011 2:31:40 AM

05 leaves of information have been sent by the incumbent Principal of the above referred to College of Valley to the Administrative Department with a copy to the Nodal Principal, Amar Singh College, Srinagar as been matter of routine disposal of an More...


Massive employment out of Local Funds at GDCW, Anantnag
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 25
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla Activist/Free thinker10/17/2011 2:15:10 AM

Today’s write-up is based on information received vide No. WCA/11/LF/479 dated 06.08.2011 from Women College, Ananthnag. The details regarding the en More...

Woes at GDC (Women), Baramullah
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 24
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/15/2011 2:10:10 AM

Headed by Rifat Gillani it is a NAAC Accredited Grade “B” (under new scheme) College of Val ley. Again in many cases there is a vast difference in receipts and expenditure viz. in Social Activities Fund in 3 sessions Rs. 177970 collected at Rs. 21 More...


Guidelines Flouted at GDC (Women), Sopore
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 21
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/12/2011 12:21:02 AM

The story of Local Funds appears to be a tale of the Colleges for scandals galore. Vide No. WCS/11/338 dated 10.08.2011, the lady Principal of Govt. Degree College for Women, Sopore responded to No. HE/RTI-ACT/2011-17 dated 19.07.2011. The opening b More...


Nothing to Cheer about at GDC, Beerwah
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 17
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/7/2011 2:22:02 AM

One more piece of undeniable details. At GDC, Beerwah, Kashmir the situation on the Local Funds front is again not up to the mark. The details make a foul study for those who have developed the bad habit of finding fault. In 2008-09 total Local Fund More...


Incomplete Details of GDC, Ganderbal
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 15
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/5/2011 2:58:23 AM

This is the Degree College of Omar’s constituency with Ms. Roshan Ara functioning as Head of Office. At one point of time she was at GDC Pattan and her fame spread far and wide owing to yeomanry work done thereat. The total receipts of three a More...


Confusions at GWC, Sgr. (Campus A.S. College)
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 13
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla10/1/2011 10:35:16 PM

This College is one more domain of confusions galore on the Local Funds front. In the Session 2008-09 the receipts towards Picnic/Excursion Account were nil while payment of Rs. 34786 was made and again the balance of Rs. 56504 reflected. Then there More...


Admitted Mess at S. P. College, Sgr
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 11
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla9/30/2011 12:40:09 AM

They have only 6 No. Accounts viz SB-28672, SB-35058, SB- 45976, SB-20301, SB-30237 and CDB-209 as regards Local Funds. The first one is General Account in which the total receipts have been projected at Rs. 11745800.80 and expenditure only 9514655 More...


Breach of Trust at GCW Udhampur
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 9
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla9/28/2011 2:13:40 AM

It is a Women’s College whereat I landed twice in the course of my posting at GDC Ramnagar to check the fake records of internal assessment. Hospitality part was terrific. Muft ka maal khane mein acha lagta hai!!! Ms. Sadhna Gupta, the incumbent P More...


Misuse of Miscellaneous Fund at A. S. College, Srinagar
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 8
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla9/27/2011 12:39:25 AM

Let us have a round of a College of Valley to partake a feel of things. Mr. Tariq Ahmad Kawoos, Principal of NAAC Accredited “B” Amar Singh College, Gogji Bagh, Srinagar holding the fort of Islamia College of Science and Commerce too after the uncer More...


Rs. 4,06,489 on Social Activities at GCW Gandhi Ngr
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 7
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/26/2011 3:01:00 AM

As there is ink in my blood so let me bombard a little more. Today’s write-up is about a College which has nothing Gandhian about it as it is located in a posh area of Jammu. More and more layers of massive wasteful expenditure are emerging from a More...


Guidelines “Generally followed” at GDC, Rajouri
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds – 5
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/23/2011 2:12:11 AM

In the title to this write-up the Certificate of following Local Funds Guidelines in response to an RTI information stares us in the face in inverted commas. In-charge Principal Mushtaq Lone admits foul play. At a time he jumped on an indicted Ex-Pr More...


Local Funds for Salaries at GDC (Boys), Kathua
Mess in Colleges’ Local Funds - IV
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla9/22/2011 6:21:00 PM

Thanks to Advocate S. N. Ashraf for providing information about the operation of Local Funds at the aforesaid College whereat I joined on November 27, 1976. In response to an RTI by Mr. Ashraf Vide No. KC/591/11 dated 03.08.2011, the Principal of More...


Miscellaneous Motor Vehicle Fund at MAM College, Jammu
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/21/2011 2:19:19 AM

This is 3rd in the series giving a first hand glimpse of the financial goings-on at the aforesaid. The Fund that constitutes the title of today’s faultlines has been floated by the Principals (both former and the present) with a design. Clubbing t More...


Complete Financial Mess at Commerce College, Jammu
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/20/2011 2:35:56 AM

Operation blame game on Local Funds Mismanagement has been kick started. “Is Hamam main sab nangey hain.” As per number CCJ/2011/10 dated 10.08.2011 Mr. J. L. Bhagat, the incumbent Principal of the aforesaid commercial college furnished the solici More...


Marital Disaster of Payal and Omar
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/17/2011 3:44:42 AM

The veil of secrecy has been officially lifted but the separation episode of Payal and Omar shall continue to revisit media houses for a much longer duration. Omar’s appeal to media to “allow them space” shall fall on deaf ears as such a case of mar More...


Depression Affected Numbers Soar
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/16/2011 2:21:34 AM

Right below FUNNY PHOTO- a regular feature of this Daily read a news item that as per WHO Indians are most depressed. 9% of Indians have an extended period of depression while 36% suffered from “Major Depressive Episode” (MDE). The details need not More...


Answers Sheets under RTI Act
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/15/2011 2:12:52 AM

A student friendly judgment has been rendered by the Apex Court regarding the checking of Answer Sheets of examinees of all shades in none too remote past. The availability of Answers Sheets is beyond the pale of Section-8 of RTI Act. The judges fel More...


Transfer policy in Hr. Edu Deptt
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 9/13/2011 2:10:28 AM

Repeated requests of the College fraternity sleeping most of the time constrained this morning to educate one and all about the aforesaid that forms the part of G.O. No. 257-HE of 2010 dated 03.06.2010 reading on the lines “1. Transfer of teaching More...


Anna- archy
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 8/20/2011 12:49:38 AM

You cannot ignore Anna. He is not even middle standard but UPA made him a mass leader. It is a historical fact that situations throw up new men. Rampant frustration is visible as multitudes are joining him as cancerous corruption has affected More...


Anna Dictates Government
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 8/18/2011 1:40:49 AM

It is now a tale of India’s exasperation with corruption. UPA is in a damage control mood but the dented image cannot be repaired. Anna’s chant goes global as he has emerged a worldly phenomenon. He has remained adamant while Govt. has relente More...


TIHAR for Anna
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 8/17/2011 1:55:46 AM

By now the picture is clear for those with eyes. The unfolding scenario is no surprise as this had to happen. August 16, 2011 shall be recorded in the history of apparently free India as an important day. The news of Anna’s arrest/detention sp More...


The Controversy of Model Degree Colleges
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 8/8/2011 2:49:28 AM

As per Government Order No. 264- Hr. Edu of 2011 of June 2011, orders were issued regarding the establishment of Model Degree Colleges in 11 Districts of J&K but 3 Districts of Udhampur, Anantnag and Doda as originally approved for the establishment More...


Unnecessary Ado about Work Load for College Teachers
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 8/2/2011 1:46:01 AM

Annexure “A” regarding UGC norms mandates 40-clock hour presence for a teacher in his/her College as also adequate utilization of physical facilities. The break-up of 40-clock hour per week for Non laboratory/field work and Science subjects/fi More...


Kashmir – A Cash Cow
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 7/28/2011 12:52:10 AM

When Geelani exploded with “There is martial law in Kashmir” yesterday morning on screen this piece had to be written. Anti-India rant pays in India and people who bash India are accorded an aura of respectability. Well before her meeting with More...


Omar fed up with Human Rights Activists
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/27/2011 2:48:51 AM

One may be an Activist but not one of the Human Rights Activists of J&K brands who have been dubbed hypocrites by Omar on the micro-blogging site Twitter.com as reported by this Daily yesterday. So angry is Omar about these irate voices that he call More...


Why CBI Visited Islamia College Srinagar?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 7/25/2011 1:52:52 AM

This is the 2nd in the series. I salute Islamia College of Science and Commerce, Srinagar of 1961 and not at all of 2011 in the light of details on the net Saturday last. Located at Shahr-e-Khaas in the Vale Beautiful uneasy calm prevails. It is the More...


Fai Managed, Opinion Makers Bungled
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 7/23/2011 1:00:05 AM

Fai has emerged media darling for the second consecutive day. He proved himself to be a media manager by his bait that has put journalists and opinion makers on the back foot. The catastrophic error of judgement has even placed Dileep Padgaonk More...


Ghulam Nabi Fai’s J&K Connection
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/22/2011 2:38:30 AM

Very disturbing exposures regarding Ghulam Nabi Fai the self-styled Director of Kashmir-American Coun cil have surfaced promoting anti-national activities alien to our interests. Whether he happened to be Pakistan’s stooge as ISI funneled milli More...


Hullabaloo on Ethics in Public Administration
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/21/2011 1:23:12 AM

We are told about Indian Institute of Public Administration Jammu donning the garb of ethics in public administration that has taken a beating for the worst. A couple of retired folk were sighted on the dais yesterday taking a high moral ground eq More...


Who Will Recover Old Advances of Colleges?
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/20/2011 1:11:14 AM

As promised yesterday available information of the defaulters of advances received from time to time by some worthies of Colleges is being shared not for fun but for appropriate recoveries in case we mean business. As per provisions of Law penal int More...


An Apology for JAMKASH Vehicleades
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/19/2011 12:51:47 AM

Conscientiousness of JAMKASH Vehicleades Pvt. Ltd. is being held suspect by many. For the last three days in almost all Dailies the details of Rs. 600-crore tax evasion in J&K in ten years are being published as an RTI application stirred a ho More...


Rehabilitated Ex-Director Colleges and JK02B 9000
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/14/2011 2:05:24 AM

Strange are the ways of Indira Gandhi National Open University. The appointment of Ex-Director Colleges N. D. Wani as Sr. Consultant in Centre for Traditional Knowledge Systems by the duped M. S. Senam Raju, Director (ACD) is an attempt to reh More...


Boot out the Corrupt in Education Department
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla7/13/2011 12:33:58 AM

All facts and no fiction in today’s analysis. Read comfortably and no need to hold breadth. More dirt continues to pile up in the courtyard of Higher Education. The much maligned Special Secretary of Higher Education Department, Hemant Sharma More...


First Join and then Fight Injustice
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 7/12/2011 12:43:06 AM

It has not happened for the first time. It shall happen always. Once you are in Govt. service you plan to call the shots. The details on front page of this Daily published yesterday regarding promotees of School Education Department unwilling to joi More...


Shocking Judicial Disaster in J&K
By: Prof. S. K. Bhalla 7/11/2011 5:26:38 PM

It is a matter of immense shock and embarrassment that the Supreme Court of India for the first time on its official website- http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/ furnished data about 305 judges against whom disciplinary proceedings are pending acro More...


Not all fine at M.A.M College
By: Prof. Kumar5/12/2011 2:17:08 AM

An assortment of 05 from Govt. M.A.M College, Jammu all in bad shape while fretting and fuming landed at my place alongwith a couple of photocopies of in-house official communications, the usual list of College Committees and some incriminatin More...


Note for Vote Riddle of BJP
By: Prof. Kumar4/20/2011 4:08:08 AM

Gadkari may quiz all the eleven. But disqualification theory shall not be operationalized. Retain the flock and let us work for Buddha's Middle path. Dent in the image can be set right by "Mistries" of Main Bus Stand Jammu. Being reported that RSS a More...


Peerzada’s Love Affair with BOSE
By: Prof. Kumar4/15/2011 2:55:35 AM

ETTC mafia is fully operational at BOSE with Peerzada blessing the commercial managers. Backdoor enrolment of 6000 in nearly 50 ETT institutes after procuring NOC as per convenience of the concerned created an anarchy of sorts resulting into cance More...


Celebrating Baisakhi Sans SAC
By: Prof. Kumar4/14/2011 3:04:32 AM

Literally a bomb shell was exploded yesterday on the safest front of corruption. Jammuites were educated by media about 100’s of cases pending against the much maligned including the worthies of the present CM’s cabinet, a few bureaucrats both retir More...


VC JU Dithers on PIMS Panel Report
By: Prof. Kumar4/2/2011 1:11:54 AM

Today’s column is the outcome of a visit to Jammu University. The Panel’s report to inquire into PIMS Examination cheating scam is now in the public domain and they have hinted at a deep conspiracy and an in-depth study of the whole game plan. More...


Un-affiliate Institutions indulging into malpractices
By Prof. Kumar3/29/2011 1:25:29 AM

After the Plot-for-News exposé, yesterday we woke up to read in almost all Dailies details of a fixed/fake examination having been conducted by the aforesaid. A few of the dramatis personae stand booked while a Lecturer Joginder is being made scapeg More...


Plot-for-News Scam of Jammu Media
By: Prof. Kumar3/25/2011 1:16:26 AM

At a time when cash-for-votes scam has created fireworks in Parliament, Jammu has been rocked by Plot-for-News scam. It had to happen one day. The whistleblower The Northlines came out with an exposé involving a journalist (besides some other More...


Jammu Literate Can Throw a VC for CU
By Prof. Kumar3/18/2011 12:47:11 AM

A damaging campaign to malign the whole populace of Jammu has been launched by a section of media and a ridiculous action plan suggested to be emulated in Jammu province on the lines of what they do in Kashmir. Diseased minds forgetful of complete f More...


Omar teaches on a Dogra VC for CU
By Prof. Kumar3/17/2011 1:52:24 AM

“While you had no problem having a particular person as VC of Jammu University, you played politics over the appointment of the same person as VC of the Central University. You want a Dogra VC that too from a particular area and are politicizing the More...


No Difference between Estimates and Bills at GDC Rajouri
By: Prof. Kumar3/16/2011 1:56:16 AM

At GDC Rajouri black has been beautiful in the light of the latest installment of official papers retrieved by an unseen hand. The then Princip More...

Women Victims of Roaring Transfer Industry
By: Prof. Kumar3/11/2011 1:52:33 AM

Transfer Industry of Higher Education Department is a story of monumental scams, massive lies, attempts are going soft and insensitivity to public rage. For large numbers service is nightmarish while for a few it is a fun time. After the waving of t More...


Punctuality in Colleges
By Prof. Kumar3/4/2011 1:21:01 AM

A Circular No. HE/Gen/318/2007 dated 06/12/2010 signed by our friend, Director Colleges, Higher Education Department makes an interesting reading. For the consumption of general public it maintains "that the lectures/officials shall attend the Colle More...


Faculty at GDC Doda plays truant
By Prof. Kumar3/3/2011 1:33:25 AM

On visiting the government degree college Doda, 05 officials including Principal GDC Doda have been found absent, 04 have been on duty without orders for duty, 05 sent leave telephonically, 01 on study leave and 01 attached in DDC Office, Doda roam More...


Address the Unrest of Physiotherapists
By: Prof. Kumar2/19/2011 12:36:17 AM

It is now 88th day of mental agony and no light at the end of dark tunnel. Young medicos are on warpath as they want to be absorbed while the State Government has no well defined policy in Health sector recruitments. Pharmacist turned Health Ministe More...


Rotten Eggs in Commerce College
By: Prof. Kumar2/15/2011 2:10:45 AM

In the brigade of 1600 Academic Arrangement Lecturers there are some rotten eggs in a College of Jammu city. Somehow these young ladies and gents have started considering themselves indispensable to run the system that shall always run as one set of More...


The buzz word in Jammu Club last night was SMS – Sham Lal, Madan Lal and Surjeet Singh Slathia reported in bold words by the media. Identified targets as of now on the media hit list have been Lalli Khan, SSP Samba, Patwari Bashir, Mehboob Iqbal Commissio
By: Prof. Bhalla2/12/2011 1:13:27 AM

The buzz word in Jammu Club last night was SMS – Sham Lal, Madan Lal and Surjeet Singh Slathia reported in bold words by the media. Identified targets as of now on the media hit list have been Lalli Khan, SSP Samba, Patwari Bashir, Mehboob Iqbal Com More...


Telecast Jammunama Daily
Prof. Kumar2/5/2011 2:01:20 PM

Yesterday morning it was sufficient commotion to witness Kashmirnama wherein ample information was telecast regarding the fate of the people putting up in remote hamlets of Kashmir. By and large in Jammu division the picture is more or less the same More...


No Prem Ji in J&K
By: Prof. Kumar1/28/2011 1:23:01 AM

As per a newspaper report India needs ‘ 11.09 lakh crore to achieve envisaged GER (Gross Enrollment Ratio) in Secondary Education and 30 percent in Hr. Edu. by 2020. The present GER is 12.4 percent (18 to 24-year olds enrolled in Higher Educat More...


High Drama at Jammu Airport
By: Prof. Kumar1/25/2011 2:13:49 AM

Yesterday morning a few in Jammu woke up to the sad news of the departure of legendary vocalist Joshi whose golden voice fell silent and in the afternoon live telecast of stand off at Jammu airport could be watched. Administration issued deportation More...


Attachments and Detachments in Hr. Edu. Deptt.
By: Prof. Kumar1/19/2011 1:40:55 AM

Hr. Education Dept. has of late become the Dept. of attachments which at times defy logic. Those who have undertaken this spree must be patting themselves on the back for having cornered a few likely to strike back in a case or two as to every More...


No Takers of Farooq’s Apology
By: Prof. Kumar1/18/2011 1:55:26 AM

January 2011 appears to be a month of tendering apologies and confessions which of late in the midst of air of distrust have lost all credibility. Media watchers who have been studying with a rapt attention the course of History would let you know t More...


Examination Scam at GDC Rajouri
By: Prof. Kumar1/7/2011 2:02:02 AM

GDC Rajouri ringed in 2011 with an Examination Scam of serious dimensions. It is reliably learnt that in the on going Examination of B.A Part-I thereat a candidate namely Mumtaz Hussain Shah had managed to smuggle the blank answer scripts from the A More...


Whining Kilhotran College Needs Azad’s Indulgence
By: Prof. Kumar1/5/2011 2:21:09 AM

In a leading Daily of Jammu a brief piece of information regarding GDC Bhalessa saw the light of the day. Kudos to the ill-informed correspondent. As per the list of Govt. Colleges in J&K there is no such a College of such a name. Actually in More...


Do Not Button Up the Lips of Media
By: Prof. Kumar12/22/2010 12:49:22 AM

Of late grave concern is being expressed in a few Jammu based Dailies regarding the attempts to muzzle them and nervous CM alongwith cronies ordering servile brigades and sycophant State Information Department to resort to all sorts of means to puni More...


What is the Colour of Corruption?
By: Prof. Kumar12/18/2010 1:13:02 AM

After the celebrations of Gurupurab and Eid and now waiting for Christmas and New Year celebrations it is once again time to bombard the monster of corruption. Its colour I am told is neither white, nor saffron and not even green. Only Rahul G More...


Whither Bar Association Jammu Election
By Prof. Bhalla12/14/2010 12:52:12 AM

They say it is a neck and neck competition among the three contestants known to the civil society of Jammu. This election has generated a lot of interest among administrative and political circles too in the state as the Bar has a capacity to More...


SMS 9223174440 for Corruption
By Prof. Kumar12/11/2010 2:15:59 AM

Enough comfort as we are No. 4 in corrupt practices. After Afghanistan, Nigeria and Iraq we have registered our presence in this sacred domain. This is not the survey of this esteemed Daily, mind you. From Berlin the information has poured in More...


Toast to Corruption
By Prof. Kumar12/10/2010 12:58:04 AM

It is a sheer chance that yesterday’s International Anti-Corruption Day coincides with the 65th birthday of Ms. Sonia Gandhi around whom all rally for favours. We are also told that Mr. Clean is in a mood to fight corruption but in the words of Khus More...


Prof. Satish Raina’s Rehabilitation
By Prof. Kumar12/8/2010 1:27:32 AM

It is purely an appointment based on personal preferences and not on merit as Dr. Farooq Abdullah never forgets his acquaintances. The appointment of Prof. Satish Raina as member of Advisory Council in the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy More...


Good Morning Swami Raj Sharma!
By Prof. Kumar12/4/2010 1:59:54 AM

The cat is out of the bag. Glaring discrimination with Jammu province at the hands of successive State Governments promoted for earning a few bucks by our Government friendly media stares one in the face with one member of State Finance Commis More...


A Lesson for Jammu Media too!
By Prof. Kumar12/3/2010 2:08:28 AM

It has been a great spectacle to watch Vir Sanghvi of Hindustan Times and chirpy Barkha on the back foot on account of their recorded offbeat conversation in the recently published Radia tapes by The Outlook and The Open. Vir looking laggard and dev More...


Unending Woes for Charkha’s Family
By Prof. Kumar12/1/2010 1:39:38 AM

Woes wait everyday for the deceased Sr. Journalist R. S Charkha’s family putting up in MLA Hostel Jammu for the past more than 10 years. His widow and the only son Perseen Singh who survive him are now putting up there. His wife who is still unwell More...


Stop Secessionist Chorus
By Prof. Kumar11/26/2010 11:52:04 PM

Call it courageous or fool hardly as also giving a long rope to the foul mouthed living in India and heart throbbing with secessionist tones. The fault lies at the door step of consecutive Governments of the Centre and the State that practical More...


Transparency in Operation Rehabilitation
By Prof. Kumar11/26/2010 4:53:33 PM

The whole of Jammu province and the right thinking people in the valley as also the rest of India are sore on account of Operation Rehabilitation announced by the present Govt. in which Congress is also a partner of sorts. Politics make strange More...


Ammunition on Corruption
By Prof. Kumar11/24/2010 1:01:46 AM

My daily date with corruption starts at 8 a.m. when exposed to Yeddy, Kalmadi, charge sheeted CWG, AG Union of India, Lalli, Darbari, Mohindroo, Jaga Chandran, Mr. Kapoor, S D Singh, Ravi Inder Singh, SIT heroes etc. and ends at 10:30 p.m afte More...


Befooling India Today's Survey
By Prof. Kumar11/23/2010 2:24:45 AM

After Eid and Gurupurab celebrations across the State it is high time to activate the fault lines. It is a wonderful as also atrocious conspiracy of the survey of India Today that its so called experts have given their verdict no less than God More...


His Excellency’s Excellent Job
Scuttles process of law to avoid embarrassment to Govt.
By Prof. Kumar11/19/2010 1:26:07 AM

Section 6 of J&K Prevention of Corruption Act says that no court shall take cognizance of an offence punishable under section 161 or 164 or 165 or section 167-A of the state RPC or under section 2 or sub-section 3 of section 5 of Prevention of More...


Committed Mafia operational at Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar
Whither RTI in J&K
By Prof. Kumar11/16/2010 4:30:03 PM

“We stand committed to cooperate with you”, writes Shami Shair Executive Producer Prasar Bharati, Srinagar on 15/07/2010 in a communication dispatched on 20/10/2010 from Post Office Lal Chowk and received on 02/11/2010 by Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahm More...


Rakhi in the Dock
By Prof. Kumar11/16/2010 4:29:01 PM

In the corruption season the plump and curvaceous item girl Rakhi Sawant is in the dock for abetting suicide of one Lakshman whose marital discord she tried to sort out in a trivialized televised show “Rakhi ka Insaaf”. Her Insaaf now goes wrong a More...


Three Fathers Cry Foul
By Prof. Kumar11/16/2010 4:27:10 PM

Aman Kachroo S/o Rajendra Kachroo was unfortunately ragged to death by Abhinav, Ajay, Mukal and Naveen - his seniors in Rajendra Prasad Medical College, Kangra H.P. Aman was first year student and his departure was facilitated by 4 senior drunk me More...


Immortalizing the Corrupt
By Prof. Kumar11/16/2010 4:25:40 PM

Expose after expose. The 3rd day of Winter Session of Parliament started on a stormy note. Both the Houses had to be adjourned amidst ruckus while a Union Minister under played the corrupt deals as here is room for patient consultations. Three Mahar More...


Immortalizing the Corrupt
By Prof. Kumar11/12/2010 1:56:10 AM

Expose after expose. The 3rd day of Winter Session of Parliament started on a stormy note. Both the Houses had to be adjourned amidst ruckus while a Union Minister under played the corrupt deals as here is room for patient consultations. Three Mahar More...


Where there is no Will there is no Way?
By Naradmuni9/23/2010 2:35:49 AM

To aver that there is no point in locking the stables after the horses have bolted may sound like a tiring cliché. But resorting to this hackneyed phrase becomes inevitable because the regime at the helm in New Delhi and its all-knowing CM of Jammu More...


Diplomatic Begging and British Pakistanis
By Dr Shahid Qureshi 6/1/2009 12:19:10 AM

London is one of the very important stations in the world as far as diplomacy is concerned therefore majority of the countries send their best working brains to represent them with the exception of Pakistan. Which subcontracted the US and UK mission More...


Confused PDP got trapped into its own web
Centre rejected PDP’s last minute bid for reviving the coalition Govt.
R. S Gill 7/11/2008 10:42:18 PM

Jammu, July 11 : Perturbed over the loss of power, the PDP leadership is said to have made a last minute bid for reviving the Congress led Government in order to assuage the ruffled feelings among those party ministers who had lost power after Ghula More...


 
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