Jammu aspirants feel betrayed of JKPSC

                                               Trust of aspirant over commission is must: Bhukhari

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Yet another time, aspirants of Kashmir Administrative Service (KAS) from Jammu are feeling betrayed by the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC) in the recently declared final selection list of 392 candidates.

In the declared list out of total 392 selected candidates, Kashmir got a major share of 162 in open merit and that too of a particular community, while out of a total of 234 selected from Jammu, only 28 Hindu candidates got place in open merit and 96 candidates were from reserved category.

Irritated over the disparity met to them, various aspirants also staged protest against JKPSC demanding explanation of the list.

“This is not the first time that Jammu aspirants have to protest against JKPSC, every time they (JKPSC) leave Jammu aspirants to fight for justice,” said one of the non selected aspirants, Kapil.

He added that already minced by the axe of discrimination from years, hard work of Jammu candidate is always ruined and “not to apply for these posts is the best option for a Jammu youth to refrain more discrimination,” he said.

Taking a dig at JKPSC, some privately run coaching institutes alleged that JKPSC is working under Kashmir influenced powers.

“The recent declared list makes it apparent that JKPSC is working to please their Kashmiri bosses and to appease anti-Indian protesters by providing them administrative seats,” said owner of reputed institute of Jammu, on the basis of anonymity.

They claimed that despite of hard work, Jammu aspirants are craving for justice on roads.

“We have students with potential to crack Indian Administrative Services (IAS) exams, but they are missing in the final list of the KAS, which ridicules the list and credibility of JKPSC,” he said.

Same examination earlier faced a stay, wherein some candidates belonging to reserved categories, aggravated after the declaration of KAS-2009 (Mains) results in September last year filed a writ against JKPSC, but it got clearance from court on February 10.

Talking to Newspoint, Secretary JKPSC, MA Bukhari rebuffed allegations and said “Interview panel comprises of eight members of the commission, so there is no scope for favouritism. Some elements for personal gains are trying to make it communal.”

He assumed that earlier some aspirants wasted their precious time in filing writ petitions against JKPSC, which resulted futile.

While advising, Secretary said that aspirants should trust commission and should concentrate on studies rather than challenging JKPSC’s working.

Nothing is impossible: A tale of dedication

                        

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'Nothing is Impossible in this world' is in what Shallu Gupta believes in. Hailing from Ambgrota village near Kot Bhalwal, Shallu is handicapped by both hands but her determination and dedication to achieve her maintained aim of becoming a lecturer is firm and currently she is working as a contractual lecturer in Computer Science at Commerce College Jammu.

Born in 1978, Shallu met with a tragic accident, when she was only 17 years of age, where she lost her both hands and was on bed for at least five months. "In 1995, while installing television antenna at terrace, I came in contact with live wires and went unconscious and when I awoke I found both my hands missing, at that time it was hurting but support of my family made me stand again," Shallu said with smile on her face.

Even after losing both hands, Shallu was not depressed, so she continued her studies and did her intermediate from Government Higher Secondary School Mubarak Mandi, immediately followed by graduation in Science from Parade College for women with support of her family. "It was hard time for me to get out of the trauma, but 110 per cent support of my family especially my brother, who always stood next to me for my rescue, helped me a lot to fulfill my desires," said Shallu. After completing graduation, Shallu went for Masters Degree at Jammu University, but it was not her step. "After  finishing graduation, my mentor, Chandershekar advised me to go for masters in Computer Sciences, it was blind hit from my side, but I got admission and in University I used to be shy and less talkative, but friends of mine constantly backed me, which helped me to complete it", said Shallu. During her studies, she was adjourned as the best student and was conferred with a scholarship. Acting as an inspiration for many disabled persons, Shallu is of the opinion that nothing is impossible if you have that instinct to achieve targets. Working as a contractual lecturer, for past six years, Shallu is satisfied with her position but is still envisaging permanent lecturer post to serve Jammu people. "I always had an aim to be lecturer and with the God's blessings, after completing my masters, I got chance to teach computers as a contractual lecturer, which somehow satisfied me."

About future plans, Shallu said that she wanted to be a permanent lecturer and for this she is aiming for PhD and is studying hard to qualify NET exams. On whether, did she ever felt that people are underestimating her, Shallu said that at times some elements questioned about her potential, and every time she have to prove herself. When Shallu was questioned about government support, she said that never we did approached government for any help not did government reached us to assist. "I am self dependent and with the grace of god and support of my family and friends around me, I achieved what I had always aimed, now only thing that I want from government is my right of being a permanent lecturer," said Shallu, adding that she is all qualified of being a permanent lecturer, "I had a degree, experience and moreover that spark to enlighten others with the wisdom."

BJP: Patriotic or Traitor?

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Has Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) lost its ground of being patriotic after failure of its much hyped and much talked Ekta Rally, where they mocked the Tri-colour from post to pillar?

Was the BJP proposed Ekta Yatra a reel in practicality or was just another political gimmick. Not hurting only sentiments of million of patriotic Indians, BJP’s stunt of unfurling National Flag at Lal Chowk, Srinagar also tattered repute of Tri-colour.

Under the huge speculations, nation wide, BJP launched Ekta Yatra from Calcutta to hoist national flag in disturbed area of Kashmir.

The Yatra saw various impediments, as in the start of the Yatra, chief minister J&K, Omar Abdullah warned BJP for its repercussions and recommended them to discontinue this Yatra, but to forge the iron of politics, BJP continued and so raised the anticipation of the Indian community.

In the wake of the Yatra, the market of the rumors was heated up and speculations were made that to counter the statement of separatists, BJP has made this Yatra firm and will not bend, less than hoisting flag.

But the true colours of the BJP was exposed when they, even after reaching Kashmir (some of the activists, who later were arrested by the J&K police), failed to unfurl flag. In Kashmir, activists of the BJP acted as they have been thwarted by the police, but the body language of the activist was reciprocating their much hyped firm decision.

As after leaving hotel premises, the activists rather than proceeding towards clock tower, started pretending from the very place with tri-colour in hands, to which security forces resorted to manhandling, which was pre-planned activity.

Forces jumped on flag, tried to fetch the flag from the hands of BJP activists and in that drama, it was national entity (Tricolour) which was being mortified.

Did any one ask BJP why they made statement of separatists, a pretext for organising this rally, was it to show that BJP is strictly opposing the school of thoughts of separatists, or was it a maneuver to gain public attention.

It would be shocking to learn that the BJP and Separatists are working under same umbrella. Did anyone ever ask Separatists that who is spoon feeding them, who in India made the separatists heroes and provided them bullet-proof cars and vests, Police and CRPF escorts and VIP treatment, no body knows but it is fact that none other than BJP-led NDA government of Atal Behari Vajpayee and L K Advani.

Contrary to the strong ideological clash between separatist leaders and the Sangh Parivar, there has been an equally strong chemistry between the two. The maximum possible security cover and recognition was provided to the separatist leaders during Vajpayee’s regime in 1999-2004.

Over 200 Police and CRPF personnel, are currently deployed on the “duty” of guarding the politicians disputing and abusing the sovereignty and integrity of this country. Even as ordinary constables or head constables are posted as PSOs with Cabinet Ministers and most of the mainstream politicians, Sub Inspectors and Assistant Sub Inspectors are functioning as heads of the security cover provided to the separatist leaders.

Mocking over the relation with separatists, BJP always pitched voice against anti-national activities of the separatists and hence making them a pretext to firm their stand of being nationalistic.

Coaching at grass root must: Sajid Dar

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Following the footprints of his father, Mohammad Yousuf Dar, ace footballer of his time, AFC "C" and "B" license owned Coach, Sajid Dar started his football career in 1992, and never looked back. After representing almost all the big named football clubs in the state, and playing all in maximum number of big tournaments in and out of J&K state, Sajid opted to serve state with his panache of football and joined Kashmir University.Terming lack of proper coaching at the grass root level for the inconsistency of Jammu and Kashmir football team in major national football tournaments, despite having great talent, Dar shared that proper coaching at the grass root level is very important. In a crispy talk with Newspoint, Sajid Dar shared various pros and cons of the state football, besides his personal football career and needs to upgrade state football.
Excerpts…
*Throw some light on your childhood days. How did your interest in football emerge? When did you think of football as your career?
Dar: I did not take up the football till my schooling was over. However on the other side my father who was then the star footballer of the state and country as well used to take me with him to witness the matches and I was impressed by my father at my early age. I Started my career when I joined S P School in the year 1992 and from their itself I decided that I will choose it as my profession now. Football seems to be running in my family blood. I am always proud to be the son of the legendry footballer of the state and besides getting impressed by my father, Mohammad Yousuf Dar and was also impressed by my cousin Aslam Parveez Dar, who is also an ex-international player.I got the selection in my first trial at SP School in 1992. I was selected for district championship before getting selection for Junior National Championship in the same year, Then i joined Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) Club of Biscoe which was then the upcoming and most fan following team of the State. The players like Ishfaq Ahmed, Manzoor Dar, Majid Dar Intikhab Alam, Hilal Rasool and myself started our career from YMCA. I Captained, YMCA in many state and national level events including Federation Cup. After YMCA I played for City Club for more then three years and after that In Iqbal Sports and soon after that I started my coaching career.
* Can you tell us the process of obtaining a coaching license? Our readers might be interested to know the process. Can a person without any first class football playing experience go on to be a coach? Are there any restrictions?
Dar: There is a criteria set by the Universities/Institutes who are conducting different coaching courses for the coaches and as a candidate u have to fulfill all the criteria, like in NSNIS the eligibility they have set is that the qualification must be graduate and he must have represented state at various senior national tournaments in their respective discipline. There are coaches who are qualified but don't have the sound sports background and If you really want to set the example, then you must possess both, a sound academic and sports background as well.* What is the "special thing" about Football, which makes it stand apart from the rest of the sports?Dar: Football is the most popular game of the world. Football is world-wide sport, almost everyone plays. No other sport is being played and watched by so many people. It can be played all over the world, and with fairly cheap equipment. One can choose football as a profession.
* You have had an extensive coaching experience. Please tell us about your tenure as the head coach KU?
Dar: I started my coaching career soon after getting diploma form NSNIS Patiala. I got my first coaching assignment in the year 2004-05 when Dr K A Tarzan former DPE of Kashmir University called me to coach Kashmir University Football Team.
After that I was appointed the coach of under 21 football team by JKFA and besides JKFA also gave me some assignments for the Youth Development Programme and in the 2006 I got appointed as the Football Coach of Kashmir University in the Physical education and sports department. Recently I also attended the youth development programme organized by AIFF at Goa. And I am also coaching one of the leading Clubs of the State Iqbal Sports and recently we have won the All India Police Martyrs Football Tournament. Besides me and Hilal Rasool of JK bank are among the few coaches of the country who have done diploma in football coaching and also AFC "C" and "B" license courses.
* Please tell us about Your new project. Do you see such an initiative being a success in J&K.
Dar: Football has game me name as well as fame and it is only because of football I am being recognized I have devoted my life to football and I want to do something for the betterment and upliftment of football. As all the football lovers know that few years back we launched FPWA in Srinagar and FPWA is planning to start a football academy in the month of May or June, this year with the collaboration with SPUNP group and football by Carlos Queiroz and by the blessings of Almighty and the support of the football loving people of J&K it will certainly be the new beginning of JK football. Insha Allah.
* Education and Sports are inter-related. How can these two avenues be combined so that there can be an all round development of a child plus their interest in sports grow.
Dar: The benefits of sport reach beyond the impact on physical well-being and the value of the educational benefits of sport should not be under-estimated. In addition to physical development, education and sport also have strong influences on inclusion and community building, character-building and community safety.
* What changes do you think J&K Football should incorporate if it is to be successful?
Dar: We are always talking that we have a lot of talent in JK. But why we are not consistently performing on the national level, why we cannot produce players like Mehraj, Ishfaq, Arun Malhaotra regularly. The answer is that there is lack of proper coaching at the grass root level, which is very important. I have seen coaches very keen to take assignments when it comes to the senior national events but nobody bother's to conduct the coaching classes for the young and budding footballers of the valley. I request the JKFA and other organisations who are directly or indirectly involved with football that their should be the regular coaching camps for the youth development and each coaches and teams performance should be monitor regularly.
* What developments should we need to create club culture in State?
Dar: As we all know that football is the most popular sport of our state. Apart from the departmental teams like JK Bank, JK Forest, JK police, who are atleast offering jobs to the players but there is also a big role of the private clubs in the state and I hardly find any sponsors for those clubs. These clubs are been run by personal efforts of their respective managing bodies. And during the season the players and management face lot of problems like refreshment, playing kits, pocket money and the rehabilitation for the players. From my personal point of view if these clubs get the sponsors who can atleast fulfill these demands I hope more and more players will take interest to this game and definitely the competition level will also improve and when the competition level will improve we can improve our performance at the national level. 
* What are your future plans?
Dar: I am a coach of Kashmir University Football Team and it is my dream that Kashmir University should qualify for the All India Inter Zone Football Tournament and after qualifying at least once we should be the champion's of All India Inter University as well.

Corruption Hollowing System

J&K state to lead the tally of corrupt states, if all goes wrong

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The day is not far, when Jammu and Kashmir, state would lead the tally of most corrupt states of the India, and the day will soon come when it will become the most corrupted isle on the world map with almost every second person tainted of being corrupt.

Not like many other states, corruption or bribery in J&K state is on rampant and is engulfing great intellects to elusive personalities. At one time, bribe was paid for getting wrong things done but now bribe is paid for getting right things done at right time.

Many people touched this concept, with their own context many-a-times, some held government responsible for uncontrolled corruption, whereas many cursed system and its functioning. But nothing changed, moreover this menace took wild shape by entering into the minds of the people by exerting upon them that corruption is the ‘word-of-day’ and you cannot do anything without taking it affirmatively.

In our daily life, most of us must have been a witness to or a victim of the corruption thriving in some or the other part of the country. It could be in the form of a taxi-driver manipulating the meter to jack-up the reading or a government officer taking bribery to promptly transfer your file to the next department or even yourself offering bribe to a traffic police on breaking a signal.

Even though the higher ushers of this menace, ‘administration’ has took it for-granted, for them corruption enhances the ways of revenues.

At present J&K state figures at number 2 in India in context of corruption, but as the Bihar government is mulling up to start anti-corruption year, with J&K without any maneuver, will ultimately shove J&K to number one spot, which would be pride moment for our so-called corrupt genre.

Some days back while running through Indian Express, I found that Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Pawar holds a resolution of making Bihar corruption Free State for Year 2011, eventually yielding special status.

On one hand India’s number one corrupt state is mulling to descend, whereas J&K state is stagnant in making any result oriented resolution to curb this menace.

Bihar Chief Minister summoned all his leaders to declare their assets, which would be a great step to intensify government’s fight against corruption.

But what about Jammu and Kashmir that is running out of ideas to eliminate corruption, rather one can say that Jammu and Kashmir administration is not interested to work on it.

As an old adage goes, ‘Corruption is like a ball of snow, once it's set a rolling it must increase”, same is case with Jammu and Kashmir, here the people are accepting bribery to grab more and more bugs, which subsequently ascends state towards ever increasing corrupt zone. As per official data around 665 registered cases of corruption are under the State Vigilance Organisation and Crime Branch against public servants including several IAS officers.

Competition of earning more and more, jostles common man into ditch of this grave torment. The inner sense of the man is waning over some currency notes, he may take prestigious rank after offering money, but he can’t repute that position.

Every person blames government for being liberal against corruption but at individual level every one of us had offered huge or subtle money to get our work done with ease.

Here in Jammu and Kashmir, the corruption seems ever lasting as the façade of the functioning is concerned, from peon to bureaucrat, every body is maligned with corruption, here our politicians play pivotal role and made J&K shine in this race by embezzling huge sum of funds.

Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah is less worried to put an end on it, or he doesn’t have much time to think over it, from his busy schedule and ‘Blackberry Games’.

This is the high time for the state government to show some strict accountability in eliminating this disease, which altogether is hollowing system of the state.