1. Kashmiri Pandits protest PM's rehabilitation package

    A group of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu converged in Srinagar on Tuesday to protest against 'partial implementation' of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's rehabilitation package announced in 2008.

    The protesters, although meager in number, gathered in Pratap Park in city center raising slogans against government.

    They stated that 6,000 jobs, part of the package, were to be provided to Pandit youth but till date only 25% posts have been ...

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    1. The state and central governments were to equally share the burden for the jobs. Out of the 3,000 jobs funded by Centre, only 1442 posts have been filled and the list of the rest is yet to be announced by service selection recruitment board.
    2. A proposal will be discussed in the Cabinet in this regard and presented to the Government of India for release of funds.
      By Omar Abdullah
    3. They have not been able to provide their share of 3000 jobs even after three and a half years. Only when we come out on roads, they take some notice.
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