16 epaper.GreaterKashmir.com Sensex 25099.92 Nifty 7508.80 37.25 J&K Bank BSE 1541.00 NSE 1540.45 facebook.com/DailyGreaterKashmir 15.60 Gold `27,672 `5 MCX 24kt/10gm SBI 4.15 5.60 ReTs demand seniority as per rules Srinagar, June 28: Jammu and Kashmir Rehabar-eTaleem Teachers’ Forum has appealed the government to fix the seniority of the ReTs strictly in accordance with the rules. At a meeting here today under the chairmanship of Farooq Ahmed Tantray, chairman of the forum, the members discussed various promotion orders recently issued by the Directorate of School Education Kashmir. The Forum alleged that the orders were not in accordance with law and have created resentment among the ReTs “whose rights have been violated.” The members of the Forum later marched towards the Directorate of Education office here. The Forum Chairman said that they couldn’t meet the Director Education there. “I called up later Director Education apprising him about our grievances. I pleaded that RETs should not be ignored at any cost,” he said. Tantray said the Director assured him that the seniority of the teachers won’t be ignored. SP College faculty felicitates award winner Srinagar, June 28: Prof Yaseen Ahmad Shah (Principal) and the teaching staff of Sri Pratap College M A Road, here have felicitated Dr Roohi Mushtaq, Head Department of Biotechnology for bagging J&K Innovative Science Teacher Award. The award to Dr Roohi has been given by J&K State Council for Science and Technology, Department of Science and Technology (J&K). The award was presented to her by Feroz Ahmad Khan, Minister of Science and Technology and Information & Technology on June 20. The award carries a citation and a cash prize of Rs. 15,000. 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Chairman, Kashmir Economic Alliance (KEA), Muhammad Yaseen Khan, alleged that the central government had only been giving false assurances and “no concrete steps have been taken to strengthen the cross-LoC trade.” “We have pleaded before the Central government time and again to create required infrastructure for this trade, but except their assurances nothing has been done,” he said. Khan said: “There is a need to increase the number of tradeable items that can become the part of the business between the divided Kashmir.” Chairman, Federation of Industries Jammu, Anil Suri, said the industry leaders had become used to hear such hollow promises. “The fact remains after the trade started, not a single concrete step has been taken on the ground to nourish, promote and strengthen it.” “No quality infrastructure has been created to help promote this trade. There are vested interests trying to derail it,” Suri said. He said: “There is already a proposal for introducing the banking facility for the crossLoC trade. But so far the proposal has not been given the shape of a concrete plan.” He said because of the lack of infrastructure, particularly the banking facility, traders were losing appetite for this trade. “We don’t know who the traders are on the other side with whom we are dealing. This trade is a unproductive,” he said. President, Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK), Muhammad Ashraf Mir, said that the cross-LoC trade though started as a confidence building measure (CBM) between Kashmir “has almost got derailed for want of proper facilities.’’ “It is no trade. In the 21st century you are still trading apples for shoes,’’ he said. Joint Secretary General, Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI), Fayaz Bakshi said: “While the bilateral trade between India and Pakistan has increased manifold over the years, the cross-LoC trade is in stuck.” He said: “If the state and central governments are really interested to promote this trade, they need to add up all the facilities to this activity.” Due to lack of infrastructure, particularly the banking facility, traders are losing appetite for this trade. They even don’t know who the traders are on the other side they are dealing with. The cross-LoC trade though started as a confidence building measure (CBM) between Kashmir has almost got derailed for want of proper facilities. It is no trade. In the 21st century you are still trading apples for shoes.