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| Militants kill 130 civilians, security forces in 2018 | | Guv says he is pained over militants killings | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 24: Governor Satya Pal Malik might be pained over the militant killings but around 130 civilians and security forces were killed by militants in the previous year.
The Governor on Thursday said that government was making efforts for return of youth, who have joined the militancy.
"I think militancy is not in guns but in brains. We are trying to remove the militancy that is hitting the brains. I am pained over militant killings," he told the media.
At the same time, around 130 civilian and security forces were killed by militants in 2018.
As per the figures, JK Police lost 45 personnel, nine CRPF men, 30 army soldiers in the previous years. Similarly, the militants killed 44 civilians.
These killings have taken place either after kidnapping of civilians or ambush laid by the militants. There has also been radicalization of many youth in Kashmir and have inclined towards ISIS ideology.
Despite that Governor on Thursday expressed concern over the militant killings.
"We are trying to offer them for their return so that they are rehabilitated and ... | |
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| Mehbooba, Sajad Lone fight to take credit for Governor's decision | | Both leaders eulogize themselves for no good, people laugh over such theatrics | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: Soon after the news that the government has ordered reservation for the Pahari community in Jammu and Kashmir was out, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti and Sajad Lone fight in open to claim credit for Governor's decision.
Governor, Satya Pal Malik on Thursday give his assent to the Jammu & Kashmir Reservation (Amendment) Bill, 2014, providing reservation to the persons belonging to Pahari community, clan or tribe having distinct cultural, ethnic and linguistic identity, in the Government jobs. The amendment provides for addition of a separate category of the persons belonging to Pahari community, clan or tribe having distinct, cultural, ethnic and linguistic ... | |
| | | | It makes no difference whether the flag is tricolor or an ordinary one, says SDM | | School hoists blue flag instead of tricolor on R-Day rehearsal | |  S.K. Kaw
Early Times Report
POONCH, Jan 24: Throwing norms to winds a blue color flag was hoisted at Government Boys Higher Secondary Schoool Surankote during the full dress rehearsal of Republic Day celebrations instead of national flag, sources told Early Times.
They said that during rehearsals tricolor has to be hoisted in schools followed by the national anthem and after the salutation to flag, but to the utmost surprise a blue coloured flag which is said to be schools flag was hoisted... | |
| | | | 'Two BDOs for one Block' | | Understaffed RDD orders irrational postings | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: Already understaffed Rural Development Department (RDD) posted to two BDOs for a block recently, making a laughing stock of itself.
Sources in civil Secretariat revealed that in a recent transfer order the department has posted two BDOs in one block, by ordering the transfer of new BDO and forgetting to transfer already working BDOs in these blocks.
"Abdul Qyume, BDO attached with the Directorate of Rural Development Jammu was posted as BDO Darhal, in Rajouri district without relieving sitting BDO Jagan Nath" sources said and added that Jagan Nath was posted as BDO Kalakote, but prior to Panchyat Poll, District Election Officer, transferred him to Darhal... | |
| | | | Rs 7 lakh withdrawn against non- existent forest enclosure | | RDD den of corruption | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: The deep rooted muck and corruption in the department of Rural Development Department and Panchayat Raj involving senior officials of the department in Marwah, Dachhan and Warwan blocks of Kishtwar District has once again come to the fore.
In the latest disclosure through RTI reply, the document of which is available with ET, it has come to the fore that the Department had withdrawn an amount of Rs. 7 Lakh on account of establishment of a forest enclosure in Qadrina village. The former Block Development Officer Marwah Raiz Ahmed Lone withdrew the said amount vide Voucher No. 2634 Dated 22-12-2106 wherein 20000 apple trees were purchased @... | |
| | | | JKEGA spends lakhs on training, hotels | | Who cares for austerity? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: It seems that the directions of the government to adopt austerity measures has fallen flat on the Jammu & Kashmir e-Governance Agency (JaKeGA) as it spent hefty sums on holding training programmes on e-Governance for government officials in lavish five star hotels of the State.
Sources told Early Times that Jammu & Kashmir e-Governance Agency, which is a society established in 2009 under JK Society Act in collaboration with National Institute of Smart Governance (NISG) held training programme on e-Governance for IAS, KAS officers in two lavish hotels, despite the fact that government had issued slew of austerity measures during former Governor NN Vohr... | |
| | | | Key witness narrates horrifying account of double murder | | Infamous Kishtwar killings | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: The key witness in the murder of BJP State Secretary Anil Parihar and his brother Ajeet Parihar for the first time after the gruesome killings narrated the horrifying account of the incident which sent shivers down the spine of people of entire state.
Speaking to ET Anil Manhas, a domestic helper with late BJP leader said that both the deceased leader and his brother were on way to their home on the ill- fated night when the unknown gunmen stopped them and killed them by firing at them from point blank range.
Manhas in his early 20s said that the assailants who attacked the BJP leader and his brother were two in number ; while one fired on both the broth... | |
| | | | Another step in offing against highly qualified unemployed youth | | Finance deptt gives go ahead to enhance retirement age of College professors | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 24: In yet another move detrimental to the future of thousands of highly qualified youth of the state, the Finance department has given green signal to the proposal for enhancing the retirement age of College professors from existing 60 to 62 years.
Sources in the Finance department informed Early Times that the proposal forwarded by Higher Education department to the Finance department regarding enhancement of retirement age of the College Professors from existing 60 years to 62 years has been given approval by the department.
"After giving its consent on the proposal the file has been returned back to the Higher Education department", sources said, adding ... | |
| | | | 'Himself in touch with BJP, Dy Mayor Srinagar doing dramas' | | Councillors share videos, seek national attention | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 24: A few days after Sheikh Imran, the Deputy Mayor of Srinagar Municipal Corporation here accused the BJP and RSS of getting him attacked during a session at the SMC, some of the councillors accused him of "himself being in touch with the right wing parties." A group of councillors from SMC, who addressed a press conference at the Kashmir Press Club, accused the Deputy Mayor of "doing drama in the name of one centimeter wound on his face."
The cooperators said not only people of Kashmir but "entire nation" should know that the Deputy Mayor was a "Dhongi" and that he was hampering the working at the SMC to meet his political motives.
The councillors sai... | |
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