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Geelani threatens Govt employees, calls his own people traitors Civil War In Kashmir! 10/19/2016 11:49:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: Exasperated by people defying the protest calendar, the Hurriyat hawk, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, on Wednesday described the people defying his calendar as "traitors" and asked the government employees to stay away from the offices or be ready to face the consequences. "It has been reported that some employees are now succumbing to the pressure of their bureaucratic bosses and they hypocritically look of excuses to attend their offices, but they all should remember that traitors and opportunists have no place in a struggle," Geelani said in a statement. A Kashmir watcher while talking to Early Times said, "Geelani knows it very well that his calendar and he (Geelani) have become irrelevant and people are fed up of him. He is making last ditch attempts to pro-long the unrest in Kashmir by giving inflammatory statements." He said, "In the initial days of unrest he described activists of mainstream parties and politicians as traitors by doing so he made them vulnerable to attacks by the protesters and the terrorists. Now he has identified gov...   READ MORE

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After Pak, ISIS flags, now Chinese flags in Kashmir 10/19/2016 11:49:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: Till not so-long-ago, it was customary with the anti-nationals in Kashmir to wave Pakistan flags on Friday. It would happen soon after the Friday prayers. Last year, Kashmir witnessed a new trend. More radicals started waving the IS (Islamic State) flags, along with Pakistan flags, thus suggesting that the process of radicalization in Kashmir had been assuming alarming proportions. The Government of India noticed it but didn't take action required to curb the trend. In fact, some top BJP ministers took the waving of Pakistan and IS flags a minor affair. They even took on news channels, saying they were making mountains out of molehills. To be mor...   READ MORE   Separatists slammed for vandalization 10/19/2016 11:49:39 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 19: The separatists are facing public ire on social networking sites for 'advocating' vandalizing of public property and beating up the people. For last two weeks, the miscreants who were enforcing the shutdown call of separatists, set many vehicles on fire. The violence irked many people who vented their anger on the social media. "What was done by a poor autowallah? Why was his autorickshaw set on fire? Why no condemnation from SAS Geelani," a Facebook user posted on his wall. Another user replied, "These miscreants do all this on behalf of their masters…separatists." A Facebook post by one Rabiya said, "Separatists' children are studying abroad and...   READ MORE   Army's humanitarian face unnerves separatists 10/19/2016 11:49:29 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 19: Even as the Army has formally launched operation "Calm Down", in a bid to restore normalcy in Kashmir, the humanitarian face of the brave jawans has unnerved separatists, who are losing control over the situation in the restive Valley. Sources said the separatists are so frustrated that they may threaten people not to mingle with Army. Amid continued breakdown of law and order in Kashmir, since July 8, when militant commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his two associates were killed, the 15 Corps of the Indian Army last month launched operation "Calm Down". While observers believed it would be a strict crackdown on the people of Kashmir, where Army w...   READ MORE   Miscreants continue to inflict damages, put on fire two Scorpios Vandalize bank branch at Natipora-Srinagar 10/19/2016 11:49:08 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 19: While one vehicle was put on fire by miscreants in Baramulla district yet another vehicle was gutted after a petrol bomb was hurled towards it at Sadrabal in the outskirts of summer capital today. At the same time a group of miscreants caused damages to a bank branch here. Reports said that a group of miscreants appeared on the main road on Srinagar-Baramulla highway near Delina and stopped a Scorpio vehicle that was on its way from Baram...   READ MORE   Govt asks Finance deptt to audit misappropriation of SRE in police 10/19/2016 11:48:36 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 19: Shortly after the J&K police headquarters submitted its report on alleged misappropriation of Security Related Expenditure (SRE) in police to the Home department, the government has now asked the Finance department to hold an audit in the case. During the audit of vehicles hired by police for ferrying its constabulary during the 2014 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the CAG found irregularities of Rs 6.09 crore due to double drawals and hiring of fictitious vehicles. Soon after the CAG submitted the report to police headquarters, the DGP referred the case to the Crime Branch for thorough and time bound inquiry. "After completing the i...   READ MORE   JU likely to take up case of Neeraj Sharma as Deputy Registrar 10/19/2016 11:48:28 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: The Jammu University administration is likely to take up the case of Neeraj Sharma as Deputy Registrar whose selection purportedly is under scanner and was allegedly challenged in an inquiry as the item related to the selection of Neeraj Sharma as Deputy Registrar was presented in the last council wherein the vice chancellor reportedly had misled the council for his appointment of Deputy Registrar. For inept, the beneficiary Neeraj Sharma was recruited as Assistant Registrar on 08-03-2003 and appointed as Deputy Registrar on 10-07-2006 which clearly indicated that the experience of the Neeraj Sharma was nearly three years while eligibility criteria fo...   READ MORE   Finally, FIR registered against 'ill-mannered' CEO Kathua 10/19/2016 11:48:20 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: A FIR has been registered against Chief Education Officer (CEO) Kathua for insulting a headmaster in his office. Sources said that on the direction of the court, a case has been registered under section 352, 504 and 506 at P/S Kathua against the CEO, Balbir Singh, for "grave provocation, intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace and for criminal intimidation to his subordinates in front of their colleagues." On September 29, when a headmaster visited the office of the CEO to apprise him about 'wrong transfer' of a female teacher, the latter used abusive language. The incident was recorded by a teacher on his mobile pho...   READ MORE   Wildlife dept delays demarcation, fencing of Thajwas sanctuary Powerful land mafia calling the shots in Sonamarg 10/19/2016 11:48:11 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 19: The alleged delay and negligence of Wildlife department in demarcating and fencing Thajwas wildlife sanctuary in Sonamarg can lead to a disaster, according to sources. They say that a land mafia that has defaced the famous tourist spots-Pahalgam and Gulmarg-have finally shifted its focus to Sonamarg. During last four years, the land mafia backed by politicians has managed to convert the Sonamarg meadow once called 'Golden bowl' into a concrete Jungle. The mafia has even uprooted the demarcation poles erected by the Forest department and have tampered the boundary line of the Thajwas wildlife sanctuary. However, till time the department ...   READ MORE   Congress high command seek fresh list of aspiring district presidents Behind the curtain activity intensifies in PCC 10/19/2016 11:47:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: Hectic lobbying has begun within the Pradesh congress before the appointment of district presidents as the party high command has reportedly asked JKPCC president GA Mir to resubmit the names of the aspirants. While the picture is almost clear in respect of other districts, all eyes are set on Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Jammu Urban where the aspirants are leaving no stone unturned to project themselves as the most genuine claimant for the significant position in the party. According to the sources in Congress circles, a triangular contest among claimants is being witnessed in Samba and Kathua for the post of district presidents while for Udhampur and Ja...   READ MORE   Hizbul commander trying to befool world by asking KPs to return 10/19/2016 11:47:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 19: Pro-Pakistan terrorist group Hizbul Mujahideen's (HM's) suggestions to the migrant Kashmiri Pandits, who were forced to flee the Valley in early 1990 after the eruption of militancy, to return to their homes, assuring protection to them is nothing but a new ploy to attack minorities. Credible sources in the intelligence agencies said that by giving such suggestions HM's is trying to kill two birds with same stone. On the one hand, HM is trying to give an impression to the world that their pro-Pakistan terrorist group is a secular and secondly they would provide opportunity to the stone pelters to attack these helpless people in case they returned to their...   READ MORE   Garbage dumps in city confines inviting health hazards 10/19/2016 10:54:41 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, Oct 19: Despite various schemes and programmes undertaken to sanitize public places across Udhampur town which remains un-cleaned, emitting foul smell making it difficult to the passerby and giving an ugly look to visitors. Members of civil society, and morning walkers association has alleged that heaps of garbage could be seen accumulated in most of the public parks of city and many parks and markets still await sanitization thus are bringing imm...   READ MORE

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