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| Uproar in Assembly as BJP legislators carry out physical attack on Engineer Rashid | | Nirmal Singh tenders apology on behalf of his party men | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the legislative Assembly today after three Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) legislators' physically assaulted MLA Langate Engineer Abdul Rashid minutes before the commencement of the business. Engineer Rashid was saved only due to the intervention of other legislators and marshals.
As the proceedings for the day were about to start the BJP legislators manhandled the MLA Langate and carried out an attack on him... | |
| | | | A big step forward towards radicalization | | Beef party at official MLAs hostel | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: Independent MLA from Kashmir Engineer Rashid on Wednesday crossed all the lines. He challenged not only the justice system but also the Jammu & Kashmir High Court by hosting a beef party not at his private residence but at the official MLA hostel in Srinagar. He in a most brazen manner initiated the process that would further radicalize the already highly radicalized Kashmiri society and motivate the Kashmiri people to defy the law of the land by slaughtering cows and promoting beef eating not only in the Valley but also in certain other areas of the State. To outrage the religious sentiments of the Hindus, the fanatic served his Muslim guests beef kebabs, ... | |
| | | | 'He has aroused communal passions, teach him a lesson' | | 'Act against trouble monger Er Rashid' | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: As the row over beef ban took an ugly turn on Thursday with BJP legislators giving vent to their ire by taking to task the independent MLA, Er Rashid, in the Assembly.
The independent MLA from Langate hosting a beef party in MLAs hostel in Srinagar antagonized the BJP MLAs who first disrupted the beef party on Wednesday night and then took Er Rashid head on in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday morning.
The independent MLA provoked the BJP MLAs and hurt the sentiments of the Hindu community by openly hosting a beef party. He provoked the BJP leaders and they reacted with the full force. "Er Rashid has aroused the communal passions and it can have reaching co... | |
| | | | If Rashid holds 1000 beef parties, we will thrash him thousand times' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: The BJP MLAs who thrashed Independent MLA Engineer Rashid over holding a beef party have warned him against carrying out such bashes in the future.
Rahid, MLA from Langate, had hosted a beef party on the lawns of the MLA hostel here. As per reports, guests were served beef kebabs, 'ristas' (meat balls) and beef patties.
BJP MLAs said that when they came face-to-face with Rashid today morning in the assembly they questioned him about the beef party.
Rashid responded by saying that he would organise a thousand more such parties in Kashmir. One BJP MLA also claimed that Rashid specifically mentioned "cow beef party".
Hearing such a statement, the BJP M... | |
| | | | Make dossier against Rashid public: BJP to CM | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: The BJP has asked the Government to come up with a complete dossier of MLA engineer Rashid. According to the sources the BJP will take up the issue with the Chief Minister, who is holding the Home Department, on this issue.
Sources said the BJP is furious with the development of beef party hosted by the engineer Rashid. The party has made it clear to the CM that such attempts are being deliberately made by the Rashid to vitiate the atmosphere in the State with an aim to discredit the BJP, as he knows that it's a sensitive issue for the party and will react on this matter.
"The BJP has made it clear to the CM that though Rashid is an elected MLA but he... | |
| | | | Union Home Minister takes strong note of missing important ceremonies | | BJP Ministers skip wreath laying ceremony of martyr SI Altaf Hussain | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: A valiant and decorated police officer of Jammu and Kashmir Police, Altaf Hussain, Sub-Inspector, attained martyrdom while chasing a dreaded terrorist of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) on Wednesday in Bandipora area of North Kashmir. Martyrdom of Altaf Hussain has been considered as big set back to the efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir Police against terrorists in Kashmir. Unfortunately none of the BJP Ministers turned up to pay tributes to the brave cop of Jammu and Kashmir Police.
As autumn session of the Assembly is going on, Deputy Chief Minister and other Ministers of "nationalists" BJP are much enjoying pleasant weather of Kashmir in Srinagar. Unfortunately no... | |
| | | | Health Minister, CMO Poonch adjust blue eyed, leave eligible aspirants in lurch | | | | M S Nazki
ET Report
POONCH, Oct 8: The unholy nexus between Health Minister and Chief Medical Officer Poonch has surfaced with the publishing of select list of female multipurpose workers, lab technicians, lab assistants, adolescent councilor male/female under National Rural Health Mission Poonch as names of many undeserving candidates were figured in the list.
Sources told Early Times that the district administration had published a list of various paramedical staff under NRHM yesterday in which various discrepancies have cropped up as many ineligible candidates made their places in the list with the active connivance with CMO Poonch, district administration and Health Minister himself.... | |
| | | | Students shown as 'fail' even after getting 110 out of 160 marks | | JU fails hundreds of students of Music and Fine Arts | | | Akshay Azad
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: It appears the technical staff engaged in the examination wing of University of Jammu has no knowledge of simple mathematics, due to which they have failed most of the students of BA Part 1, Semester II of Music and Fine Arts, despite the fact that they have got more than 100 marks out of 160.
Aggrieved students of MAM College, of Part II, Semester-I informed Early Times that the University authorities had repeated the mistake it had committed in the previous semester.
"As per standards, 100 marks of the subject comprise 30 marks (External Practical) +30 for internal practical+ 40 marks of theory.
"The 40 marks of theory are further divided ... | |
| | | | Dhanvantri Library fleecing private members | | Massive fee, no facilities | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: Dhanvantri (Central) Library of University of Jammu, being vital source to generate revenue from private members' has no proper arrangement for the visitors.
Sources said that the CL annually earns more than Rs 15 lakh from the private members as fee, but unfortunately has not proper sitting arrangements, and due to non-availability of CCTVs in library mobiles, books and other valuable belonging of the visitors' are being stolen by miscreants.
Despite being aware about huge generation of revenue and lack of facilities for the visitors, the administration did nothing to its infrastructure. According to RTI reply regarding infrastructure, services and f... | |
| | | | Toshakhana was shifted to Srinagar on 'verbal' orders of J&K's PM in 1951 | | No proposal for display of royal treasure in Dogra Museum, says Govt | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 8: For the first time in post independence , the J&K Government has come out with details of treasure of Dogra Rulers that was shifted from Jammu to Srinagar way back in 1951, thanks to query to this vital subject put up in the Upper House by Congress MLC Rani Gargi Blowria. The question was tabled in the House, albeit with a terse reply from the Government that there is no proposal under consideration for display of Royal Toshakhana in Dogra Art Museum at Mubarak Mandi or newly renovated Army Headquarter Mubarak Mandi Jammu, as asked by the MLC in her query.
In the written reply to this question even though the Government admitted that royal treasure of D... | |
| | | | KPs blame GoI, JK Govt for exodus | | Reject return formula | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 8: Out rightly rejecting the fresh return proposal, All Migrant Camp Coordination Committee (AMCCC) today said that no return formula is acceptable unless and until its pros and cons are discussed with the representatives of displaced people form Valley.
Talking to reporters here today, Desh Rattan president of the Committee and its coordinator DilipPandita held both Union and State governments responsible for the mass exodus of Pandits from Valley in 1989-90 and denial of fundamental rights to the hapless community.
They said seven lakh Pandits are leading an exiled life since 1989 in India and outside and their miseries have compounded in the last 26 y... | |
| | | | Pak preferred elected representatives over separatists | | Back channel talks | | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: At a time when the separatist leaders are seen parroting the diktats coming from Pakistan, shocking revelations are coming to fore that the country out-rightly ignored them during its back channel talks with the government of India on Kashmir in 2007.
Quoting the Indian negotiator, Indian Express on Thursday reported that the final draft of the framework agreement revealed that both the countries agreed on a "consultative mechanism", made up of elected representatives of the governments of Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as well as officials of the two national governments. The consultative mechanism, the negotiator ... | |
| | | | Killed by militants, SI Dar is immortal hero online | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: This tech-savvy cop was known for his online surveillance and as the fate had it his death has left him immortal on internet.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police Sub Inspector Altaf Dar, who Wednesday fell to bullets, while chasing Kashmir's most-wanted Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operational commander Abu Qasim in north Kashmir, has literally gone immortal online with his colleagues paying glowing tributes to the departed soul.
For Senior superintendent of Police Jammu, Uttam Chand, Altaf's death was time to change his profile picture on the Facebook. Uttam Chand has replaced his picture with that of Altaf Dar.
The DGP K Rajendra posted on Police Media Ce... | |
| | | | Displaced Chhamb people given PRC | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: The government of Jammu and Kashmir in reply to AQ. No 456 of Dr. Krishan Lal stated that whether it intended to issue Permanent Residence Certificate (PRCs) to the people having migrated from Chhamb, Deva Batala, Monavar, Kugi Barsala and other villages of the area occupied by the Pakistan during 1965 and 1971 wars, Under Secretary to government Revenue Department on behalf of the incharge minister revenue stated that some territories of Chhmb sector ceded to Pakistan during Indo-Pak war of 1965 and 1971, due to which the people residing in these areas got internally displaced and as such, the people of these areas are not being ... | |
| | | | Nexus between SMC, leading missionary school | | 8 Teaching ethics, practicing corruption! | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 8: Kashmir valley's elite school located in Srinagar's posh Rajbagh area which claims to be teaching moral values and ethics to its students is found involved in an unholy nexus with the employees of Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC).
A leading missionary school, according to SMC documents is not paying sanitation fee even as the civic body lifts piles of garbage from the school premises on a daily basis.
As per reliable information the Srinagar has a monthly income of more than 15 lakhs but it does not to afford to pay a mere Rs 3000 towards the SMC. The information has been furnished b an officer of the SMC in response to a RTI petitio... | |
| | | | Shaheed Bhagat Singh park in shambles | | |  Ashwani Sharma
Early Times Report
Udhampur, Oct 8: A park in Udhampur named after the great patriot Shaheed Bhagat Singh is in shambles as the municipal committee is least concerned about it. The park which is in dilapidated condition doesn't even have a stone insignia of the patriot while there are no flowers in the garden and the gardener visits the park occasionally and as per his will only. The park is located in the heart of the city in the middle of the main crowded Goal market wh... | |
| | | | GDC Thanamandi : 40 days left for exams, syllabus remains untouched | | Is Govt serious about higher education in rural areas? | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Despite verbal assurance by the Education Minister to place teaching staff at Government Degree College (GDC) Thanamandi "within couple of days," the college sans staff, even as 40 days are left for final exams and most of the subjects' syllabus remains uncovered.
The GDC Thanamandi was set up in 2005 with 23 sanctioned posts of associate professors, assistant and lecturers. At the moment, just four lecturers and a principal are running the show in the college.
On July 31, the contract of many contractual lecturers got expired. The contract was not renewed; neither did the government make any arrangement for appointing new lecturers.
"It wa... | |
| | | | Alleged conversion of park into residential plots at Tawi Vihar | | Who is speaking the truth? MLC, residents or housing corporation | | | Sumit Sharma
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: The allotment of residential plots allegedly out of the sanctioned park at Tawi Vihar has sparked controversy between a MLC and the Housing Corporation forcing the people to think who is right and who is wrong.
While Congress MLC Rani Gargi Billowria said she had inaugurated the park at 27-B,Tawi Vihar Colony when she was Deputy Mayor and asked the deputy commissioner, Jammu, to hold an inquiry and furnish action taken report accordingly that how a park has been turned into residential plots.
The Housing Corporation said that there is no provision for park in that particular lane as claimed by some residents of the colony. The Corporation ... | |
| | | | Old couple robbed of jewellery worth Rs 3 lakh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Tricksters struck yet again Thursday, this time at Maheshpura near Bakshi Nagar here, duping an old couple of gold ornaments worth over Rs 3 lakh.
Two persons came to the house of Dwarka Nath Sangra, son of Ram Lal Sangra, at Maheshpura in the afternoon and told him that they were representatives of a company which does the work of polishing gold jewellery.
They told them that as part of the company policy to apprise the people of its products, they had been carrying a door-to-door campaign. While speaking to him, they took his old ring. Police sources said when they returned him the ring after polishing, it was shining. They then asked him and his wife t... | |
| | | | Apprehending trouble, govt suspends mobile internet services in Jammu | | Kashmir MLA holds beef party | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Fearing law and order problem, authorities Thursday suspended mobile internet services across Jammu region for a few hours, following circulation of a few pictures of a beef party held by an Independent MLA in Srinagar yesterday and alleged recovery of cow carcasses.
"We apprehended that some law and order problem might crop up in Jammu region due to misuse of social media. So, as a precautionary measure, the administration decided to snap mobile internet services in Jammu," IGP Jammu range, Danish Rana said.
After a few hours, the services were fully restored in the evening.
"We have asked the mobile service providers to restore the service. The service... | |
| | | | Tension grips Udhampur over sacrilegious act | | Police lodge FIR, board of doctors formed for post-mortem on the bodies of animals | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 8: Tension gripped Udhampur on Thursday over a sacrilegious act, with people holding protests and businessmen closing their establishments.
According to police sources, two carcasses of slaughtered cows and one of a calf were found behind the SDM office, Chenani.
As the incident spread, a large number of people took to the streets. The Udhampur town also wore a deserted look as people downed the shutters of their shops to lodge their protest.
The angry people blocked the highway as a result of which the traffic remained paralysed for hours together. The protestors were pacified after the intervention of the police and district administration.
To thwart a... | |
| | | | Beef Ban Row : BJP's insensibility of running government ruining the show | | 'Sensitivity of communal brotherhood being destroyed' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 9: The beef party by engineer Rashid in Srinagar MLA hostel and BJP MLA Ravinder Raina's backlash on it that led to ugly incidents outside and inside the assembly overnight and today has drawn fire from both the communities of Hindus and Muslims alike in Jammu.
They have termed the incident revolting and alarming for the state.
"The moment for amending the beef ban law in the state is basically an attack on the reminiscences of secular sensitivity in Kashmir. By seeking an amendment in the law, the political class in Kashmir wants to make a final assault on the principal of co-existence. For last 150 years there has been a mutual sensitivity between the majo... | |
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