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| What happened to the terrorists, asks injured Major after surgery | | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: An Army Major, who was injured in Saturday's terror attack at the Sunjuwan Army camp in Jammu, has once again shown fighting the enemy is the first thing on a soldier's mind wherever they are and in whatever situation they may find themselves in.
Major Avijit had sustained injuries in the Sunjuwan terror attack and had been recovering in the Army Hospital at Udhampur ever since.
Pakistan expanding its 'arc of terror', Nirmala Sitharaman warns after Sunju... | |
| | | | BJP under increasing pressure to get Lone sacked | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: The BJP is under increasing pressure to get MLA Akbar Lone sacked from the Assembly. The state unit of the party under increased pressure from the public and inhouse too seeks strong action.
The sources said the issue has been debated in the BJP meeting held after the remarks were made by the MLA and after this the BJP MLAs raked up the issue in the Assembly demanding FIR against the MLA.
"The statement of BJP MLC Ashok Khajuria expressing shame and concern about raising such slogans in the Assembly and stating that it was cherharan of Drapudi has set the public mood against us. The opposition is also quick to jump and if his membership is not... | |
| | | | Attacks in Srinagar give sleepless nights to tourism players | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: With the tourism industry getting ready for the new season, people associated with this sector are worried over the prevailing situation in the valley.
They believe if the present disturbance continuous, tourism will be adversely affected.
"We don't know whether any tourists would like to visit if the killings continue," Mohammad Sharif, who runs a hotel, said.
He said that two militant attacks in the last two weeks in Srinagar may further deteriorate the situation.
"When attacks take place in Srinagar it has a huge impact on the tourism sector," he said.
The present situation is giving us sleepless nights to Mohammad Sharif, who is a sumo drive... | |
| | | | Despite CM's announcement, Jammu based Class-IV employee denied salary | | Turmoil following Militant Burhan's killing | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: In an act of sheer harassment with a Jammu based class-IV employee, the administration of one department in Kashmir valley has withheld his salary of six months of 2016, when the Valley was on fire. Surprisingly for the same time period, all government departments have released salaries of all the employees belonging to Kashmir region.
Rahul Sambyal a class- IV employee who was working in the Department of Fisheries has been denied the salaries of six months of turmoil in the valley following killing of militant Burhan Bani in July 2016.
"During the Kashmir turmoil, I was stuck in Jammu when I was on legitimate leave to attend the death... | |
| | | | Major reshuffle in Kashmir police on cards, new IGP wants his own team on board | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: The new Inspector General of Police Kashmir range S P Pani is set to go for a major reshuffle of the belt force in the valley.
Sources said the IGP Kashmir has told the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti that he would need his "own team" to tackle the Kashmir situation and that he would need to change some of the officials at key positions in the department.
Sources said while officers of the rank Senior Superintendent of Police and Superintendent of Police would be reshuffled in consultation with the Chief Minister who is also the Home Minister, the Director General of Police SP Vaid would decide upon the transfers of the Deputy Superintendent of Police ... | |
| | | | Illegal rafting in Chenab risks life, courtesy Tourism department | | | | AB Sharma
Early Times Report
REASI, Feb 13: Illegal rafting in ferocious river Chenab near Zero Moor here is risking the lives of the adventurers while the Tourism department is silent despite being aware of the deadly game.
Early Times is in possession of video, which suggests that the Tourism department officials are aware of the illegal rafting taking place in the area, but has failed to take measures to prevent it. Officials said rafting in Chenab is "highly risky" and cannot be allowed unless a team of experts gives a nod for it.
"Before allowing rafting a team of experts is expected to visit the area and decide all modalities including rafts and safety measures needed to be in ... | |
| | | | Martyr security personnel also not getting "martyr" title in official handout | | Shame: PDP-BJP Govt lacks courage to call terrorists as terrorists | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: J&K Police and PDP-BJP government are not on the same page to about the "title" to be given to the Pakistani terrorists who infiltrated from other side of the border to unleash a reign of bloodshed and destruction in different parts of J&K.
Not only PDP-BJP government lacks courage to called terrorists as terrorists, this regime, in which BJP is equal partner, is not ready to call martyr security personnel as 'martyrs'.
PDP-BJP government helplessness t... | |
| | | | I-pads remain unused in assembly | | | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: As the budget session ended on Monday, the I-pads given to legislators have remained unused.
The Information Technology had distributed I-pads to MLAs, MLCs, administrative secretaries and other concerned officers to view and download the answers of the questions in a digital format in the budget session.
An official of IT Department, said that Speaker JK Legislative Assembly Kavindar Gupta was informed before the session that the IT Department was ready with question answer management system of the software.
However, government failed to start the e-Assembly assembly session. The legislators could not use I-pads in absence of e... | |
| | | | Pvt B.Ed colleges manage experts of their choice for TP | | 'CDC and Education Deptt authorities in nexus to fudge list' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: It seems that there is no end to the list of scams in University of Jammu (JU) as the latest in the series is conduct of Final Teaching Practice (TP) in private B.Ed colleges affiliated to the university wherein examiners are being picked by the authorities in violation of the norms so as to facilitate excellent score to students.
According to sources, the Project Director had prepared the list of approved examiners and allotted duties for examining the Final Teaching Practice in private B.Ed colleges but the people at the helm of affairs at Department of Education with the active connivance of Colleges Development Council (CDC) by-passed the same so as t... | |
| | | | How to secure Army camps in Jammu? | | Sunjwan terror attack | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: The February 11 terror attack on Sunjuwan Army camp has naturally raised many new questions. Three of the questions being raised are: "How to secure a camp that is in the middle of a civilian area without turning it into a fortress?" "Is technology the answer?" "Is there more to be done, and should the Army make a long-term plan to secure such camps?"
Former and many serving Army officers have spoken. They have said: "Any plan must be multi-pronged, of which camp security is one part, and consolidation - squeezing of smaller camps into bigger ones - another. But the plan must also extend to bringing down the levels of infiltration from across the border".... | |
| | | | Sunjwan Attack: martyred Kashmiri soldiers laid to rest | | Thousands turn to attend last rites in Tral, Qazigund | |  Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
anantnag, Feb 13: Despite adverse weather conditions, thousands of mourners turned to attend the last rites of Kashmiri army men, who were laid to rest on Tuesday. Lance Naik Muhammad Iqbal Sheikh, his father Ghulam Mohiuddin Sheikh and Constable Monzoor Ahmad were killed in a militant attack at Jammu's Sanjuwan Army Station.
After an improvement in weather, the bodies of slain Kashmiri army men were airlifted today from Jammu to Srinagar. In Srinagar at Ba... | |
| | | | Thousands of people participated in last rites martyred Armymen in Kupwara | | Villagers demanded end of the blood cycle and urged for talks to stop these tragedies | |  Mohammad Sarfaraz
Early Times Report
KUPWARA, Feb 13: A pall of gloom descended in this border district of north Kashmir's Maidanpora and Hiehama areas after the dead bodies of slain army men reached to their native villages. Thousands of people joined the funeral procession of both the slain martyrs with amid slogans and tearful emotions.
The body of JCO Mohd Ashraf's, wrapped in the tricolor, was brought in a bedecked army vehicle to his native village where thousands of people from neig... | |
| | | | Congress ignoring Jammu, Ladakh a dangerous approach | | Sibal questions BJP Kashmir policy | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister Kapil Sibal has came down heavily on the PM Narendra Modi's Kashmir policy and said his approach would further complicate the already rather complex situation in the militant-infested Kashmir Valley.
"New Delhi must realize that neither rhetoric nor mouthing platitudes is going to help. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words that neither bullets nor abuse is going to resolve issues in Kashmir - when he addressed the nation in his 2017 Independence Day speech - are true. This sentiment lacked conviction. Bullets accompanied by abuse was evidenced in action in Kashmir through 2016. The flourish of words must... | |
| | | | JKSMCL fails to provide equipments to AMT's lab, GMC's lab waits for funds | | Two skill labs yet to be started | | Nitesh Sangral | 2/13/2018 11:39:20 PM |
| | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 13: Owing to unavailability of funds for establishing Skill Lab in Government Medical College Jammu as well Jammu and Kashmir Medical Supplies Corporation Limited failed to provide mannequins and other machineries to the completed lab at AMT School, the both 'Skill Labs' yet to be made functional, resulting the medical staff being failed to boost capabilities of health professionals.
It is important to mention that the Union Government had started a project to establish 'Skill Labs' in the hospitals as well as nursing schools for enhancing the capabilities of health professionals working in various hospitals across the country.
Sources told Early Times that ... | |
| | | | Sexual exploitation of girls: Following protest, DC kishtwar orderd probe against Bank Manager | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: The people of remote Marwah area of Kishtwar District today held a protest against the Manager of a leading bank for alleged sexual exploitation of local innocent girls.
They demanded registration of FIR against the said Bank employee for hurting the religious sentiments of the majority community by passing derogatory remarks. Following the massive public outrage, Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana along with senior police officers rushed to the spot in a private chopper as the area is presently under heavy snow cover and lacks road connectivity during winters. DC Kishtwar after reaching out to the agitating people ordered... | |
| | | | Mahashivratari: Traffic jam welcomes pilgrims at Peer Kho | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 13: Blame it on complete lack of coordination of Tourism Department with other departments, the pilgrims who visited Peer Kho to pay their obeisance at Holy cave on the occasion of Mahashivratari remained stuck into traffic congestion for hours together.
Several dailies carried the advertisement issued by the department inviting the pilgrims to Peer Kho on the occasion. "Though there was huge rush of the pilgrims, no proper arrangement had been in place for the s... | |
| | | | 26 hours long Karan Nagar encounter ends with death of two militants | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 13: The 26 hours long encounter between militants and security forces at Karan Nagar here ended in the afternoon today with the death of two holed up militants.
The slain militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and some arms as well as ammunition were recovered from their possession. The encounter had started in the morning of February 12 (Monday) and culminated today in the afternoon. Police and security agencies are trying to ascertain the identity of the two militants.
Some of the reports suggested that they were residents of Arwani-Kulgam, but these could not be confirmed. During the intervening night of February 12 and 13 loud bangs were heard ... | |
| | | | ‘SMC lies about Waste Collection’ Insiders contest claims | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 13: Commissioner Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) had claimed that SMC launched waste collection in segregated form in around 6 municipal wards of city from January 10 but Sources in SMC have narrated a different story to told Early Times. According to them, the claims are false. They said , it was a mere a photo session to befool top Government officials , politicians and media. Sources say that not even 1 % of the garbage was collected by SMC staff in a segregated manner (organic & in organic waste) across the 35 municipal wards.
Details available with Early Times reveal that on January 10th Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) on the direct... | |
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