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| BJP again betrayed the nation | | Jammu bandh | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: On February 14, the nation witnessed a major terror attack. It took place in Kashmir's Pulwama. The terror attack left at least 44 CRPF jawans martyred. The terror attack evoked a very strong reaction in Jammu. Almost all the organizations, social and political, and civil society groups gave call for Jammu bandh on February 15. Even the Congress and the National Conference, which were squarely responsible for all the ills facing the nation in J&K, supported the bandh call. According to reports, "over two lakh people, mostly youths, came on to the streets of Jammu alone with tricolours in their hands chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai, Vande Mataram and Pakistan... | |
| | | | Delhi proposes, J&K Governor disposes | | Operation All-out | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: The Pulwama massacre of 44 CRPF jawns on February 14 has angered the nation. The people in the country and its Jammu province and Leh district have been protesting against the gruesome murder of our jawans and demanding action against those who committed this heinous crime against God and humanity. Their anger is genuine as the CRPF jawans didn't die while fighting out the enemy; they were murdered in the bus.
The nature of bandh that people of Jammu province organized on Friday and the manner in which the government imposed curfew speak for themselves. Even today, the people at different places in Jammu province, including Udhampur held massive demonst... | |
| | | | Ram Madhav refuses to tender apology for alliance with pro-militant PDP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Despite facing humiliation from the across the nation for forming government with pro-terrorist Mehbooba Mufti, BJP's national general secretary and self-styled expert of J&K, Ram Madhav today strongly defended re-stitching alliance with a party -which is now all out to protect and shield terrorists and communal forces.
In an interview in a TV channel Ram Madhav said that there was no other option but to enter into alliance with PDP. He said that Congress had earlier entered into alliance with same PDP.
Reporter repeatedly asked Ram Madhav to tender apology form the countrymen for entering into alliance with Mehbooba Mufti led PDP which has encourarg... | |
| | | | Govt teacher turns spokesman of terrorists | | Enjoys DSEK's patronage, delivers sermons on so called Kashmir cause on TV debates | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Even as the entire nation is in a state of mourning, the government in Jammu and Kashmir has allegedly given a "free hand" to some of the government servants to speak in "favor" of terror activities on the national media.
Since the deadly attack on CRPF in Pulwama that left over 40 jawans dead and scores wounded, a government school teacher from Kashmir has been coming on national media to defend the terrorists and the separatist sentiment. Sources said the said teacher who is well connected in the political circles has been lecturing on "Kashmir cause" on the TV debates that are being watched by the entire world.
Sources said the teacher who is actual... | |
| | | | Janipur residents face 'wrath' from Jammu & Kashmir Police, receive batons for raising “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” | | Want early removal of police from area | | 
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 16: Angry residents of Janipur today launched a scathing attack on the Jammu & Kashmir Police and said that police is harassing them on one pretext or another. The residents said that police resorted to extreme high-handedness and beat up even the minor children in the area.
The residents said that police acted against them while they raised slogans like 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai'. The residents said that it is pity that the police acted against the patriots while... | |
| | | | Police furnishes details about security cover of separatists, MHA to take decision | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 16: Day after Early Times reported how separatists were enjoying the government's security cover, the Police on Saturday got the details of the same and will submit the report to Ministry of Home Affairs for withdrawal of their security.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said they will review the security of separatists.
The police on Saturday got details about security of three separatists, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Abdul Gani Bhat, and Bilal Lone. The Early Times on Saturday reported how separatists were enjoying security cover on public expense.
"We have got details about three separatists, who live in Srinagar. We will also get details abou... | |
| | | | Tourists struck in Kashmir, a worried lot | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 16: Suresh Mehta, a tourist arrived to the Valley on Thursday for a five day visit with his family. However, he has not visited a single place since he arrived here as there are apprehensions that non-locals may be targeted in Kashmir by miscreants.
Mehta family are not the only ones who have been confined inside the hotel, but there are hundreds of tourists who are restricted inside their hotels due to situation in Kashmir.
The tourists complain they are facing immense inconvenience as they are not allowed to venture out of their hotels.
Dejected Mehta are determined to return to Mumbai on Monday. He said he has asked the hotel manager to arrange tic... | |
| | | | Not a single leader attends wreath laying ceremony of brave hearts | | Mainstream politicians exposed yet again | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: At a time when the entire country was mourning the loss of is brave hearts, who sacrificed their lives in Pulwama terror strike, mainstream politicians here were busy doing politics and issuing statements and none of them appeared at their wreath laying ceremony.
When senior officers of the security grid and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh were shouldering the coffins of slain CRPF personnel, no leader from any mainstream political party was seen on the occasion.
Netizens in particular were brimming with anger over such absence of mainstream political parties on the wreath laying ceremony in Srinagar and questions were raised that mere condemnatio... | |
| | | | PDP's pseudo love for Gujjars exposed | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Notorious for creating division between Dogras and Gujjars to divide Jammu on communal line for cheap political benefits, fake love of PDP leadership for Gujjars exposed today when none of the senior leader of the Kashmir centric party spared time from busy schedule to attend last rites of martyr Nazir Ahmed of Rajouri.
Nazir Ahmed was among those CRPF martyrs- who attained martyrdom during Thursday's attack at Pulwama. Burial of martyr Nazir Ahmed was held today in which thousands of people from Thanamandi and adjoining localities were present.
Shockingly no senior PDP leader could dare to meet family members of the martyrs neither party leader atten... | |
| | | | JKBOCW Welfare Board least bothered about labourers' welfare | | Meetings of CLA Board, ESI Regional Board not held for years | | | Arun Singh
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Jammu and Kashmir Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board seems to be least bothered to take up genuine issues of labour class to improve their working conditions and get them their legitimate rights.
Sources told Early Times that Jammu and Kashmir Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board, which is responsible to sort out the issues of workers working in building construction and for which important meetings of the Contract Labour Advisory Board meeting and ESI Regional Board have to be called by the JKBOWC Welfare Board.
"It has been more than 10 years since the meeting of Contract Labour Advisory Board and aro... | |
| | | | Roads leading to Baramulla town in shambles | | Authorities in deep slumber | |  S T Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Feb 16: The vital road leading to vital public offices and the court complex in Baramulla town is in dilapidated condition causing huge inconvenience to the visitors and the general public but authorities have been in deep slumber of indifference.
Besides the main road, most of the internal in main town of Baramulla are dotted with potholes.
Shabir Ahmad an employee in court complex Baramulla told Early Times that, last year only potholes were fill... | |
| | | | Will Modi Govt scrap Indus Water Treaty ? | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: The Government of India has withdrawn status of Most Favoured Nation (MFN) from Pakistan following a terror attack on a CRPF convoy at Lethpora in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Now it remains to be seen whether the Modi government would scrap the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan or not?
The Indus Water Treaty based on water sharing agreement between the India and Pakistan signed in Karachi on September 19, 1960 by Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and President of Pakistan Ayoob Khan is taking heavy toll of Jammu and Kashmir economy as Pakistan continuously raised the objections on construction of power project on river Ch... | |
| | | | Land grabber attempts to encroach prime State land in Sidhra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 16: Under the nose of district administration, especially the Irrigation department, a land grabber has made another attempt to encroach upon over 4-5 Kanals of state land in Sidhra area of city.
Sources informed Early Times that earlier also the land grabber had made attempts to encroach upon this land adjoining a rivulet.
"The land is just adjoining Police headquarters building. Earlier also the land grabber had engaged men and machinery in the dead of the night to grab the land, that falls next to a seasonal rivulet", sources said, adding that even a temporary cowshed was established by the land grabber but after reports by the locals the attempt was f... | |
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