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Shame! Rs 3000 for SPOs, Rs 6 lakhs for terrorists JK govt ignores nationalists, patronizes anti-nationals 3/23/2018 12:03:55 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The Jammu and Kashmir government pays Rs 3000 to Special Police Officers, who sacrifice their lives for the nation, and on the other hand it announces Rs 6 lakhs as reward for the terrorists and promises them Rs 4000/ as monthly stipend. What a shame! SPO Muhammad Yousuf Cheche son of Shah Muhammad of Kachama, Kupwara was killed in a gunfight with terrorists In Kupwara on Wednesday. The poor SPO used to get Rs 3000/ as consolidated salary and his family is living a miserable life. "Instead of providing decent life to SPOs like Cheche, the Jammu and Kashmir government is busy in appeasing terrorists and is offering them huge incentives. This is demoralizing for our forces operating on the ground," said an analyst. It may be recalled that PDP-BJP government in Jammu and Kashmir recently announced a new surrender policy, according to which, a terrorist who surrenders will be rewarded with Rs 6 lakhs in the form of an FDR (fixed deposit) that will have a lock-in period of 10 years and would become encashable upon display of good behaviour. While ...   READ MORE

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Relaxation of fee to girl child proves a joke 'Beti Padhao' remains just a slogan in J&K 3/23/2018 12:03:42 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, Mar 22: The much-hyped slogan of free education to girl child up to higher secondary school is merely an eyewash, at least in Jammu and Kashmir. Hefty fee under various categories is being charged from Class Ist up to 12th class in government schools while meager amount of Rs. 15, Rs 25, Rs. 40 & Rs. 75 has been exempted from the overall fee of a girl child right from 1st to 12th class in four different level category of the admission in various government run schools across the state. As per the details available with Early Times, the Secretary to Government School Education Department vide order No. 108-Edu of 2018 Dated 1-2-2018 had fixed...   READ MORE   "Health Minister mere jeb mein hai" DA tells journos In front of CMO Poonch 3/23/2018 12:03:28 AM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report POONCH, Mar 22: Crossing all limits, a blue eyed Dental Assistant who is facing many charges of corruption, today said to media persons in front of CMO Poonch that "Health Minister mere jeb mein hai. Mera koi kuch nahi kar sakta". The said blue eyed dental assistant who is managing his attachments for the last ten years has reportedly remained a collection agent of many Chief Medical Officers and Medical Superintendents over the years and is known as a bad man in the Health Department. He was accused of selling dental chairs and related dental items from hospital and enquiry in that matter is still going on by agencies. Moreover, the said Dental ...   READ MORE   Irrigation Deptt fails to create targeted CCAs Of 93 completed LISs, only 51 put to use 3/23/2018 12:03:17 AM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The Irrigation Department has failed to create desired Cultivable Command Area (CCAs) for agriculture purpose, as against the target plan only 65% area could be created. Moreover, the area which was created was not put to use under the Lift Irrigation Scheme (LIS) in full. Sources told Early Times that against the envisaged CCA of 30,000 acres, only 21,000 acres was created, and 14,000 acres, that is, 65% was being utilized in respect of 50 (Jammu: 34; Kashmir 16) out of the total 90 LIS completed up to 2002-03. Of the 50 LISs, 100% irrigation potential created was being utilized in six schemes. In 11 schemes irrigation potential utilized w...   READ MORE   Grandson's backdoor job costs Geelani Hurriyat's headship 3/23/2018 12:03:07 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: Even as senior separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has resigned as Chairman of Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, insiders reveal that backdoor job given by the state government to his grandson was the main cause of resentment against the pro-Pakistan hawk. Sources said Geelani's colleagues in Hurriyat were upset with his silence over the backdoor job given to his grandson Anees Ul Islam by the state government. During the 2016 unrest, which erupted in the wake of killing of Hizb militant Burhan Wani, when Geelani was asking the youth to take to streets, his family had been lobbying for a job for Islam. Finally when Geelani asked the youth to make Jamia Masjid Chalo...   READ MORE   Anti-BJP slogans raised during martyr Thussu's last rites 3/23/2018 12:02:50 AM Early Times Report JAGTI CAMP (NAGROTA), Mar 22: Anti-BJP slogans repeatedly rented in the air as displaced Kashmiri Hindus living in this satellite township were giving vent to their anger against Saffron Party for pursuing anti-India agenda in J&K just to remain in power. As soon as body of martyr Deepak Thussu, who attained martyrdom with fighting with terrorists in North Kashmir on Wednesday, reached Jagti camp, people raised slogans against state government in general and BJP in particul...   READ MORE   Cabinet Ministers, leaders skip cremation 3/23/2018 12:02:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The selection grade constable of Jammu-Deepak Thusoo who attained martyrdom during a gun battle with militants in Kupwara's Halmatpora in north Kashmir was cremated with full honour here on Thursday. However, none of the politicians, including the ones from self acclaimed nationalist BJP, top police officials, and other bureaucrats attended the last rites of the martyred policeman. Last rites of the martyred cop were performed in presence of hundreds of people who had arrived from different parts of Jammu to pay rich tributes to the martyr policeman who scarified his life while fighting with militants. Most politicians, except two belonging to the commu...   READ MORE   Vested interests hamper appointment of ombudsman in JK 3/23/2018 12:02:19 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 22: Several top officials have been creating hurdles in appointment of ombudsman for effective implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act in Jammu and Kashmir. In August last year, government initiated a process for appointment of ombudsman for each district of the state. The ombudsman has to look into allegations of misappropriation in the centrally sponsored scheme and to ensure timely utilization of funds. "There are still some officials who do not want appointment of ombudsman," an official said. Centre has reprimanded the J&K government several times for "poor" implementation of the MGNREGA in t...   READ MORE   Controversial minutes of Tribal Affairs Deptt very much there No reasons for BJP to pat its back 3/23/2018 12:02:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The "cornered" BJP is patting its back and claiming that it raised the issue of Tribal Affairs Department and the controversial minutes of its review committee in the Tuesday Cabinet meeting. The minutes of the meetings had, among other things, said: 1. "Hon'ble Chief Minister directed the officers that till a formal Tribal Policy is formulated and issued, tribal population shall not be disturbed/dislocated. In case it becomes necessary to dislocate any member or family of tribal population, the same should be done in prior consultation with Tribal Affairs Department"; 2. "Hon'ble Chief Minister directed IGP, Jammu, police authorities and all Deputy Co...   READ MORE   'To counter BJP, PDP asked Drabu to praise CM' 3/23/2018 12:00:18 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 22: Former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu praised Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti even after his sacking to counter the BJP, which was pressuring the CM to bring him back into the cabinet. Drabu was removed from the council of ministers by Mufti over his remark that Kashmir was "not a political issue." His removal has not gone well within the BJP as its members were mounting pressuring on the party leadership and asking why Drabu was removed while the anti-nationals were moving freely. "BJP was pressuring Mehbooba that Drabu should be brought back to the cabinet as his sacking has sent a wrong message that anti-nationals were being encouraged while those...   READ MORE   Protest against illegal orders of Tribal Affairs Department, Settlement of Rohingyas Bar suspends work in High Court 3/22/2018 11:59:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: Jammu Bar Association today suspended work in the J&K high court against failure on part of the State Government to withdraw the illegal directions issued in a meeting of Tribal Affairs Department held on 14-02-2018. B S Slathia, Sr. Advocate, President, J&K High Court Bar Association, Jammu, stated that the Association had given an ultimatum to the Government to withdraw the controversial directions issued by the Chief Minister of J&K State till 15th of ...   READ MORE   Re-appoints M I Parray as Director JKEDI for 5 years PDP-BJP Government breaks all records 3/22/2018 11:54:36 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 22: There seems to be dearth of officers in Jammu & Kashmir and same got proved a couple of days back. The development has pointed towards yet another disturbing trend in the state. On March 20, the Industries and Commerce department ordered for the re-engagement or re-appointment of Mohammad Ismail (M I) Parray as Director or Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI). Parray had retired as Director JKEDI only last month. "Sanction is hereby accorded to the re-appointment of Dr. M I Parray as Director, JK Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI), for a period of five years or till he attains the age of 65 y...   READ MORE   ASI mocks at superiors; manages choice postings at will 3/22/2018 11:54:25 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Mar 22: A lower rung officer state police has repeatedly embarrassed his superiors by securing choice postings at will, using his close proximity with political heavy weights. An Assistant Sub Inspector posted at Reasi has time and again trashed the orders of his superiors and used his political links to manage postings of his choice despite being accused of serious allegations. Assistant Sub Inspector Dina Nath who is presently posted at police post Ransoo, was caught red handed and produced before the then Senior Superintendent of Police Resai, Sujit Kumar (IPS) , who after going through the proofs provided by one of the drivers from whom Dina...   READ MORE   CM to intel agencies: Be wary of communal elements 3/22/2018 11:54:18 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has reportedly directed the intelligence agencies to keep tab and make a watertight dossier of the groups inciting communal tension in Jammu region. The CM has taken strong note of some people who are stoking fear and communal tension by spreading rumours that attempts are being made to settle people from Kashmir in Jammu. "The CM, who is already having tough times in controlling cycle of violence in Kashmir and is making that this summer passes off peacefully in the Valley, has directed the intelligence agencies that strict vigil should be kept on the hate mongers. She has also told them a dossier should be made in a wat...   READ MORE   Stone crushers violate norms with impunity 3/22/2018 11:54:13 PM MS Nazki Early Times Report Poonch, Mar 21: Throwing norms to bin, a stone crusher owner in Dhera village of Mendhar tehsil has been making mockery of rules and runs its crusher in a thickly populated area. Though a writ petition has been also filed by a local Asif Azad son of Azad Khan of Sakhi Maidan and others bearing OWP No: 0774/2006 on 20-11-2017 regarding violation of norms by stone crusher under name and style of National Stone Crusher Dhera. Within the reaches of stone crusher falls a girls school, water lifting scheme and a thickly populated area of Dhera which face health hazards but nobody takes note of it. Although the High Court has directed the owner of crushe...   READ MORE   Choked drains at Peer Baba, Bhagat Singh Chowk mock at Swacchh Bharat Abhiyan 3/22/2018 11:54:07 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: Inhabitants of R S Pura localities are up in arms against the Municipal Committee for failing to clean the drains of Ward Number 12. Locals of the area said that on one hand, the government of India as well as state government is organised various programme on Swacch Bharat Abhiyan but on the other hand the officials of particular department, engaged for looking after the cleanliness of localities, seems least bothered about swacchatta. A complainant, resident of W.NO 12 Ravinder Singh Chib said for the last ten months we have repeatedly apprised officials of Municipality Committee, especially Executive officer of the through written representations ...   READ MORE   Work on ring roads going at snail's pace 3/22/2018 11:54:02 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 22: The J&K government seems to have woken up from the deep slumber as it discussed the status of the ring road projects in Srinagar and Jammu, the work on which is going on at a snail's pace. Minister for Revenue, Hajj & Auqaf and Parliamentary Affairs, as per an official handout, chaired a high-level meeting to review the status of land acquisition proceedings for construction of ring road projects around Srinagar and Jammu cities and discussed the issues hampering the progress in the completion of land acquisition proceedings. The meeting however has been called at a time when even 10 percent of the funds issued by the Centre have been utilised on gro...   READ MORE   HEM holds protest, reiterates demand of CBI probe into Asifa murder case 3/22/2018 11:53:57 PM Early Times Report HIRANAGAR, Mar 22: Reiterating their demand to announce a CBI probe into Asifa Bano murder case, a large number of Hindu Ekta Manch (HEM) workers including women today staged a protest at Kootah Morh, Hiranagar. Raising slogans against the state government, the protesters burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh. It is worthwhile to mention here that the HEM is demanding a CBI probe into Asifa Bano murder case for the last ...   READ MORE   Bar Association Kathua stops vehicle of CB, reiterates demand of CBI inquiry in Asifa case 3/22/2018 11:53:46 PM Harpreet Sethi Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: Members of Bar Association blocked road for vehicle of Crime Branch, that was returning after one of the alleged culprits was brought to District sessions court Kathua. The members of Bar Association raised slogans demanding CBI enquiry into the case. Talking to media persons Advocate Himanshu Sharma said Asifa was like our daughter and we want justice for her. He said that exemplary punishment be given to the involved persons so that no ...   READ MORE   ZEOs reluctant to clear pending ReT panels 3/22/2018 11:53:26 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 22: Despite clear directions from the government regarding the furnishing the list of Court cases of ReTs, the Zonal Education Officers of Kishtwar district are reluctant and casual towards furnishing the said details. As per the details available with "Early Times", in order to clear all pending court cases, the Education Minister Syed Mohammad Altaf Bukhari had given the directions to concern officers to take up the matter on fast track basis and dispose of the cases in accordance with the law. Following the directions from the minister, Public Law Officer at Directorate of School Education Jammu vide letter No. DSEJ/Legal/164...   READ MORE   South Kashmir youth thrashed by militants succumbs in Srinagar hospital 3/22/2018 11:53:19 PM Early Times Report Kulgam, Mar 22: Omais Rashid Bhat who was allegedly roughed up and tortured by militants on March 8 this month succumbed to his injuries at SKIMS this morning. Militants had reportedly owned the attack on him in south Kashmir's Kulgam district claiming that the said "youth had gone astray and was involved in anti-movement activities'. Police had said that one Omais Rashid Bhat of Qaimoh aged about 20 years was abducted by some unknown persons from his native village Qaimoh during evening hours of March 8 with intention to kill him. He was then thrown away at Ves Batpora area in almost unconscious state and later on referred to Srinagar hospital for treatment. On com...   READ MORE   Kishtwar: Charges of irregularities stain toilets' construction Swachh Bharat Mission 3/22/2018 11:53:11 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Mar 22: Allegations of massive irregularities in construction of toilets under the Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) are pouring in from different parts of Kishtwar district. Reports from Nagsini, Padder, Marwah and Warwan blocks said that several influential people got an amount of Rs 12000 for each toilets while in reality no toilet was constructed. In many cases already constructed toilets were shown in records and payments were withdrawn. The people alleged that local members of all the political parties were involved in the irregularities as they were pressurising the Rural Development Department (RDD) officials to pay to their workers ...   READ MORE   Kupwara bids farewell to martyrs, seeks end to hostilities 3/22/2018 11:52:44 PM Early Times Report Kupwara, Mar 22: Hundreds of people participated in the two different funerals, one of an army jawan and the other of police cop of this frontier district, who were killed in an Encounter at Halmatpora area of Kupwara the previous day. The body of Mohd Ashraf Rather, a jawan of JAKLI and a resident of Reshigund Kralpora area of Kupwara here reached Zangli helipad today and was taken to his native village. Hundreds of people had gathered at the village to participate in ...   READ MORE   Slain SPO wasn't promoted even after 18 yr service Kupwara encounter 3/22/2018 11:51:16 PM Mohammad Sarfaraz Early Times Report Kupwara, Mar 22: A Special Police Officer (SPO) who was killed in an encounter with militants in Kupwara on Wednesday was not promoted even as he served the police department for around two decades. SPO Mohammad Yousuf, a resident of Kachhama village in Kupwara, is survived by aged parents, three sons and two minor daughters. He was the first matriculate of his village that is dominated by the Schedule Tribes. The police department had not given him promotions even though he served it for last 18 years. A relative of the deceased SPO said that he had joined the police department to feed his family with dignity and honor, but he remained SPO onl...   READ MORE   Tainted SHO exposed, successor arrests rape accused in Sunderbani 3/22/2018 11:51:00 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Mar 22: Even as the former SHO Sunderbani Police Station in 2017 had shielded a rape accused by allegedly forcing the victim's family to compromise with the rapist, the police have finally arrested the rape accused. In 2017, when the victim's family had filed a complaint of rape at Police Station Sunderbani here, SHO had allegedly pressurized the family of the girl to compromise with the accused. Recently the police arrested the accused and send him to remand. "We are convinced that it was rape case and this accused couldn't be allowed to move around freely any further," said a police official. Meanwhile the locals have hailed the SHO Sunderbani...   READ MORE   NSF protests 'illegal' settlement of Rohingyas 3/22/2018 11:26:30 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: Stepping up its campaign against 'illegal' settlement of Rohingya and Bangladeshi immigrants in Jammu, the National Secular Forum (NSF) continued their protest against the BJP-PDP Govt and questioned the people sitting at the helm of affairs for providing power supply to Rohingyas at highly subsidized rates. Addressing the gathering here today, Dr Vikas Sharma State President NSF, said that illegal immigrants are posing grave security threat to the people ...   READ MORE   State BJP contradicts HM Rajnath ISIS presence in Kashmir 3/22/2018 11:25:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 22: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on occasions more than one claimed that there was no presence of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in Jammu & Kashmir. "Indian Muslims would never allow terrorist outfits such as ISIS to have base in the country" and that "any Indian Muslim who believes in Islam would not allow any opportunity to the Islamic State to have a base in the country," Rajnath Singh only recently said at Varanasi, UP. His remarks came in the wake of claims that the global terror outfit was involved in an attack on security forces in Srinagar in which a terrorist, Mugees, was killed and a sub-inspector, Imran Tak, lost his life. However...   READ MORE

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