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Now Pakistan targets Jammu with war weapons, Raj Bhawan silent! 3/8/2019 11:33:44 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 8: Even as Pakistan has intensified its attacks on the Line of Control (LoC) and international border in Jammu region pushing the people to "undeclared warzone", the Raj Bhawan has been silent on this uncalled for aggression from the enemy country. Defence sources have said in the last around a week, Pakistan has only intensified attacks on Jammy region using heavy artillery. Sources said Pakistan used 155 mm artillery guns in the Nowshera sector. There has been a sharp rise in the incidents of ceasefire violations after India carried out air strikes to hit terror camps in Balakot in Pakistan even though Pakistani PM Imran Khan has been pretending to extend to olive branch to India. The Ministry of Defence has confirmed use of such weapons by Pakistan in Jammu region. "They have introduced heavy calibre weapons", the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement in New Delhi, adding, "Pakistan forces targeted Indian posts and civilian areas with mortar bombs and heavy artillery fire but drew swift and precise response." Official sources said such ...   READ MORE

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'Handover internal security to paramilitary to keep terrorists away from Jammu' 3/8/2019 11:33:36 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 8: Terrorists targeting Jammu bus stand with a grenade once again has exposed the tall claims of the police that tight vigil is being maintained in the winter capital of the state. A Hizbul terrorist lobbing a grenade at the busy bus stand in heart of the city has once again rattled the law enforcing agencies in Jammu city. Few hours after the attack, which left two persons dead and more than 30 injured, police claimed that it arrested the accused who had hurled the grenade. The accused during questioning, according to the police, revealed that he was tasked by the self-styled Hizbul commander Farooq Bhat to hurl the grenade at the bus stand. An analys...   READ MORE   Border residents continue to face brunt of PaK shelling 3/8/2019 11:33:30 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 8: Tensions continue to escalate along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistan refuses to stop shelling and firing from across the border, turning lives of residents into hell. In north Kashmir's Baramulla district, a civilian was recently injured in overnight shelling from across the Line of Control (LoC) at Kamalkote sector of Uri area. Intermittent shelling and firing are going for last one week from across the border. "Several residential houses were damaged in the heavy shelling by the Pakistan Army all along the Kamalkote sector and at five other places in Uri recently," a government official said. The government has also se...   READ MORE   JK under scanner for indiscriminate issuance of gun licenses DCs directed not to issue fresh licenses 3/8/2019 11:33:22 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 8: Jammu and Kashmir has come under scanner as several districts in the state have indiscriminately and excessively issued gun licenses over the past few years. It is pertinent to mention that the Principal Secretary Home, on the basis of a report of National Database for Arms Licences urged the Divisional Commissioners of the state to look into the number of arms licences issued to some districts in the state which has been "exceedingly large in numbers". On Friday, the Principal Secretary Home, Shaleen Kabra, issued an order that Home Department has received reports from various agencies particularly CID of J&K Police and Ministry of Home Affairs, Gover...   READ MORE   SC orders Police protection to complainant 2014 Nurse Molestation case! 3/8/2019 11:33:11 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 8: The Supreme Court today ordered grant of interim police protection to a staff nurse, who approached the court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking police protection from those against whom she had made a complaint of sexual harassment. According to livelaw.in, victim sought handing over of the investigation of the case to CBI. In the petition the woman stated that while she was working as a staff nurse in a government hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, she had to face intense sexual harassment from few of her superiors. "When the harassment got unbearable, she was constrained to make a complaint. Since the accused persons we...   READ MORE   After Dr Shafi, MLC Saifudin likely to join NC PDP in serious crisis in Budgam 3/8/2019 11:33:00 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Mar 8: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) like rest of the valley is in crisis in Budgam district as well where some big wigs are likely to desert the party in the coming days. The party has yet to recover from the shock of Dr Shafi Ahmad Wani's joining the NC. The rumors of ex MLA from Beerwah constituency, present MLC and senior leader Saifudin Bhat's leaving the party are also rife. Sources told Early Times that Saifudin Bhat who is a known face of party in Budgam is planning to join National Conference soon. Bhat who lost 2014 elections by a narrow margin of 1000 votes was offered MLC seat by the then CM Mufti Mohammad Syed. Sources said Bhat had pro...   READ MORE   Cong high command succumbs, appoints Azad as campaign committee chairman replacing Mir 3/8/2019 11:32:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 8: Succumbing to the pressure of loyalists of Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Rajya Sabha, Congress high command today appointed Ghulam Nabi Azad as chairman of the campaign and election committee in place of Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir. According to official handout of the party, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said that Congress president Rahul Gandhi has approved Campaign and Election Management Committee of Jammu and Kashmir Congress with Azad as chairman. Earlier Mir was appointed as chairman of the same committee. Other members of the committee included Ghulam Ahmed Mir, Rigzin Zora, Tariq Hamid Karra, Saifuddin...   READ MORE   Vikramaditya to be Congress candidate from Udhampur-Doda seat 3/8/2019 11:32:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Mar 8: Congress is learnt to have finalized the name of Vikramaditya Singh as the party candidate from Udhampur-Doda Parliamentary seat for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections. The name was approved by AICC president Rahul Gandhi on the recommendation of Ghulam Nabi Azad, leader of opposition in the Rajya Sabha and senior Congress leader Jyotirditya Scindia, who is brother in law of Vikramaditya Singh. Though there has been no official announcement in this regard, sources said that Vikramaditya Singh has been asked by the party high command to tighten the belt and go ahead with his election campaign for the Parliamentary seat, which is presently being represente...   READ MORE   Surgical Strike 2 in Pakistan and 2019 general elections Opinion divided 3/8/2019 11:32:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 8: It is clear that India's Surgical Strike 2 deep-inside Pakistan at Balakot on February 26 will be one of the key narratives in the crucial 2019 general election campaign. The politicization has already happened from all sides. Parties, including the Congress, the SP, the BSP, the TMC, the NCP, the AAP, the CPI-M, the NC and the PDP, are feeling rattled. They have come to believe that the Modi government's "robust counter to terrorism emanating from across the borders" could help the BJP-led NDA in a big way. That's the reason all these parties have been trying their best to downplay the otherwise bold air strikes in Pakistan and across LoC by raising "issue...   READ MORE   Assembly secretariat violates GAD circular with regard to class IV posts 3/8/2019 11:32:18 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Mar 8: The legislative assembly secretariat is once again in the news and this time too the reason is bad one. The secretariat advertised some posts in violation of a circular issued by General Administration Department (GAD) some months back. Sources said that the secretariat advertised the posts in violation of GAD's circular number 2-GAD of 2019 dated January 2, 2019. It has also flouted SRO 99 of 2008 issued with regard to the advertisement of posts. The Assembly Secretariat once again achieved a distinction and that too during the Governor's rule by becoming the first department to violate the SAC decisions on direct recruitments and flo...   READ MORE   DC Kishtwar invokes `Caliphite practice' to suspend RDD official Will Governor act? 3/8/2019 10:51:48 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 8: In an act of endorsement to caliphate laws, the Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Angrez Singh Rana today invoked Quranic law to suspend one RDD employee after few people leveled serious allegations of corruption against him. The District Development Commissioner after receiving a complaint submitted by a deputation from Halqa Panchayat Dool-B Block Nagseni against one RDD employee who happens to be I/c Secretary Halqa Panchayat Dool-B Block Nagse...   READ MORE

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