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| J&K Police bosses encouraging "corruption" | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Jammu and Kashmir policemen who have been asked by their bosses to set up nakas outside Manoranjan wine shop at Gole market in Gandhi Nagar and Royal Bar clearly indicate how top officials encourage their subordinates to indulge in corruption.
The policemen who have been tasked by their bosses to disrupt the businesses of these two establishments know it very well that they have been empowered by their bosses to do whatever they like. Unbridled powers means that men in uniform start behaving like monarchs and this leads to entire system becoming corrupt.
The policemen know it very well that if they appease their bosses and follow their instruction bl... | |
| | | | DGP Singh holding meetings to 'trample' ET, has no time for security related issues | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Despite intelligence agencies sounding an alarm about possible terror strike ahead on second phase of parliamentary polls in Srinagar, Director General of Police, Dilbag Singh seems least concerned about the security issues.
He is busy holding meetings to somehow "trample" Early Times group and is using all his energy to harass the family members of the ET Editor, Munish Gupta.
He is leaving no stone unturned to inflict maximum possible losses on ET group by disrupting their businesses and is using his men and machinery for the same. What a shame! His men are busy filing fake cases against the family members of the ET group and have launched an onsla... | |
| | | | Can any politician muster courage to take 'bull by its horns'? | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Can any politician muster courage to come forward and call spade a spade and take "bull by its horns?"
The Director General of Police Dilbag Singh had a "proven track record" before being elevated as the police chief of Jammu and Kashmir, he hogged headlines on many occasions for wrong reasons. He was indicted in Anantnag recruitment scam by his own department. The DGP Singh running alleged illegal transport business during his hey days and his alleged ... | |
| | | | Visit Gole market Gandhi Nagar to witness brazen misuse of power | | | | If anyone wants to see the brazen display of power and misuse of authority he or she can visit Gole market Gandhi Nagar and stand outside the Manoranjan wine shop just for few minutes.
Men in Khaki set up a naka outside this shop everyday from 7:00pm to 09:00 pm and don't allow customers to venture inside the shop. This has been happening since the day Early Time carried a detailed news story about the Director General of Police Dilbag Singh being involved in alleged corruption cases.
Similar scenes are also witnessed outside the Royal Bar from 9:00pm to 10:30 pm where customers are told to go somewhere else by the men in khaki.
Both the business establishments are owned by Early Times ... | |
| | | | PM Modi's clean image drives India, DGP Dilbag Singh's corrupt record raises questions | | Didn't deserve honour to shoulder coffins of Pulwama martyrs | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 15: Entire nation, including Jammu region, is pinning hopes on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi as his fight against corruption and war against terror have rattled the enemies within and outside the country.
In Jammu people don't know who the BJP candidates are as they only know one name i.e. Narendra Modi, in 2014 Lok Sabha elections they voted for Modi and they are likely to follow the suit again in 2019 as people know it very well that he (Modi) only can sav... | |
| | | | Dilbag Singh's Recruitment Scam | | | | It may be recalled that soon after Singh took over as Director General of Police his alleged involvement in a 20- year-old recruitment scam hogged the headlines.
In 1998, in his position at the time of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police for Anantnag and Pulwama districts of south Kashmir, Singh came under the scanner for irregularities in the recruitment of constables for the zone.
Singh, who had headed the recruitment board, was subsequently placed under suspension. But the very next year, in 1999, he was mysteriously reinstated.
The government had constituted a high-level inquiry, which had found "gross irregularities" in the recruitment. The list that was finalized by Dilbag Si... | |
| | | | Dilbag Singh's Land grab case | | | | In September 2012, Jammu based newspaper, Journey Line, had carried out a detailed story about the involvement of then Inspector General of Police-Jammu range Dilbag Singh, in alleged land grab case.
Justice Virender Singh of Jammu and Kashmir High Court took the cognizance of the news stories carried by Journey Line newspaper and Justice Singh while dictating the order in the open court observed that the instant miscellaneous application needs to be listed in the supplementary list and taken up with the main petition. "Through the instant application the petitioner seeks permission to place on record two paper clippings annexed as Annexures A and B" the Court had observed while dictatin... | |
| | | | Dilbag Singh's transport business | | | | Another big racket in volving the then IGP-Jammu Dilbag Singh was exposed by Journey Line on August 19, 2012. The racket was about how transporters used to ply the buses illegally on inter-state routes. The modus operandi of these bus companies/ bus operators was that they used to purchase buses from North East, Assam or Nagaland and get a route permit for a particular package or a particular route for one month but then that month continued for years and the route shortened for specific stations and instead of a tour or package destination the buses were converted into passenger buses plying on these routes without documents especially route permits. RTO Jammu Virender Slathia had dared t... | |
| | | | Honest police officer, who indicted Singh, forced to share common platform with him | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Former Director General of Police of the state, Ashok Bhan, who conducted the inquiry against the then Deputy Inspector General of Police and incumbent Police chief of J&K, Dilbag Singh, and indicted him in the Anantnag recruitment scam had to share a common platform with Singh due to him (Singh) being at the top post today. What an irony!
"It's very unfortunate that people who are known for their integrity and honesty have to share the same platform, where... | |
| | | | Friends of late Dr Sankhyadhar pin hopes on PM Modi | | "Seek reinvestigation in his murder case; probe was allegedly sabotaged by police officer | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 14: Probe, into mysterious death of a noted psychiatrist Dr Pradeep Sankhyadhar ten years ago, was allegedly sabotaged by a police officer.
"Prime Minister Narendra Modi should get the case reopened so that deceased doctor gets justice and killers are punished," said an observer.
It may be recalled that when investigations into the alleged murder of Dr Pradeep K Sankhyadhar, a psychiatrist at Satwari hospital, were left half way, sources had alleged that a po... | |
| | | | Ex BJP MLA goes berserk, misbehaves with sarpanch, slaps civilian | | | |
Early Times Report
Ramnagar , Apr 14: In a shocking incident, former BJP MLA, RS Pathania misbehaved with sarpanch from Kheen area and slapped a civilian during electioneering.
While Talking to ET Kuldeep Singh sarpanch of Kheen Panchayat said that the public meeting started at 9 p.m instead of 5 p.m. "He used loud speakers in total violation of code of conduct. People in the village usually sleep by 8 p.m and use of load speakers disturbed the villagers," he said
He said when he reached the venue , he asked the former legislator to give him the mike as he wanted to say something.
"He used abusive language and asked his security men to take me into the car. He also slappe... | |
| | | | ACR to enquire MCC violation by Professor | | | |
Early Times Report
Doda, Apr 14: Assistant Returning Officer, 53-Doda Assembly Constituency Kishori Lal Sharma, took strict action against the Model Code of Conduct violations by Assistant Professor Babu Ram of GDC Doda and deputed ACR Doda Kaiser Bhawani as enquiry officer.
A case of violation was brought to the notice of District Election Authority Doda, thereafter Nodal officer MCC directed the Principal GDC Doda vide No: DCD/25/ Dated 11-04-19 for detailed report. In reply, Principal submitted that complaint appears irrelevant and video clip was taken in a religious function. But the video clip clearly revealed that report submitted by Principal GDC is not satisfactory.
After Early... | |
| | | | Sarpanches eager to join BJP change mind | | Citing 'arrogance' of Jitender Singh | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Even as the Modi wave is spreading far and wide, the arrogance of Dr Jitender Singh, MoS in the PMO and BJP candidate for Kathua-Udhampur-Doda, Parliamentary constituency is likely to cost him dearly in the Lok Sabha elections as a number of political activists are being discouraged by this self-centric politician to be part of the saffron brigade.
According to the sources in BJP, 11 Sarpanches and several prominent political activists of Hiranagar and adjoining areas, who were to join the party in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his really at Kathua on Sunday, changed their mind on the eleventh hour following discouraging response of Dr J... | |
| | | | Farooq Abdullah eats humble pie, booed by angry youth at Rainawari | | | | Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 14: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah faced a hostile crowd as he was returning after addressing an election rally in the Mir Behri area falling in the interiors of Dal Lake.
Eyewitnesses told Early Times that NC President was booed away in the Chana Mohalla locality of Rainawari area after addressing an election rally in the Mir Behri. The agitated youth from the area accused the NC President of playing with emotions of the people of Jammu & kashmir especially the youth.
As the situation turned volatile in the area Jammu & Kashmir Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel lobbed smoke shells on the agitating yo... | |
| | | | Farooq Abdullah refuses to learn from past mistakes | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 14: NC president Farooq Abdullah, who is seeking re-election from the Srinagar parliamentary constituency, is terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "Hitler" and ridiculing his "Sab Ka Saath Sab Ka Vikas" mantra. He is also telling the followers of his community in Kashmir that democracy under PM Narendra Modi is under grave threat.
It's an election season and also time to say whatever those contesting election want to say. So, it doesn't surprise anyone when Farooq Abdullah says what he has been saying to induce voters to swing behind him and defeat others pitted against him by parties like the PDP, the BJP and the People's Conference (PC).
However, Faroo... | |
| | | | Omar goes Mehbooba's way, promises amnesty to stone-pelters | | Mainstream politicians sell separatism? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: National Conference vice-president, Omar Abdullah, has been making plethora of promises since the day election campaigning has started in the Valley.
He has been saying that if NC is voted to power, it would provide divisional status to Poonch, Rajouri, Kishtwar and other districts, would revoke Public Safety Act and on Saturday he announced that he would withdraw all cases against youth booked for stone-pelting.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said that people sitting in national capital should take a serious note of the assertions and the statements of the Kashmir centric leaders. "They (Kashmir centric leaders) seem to have lost the plot and ... | |
| | | | RSS leader's killing: Lack of CCTVs in hospital hits probe | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Kishtwar police, which is probing last week's killing of RSS leader Chanderkant Sharma and his security guard, is facing a major challenge because of non-availability of CCTV cameras in the OPD section of the Kishtwar hospital where the killings took place. Meanwhile, Kishtwar main town remain under curfew for sixth consecutive day Sunday. As per the details available with "Early Times," police has also failed to find the eyewitnesses who could record their statement before the police or a magistrate. According to the sources, the high profile FSL team had arrived at Kishtwar for examining the vehicle which was used by the militants to esc... | |
| | | | Realzing peoples' anger, Modi avoids mentioning Jitendra Singh's name | | | | Early Times Report
KATHUA, Apr 14: From Sunday's speech of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi at Kathua one thing has become clear that Prime Minister has realized that there is strong anger against BJP candidate Dr Jitendra Singh that is why he (Prime Minister) has not mentioned his name during 38 minutes speech.
While addressing gathering the Prime Minister has sought support of the people of Kathua in his own name and he preferred not to mention name of any BJP leaders of J&K including Dr Jatindra Singh because Prime Minister had got authenticate information from the intelligence agencies that sitting Lok Sabha member, who is minister in PMO, has done nothing except issusing press stateme... | |
| | | | Omar, Mehbooba shamelessly expose each other on twitter | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 14: Months after jointly staking claim over the government formation, PDP and NC are out to expose each other, desperate to tell to the world who was more close to the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the past.
On Sunday, PM Modi hit out at NC and PDP, stating that the BJP will not allow the two parties to divide the country. He also accused Jammu and Kashmir's political families, the Abdullahs and the Muftis, of ruining three generations of the state a... | |
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