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Kashmir police unleashes terror on NIT'snon-local students 'Jaanbaaz' force or coward cops? 4/7/2016 12:34:50 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Brazen, mindless savagery of Kashmir police on non-local students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar has tarnished the image of 'jaanbaaz' force for ever. Pictures of barbarity of the cane wielding men in khaki posted on social media by the students shook the conscience of the entire nation, especially the parents and relatives of the non Kashmiri students studying in NIT Srinagar. The disturbing pictures show how men of the Kashmir police cracked down on the nationalist students like beasts and unleashed their brute in groups, on these students who were beaten blue and black and many of them were later taken to SKIMS with fractures and serious injuries. Astoundingly, the only fault of these students was that they dared to stand against the anti national forces which have fortified themselves in the campus of the NIT. The victim students alleged that not only were they subjected to the naked terror of the police, but also of the anti national elements within the NIT watch and ward staff and even locals, who had mo...   READ MORE

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HRD team will stay in Srinagar till exams: Smriti Zubin Irani 4/7/2016 12:34:37 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 6: A three-member team from the HRD ministry visiting the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Srinagar will remain stationed there till the exams are over, union minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday. A three-member team from the HRD ministry visiting the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Jammu and Kashmir will remain stationed there till the exams are over, union minister Smriti Irani said on Wednesday. The team had met the students, whose concerns will be addressed, the human resource development minister told reporters here. The NIT exams will begin on April 11. "The information in public domain is that some children are worried that ther...   READ MORE   Resentment brews in Jammu 4/7/2016 12:34:29 AM Shiv Dev Thakur Early Times Report katra, Apr 6: Amid the ongoing incidents of violence and police atrocities on non-local students in NIT campus in Srinagar, some former students have revealed that anti-national sloganeering and incidents of targeting the non local students was a regular practice at the NIT. An ex-student of 2001 batch said, "This is a regular practice of some miscreants in Srinagar to vitiate the harmony". He added that hosting Indian flag is patriotism and restricting them is sedition. A youth leader when contacted by Early Times said that raising national flag and national slogans are matter of pride and state has to facilitate activities which propagate nationali...   READ MORE   'We want our Tricolour back,' students to central team at NIT Srinagar 4/7/2016 12:34:20 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Apr 6: In a packed hall at the National Institute of Technology in Srinagar, a student representative today told visiting officials from the HRD Ministry that they want to be evacuated and want action against policemen who lathicharged student protesters late Tuesday evening. "And we want our national flag back from the police," he said amid loud cheers from fellow students, video footage of the meeting shows. On Tuesday, non Kashmiri students clashed with the police at the institute's gate when they were prevented from leaving the campus. The police used batons and several students were injured. The police have alleged that the students attacked cops with ...   READ MORE   Protesting students want action against cops 4/7/2016 12:34:09 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 6: The Campus of National Institute of Technology (NIT) here which has been rocked by clashes over the past one week or so was turned into a fortress today following yesterday's incident in which police used force against the protesting outstation students. The authorities had deployed personnel of Jammu & Kashmir Police (JKP) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at the entry of NIT in order to avert any further clashes in the campus. The police and CRPF personnel could be seen quizzing the people who made bid to enter the campus. Only the students were allowed to enter and everybody else including media not allowed to enter the campu...   READ MORE   In BJP raj, chanting Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan an unpardonable crime-I 4/7/2016 12:33:59 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Is it an unpardonable crime in the BJP raj to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan? Are those who chant this pious slogan in Kashmir Indian dogs? Was what happened in the Srinagar-based National Institute of Technology (NIT) a minor issue? Were the non-Kashmiri students from across the country only subjected to a mild lathi charge? Are those feeling concerned with what has been happening in Srinagar blowing the minor issue out of proportion? Has the so-called nationalist BJP discharged its obligations towards the hapless and under-grave-threat non-Kashmiri students? Yes, it is an unpardonable crime in the BJP raj to chant Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan. The reign of...   READ MORE   Will sympathizers of JNU's anti-nationals stand with nationalists of NIT? 4/7/2016 12:33:49 AM Abodh Sharma Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Those who fell over each other to express solidarity with anti nationals who swore by devastation of Indian nation in JNU in the name of freedom of expression a few months back have suddenly lost their voice over what happened in NIT Srinagar in last two days and Congressmen, Communists, and Samajwadis who left no stone unturned to project traitors like Kanhaiya Kumar, Anirban and Omar Khalid as national heroes to settle political scores have suddenly disappeared from the face of the earth. Rahul Gandhi, who tried to make political purchase out of incidents of JNU and Hyderabad Central University and staged protests against the Government at ...   READ MORE   How come JK bagged No 1 award for healthcare, asks new Health Minister Bhagat's surprise visit 4/7/2016 12:33:24 AM Appears at GMC, fumes after seeing Jammu's top hospital in shambles Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: The Health Minister Bali Bhagat on late Wednesday night appeared at GMC hospital here and expressed dismay over the pathetic condition of the health institution. The new Health Minister visiting the hospital around 10:55pm took a few staff members present there by a surprise and they were seen running helter-skelter. After seeing the miserable condition of the hospital th...   READ MORE   'Secular' Lal Singh goes against RSS, defends atrocious Article 35-A Non-BJP persons ruling the roost in Parivar 4/7/2016 12:29:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Forest Minister Lal Singh, who changed loyalty several times in the past to become MLA and MP, on Tuesday tore into the ambivalent and half-baked RSS and BJP leadership and made common cause with those in Kashmir who wanted the BJP-RSS combine not to rake up such issues as Article 35-A of the Indian Constitution, cow-killing and beef eating and state flag. Talking to a correspondent in his civil secretariat chambers in Jammu, Lal Singh termed the issues like revocation of Article 35-A, consumption of beef and unfurling of State's flag raised by some honest RSS and BJP workers during the Mufti Mohammad Sayeed-led PDP-BJP Government as "trivial". "These are...   READ MORE   Defeated MLAs sow seeds of discord in PDP 4/7/2016 12:29:17 AM Hyder Ali Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 6: Even as discord is visible in the rank and file of PDP, the role of some defeated MLAs has come under scanner. Highly placed sources said the defeated MLAs of PDP, around ten, including their "ring-leader", who hails from south Kashmir, had been against the continuation of alliance with the rightwing BJP, since Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's death on January 7. The sources said the coterie of defeated MLAs including had found an opportunity of re-elections in Mufti's demise and thus lobbied to break the ties. "Their sole motive was to get a chance to win back their seats and thus instead of looking at the collective interests of the party, they h...   READ MORE   The AAP's attack that has rattled PM, RSS BJP's Pak, Kashmir policy 4/7/2016 12:29:08 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy towards the aggressor Pakistan and secessionist Kashmiri leadership was never under such sharp attack as it has been since the February 2, 2016 terror attack on the strategic Pathankot Airbase. There is hardly any political party in the country which has not termed PM Modi's policy as weak and which has not termed the Prime Minister as the "weakest ever Prime Minister India ever got". Besides, all or nearly all the strategic affairs experts in India too have questioned the PM Modi's foreign policy vis-a-vis Pakistan and opined that there was something fundamentally wrong with those who were handling Pakistan and Indi...   READ MORE   PM backtracked from his statement on father-daughter rule `Liased with both father and daughter for power' 4/7/2016 12:28:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: A few days after assuring full support to Mahbooba led coalition government, the Prime Minister has been reminded of his speech during his tour of the state in November 2004. The PM had said that the real problem in Jammu Kashmir was father-son, father-daughter rule. He went to the extent of saying that the Jammu Kashmir rulers had been looting New Delhi for more than three decades. A political activist while commenting on the statements, said there are n...   READ MORE   4 'dissatisfied' IPS officers of J&K cadre seek central deputation 4/7/2016 12:28:06 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Dissatisfied with their postings at 'insignificant' places, four senior IPS officers of J&K cadre are getting ready to pack their bags and leave the state for at least three years as all of them have applied for central deputation. They included two IGPs of 1992 and 1995 batches, one DIG and a SP, according to police sources. Of the two IGPs, one is posted at the same place since long while the other held an important posting before he was shifted to another place. He was transferred to PHQ in the recent past, but in the absence of his replacement, he continues to hold the previous post. He would be shifted to PHQ as and when a police officer was posted i...   READ MORE   Gupta, Lone victims of BJP's 'use and throw' policy 4/7/2016 12:27:56 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) using and throwing its two insignificant allies, independent candidate from Udhampur Pawan Kumar Gupta and separatist turned mainstream politician Peoples Conference Chairman Sajad Gani Lone, whose party won two assembly seats in 2014 polls, has proved that nothing is permanent in politics. The BJP dropped Pawan Kumar Gupta from the council of ministers earlier this week and gave a chance to its own party leader to be the part of the new cabinet headed by the Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti . Kumar, a BJP rebel, had contested the assembly polls against the BJP candidate from Udhampur and had emerged victorious. Soon after h...   READ MORE   No assurance from 'bada bhai' this time 4/7/2016 12:27:49 AM Early Times Report srinagar, Apr 6: When Sajad Lone had met the Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of 2014 JK Assembly polls in New Delhi, Sajad described Modi as his "bada bhai (elder brother)" and vowed to support the BJP. He kept up his word by making hundreds of his supporters attend Modi's rally in Srinagar held in connection with BJP's election campaign in JK. Soon after the election results were declared he announced that he would go with BJP whether it forms the Government or not. However, after BJP found its new ally in PDP it started ignoring Sajad and gave him the first jolt by giving him a low key portfolio at the very outset of his political career. It's believed that a f...   READ MORE   Government takes destitute for a ride Promise to hike pension remains confined to papers 4/7/2016 12:27:38 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 6: The state government's announcement to increase monthly pension for various social welfare schemes has proved a joke for the beneficiaries of these schemes. In the last budget, the government announced Rs 1000 monthly pension for widows and physically challenged persons, who are presently getting Rs 200 from one of the schemes of the state and Rs 500 from a central scheme. However, despite that there has been no increase in pensions of widows, old age persons and physically challenged persons. "There has been no increase in our monthly pensions. Government's announcement in the budget last year seems a cruel joke for us," Zoona, a wido...   READ MORE   Land mafia in league with officials active in JK industrial estates 4/7/2016 12:25:27 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 6: Strong land mafia is active in the all the industrial estates of the state. The mafia it is learnt has plans to approach the PDP-BJP ministers to get the newly approved industrial policy revised to suit its narrow ends. Sources revealed that Various MSMEs have been allotted the land which are still lying vacant and not being used for industrial promotion. "This land mafia is running the show in a manner that higher authorities looks to be handicapped in retrieval of the land," one of the senior officials of the government said. Sources revealed that the higher officials over last 15 years in industries and commerce department including JK SICOP, JK ...   READ MORE   Vigilance raids ULB's XEn in Anantnag ET revelations vindicated 4/7/2016 12:25:23 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 6: Vigilance Organization Kashmir (VOK) raided the house of one corrupt official of Urban Local Bodies (ULB) known for calling shots over the years in department due to political patronage. Taking cognizance of news reports published recently in Early Times sources said that a team of VOK officials raided Residence of in charge Executive officer of Achabal Municipal Committee at Mutton Anantnag today and searched his house for more than three hours. Sources told ET that VOK officials had inputs that executive officer namely Bashir Ahmad Ganie has recently deal-out property in the form of land worth three crores in his area and they wer...   READ MORE   MBBS seats in Pak for Kashmiris sold by separatists 4/7/2016 12:25:14 AM SRINAGAR, Apr 6: A scam has surfaced involving sale of medical and engineering seats by separatists meant for the kin of slain Kashmiri militants and civilians in various technical institutions of Pakistan. While lower rung separatist leaders admit privately that the most of the deserving candidates are ignored, reports suggest that children of bureaucrats and even police officers are recommended by none other than the senior separatists. A Hurriyat (G) spokesman said the joint Hurriyat had a better mechanism to deal with the process. "A committee was formed and no leader had any say in the admission process," he said. He said the Hurriyat (G) had nothing to do with admissions but insi...   READ MORE   Delinquency: SSP attaches Incharge Gujjar Nagar PP 4/7/2016 12:25:09 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Taking strong exception of the dereliction of duty, SSP Jammu, Dr. Sunil Gupta attached Abdul Rashid, Incharge Police Post (PP), Gujjar Nagar, sources said. They said that during surprise visit last night, the SSP Jammu came to know that the Incharge Police Post, Gujjar Nagar, Abdul Rashid was busy in a marriage party during the duty hours. "To alert other delinquent officers and to maintain highest standards in professional duties, he ordered attachment of the police officer to District Police Line with immediate effect", sources said. Sources further said during the recent past, Dr. Sunil Gupta has initiated departmental inquires against about dozen...   READ MORE   Bureaucracy turns laid back again; courtesy political bosses at helm Disposal of files comes to halt, momentum distracted 4/7/2016 12:25:03 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Contrary to its streamlined and updated system of working during 3 month long Governor's rule, the bureaucracy has once again taken to 'easy going' approach, a characteristic style of working seen when the political governments are at the helm of affairs. Movement of files has turned sluggish and disposal has almost halted for the last one week, thanks to culture of appeasing political bosses which is likely to derail the set up that was rationalized in the past three months. Sources in the Secretariat revealed even as the new PDP-BJP government led by a dynamic Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has taken the reins of power, babus, except for a few at the...   READ MORE   Foreign militant killed in Kupwara encounter 4/7/2016 12:24:49 AM S Tahir-ul Haq KUPWARA, Apr 6: One foreign militant has been killed in an encounter with security forces while as two more are suspected to be holed up in the dense forests of Dardpora in Lolab area of this border district. The operation is still in progress. Sources said that a militant was killed during an overnight encounter with security forces in Dardpora area of Lolab in North Kashmir's Kupwara district. "Operation was suspended late last evening after which this morning a joint team of Army's 18 RR, 28 RR and SOG intensified the combing operation, the militants opened heavy volume of fire on the search party which was retaliated triggering a brief encounter," said sources. A s...   READ MORE   ARTO Reasi leaves vehicle owners in lurch 4/7/2016 12:24:40 AM A B Sharma Early Times Report Reasi, Apr 6: Notwithstanding the fact that the people respecting the administrative guidelines of governance do not falter deliberately, the principle of the political dispensation in executing its duties towards the people not adhering to its basics is most unfortunate. Take the recent example in district Reasi, where a person from the position of responsibility relinquishes its post to join another post without assigning the earlier to the new incumbent led to a total chaos. Mamta Rajput, an assistant regional transport officer at Reasi relieved her post on Thursday last, and without waiting for the new incumbent to join, left for her new place of po...   READ MORE   Suspicious eduqualifications in her poll affidavit MoS Naqash in midst of major controversy 4/6/2016 11:10:51 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Apr 6: Recently appointed as the Minister of State (MoS) in Mehbooba's Cabinet, Asiea Naqash is likely to be hit by one more major controversy as her affidavit filed with the Election Commission for Assembly polls 2014 continues to reveal fishy information about her educational qualifications. Following reports regarding the same in media in December 2015, Asiea who is Minister of state and has been given an important portfolio of Health and Social Welfare had stated that she would rectify the errors in her poll affidavit. But reports informed that the election commission hasn't accepted her plea of rectifying anything in the affidavit unless the proper ...   READ MORE   J&K among worst performers in computerization of land records 4/6/2016 11:10:36 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6: Notwithstanding the fact that Prime Minister Narender Modi has been emphasizing on digitalization of all records but Jammu and Kashmir figures in the list of worst performer states in the computerization of land records. The National Land Records Modernization Program - a Government of India funded project, which was launched in 2008-09, meant for computerization of land records is falling apart in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the latest data released by Union government, majority of states have completed computerization of land records but after lapse of nearly eight years, since the programme was launched, J&K has failed to complete th...   READ MORE   JU in hibernation, HODs harass scholars 4/6/2016 11:10:26 PM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 6:University of Jammu has become an arena where the higher authorities accompanied by HOD History Prof Shalendra Singh Jamwal, is playing petty politics with the research scholars of Dr. Nirmal Singh presently Deputy Chief Minister of J&K. The scholars are being harassed mentally and verbally by the HOD history who on one hand gives all the directions to the scholars to do research work, and on the other hand same HOD (History) forwarded the letter to the vice chancellor with annexure of DRC meeting of 16th March to stop the process so that research scholars won't be able to submit the thesis mentioning that some scholars have shortage of atte...   READ MORE

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