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| Govt to provide job to Rahul’s wife , financial assistance to family | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha today announced a government job to the wife of Rahul Bhat who was killed by the Terrorists at Budgam on Thursday.
The Government will also extend financial assistance to the family and bear educational expenses of the daughter of the deceased, the Lt Governor said.
A special investigative team will be constituted to probe all the aspects of the despicable terror attack.
“J&K administration to provide a government job to Rahul Bhat’s wife in Jammu and financial assistance to the family. The government will bear educational expenses of the daughter”, said the Lt Governor in a tweet.
A decision has been taken to... | |
| | | | Police fire tear gas shells to disperse KP protesters in Budgam | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: Police on Friday fired tear gas to disperse Kashmiri Pandits in Budgam who took to the streets shouting slogans and protesting against the killings of Pandits in the Kashmir Valley.
Rahul Bhat, a revenue department official at Chadoora in Budgam district, was shot dead at his office a day earlier. His death triggered protests at various places and widespread condemnation.
Police fired tear smoke shells to disperse a group of Kashmiri Pandits who trie... | |
| | | | Rahul cremated amid protests | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: A Kashmiri Pandit killed by militants on Thursday in Budgam district was cremated at his native place in Bantalab locality here on Friday.
Rahul Bhat, a government employee in the Jammu and Kashmir administration, was shot dead inside his office.
His mortal remains reached on Friday at Durga Nagar here. His wife and daughter accompanied the body from Kashmir.
Members from the Kashmiri Pandit community thronged the cremation site to pay their last respect. Many Kashmiri Pandits blocked the road and staged protests against the killing and slammed the Jammu and Kashmir government and Centre for failing to provide security to the Pandit youths employe... | |
| | | | Targeted killings ‘unfortunate tragedy’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: The President of the Hindu Welfare Society of Kashmir, Chunni Lal, on Friday dubbed the targeted killing of Rahul Bhat as an “unfortunate tragedy” and “bad luck” for the Pandit community.
“The killing of Rahul Bhat, a Revenue Department official at the Tehsil office in Chadoora in Budgam on Thursday, is an unfortunate tragedy and bad luck for the community,” Lal, who did not migrate from Kashmir, said.
Bhat was shot in his Chadoora office yesterday and left him critically injured. He later succumbed to his injuries triggering instant protests. His mortal remains were cremated in Jammu on Friday.
Lal said that Kashmiri Pandits were working in th... | |
| | | | Getting a whopping salary to teach chemistry KU professor taught terrorism to students | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: The sacking of a Kashmir University Chemistry professor for preaching terrorism has exposed how terror-friendly employees have managed to sneak into all sectors of the government.
Altaf Hussain Pandit, a Chemistry professor at Kashmir University along with two other employees were sacked today by J&K Government.
Prof. Altaf Hussain Pandit is associated with Jamaat-e-Islam, he crossed over to Pakistan for terror training and worked as a terror recruiter. He organized stone-pelting and violent protests against the killing of terrorists in 2011 and 2014.
He had remained an active militant of JKLF for three years before his arrest by security forces ... | |
| | | | Will Mankotia rejoin Panthers Party? | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: Within a month after he joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), two-time MLA from Udhampur Balwant Singh Mankotia has dropped a hint of rejoining the Panthers Party.
Mankotia is not happy with the decision of the AAP leadership to induct Harsh Dev Singh into the party despite his reservation.
Mankotia, who had joined AAP on joined AAP with another Panthers Party former MLA Yash Paul Kundal, revealed that he was not aware that Harsh Dev Singh will also join the same party. “Had I aware that Harsh Dev Singh will join AAP, I would have never left the Panthers Party”, Mankotia told a news channel. “I was not aware of this development”, he said while pointing... | |
| | | | 2 militants killed in Bandipora | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: Security forces shot dead two unidentified militants during a gun battle in Jammu and Kashmir’s Bandipora district, police said on Friday.
This is the second gunfight in Bandipora in the last two days.
On May 11, a local militant, believed to have infiltrated from Pakistan recently, was killed at the Salinder forest area of Bandipora.
The latest latest gunfight broke out at Brar Argam.
“As the search party proceeded towards the suspected spot, the hidden terrorists fired indiscriminately, which was retaliated effectively leading to an encounter. In the ensuing gun battle, two terrorists have been killed,” a police official said.
The identity ... | |
| | | | Policeman shot dead in Pulwama | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: A policeman was shot dead by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Friday, police said.
This is the second killing in Kashmir in less than 24 hours.
Police said unarmed constable Riyaz Ahmad Thoker was fired upon at his residence at Gudoora in Pulwama in the morning, leaving him injured. He was rushed to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
“We pay rich tributes to the martyr and stand by his family at this critical juncture,” a police tweet said.
Soon after the shooting, security forces cordoned off the area and launched a massive search for the attackers.
The killing took place a day after a Kashmiri Pandit, Rahu... | |
| | | | 4 feared dead, 20 injured as bus catches fire near Katra | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: At least four passengers were feared killed, while more than 20 sustained burn injuries, when a passenger bus ferrying Shri Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims caught fire near Katra town in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir.
Police said that a bus ferrying pilgrims was going from Katra towards Jammu, when it caught fire, a few kilometers away from Nomain.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh tweeted, “Immediately after receiving information of Bus mishap at #Katra, j... | |
| | | | LG announces ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to NOKs of deceased | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: Lieutenant Governor, Manoj Sinha today announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the Next of Kin of those who have lost their lives in the tragic bus incident in Katra.
The Lt Governor expressed grief over the unfortunate incident and directed the district administration to ensure the best possible treatment to the injured.
“Extremely pained by the loss of lives in the tragic bus incident in Katra. I offer my deepest condolences to the bereaved families and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured”, the Lt Governor said.... | |
| | | | Drone Cameras, 12000 Paramilitary Troops, J&K Police To Guard Amarnath Yatra | | | |
Agencies
NEW DELHI, May 13: At least 12,000 paramilitary troops and hundreds of Jammu and Kashmir Police personnel, with the help of drone cameras, will guard the Amarnath yatra which is scheduled to begin on June 30 after a gap of two years, officials said.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Friday reviewed the security preparedness for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine located in south Kashmir at an altitude of 3,888 meters.
The Amarnath yatra could not be carried out in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, while it was cut short in 2019 just before the abrogation of Article 370.
The pilgrimage will be a big security challenge for the government as Jammu and Kash... | |
| | | | BSF IG points out lack of basic amenities for border population in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: A senior Border Security Force (BSF) officer in Kashmir has flagged lack of “basic amenities” such as healthcare, school education and mobile connectivity to the population living in forward areas along the India-Pakistan border saying government officials “rarely” visit these remote areas.
BSF Inspector General (IG) Raja Babu Singh has shot off a letter to Pandurang Pole, the divisional commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir based in Kashmir, after he recently finished his forward area tour of the Macchal sector in Kupwara district.
Singh said the locals complained to him about multiple issues being faced by them, such as non-availability of school te... | |
| | | | Municipal Committee president held over bribe charges | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 13: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on Friday arrested the president of Municipal Committee Awantipora in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir for allegedly demanding and accepting a bribe to discharge his official duties, officials said.
The ACB received a complaint alleging therein that Bilal Ahmed Bhat, president Municipal Committee Awantipora, is demanding Rs 1,000 for processing the bills of the complainant, a spokesman of the anti-corruption agency said here.
The complainant alleged that Bhat used to demand commission at the rate of five per cent for processing the bills, he said.
The complainant said that he is an owner of an IT firm and ... | |
| | | | BJP to launch massive outreach programme in J&K: Ravinder Raina | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 13: Bharatiya Janata Party will launch a massive outreach programme in Jammu & Kashmir, stated Ravinder Raina in a meeting conducted at party headquarter, Trikuta Nagar, Jammu.
Ravinder Raina was also accompanied by party Vice-Presidents Yudhvir Sethi, Anuradha Charak & Aseem Gupta, party General Secretary Sunil Sharma, BJP NEM & Headquarter Incharge Priya Sethi, All Morcha Incharge Munish Sharma and Spokesperson Girdhari Lal Raina.
Ravinder Raina, while addressing the meeting said that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led Union government is completing its successful 8 years and the party has decided to reach the public in a massive outreach programm... | |
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