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| NIA court sentences Yasin Malik for life | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, May 25: JKLF chief Yasin Malik, one of the first terrorists of Jammu and Kashmir, was on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment and slapped with a fine of Rs 10 lakh (rpt) Rs 10 lakh by an NIA court here.
Malik, who is known to have killed four IAF personnel in a terror attack in January 1990, was convicted on May 19 after he pleaded guilty to all the charges in connection to a 2017 case related to terrorism and secessionist activities.
Amicus appointed by court to assist Malik requested the court to take lenient view against the JKLF leader and requested for life imprisonment instead of death penalty.
Malik said he will retire from politics if intelligence agencies can give proof of his involvement in terror activities.
Malik submitted that he has followed the principles of Mahatma Gandhi and has followed the principles of non-violence in Kashmir politics ever since.
NIA Special Judge Parveen Singh after conclusion of arguments on the quantum of sentence handed out sentence that will ensure Malik remains behind bars for the rest of his life along ... | |
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| Yasin Malik’s dubious character exposed | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: After a special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) sentenced the chairman of the banned Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Yasin Malik life imprisonment in a terror funding case, the Pakistan government supported the terrorist who himself pleaded guilty in the same case.
Not only political parties of Pakistan but cricket Shahid Afridi also supported Yasin Malik who has himself pleaded guilty in a terror funding case. Interestingly Afridi termed the trial against Yasin Malik as unfair and illegal without knowing the fact that the chief of the banned JKLF was given enough opportunity to fight the legal battle in terror funding cas... | |
| | | | Mobile internet suspended in Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: Mobile internet was suspended in Kashmir as a precautionary measure after a court awarded life imprisonment to separatist leader Yasin Malik in a terror funding case on Wednesday, officials said.
They said the mobile internet has been suspended across all network service providers in the Valley.
However, the officials said, internet services were working on fixed-line, including fiber and broadband. The officials said the decision to suspend the mobile internet was taken as a precautionary measure after Malik's sentencing by a court in Delhi.... | |
| | | | After Drabu, CBI to question more Kashmir netas | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: Even as former JK Bank Chairman and politician, Dr Haseeb Drabu was recently questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation, the CBI is likely to question more politicians from Kashmir into the case, the Early Times learnt from reliable sources.
The CBI questioned former JK finance minister Haseeb Drabu on May 20 for alleged corruption in the purchase of a building for JK Bank's integrated office in Mumbai's Bandra Kurla complex when he was the chairman of the bank.
Sources said CBI sleuths are not ruling a “political nexus being involved in the deal and that questioning of the politicians who were at the helm that time cannot be ruled out.”
“See... | |
| | | | 3 Pak militants, cop killed in Baramulla encounter | | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, May 25: Three militants of Jaish-e Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter with security forces, while one cop attained martyrdom in Najhibhat area close to Wagoora-Kreeri in this north Kashmir district on Wednesday.
A top police official told newsmen that, three Pakistani militants were killed. One Jammu and Kashmir Police official namely Mudasir Ahmad Sheikh of Uri town also attained martyrdom in this chance encounter. We had put nakas all over Kreeri Wagoora area after having specific inputs about the presence of militants in Najhibhat area close to Wagoora-Kreeri.
We had said it earlier in the month of November last year that our ... | |
| | | | Rahul Bhat killing: Modi Govt sends special teams to Kashmir | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: In an effort provide all possible support to Pandits working in Kashmir and also to make them feel even secure and comfortable, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has started sending special teams to the Valley for consolation and on the ground assessment of the situation.
Sources said taking a serious note of the problems being pitched by the Kashmir Pandits, who had taken to streets after the killing of Rahul Bhat earlier this month, the Modi government has been even more concerned about the community putting up in Kashmir.
Sources said the first such team recently visited Kashmir for an on the ground assessment of the situation th... | |
| | | | Woman shot dead in Budgam; 10-year-old nephew injured | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: A 35-year-old woman was shot dead by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir’s Budgam district today. A 10-year-old, the woman’s nephew, was also injured in the attack. “At about 8 pm, terrorists fired upon a woman, identified as Amreen, near her residence at Hushroo in the Chadoora area of the district,” an official said.
He said Amreen was critically injured in the incident and was shifted to the Chadoora hospital.
The area has been cordoned off and a hunt launched to catch the attackers.... | |
| | | | BJP failed to bring peace: Mehbooba | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 25: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday said the Modi government has failed to bring peace in Jammu and Kashmir after abrogating Article 370 of the Constitution.
The tall claims of the BJP government of bringing peace and prosperity after the abrogation of Article 370 has turned to be a hoax as the people are getting killed and arrested daily one way or the other, the former Chief Minister told a party rally in Anantnag.
"If they (security forces) claim there are 150-200 militants in the Valley, why are people being killed daily in Kashmir in spite of 10 lakh security forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
They claimed that aft... | |
| | | | DB grants bail to PDP leader Waheed Parra | | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 25: A division bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh Srinagar wing comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Vinod Chatterji Koul today granted bail to PDP leader Waheed Ahmed Parra.
While granting bail the DB observed that from reading of the final report, it is abundantly clear that the prosecution is relying upon the evidence collected during the investigation which only points to the appellant having been seen in the company of one Yousaf Gadoora, an alleged over ground worker of a proscribed terrorist organization.
The DB observed that prima facie, we could not find any allegation in the final report which shows the association of the appellant ... | |
| | | | Bail plea of Gola Shah rejected | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: City Judge Jammu Manjeet Rai today rejected the bail application of Ravinder Gupta @ Gola Shah. According to the police case on 18-5-2022, Kamal Nabh Sharma submitted an application that he is resident of Peer Mitha Jammu and wants to bring into his notice that the above mentioned person namely Ravinder Gupta had illegally/forcibly taken possession of land situated at Greater Kailash Sunjwan Jammu. He submitted that he had purchased a piece of land measuring 15-1/2 marlas classified as Ghairmumkin Khad from attorney holder Abdul Majeed falling under khasra No.549 Min which was registered in his name in the court of law and mutation of the same has been... | |
| | | | 'All is not well at District Hospital Poonch' | | | |
Rajesh tandon
Early Times Report
POONCH, May 25: All is not well at Raja Sukhdeve Singh District Hospital Poonch.
According to the sources 42 staff nurses were engaged for DNB under NHM, 6 staff nurses for HDU, 4 for Dialysis Unit, 4 under for labour room procedures and one for DEIC.
They said that six staff nurses were attached from DH to CHC Surankote and not a single beneficiary has been benefited under NPHCe from last one year.
Five to six staff nurses are attached from DH, according to the sources, are unhappy they way they are being treated. They allege that they have become victims of dirty politics within the institution.
They alleged that they have been targeted and a... | |
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