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| Jammu politicians offer lip service, fail to attend poor Deepu’s cremation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: Expect issuing statements and tweeting from Twitter handles Jammu-based politicians have no time to attend the cremation of poor terror victim Deepak Kumar alias Deepu, who was killed by terrorists on Monday evening.
Jammu-based politicians of all political parties skipped the cremation of the poor terror victim who was the lone breadwinner for his family.
Former MLA R S Pathania, who was a native of the Majalta area of Ramnagar, and Pawan Khajuria of Udhampur were the exceptional case who reached the remotest village to stand with the terror victim at this crucial time.
Deepu, a resident of Thial village of the Majalta tehsil in the Udhampur district, killed by terrorists in
Anantnag district on Monday evening, was the lone bread earner for a seven-member family.
His elder brother Raju lost both of his eyes and his father is bedridden for the last couple of years. Deepu was looking after a four-member family of his elder brother along with his wife and ailing father.
Deepu , who worked at a circus in the Janglat Mandi area of Anantnag, w... | |
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| Deepu’s wife was expecting first child in June | | | | Early Times Report
Udhampur, May 30: Deepu Kumar (27) was expecting his first child in June but his life was cut short in a militant attack in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district, leaving his poor family without its sole breadwinner.
Kumar, who worked at a circus in the district’s Janglat Mandi area, was gunned down by Lashkar-e-Taiba militants in the latest incident of targeted killing when he had gone to the market to buy milk around 8.30 pm on Monday.
His body was on Tuesday moved to his remote Thial village in Udhampur district where, in a heart-wrenching gesture, locals came forward to help the Below Poverty Line-family perform his last rites.
“Kumar was the only earning hand in th... | |
| | | | Pak sponsored terrorists snatch lone bread earner of Udhampur family | | LG Sinha announces Rs 5 lakh relief, asks admin to take care of kith and kin | | | Early Times Report
Udhampur, May 30: Deepu, a lone bread earner of his family, fell prey to the bullets of Pakistan sponsored terrorists at Janglat Mandi Anantnag in South Kashmir on Monday evening.
Deepu, resident of Udhampur, was working at a private circus at Amusement Park in Anantnag. Terrorists shot him from a point blank range after asking his name.
Deepu’s family comprising of his old father, a blind brother, his children and deceased’s own family were shell shocked when they received the news of his cold blooded murder.
Pall of gloom descended over his native village as entire area went into mourning.
Deepu had gone to Kashmir to earn his livelihood and had nothing to ... | |
| | | | BJP leader takes tourist family hostage | | FIR lodged, accused arrested | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 30: A tourist family was allegedly taken hostage by a BJP leader, Mohammad Sadiq Khan in South Kashmir’s Anantnag district.
The victim family while talking to Early Times said, “We were on our way to Jammu from Pahalgam but unfortunately our vehicle hit another vehicle.
It was a minor mishap. We stopped our vehicle and asked the other vehicle occupants if they were okay. Suddenly a man got down and started hitting us. And blows were exchanged.”
They said, “The man forcibly sat in our vehicle and told us to move. We thought he would take us to the police station. However, he took us to his private property and snatched the keys of our vehicle.”
“We to... | |
| | | | Challenges in Manipur will take some time to settle: CDS | | | | Agencies
Manipur, May 30: Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said challenges in Manipur have not disappeared, but expressed hope that things will settle down in some time while noting the situation in the north-eastern state now is not related to insurgency.
The death toll from clashes since ethnic rioting began on May 3 in Manipur has gone up to 80, according to officials.
Chauhan was in Pune on Tuesday to review the passing out parade of the 144th course of the National Defence Academy (NDA). Asked about the situation in Manipur, he told reporters that, “The Army, Assam Rifles were deployed in Manipur before 2020. Since the challenges of the northern borders were ... | |
| | | | Police arrest Budgam man for sexually harassing girl student | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 30: Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested a man on the charges of trying to outrage the modesty of a girl student.
According to the sources, accused Saqib Ahmed Dar of Narkura Budgam gave a lift to a girl student in his car earlier this week. The girl was on way to her coaching centre.
“After the girl boarded the vehicle, he tried to outrage her modesty. Somehow the victim saved herself and reported the matter to police,” they added.
Police took the cognizance of the complaint and arrested the accused on Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate that our society is deteriorating with each passing day and such incidents are being reported on a daily basis. The accuse... | |
| | | | Anti-Vikar Rasool faction gets no response from Gandhi family | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: After getting no response from All-India Congress Committee J&K incharge Rajni Patil, detractors of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (JKPCC) chief Vikar Rasool Wani have ultimately knocked on doors of the “Delhi Darbar” to undermine the authority of Vikar Rasool Wani.
Highly placed sources said that the dissidents’ group of J&K Congress has sought time from AICC president Sonia Gandhi and AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra but they have not given time so far.
“Dissidents have decided to extend their stay in Delhi to get an appointment with either Sonia Gandhi or Priyanka Gandhi Vadra”, a source said and added that as of now th... | |
| | | | 10 Vaishno Devi pilgrims dead, 57 injured as bus falls down from bridge in Jammu | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: Ten Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims, most of them from Bihar, were killed and 57 others were injured on Tuesday as their bus fell into a gorge after ramming into the railing of a bridge here on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, officials said.
The death toll may go up as Government Medical College Hospital Principal Shashi Soodan said two of the injured admitted there are critical.
Officials said the bus, which was on its way to Katra from Amritsar, met with... | |
| | | | Filled with humility and gratitude; will keep working harder: PM Modi on Govt’s 9 years | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, May 30: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his every decision has been guided by the desire to improve the lives of people, as his government completed nine years in power. “Today, as we complete 9 years in service to the nation, I am filled with humility and gratitude. Every decision made, every action taken, has been guided by the desire to improve the lives of people. We will keep working even harder to build a developed India,” he tweeted.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has planned a month-long campaign from Tuesday to celebrate the ninth anniversary with various mass connect programmes, with Modi himself scheduled to address a rally in Ajmer in Rajas... | |
| | | | New projects will transform entire J&K: LG Sinha | | Inaugurates key infra projects in Baramulla | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 30: Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha recently inaugurated several significant infrastructure projects in Baramulla. The projects included the dedication of seven Custom Hiring Centres and nine Poly Green Houses to benefit farmers and Self-Help Groups in the district. The Lt Governor also laid the foundation stones for various other projects.
During the event, Lt Governor Sinha expressed his belief that these projects have the potential to bring about transf... | |
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