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SIA launches crackdown against misuse of SIM cards, fraudulent sale by vendors 5/8/2022 12:49:11 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 7: In the face of ever increasing misuse of SIM cards by terrorists, their OGW associates, narcotics smugglers and other criminals, SIA in 11 different FIR cases carried out searches of 19 premises spread all over Kashmir. A majority of the premises belonged to Point of Sale (POS) vendors who sold these cards in violation of Department of Telecom regulations and in a manner that amounts to forgery and cheating. In three cases, preliminary evidence strongly indicated that the SIMS were procured to help the terrorists in maintaining their communication with their handlers across the border and other modules inside J&K. For example, one POS vendor in Chawalgam in Kulgam under the name M/S Airtel Micro World created a SIM card against a Non-existent factious person namely Gowhar Ahmad Hajam and gave the SIM card to a person in Qaimoh in Kulgam who turned out to be an OGW of terror outfit Ansar-u- Gazwatul Hind. In yet another case a PoS vendor of Mir Mohalla Monghall of Anantnag created a SIM card for a subscriber who handed it over to an OGW of H...   READ MORE

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SC upholds J&K HC judgment directing regularization of Transport Deptt employees 5/8/2022 12:48:43 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 7: A bench of Supreme Court comprising Justice M R Shah and Justice B V Nagarathna has upheld the judgment of J&K High Court whereby it has dismissed the appeal filed by Transport Commissioner challenging the judgment of writ court whereby the writ court found petitioners have been found entitled for regularization of services in accordance with the prevailing rules and regulations. The Supreme Court observed that the senior advocate appearing on behalf of the petitioners has drawn attention to the regularization policy contained in the Jammu & Kashmir Civil" Services (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 (for short 'the Act, 2010'). It...   READ MORE   Court issues bailable warrant against Patwari Jammu Khas for non- appearance 5/8/2022 12:48:37 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 7: The learned Court of Principal District Judge Jammu today issued Bailable warrants to the tune of Rs 5000 against the Patwari Jammu khas for his non appearance before the court. Taking serious note of Non appearance of the Patwari Jammu khas despite repeated issuance of the Summons by the Honble Court to produce the relevant record in respect of the suit property bearing khasra No 241 Mohinder Nagar, Canal road Jammu during the year 1985-1989. As per the details available with Early Times, When the matter came up for the hearing today, Counsel for the petitioner Mohammad Irfan drew the attention of the court that despite repeated issuance of the sum...   READ MORE   Delimitation Report: STs get their political share in J&K 5/8/2022 12:48:29 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 7: First time in the history of J&K, the political reservation has been granted to the Scheduled Tribes (STs) population of the Union Territory. Earlier political reservation was granted to STs in Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) and Panchayat elections. J&K is the only state in northwest India having a share of nearly 15 percent population of STs. As per the 2011 census, total population of STs in J&K counted 14.9 lakh among them 13.2 lakh are Muslim, 1 lakh are Buddhist and about 67,000 Hindu. The Delimitation Commission was entrusted with the work of delimiting the Assembly and Parliamentary constituencies in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of 2011...   READ MORE   No amount of gerrymandering can change ground situation in J&K, Ladakh: Farooq 5/8/2022 12:48:24 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 7: The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference President and Member of Parliament Farooq Abdullah on Saturday reiterated the party's stand on delimitation report, saying no amount of gerrymandering can change the ground situation in J&K, Ladakh. This he said while interacting with media persons during his visit to Boteng, Kulgam. He said the party's stand on the entire process of delimitation was crystal clear and the entire process was a smokescreen to draw a veil over the obscure agenda at work. “The entire exercise has been blind to the universally accepted and practised criterions and principles with regards to electoral representation. However no a...   READ MORE   Infighting in Cong: Azad loyalists’ meeting with Rajni Patil fails to yield any result 5/8/2022 12:48:18 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 7: First time after her appointment as AICC general secretary and incharge of J&K affairs, loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad first time met with Rajni Patil to solve differences but their meeting failed to yield any result. With an aim to bring peace within the faction-ridden party unit, loyalists of Ghulam Nabi Azad met with Rajni Patil on Friday. Leaders, who owe their allegiance to Ghulam Nabi Azad, were adamant in their demand that the incumbent Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir should be removed from the post. They reiterated their demand that Azad should be declared as a chief ministerial candidate in the coming assembly elections...   READ MORE   Policeman wounded in Srinagar attack succumbs 5/8/2022 12:48:11 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 7: A policeman, critically wounded in a militant attack here on Saturday morning, succumbed to his injuries, officials said. The shooting took place at Aiwa Bridge Ali Jan road in Srinagar. “The policeman was shifted to a hospital in critical condition where he succumbed to his injuries this evening,” an official said. The slain was identified as Constable Ghulam Hassan, resident of Srinagar. Police said Constable Ghulam Hassan was unarmed and was on ...   READ MORE   BJP will form Govt in J&K with its own chief minister: Raina 5/8/2022 12:48:04 AM Early Times Report Jammu, May 7: Days after the Delimitation Commission on Jammu and Kashmir notified its final report, the BJP on Saturday expressed hope that the assembly elections will be held within the next six months and the party will form the government in the union territory. The delimitation panel, formed in March 2020, on Thursday notified its final report giving six additional assembly seats to the Jammu region and one to the Kashmir Valley and bringing areas of Rajouri and Poonch under the Anantnag parliamentary seat. Jammu division will now have 43 assembly seats and Kashmir 47 in the 90-member house. “The delimitation commission has completed its exercise…now wait for ...   READ MORE

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