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Want preachers to draw a line over the concept of 'Jihad' Strong resentment among valley residents over killing of policemen during Shab-i-Qadr 6/13/2018 11:52:27 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 13: Strong resentment is brewing among the valley residents against the killing of two police personnel who were posted at the court complex in South Kashmir's Pulwama district. The incident occurred in the wee hours on Tuesday when Muslims across the world had just concluded special prayers on the holy night of Shab-i-Qadr. Militants struck at the court complex and showered bullets on the cops posted there. Due to the firing two cops identified as Ghulam Hassan Chopan and Ghulam Rasool Lone were killed. Hundreds of persons turned up in the funeral procession of the two slain cops at Wohlutra-Panzalla, Rafiabad in Baramulla district and Gagal-Lolab in Kupwara district. Highly emotional scenes were witnessed as both the slain cops were buried. The family members could not control their emotions and they seemed to be at total loss. The people as a whole termed the killings as barbaric and said innocents should not be killed in the name of 'Jihad' (holy war). Most of the people in the Kashmir valley are highly critical of the kill...   READ MORE

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2 families lose breadwinners, separatists maintain silence 6/13/2018 11:52:09 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report Baramulla, June 13: Bullet and blood has scared everyone, this time the separatists did not condemn these brutal killings despite families of victims having lost their sole bread earners forever. On June 12, two policemen were killed and another injured in a militant attack in Pulwama district of south Kashmir. The deceased Ghulam Rasool Lone of Gagal Lolab Kupwara attained martyrdom yesterday at Pulwama during militant attack at new District Court Complex ...   READ MORE   Were killed cops not Kashmiris, ask mourners 6/13/2018 11:51:51 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 13: Thousands of people attending the funeral prayers of the two policemen who were killed by terrorists in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Tuesday should serve as an eye opener for the Pakistan stooges who day in and out keep on projecting terrorists as "heroes." Heavily armed militants, believed to be three in number attacked the three policemen guarding the Court Complex at Takiya Wagam on the edge of the Pulwama town in the wee hours of Tuesday and kill...   READ MORE   Geelani shows interlocutor Sharma thumb, says will not meet him BJP needs to clear its stand on J&K 6/13/2018 11:51:26 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 13: Pakistan agent and self-styled chairman of Hurriyat Conference (G) Syed Ali Shah Geelani has yet again ruled out the possibility of a meeting with the Centre's Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma. It was not altogether unexpected given his past track record. He has said that assigning the task of laying groundwork for a dialogue with separatists to a former Intelligence Bureau Director indicated the government was considering Kashmir merely an administrative problem. "The job assigned to Dineshwar Sharma was to have some groundwork for a bilateral dialogue as if Kashmir is an administrative problem. We believe, beyond any dou...   READ MORE   'Make me Mantri or I will quit' 6/13/2018 11:51:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: A possible tussle between the PDP and a party legislator is in the offing with later even contemplating the ways to bid adieu to the party on whose ticket he contested and even won the 2014 assembly polls. Speculations on Wednesday were rife that the leader in question has been holding discussions with his workers and close aides to work out ways about how he could leave the party if his demands aren't met by the leadership. There are also reports that the said legislator has been bargaining hard with the party high command to seek a ministerial position for himself as he had defeated the sitting NC legislator in the 2014 polls and also campaigned for t...   READ MORE   Lacs siphoned off from development projects at RDD Sunderbani 6/13/2018 11:21:43 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report SUNDERBANI, June 13: After having withdrawn huge funds for construction of a road and a culvert at village Patrarra in Sunderbani , Rural Development Department (RDD), the works could not withstand a small weather vagary, bringing the department which has been marred by the allegations of misappropriations in the past, under scanner once again. Rs 7 lakhs were released from RDD to construct a motorable road of a small length at village Patrarra few years ago for which works were undertaken, but constructed with sub standard material, it got damaged after rains lashed the area. The road today stands totally damaged with pits and craters apparent on the road...   READ MORE   BJP MP questions HM Rajnath's internal security policy Stone-pelters, amnesty 6/13/2018 11:21:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 13: BJP MP and former Lt Gen DP Vats has finally come out to question openly HM Rajnath Singh's internal security policy, saying the need of the time was to shoot the stone-pelters down, and not grant amnesty to them. "The Government of India should have shot dead stone-pelters instead of withdrawing cases against them," The BJP MP said in Chandigarh while tearing into the HM's internal security policy. I read about the withdrawal of cases against stone-pelters but I think those pelting stones should be shot dead," former Ly General Vats said without mincing words. The BJP MP's remarks came two days after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said in Srinagar...   READ MORE   Has Centre tied hands of BSF to appease Kashmir centric parties? Maximum BSF casualties along J&K IB this year 6/13/2018 11:21:14 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 13: Brutal killing of four BSF troopers including an Assistant Commandant without any retaliation from India side on Wednesday morning has raised many questions because it is first time that Pakistani Rangers have managed to kill our soldiers without any reaction from this side. Wednesday's dreaded attack on the BSF picket in Chamlayal area was ceasefire violation after highprofie visit of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. It is widely alleged that Union Home Minister during his visit to J&K has asked BSF and other forces deployed to frustrate evil designs of Pakistan to observe restrain during the holy month of Ramzan because BJP leadership wanted to appe...   READ MORE   DSE misuses his powers, attaches wife of his personal officer 6/13/2018 11:12:22 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Making mockery of the Education system in J&K, the Director School Education (DSE)- has allegedly transferred wife of his Personal Officer- to Jammu from Government Higher Secondary School (GHSS) Pallan in Kathua where she did not join on her first appointment. Taking a cue from forest guard turned PRO to the then Education Minister and former Deputy Chief Minister, under trial Kewal Kumar, the Director School Education has violated all rules of postings of first appointments in government departments. Kuldeep Singh-Ex Sarpanch of Pallan village in district Kathua has expressed his resentment over the DSEJ "misusing" his official position. He has writte...   READ MORE   Water crisis worsens in Kishtwar People fetch water from hand pumps, streams 6/13/2018 11:09:19 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, June 13: Kishtwar is facing acute shortage of water and people are forced to fetch water from hand pums and streams. All complaints to PHE have gone unheeded. The people of village Chehar and its adjoining areas having population of 3000 souls are facing acute water shortage and the people are ferrying water either from hand pumps or from nearby streams causes lot of inconvenience to them even during the holy month of Ramzan. Speaking to...   READ MORE   Udhampur Municipality fails to implement ban on use of polythene carry bags 6/13/2018 11:00:25 PM Ashwani Sharma Early Times Report Udhampur, June 13: While there is a blanket ban on the use of polythene carry bags in the holy town of Katra same is seen nowhere in Udhampur. The heaps of garbage here and there in Udhampur town contains maximum of polythene carry bags.This clearly indicates that use of polythene carry bags is very common in Udhampur town despite a ban which Municipal Committee is supposed to implement. "The presence of polythene carry bags clearly exposes the working of U...   READ MORE   GE AF willing to share info under RTI Act 6/13/2018 11:00:03 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 13: The Garrison Engineer (GE) Air Force 1 Wing Srinagar , who earlier disrespected Central RTI Act 2005 , after being grilled by his top officers has now agreed even to share the information under Jammu & Kashmir RTI Act 2009. The officer had told an information seeker earlier that RTI Act was not applicable in Jammu & Kashmir. Early Times had carried few detailed reports on this issue and exposed the officer for violating the RTI law. In a fresh communi...   READ MORE   Security forces put on alert ahead of Eid 6/13/2018 10:59:50 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, June 13: In view of the recent militant attacks, the government has directed all the security forces posted in Kashmir valley to be vigilant on Eid-ul-fitr. The senior officers of police and civil administration have also been asked to be available at their district headquarters to monitor the situation closely in the state. Sources told ET that the steps are being taken as precautionary measures and to avoid recurrence of violence, when valley witnessed clashes on Eid in the last many years. "The DCs and SSPs have been directed to monitor the situation very closely to avoid law and order problem in the valley," a senior official said. "Se...   READ MORE   Government to regularise academic arrangement lecturers with 10 yrs of service 6/13/2018 10:59:43 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: The state government has reportedly decided to regularize all those employees working on academic arrangement basis in Education as well as Health and Medical Education department with 10 years of experience as per SRO-520 of 2018. Though the decision is likely to give much awaited relief to the contractual lecturers working in Health and Medical Education as well as School Education and Higher Education department but it is likely to draw wide criticism from hundreds of highly qualified unemployed youth, as the government has also decided to withdraw all the vacancies, if any, forwarded to the Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JK...   READ MORE   Sufi shrine becomes latest victim of Indo-Pak border conflict 6/13/2018 10:59:37 PM Early Times Report Samba, June 13: A Sufi shrine that manifests "compassion and peaceful coexistence" is the latest victim of Indo-Pak border conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. Ahead of the annual Urs of Baba Chamliyal-that sees participation of thousands of enthusiastic devotees from both sides of the border at the Zero Line-four Border Security Force (BSF) troopers were killed and five others injured when Pakistan Rangers targeted the Baba Chamliyal outpost in Ramgarh sector in Samba district on Wednesday. The recent flare up in border tensions in this otherwise peaceful sector has triggered uncertainties over the upcoming fair-which is held each year on the fourth Thursday of June. "It's ...   READ MORE   Political leader among 5 others defy court orders, Magistrate orders investigation 6/13/2018 10:59:32 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: Following breach of status quo on a land at Akhnoor by a local leader from Akhnoor and five others, Duty Magistrate Jammu today ordered in-charge police station Akhnoor to investigate the matter and take urgent action under law and file compliance report. The complainant alleged in the petition that he is the owner of the land measuring 5 marlas total land situated at Manda Tehsil Akhnoor and some influential persons including Dev Raj who unsuccessfully contested assembly elections from Akhnoor constituency his father Ram Saran, Ram Lal, Amit, Ishan and Madan Lal earlier tried to dispossess the complainant who immediately approached the court and got ...   READ MORE   2 IPS officer among 39 transferred 6/13/2018 10:59:27 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 13: The Home Department of Jammu and Kashmir today ordered transfers and postings of two Indian Police Services (IPS) officer and 37 other officers. As per order issued by the Home Department, Amritpal Singh, awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as Addl. SP PC Anantnag against available vacancy, Dr. G.V. Sundeep Chakravarthy awaiting orders of adjustment is posted as Addl. SP Baramulla vice Shafqat Hussain, Rajnesh Pran, Commandant JKAP-14th Bn is transferred and posted as Commandant IR-18th Bn vice Mohammad Shafi, Nisha Nathyal, Commandant IR-10th Bn is transferred and posted as Commandant JKAP-7th Bn vice Firdous Iqbal, Mohammad Shafi, Commandant IR-...   READ MORE   Kathua case: Jail superintendent asked to appear in court today 6/13/2018 10:51:09 PM Agencies Pathankot, June 13: A court here, hearing the Kathua gang rape-and- murder case, today directed a jail official of Jammu and Kashmir to appear before it tomorrow after the defence lawyers moved an application seeking meeting of the accused with their relatives. District and Sessions judge Tajwinder Singh summoned the superintendent of the Kathua Jail to appear in the court at 11 am tomorrow to help it find a way-out to ensure meeting of the accused in the case and their relatives. The judge passed the order in response to an application moved by the lawyers of the family of one of the accused, Tilak Raj. "We have moved an application yesterday on behalf of my client's family a...   READ MORE

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