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No place for 'pluralism' in Kashmir PDP-BJP alliance fails 6/16/2018 11:19:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: The brutal murder of Rising Kashmir Editor Shujaat Bukhari in Srinagar and liquidation of army man Aurangzeb in Shopian on the eve of Eid and during the "holy month of Ramzan" on June 14 once again established that Kashmir has changed and changed to the maximum extent and that the situation has become almost irretrievable. These two murders, coupled with several other similar murders also established beyond any shadow of doubt that the current phase of separatism will destroy whatever is still left of "Kashmiri identity" and make the Kashmir Valley fully ripe for non-secular rule and non-secular laws. This drive, according to keen Kashmir-watchers, "is obviously masterminded by the world's first ISIS, the Islamic State of Pakistan, and the idea will be to make Kashmiris militantly Islamist, where no quarter will be given to pluralism and unity with the rest of India". At this point in time, one can only expect Kashmir-based leaders like Omar Abdullah and others to be fearful for their lives and more or less speak soft separatism. This will also ...   READ MORE

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Shujaat's killing: Police under scanner for 'security lapse' 6/16/2018 11:18:59 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: Even as the Jammu and Kashmir Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the killing of journalist Syed Shujaat Bukhari, the JKP has come under scanner for alleged security lapse in the terror attack at Kashmir's media hub. Sources said New Delhi has received a negative feedback of the performance of the state police. Sources said the police had kept a patrol vehicle for surveillance at press enclave near historic Lal Chowk but that at the time of attack on Shujaat, the armored vehicle was not present there. "Also, there's a team of cops in civvies who have the sole duty to report about the activities at the press enclave. But at time of the ...   READ MORE   New Delhi may not extend ceasefire post-Eid Pressure from within 6/16/2018 11:18:48 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: The Narendra Modi-led NDA Government is likely to end unilateral ceasefire or suspension of operations in Jammu & Kashmir post-Eid. This is what the reports emanating from the New Delhi's corridors of power suggest. What has influenced the thinking of the policy-planners in the South and North Blocks in New Delhi are several instances of attacks on unarmed peaceful civilians and army and para-military forces. The murder of journalist Shujaat Bukhari and brutal killing of Army Rifleman Aurangzeb of Poonch in South Kashmir's Shopian have also become two other tipping points. In fact, these two murders have changed the whole scenario. Besides, the Narendra...   READ MORE   DHS Kashmir serves showcase notice to DAK Availing holiday 'unethically' 6/16/2018 11:17:23 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: Active in the Valley, the Doctor Association of Kashmir (DAK) is likely to face action for allegedly unethically availing holiday on account of Shab-e-Qadr on June 12. The Director Health Service (DHS), Kashmir has served showcase notice upon the office bearers of DAK. "You are claiming to be the office bearers of (DAK) which is not a registered association and you have availed 12th of June 2018 as a holiday which you were not supposed to avail. You have instigated and provoked other doctors for the same, which is totally un-ethical and criminal for you being the employees of the Essential Medical Service which is directly related with the life saving o...   READ MORE   Shahbaz Sharif's oft repeated sermon which is not acceptable to India 6/16/2018 11:17:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: An oft repeated sermon from Pakistan.This time the sermon is from Shehbaz Sharif,President PML(N) and brother of ousted Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif. Since Shehbaz Sharif is Prime Ministerial candidate of the PML(N) for the ensuing Elections he may be trying to strengthen his vote bank so that he is able to become the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Shehbaz wants India and Pakistan to emulate the old rivals, North Korea and the United States. The North Korea President, Kim Jong-un,signed an agreement with the US President, Donald Trump, in Singapore summit between the two leaders under which North Korea has agreed to the Trump's demand for denuclearisation...   READ MORE   Rape cases pileup in JK courts Justice delayed is justice denied 6/16/2018 11:16:54 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 16: Despite the fact that there is huge pendency of rape cases registered in courts of various districts, the government is not focussing on fast track trials of rape cases. Over 2000 rape cases are registered in the courts of various districts. Among all there is pendency of over 100 rape cases in Jammu district as the government has perhaps forgotten to speed up their trials. Five fast track courts were inaugurated to hear rape cases in the state in the mon...   READ MORE   Ex-serviceman with splinter injuries craves for treatment 'State Govt's claims of providing advanced treatment to injured in Pak shelling deflated' 6/16/2018 11:16:21 PM Gurdas Kumar Early Times Report vijaypur, June 16: The claims of State Government of providing all types of the health treatments to the injured in the Pakistan shelling at border villages have seemingly deflated as an Ex-Serviceman who got splinter injuries nearly month ago at Ramgarh area of district Samba has been awaiting advanced treatment to get them removed from his body. Sources told Early Times that an Ex-Serviceman Vishal Kumar (37) son of Kartar Chand resident of Keso Manhasan Tehsil Ramgarh of district Samba got injured on May 22, 2018 in Pak shelling at his native village. Immediately, he was taken to CHC Ramgarh where he was given initial treatment and later was shifted to...   READ MORE   Pro-azadi, pro-Zakir slogans mark Eid procession in Kishtwar Police finalising draft for FIR 6/16/2018 11:16:11 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report kishtwar, June 16: Like other parts of the state, the people in Kishtwar also celebrated festival of Eid-ul-Fitr with religious fervour and offered Eid prayers at Chowghan ground Kishtwar in which nearly 20,000 people took part. However, after the prayers anti-India protests rocked the town, forcing the police and administration to start the process for booking the culprits involved in anti-India rant for which the draft of the FIR is being finalized when last reports came in. As per details available with Early Times, learning from its past experience, district administration and police had made an elaborate security arrangement to thwart any attempt ...   READ MORE

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