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Encounter specialist SI Sonu again in the dock Woman allegedly claiming to be his 2nd "wife" feels threatened from him 6/26/2015 12:13:06 AM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report KISHTWAR, June 25: Encounter specialist SI Shiv Kumar Sharma alias Sonu is again in the dock. A woman has alleged that she had intimate relations with him and both lived as husband and wife. She also alleged that she was now feeling threatened from him. Rajni Devi, daughter of Sham Lal of Hidyal, Kishtwar, alleged that he had even applied sindoor on her head and gave her the status of second wife. As per the details available with "Early Times", the victim filed a complaint against Sonu of Thatri, Doda, in Kishtwar court alleging that he raped her on gun point and when she tried to approach police in 2012, he first threaten her and later in order to put an end to the controversy, he applied sindoor on her head. After giving her 2nd wife status for a...   READ MORE

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BJP's dubious approach! 6/26/2015 12:12:24 AM After the June 4, 2013 arrest of encounter specialist, SI Shiv Kumar Sharma alias Sonu for his alleged terror links in Doda district, BJP had raised a hue and cry, accusing the state police administration of having implicated him in a wrong case as per a conspiracy. The issue was that time raised by the state BJP leadership and some of its national leaders at every public platform. Now, when the party is in power in the state in alliance with PDP, it has so far done nothing to get the alleged conspiracy angle probed by an independent agency. This speaks of the BJP's dubious approach towards its this "vital" issue. If the party was so sure that Sonu had been wrongly implicated in the cas...   READ MORE   Touts again become active to revive "sick" Transfer Industry! Tale of Education Deptt 6/26/2015 12:12:10 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Contrary to the tall claims of the Education Minister, Naeem Akhtar, touts have again started becoming active with the connivance of certain officials to re-start "Transfer Industry" in the department. Furthermore, even Minister of State for School Education department, Priya Sethi, who belongs to BJP too had asserted at several public functions that she will not allow transfer industry to flourish in her department at any cost. But her assertions too seems to have fallen flat. The touts, who were early sidelined after formation of the coalition government, have again started attempting to tighten their grips in the offices of the Chief Education Office...   READ MORE   Flood wreaks havoc in South Kashmir, diversions get washed away Jhelum continues to flow above danger mark 6/26/2015 12:11:31 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 25: Panic gripped the people of Central and South Kashmir after the authorities sounded flood alert. The water level has already crossed danger mark and it continues to flow above danger mark at important places like Sangam and Ram Munshi Bagh. Although the water level at Sangam in river Jhelum started to recede on Thursday but it is still above the danger mark. The Irrigation and Flood Control (I&FC) department officials said the water level...   READ MORE   Flood threat: CM directs authorities to remain vigilant 6/26/2015 12:09:45 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: Asking authorities to remain vigilant, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Syeed Thursday directed District administrations to initiate all necessary measures to prevent any loss to life and property. Sources said that Chief Minister on Thursday while receiving brief from the administration about the flood situation of Srinagar, Anantnag, Kulgam, and other areas directed the Divisional Commissioner to place senior officers on duty for monitoring the situation...   READ MORE   Chief Minister's office has no presence of staff from Jammu, Ladakh region 6/26/2015 12:08:54 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Chief Minister's Office in the Civil Secretariat which is the highest office in the hierarchy of seat of governance has little or no presence of officials from Jammu and Ladakh region, a fact which makes mockery of the government claims that all the three regions of state would be treated alike and would get equal share at all forums. Sources within the Secretariat said in the CMO headed by the Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the hierarchy of officers and employees down the line comprise mostly those from Kashmir Valley. In the Personal Section of CM, the officers from Special Secretary to Additional Secretary and in clerical line from Stenographer...   READ MORE   Conspiracies being hatched to destablise PDP-BJP coalition: Madhav Nationalists up in arms 6/26/2015 12:08:43 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: BJP national general secretary and one of the chief architects of the agenda of alliance Ram Madhav was in Jammu & Kashmir between June 22 and June 24. He visited both Jammu and Srinagar and held meetings with party ministers, legislators and workers as well as with certain civil society members to get feed back on the performance of the BJP ministers and the PDP-BJP coalition government and know what should the party do to expand its support-base in the state. During one of the meetings with party workers in Srinagar, Ram Madhav disclosed that there were elements who were hatching conspiracies to detabilise the PDP-BJP coalition government and urged ...   READ MORE   Unity is still a distant dream in Cong, some party leaders playing double game Rebels hold meeting on Wednesday against GA Mir 6/26/2015 12:08:25 AM ET Report jammu, June 25: Despite presenting a united face during a function at Jammu on Moday, a group of Congress Ministers are still indulged into factionalism and infighting. Interestingly some of leaders, who are fuelling infighting in the parry, were very much present in Monday meeting to befool Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir. Credible sources said that a meeting of dissident Congress leaders was held on late Wednesday night at the residence of a senior Congress leader, who is known as staunch supporter of former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad. Interestingly this leader was very much present in Monday's Unity meeting and was sitting in the forefront to give an ...   READ MORE   SMVDU tailors norms to appoint favourite candidates as DFO, ARs 6/26/2015 12:08:14 AM Avinash Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Vice-Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) allegedly tailored norms to adjust favourite candidates, misleading the chancellor in the process. On May 7, 2014, the SMVDU had invited applications for various posts including Deputy Finance Officer (DFO) and Assistant Registrars (ARs) under the notification (SMVDU/Admn./Estt./14/160). Sources said for the post of DFO three out of five candidates were shortlisted. "But the final list was not made public by the authorities," said the sources. They said that to adjust a favourite candidate against the post, the university administration wrote to the Chancellor, Governor NN Vohra...   READ MORE   Ram Madhav faces tough questions, PDP puts foot down BJP looking for options! 6/26/2015 12:08:07 AM Early Times Report srinagar, June 25: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be looking for options in Jammu and Kashmir as the poor performance of its ministers and their contradictory statements have dismayed the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leaders and they are suggesting their top leaders to put their foot down. Sources told Early Times the BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav during his recent visit to the state had to face a difficult situation as a few top PDP leaders complained to him about "unprofessional approach" of the BJP ministers and they just acting as local MLAs rather than responsible public representatives. Madhav who winded up his 3-day tour of Jammu and Kas...   READ MORE   JK Govt flooded with confusion over flood threat Threat's evident: MoS for I&FC; there's no threat: Education Minister 6/26/2015 12:05:09 AM Javaid Naikoo Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: The looming flood threat in the Valley after heavy downpour has confused the PDP government as different ministers today issued contradictory statements about the emerging situation. Education Minister Syed Naeem Akhtar Andrabi while downplaying the flood threat said, "There is no flood threat as rain has stopped and there is only problem of inundation which the government is assessing." But Andrabi's colleague and Minister of State for Irrigation and Flood Control, Abdul Majeed Padder said, "Nobody is downplaying flood threat when everything is evident." "Flood threat cannot be ruled out," Padder told Early Times. He said that floods ...   READ MORE   Flouting norms, stone crusher, hot asphalt mixing plant set up at Mahore 6/25/2015 11:59:29 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: In an environmentally fragile area like Mahore of district Reasi, the violation of environment related norms is the most easy thing to do as a contractor has set up a stone crusher and a hot asphalt mixing plant in its Sungri village. According to the first notice issued by Regional Director of Jammu and Kashmir Pollution Control Board (JKPCB) Jammu vide number 1018-21 /SPCB/RD-J/N-1/15, on 23/5/2015 to Talib Hussain Chashti of Sungri under environmental laws. The notice says "every hot mix plant/stone crusher is under statutory obligation to meet the prescribed standards of emissions/effluents by installing requisite pollution control ...   READ MORE   Health Minister likely to opt for DPC De-recognition of GMCH 6/25/2015 11:59:21 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Fearing de-recognition of Government Medical College and Hospital Jammu by Medical Council of India due to shortage of faculty strength, it has been reported that Minister for Health and Medical Education is mooting a proposal to constitute Departmental Promotion Committee in view of non-functional Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC). Sources told Early Times that with the non-existence of Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission for last more than one and a half years, the confirmation of lists of faculty members forwarded by Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) of Health and Medical Education Department, the promoti...   READ MORE   Panic in Srinagar schools as Education Minister fiddles flood alert 6/25/2015 11:59:13 PM Abdul Majid Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: As the government declared flood threat on Thursday, panic gripped the city putting thousands of schoolchildren and their parents to inconvenience. However, contradicting the government, the Education Minister, Nayeem Akhter said there was no flood threat. While the Jhelum was roaring at most places in south and central Kashmir, officially above the danger mark, inundating scores of areas, the Education Minister down played the reports of flood threat. Akhter this morning reportedly claimed that there is "no flood threat as the rain has stopped". "Though, there is a huge problem of inundation," he said. But as the water levels conti...   READ MORE   Food Inspector implicating ICDS suppliers: Deputy Commissioner 6/25/2015 11:59:07 PM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: In a matter of shame for the Drug and Food Control Organization, J&K, the Designated District officer of the Food and Safety Department Samba, Pankaj Soni is allegedly implicating some suppliers of the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) in fabricated cases for some personal interests. This was disclosed by Deputy Commissioner, Samba, Sheetal Nanda when she was contacted about the alleged irregularities in the lifting and passing of samples under the ICDS scheme. She said the designated District Officer, Pankaj Soni during the inspection, lifted some samples of Gram (Channa Dal), Suji and edible oils from the Anganwadi center...   READ MORE   Sopore attacks: Govt mulling to increase security cover to Mirwaiz, Bhat, Bilal 6/25/2015 11:59:00 PM Peerzada Ummer Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: The state government is mulling to increase the security cover of moderate Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and his two colleagues professor Abdul Gani Bhat and Bilal Gani Lone. "The security and intelligence wings are examining the threat perception to these leaders in view of series of militant attacks in Sopore," a well-placed source told Early Times. He said the government had earlier ordered a review of the threat perception to the three moderate separatists. "The government is ready to enhance the security cover to the trio," the source said. After the attacks by militants in Sopore last month, inputs were...   READ MORE   Relief Commissioner fails to implement Governor's orders Disclosure of Security Related Expenditure 6/25/2015 11:58:53 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, June 25: Relief Commissioner (Migrants), Jammu, has miserably failed to implement the orders issued on the Governor's direction wherein his office was asked to make disclosure of all the Security Related Expenditure (SRE) details from 2012 to 2014 on its official website. The order was issued by State Home Department on the direction of Raj Bhavan when J&K was put under Governor's rule. Background: RTI activist Venkatesh Nayak associated with Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) had sought SRE details in Jammu & Kashmir from Union Home Ministry last year . The details revealed that more than Rs 500 cr had been spent on SRE under various heads from 20...   READ MORE   Shantmanu shown as Commissioner/Secretary JK Health Deptt's website outdated 6/25/2015 11:58:45 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Notwithstanding the tall claims of e-governance, the website of the Jammu and Kashmir Health Department has outdated information uploaded thus misleading the people who visit the site for seeking varied information. Penitently, the http://www.jkhealth.org is outdated with the concerned authorities have failed to update the website. The website providing details, designations and contacts of officials are old. Shantmanu is still shown as the Commissioner/Secretary for Health and Medical Education Department on webpage. He was transferred and posted as Chief Electoral Officer of Jammu and Kashmir. Similarly, the information of doctors, who transferre...   READ MORE   India, Pak exchange sweets at Chambliyal Fair, promise each other peace on IB 6/25/2015 11:49:03 PM Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: India and Pakistan today exchanged sweets and traditional 'chaddar' to mark annual Baba Chambliyal mela being organised at Zeroline on International border in Ramgarh Sector of Samba district. A Sector Commander-level meeting was held this morning on IB to celebrate Chambliyal mela in which Sector Pak Ranger Wasim Jaffar Bhati and Wing Commander MD Ali along with 12 officers of Pak Rangers and other dignitaries of civil official attended the mela from the Pa...   READ MORE   Issue not of resources but capacity to spend: Mufti 6/25/2015 11:47:37 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 25: Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Thursday constituted district-level Nodal Committees to monitor sector-wise progress of vital schemes integrated into the newly-introduced Capital Expenditure Plans. He said with developmental spending hiked this year, there is an urgent need to build capacities to spend the funds. "The issue is not of availability of resources but the capacity to spend the money allocated to us in entirety." The Chief Minister gave...   READ MORE   Protests continue against arrest of student at University of Kashmir Police says that student has links with militants 6/25/2015 11:44:54 PM Shakeel A Khan Early Times Report SRINAGAR, June 25: The protests that have been going on at the University of Kashmir over the past few against the arrest of a scholar turned uglier on Thursday as the security personnel resorted to aerial firing to bring the situation under control. As per the sources, the students both male and female were holding peaceful protests in the campus to press for the release of a scholar namely Muzamil Farooq Dar of English department of the university. The security personnel deployed in strength there, gave air to tension resulting in the spontaneous clashes, said the sources. Sources said that the trouble started as the female students were misbehave...   READ MORE

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