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| Fearing NIA crackdown, separatists welcome yatris | | Kuch to hai jis ki parda daari hai! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: At a time when the NIA is all set to tighten the noose around them, the separatists in Kashmir have once again turned into 'tour operators' and have started campaigning for Kashmir's tourism.
In a statement on Friday, the Joint Resistance Leadership comprising Syed Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik termed Kashmiris as hospitable and have even gone ahead with welcoming the Amarnath pilgrims to Valley. All this is being done by them to hoodwink public opinion and distract the masses from the crimes they have committed against the people and how they have repeatedly developed fear psychosis in the minds of then tourists against Kashmir, leaving the tourism sector dying on a deathbed.
As NIA has hinted at a massive crackdown against the Hurriyat once again, the separatists have begun welcoming the Amarnath pilgrims. What Geelani and other separatists have forgotten is their own venom they used to spit against the religious pilgrimage in the past.
Geelani's statement about annual Amarnath Yatra is first of its kind since he formed his... | |
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| Jammu & Kashmir: BJP is the biggest loser | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: PDP-BJP coalition government was destined to collapse and it finally collapsed on June 19 - 38 months after its formation. It was an unnatural formation like J&K State is an unnatural formation. The BJP being a national party took a right decision to withdraw its support to Mehbooba, known more for her separatist and Pakistan-friendly interventions and statements than for administrative and take-along-all qualities. The government fell the same day and Governor's rule was imposed within hours. It had to be to avoid constitutional crisis.
As expected, BJP's arch-political rivals, including Congress, dismissed the BJP's claim that it withdrew support in th... | |
| | | | BJP leaders start revealing secrets, PDP in soup | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Madhav trading guns at its former coalition ally Peoples Democratic Party has opened a Pandora's Box.
Sources told Early Times that PDP has got it conveyed to BJP through its common friends that it should stop blaming the party for the mess J&K is in.
Madhav has taken the PDP president and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti head on by revealing that she was aware about the operations being carried out against the terrorists.
An insider revealed that PDP has got it conveyed to BJP top leadership to stop revealing the "secrets" as it could lead to PDP getting decimated in Kashmir."PDP is already grappli... | |
| | | | Field Publicity Unit of Information Deptt; a fountain head of corruption | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: Vested interests in the Department of Information are allegedly creating hurdles in the re-organization and restructuring of its vital Field Publicity Units, which have become fountain heads of corruption for the officers at the helm of affairs.
In the name of awareness programmes and other activities, operations of the Field Publicity Units involve annual expenditures worth crores of rupees and hence augment a perpetual source of corruption for some officers in the Department, sources alleged.
There are two Filed Publicity Units, one each at Jammu and Srinagar, which are operating under the supervision of the Field Publicity Officers while at dist... | |
| | | | Khelo India was 'Luto India' for this Mama-Bhanja! | | Where did money go? Ask officials, seek probe | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, June 29: Amid allegations of large-scale bungling of the funds, the central government's flagship program -the Khelo India is being criticized as "Luto India", whereby some influential persons faces close to the previous Peoples Democratic Party led regime have been accused of minting fortunes out of the funding meant for sporting activities.
Official sources said in one such case, a youth PDP leader, who was holding a key post in the Sports Council gave Rs 20 lakh to Pulwama degree college that was actually headed by his maternal uncle or Mamaji.
Sources said the funds were allocated in 2016 when the situation in Kashmir was edgy amid protests against the ki... | |
| | | | Asia hotel becomes laughing stock | | Offers free dip in its outdoor pool under scorching sun | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: The desperate bid of Asia hotel in the city to sell its happy hours has made it a laughing stock. The hotel has come with an innovative idea of offering free use of its swimming pool from 11 AM to 3 PM for those who come for lunch in its Chinese restaurant.
"Who will risk even venturing into the outdoor pool when the city is sweltering under 45 degrees," questioned Firdous, an executive in a telecom company. "I am mused by the bizarre offer of the hotel" h... | |
| | | | Wave cinemas 'loot' customers | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: The management of Wave cinemas in Wave Mall is allegedly not following the rules framed and are allegedly looting the customers by charging same rates for all the rows in the cinema halls.
"Screen shots of online movie tickets captured are speaking evidence against the management of Wave cinemas for not following the rules", said sources adding that the Wave cinemas charge Rs 250 per person for executive, premium and classic categories.
As per online ... | |
| | | | Talib Hussain's wife files domestic violence case | | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, June 29: Self styled Bakerwal activist Talib Hussain, who collected huge amount to provide justice to Rassana victim has landed in trouble as his wife has approached the Police and filed a case against him.
Nusarat, the helpless wife of so-called Bakerwal activist, has lodged a complaint at police station Samba against her husband alleging that he has been harassing and torturing his two daughters and his wife.
FIR in this regard has been registered against ... | |
| | | | Powerful JE holds PWD at ransom in Sunderbani | | | | A B Sharma
Early Times Report
Sunderbani, June 29: The sad plight of PWD in tehsil Sunderbani of Rajouri is an open affair under the fiefdom of a junior engineer posted in the department who poses more as a self-styled leader than a government employee. This JE has been controlling the department with heavy political patronage that even his superiors fear to initiate any action against him. The corrupt practices of the JE are manifold. Recently it was found that he got work executed at 10 km road from Bakhar to Saleri in Sunderbani tehsil for which he realized Rs 35 lakh, out of which only Rs 17 lakh was spent while the rest of the amount was gulped by him and his close contractor.
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| | | | 2 juveniles arrested for anti-India protest in Kishtwar | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 29: Two juveniles were arrested in Kishtwar on Thursday night for participating in anti-India protests during Eid procession at Kishtwar on June 16.
As per details available with Early Times, after registration of two FIRs at police station Kishtwar in connection with the Eid procession, Kishtwar police started identifying the persons involved in raising anti-national and pro-Pakistan slogans and started manhunt to nab the accused.
Accordingly, two youths were arrested from Kishtwar town for their alleged involvement in the protests. They were later found to be juveniles. Following the arrest of the duo, Kishtwar police produced bot... | |
| | | | Flood declared in south Kashmir as Jhelum crosses danger mark | | Water-logging in Srinagar, SMC in slumber | |  Saahil Suhail/Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Early Times Report
Anantnag/Srinagar, June 29: Due to continuous rain from the last two days, the gauge at Sangam-Bijbehara in south Kashmir's Anantnag district crossed flood declaration level of 21 feet at 6 pm on Friday.
The Irrigation and Flood Control department issued an advisory and requested the habitations residing along the embankments of Jhelum and low lying of south Kashmir to remain vigilant.
Besides, the department has directed the staff deput... | |
| | | | Horror of 2014 deluge haunts people | | Incessant rains cause havoc in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, June 29: The rains since Friday midnight have triggered a fear among the people of Kashmir about the flood as there has been decrease in carrying capacity of water bodies.
The threat of flood is looming large over various areas of Kashmir due to increase of water level in streams that flow above the danger mark.
"The Liddar Nallah, Vishow Nallah including the Sangam have crossed the danger level.
There is every possibility of flood in various areas and we have declared flood alert," an official of Irrigation and Flood Control Department said.
We have already predicted that there will be moderate to heavy rainfall," an official of Meteorological Departme... | |
| | | | After three years of 'power nap', BJP wakes up seeking speedy development of Jammu, Ladakh | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 29: "Sab Kuchh Loota Ke Hosh Mein Aaye To Kya Kiya," this famous song from an old Hindi film aptly depicts the state of affairs of the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in Jammu and Kashmir as the saffron party after losing power in the state has suddenly woken up from its deep slumber.
The BJP, which completely dumped its core constituencies of Jammu and Ladakh regions of the state while enjoying the luxuries of power for more than three years though its national president Amit Shah while addressing a rally here on June 23 gave the narrative that Jammu and Ladakh were discriminated by the previous government and this was the reason that the... | |
| | | | Rains create havoc in Kishtwar; woman dies | | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Kishtwar, June 29: A 24-year-old nomadic woman died while her minor daughter got injured after a tree fell on their temporary shelter at Kishtwar's tourist resort Kalamsatar.
As per details available with Early Times, the incident took place at around 8 am Friday when a huge tree got uprooted due to heavy rainfall in the district for the last over 48 hours. Jameela Begum, wife of Mohammad Sharief, a resident of Bajalta, Jammu, died in the accident whi... | |
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