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Separatists don't follow what they preach | Keep their wards away from guns, push children of 'Lesser God' to graveyards | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Killing of Burhan Wani, self-styled Hizbul Mujaheedin (HM) commander , has once again exposed real face of Hurriyat leaders, who are instigating gullible Kashmir youth to pick up guns but they advise their own sons to pursue studies in other countries and stay away from all this mess.
While as sons of Hurriyat Conference and other separatist leaders are studying in prestigious institutes across the globe, they (Hurriyat leaders) are instigating children of common masses to join "Jihad".
Reacting sharply to the killing of young Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani by security forces, Junaid Qureshi, son of Kashmiri separatist leader Hashim Qureshi, on Saturday said the Kashmiri youth need to understand and need to ask this question to these separatist leaders if Jihad is so pious then why don't they or their children pick up guns?
"All the children of these leaders are tucked away in safe environments in schools in Malaysia, U.S.A, England or India, and poor people's sons are dying on streets and they are glorifying it. The Kashmiri youth n... | |
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9 civilians killed, 100 cops among 200 injured | Kashmir On Edge | |
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: At least nine civilians were killed while as scores sustained injuries during day long clashes between groups of agitating youth and police as well as security forces personnel in different places of Kashmir on Saturday.
The clashes broke out following the killing of top Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani. Around 100 police and security forces personnel also sustained injuries during the clashes that crippled life across the Va... | |
| | Amarnath Yatra suspended, highway closed | Mobile internet service suspended in Jammu, pilgrims asked to wait | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: Thousands of Amarnath pilgrims and tourists were stranded as authorities suspended the movement of all sorts of vehicular traffic along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Saturday.
The train service on Banihal-Qazgund-Srinagar-Baramulla stretch was suspended for three days beginning Saturday. The mobile internet services in Jammu region too were suspended in the evening as reports of violence poured in from various parts of the Valley.
"The mobile internet service has been temporarily snapped in Jammu district, in view of tension in Kashmir Valley as preventive measure," Dr Pawan Kotwal, Divisional Commissioner, Jammu Province told mediaperson... | |
| | CM Mehbooba calls for restraint | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 9: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti has expressed deep grief and agony over the death of youths during protests at various places in Kashmir valley today. "I express profound grief over the tragic death of the youths and extend my heart-felt condolences to the bereaved family members in their hour of immense grief," the Chief Minister said. Ms Mehbooba said disproportionate use of force for crowd control results in loss of precious lives and grave injuries which should be avoided at all costs. She asked the police and the paramilitary forces to use Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) while dealing with protesters to avoid loss of precious human lives or i... | |
| | Cornered BJP fields Brig Anil to defend the indefensible | Transfer of Property Act | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The entire nation knows that the BJP ministers from Jammu made common cause with the PDP ministers and approved for discussion on and adoption of Transfer of Property Bill on June 23, the day founder of Jan Sangh Syama Prasad Mookerjee laid down his life this day in 1953 in Srinagar to integrate J&K into India and weaken the discriminatory and anti-India State Subject Laws.
The nation also knows that the PDP-BJP government wanted to get the Bill enacted into Transfer of Property Act on June 30, but it couldn't do so because of the national intervention and the role the Jammu for India (JFI) played through the social networking sites, especially Twitt... | |
| | Verification begins, Vinaika Mission University under scanner | Promotion of 150 foresters on fake degrees' | |
Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Corroborating Early Times news reports, the State Vigilance Organization (SVO) has begun verification into promotions of 150 Foresters on basis of 'fake' degree.
Sources in Vigilance divulged that especially the degrees from Vinaika Mission University are under scanner.
It is pertinent to mention here that the Early Times on April 16, 2016 edition a published news story with caption "150 Foresters hold fake degrees from Vinaika Mission University", the agency begun its investigation. "The investigation had begun a month back, after identification of 'beneficiaries' of these degrees has also most completed", sources said, adding that ... | |
| | Amarnath Yatra, SF personnel, crowded places were prime targets | Burhan, accomplices were planning major strikes | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: The poster boy of Hizbul-Mujahideen, Burhan Wani, and his two associates, who were shot dead by the personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir Police on Friday in Kokernag area of south Kashmir, were reportedly planning to hold a meeting in coming days to intensify the attacks on the security forces and the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, sources told Early Times on Saturday.
They said that Burhan and his two associates were trapped following the intelligence input about their presence at Bemdura village in Kokernag area. "The trio had shifted their base to Kokernag to plan a major strike in coming days enroute Amarnath cave shrine. Had the... | |
| | Burhan's life was a waste, one more man sacrificed for futile cause: SSP | | | Hyder Ali
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: A top police official, who has been on the forefront of counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir, on Saturday dropped a bombshell claiming that Hizbul Muhajideen commander Burhan Wani, killed in gunfight Friday had never attacked security forces.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Baramulla, Imtiyaz Hussain in a social media post said much against the public perception Burhan "didn't carry out even a single operation against the security forces."
"The truth is, despite all his 'virtual' bravado', despite being a poster boy, he could not carry out a single action against security forces... !!! His life ?#?glamorized by ?#?media power, and... | |
| | Burhan Wani 'icon' for Kashmir's disaffected: Omar | | |
New Delhi, July 9: A day after alleging that slain Hizbul Mujahedeen commander Burhan Wani had no links to militancy, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday asserted that Wani had become the new 'icon' for the frustrated and disaffected community in the valley.
"Aftr many yrs I hear slogans for "Azadi" resonate from the mosque in my uptown Srinagar locality. Kashmir's disaffected got a new icon y'day. Mark my words - Burhan's ability to recruit in to militancy from the grave will far outstrip anything he could have done on social media," Omar said in a series of tweets.... | |
| | NC playing dangerous game, provokes Kashmiri Muslims against India | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 9: The Friday elimination of terrorist Burhan Wani at the hands of the security forces has not only naturally angered the seditionists like Geelani, Mirwaiz and Malik and many civil society groups in the Valley, besides sections of Kashmiri commentators and opinion-makers, but it has also angered the out-of-power NC and its leaders like working president Omar Abdullah. Separatists in one voice on Friday gave a call for complete shutdown in Kashmir. Not surprising. It has become customary with them to enact such acts. Important was what Omar Abdullah did to add fuel to the anti-India fire.
Seeing an opportunity to restore his lost space in the Valley and corn... | |
| | JK hospitals crave for nursing staff | 'One nurse caters to 40 patients' | | Ishtiyaq Ahmad
Srinagar, July 9: The Jammu and Kashmir is grappling with a severe dearth of nurses in government hospitals even as the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India has released Rs 75.74 Crore for strengthening of nursing services of the state.
Sources in the health department revealed to early times that the shortage can be ascertained from the fact that one nurse is left to take care of around 40 patients in various city government hospitals.
The top officials of the health department insisting not to be named said that the worst affected are major city hospitals and District hospitals where a huge number of people seek care and where the shortage of nurses c... | |
| | Police fails to solve theft cases in Samba | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: A sense of insecurity is prevailing among people in Samba as concerned police yet have remained fail to solve three theft cases which took place in the different locations of Samba about some days ago.
Expressing concerns over the security, the local said that the failure of police to solve the theft cases reported from various places within Samba has only encouraged and emboldened the anti social elements while people bothered about their security are shying way to leave their houses locked.
Local recalled that one and half month ago some unknown looted cash from a cigarette wholesaler in SIDCO Chowk on gun point and all accused are still at large.
I... | |
| | Interesting, Jammu Cong leader questions amnesty to traitors | Poll expediency | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jul 9: It seems some Jammu-based Congress leaders and former ministers have finally realized that the Valley-centric politics being pursued by the Kashmir-based JKPCC chief is counterproductive for them and that they have to identify themselves with the Jammu sentiment to ensure that they remained relevant in the Jammu's political arena.
Only the other day, one former Congress minister and Ghulam Nabi Azad loyalist, who hails from Billawar, took a stand which was completely different from that of his party chief and other Kashmir-based Congress leaders, who have turned highly Kashmir-centric and who speak the language of other Kashmiri parties, including the NC, ... | |
| | SIC directs CEO Pulwama to reveal details | Regularization of Contingent employees ? | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 9: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Pulwama to reveal details about the regularization of contingent employees of Education Department in Pulwama district. The said information was denied by the CEO after the same was sought under Right to Information Act (RTI) by an information seeker from Tral Pulwama.
Details available with Early Times reveal that one Shagufta Parveen R/O Dadsara Tral in Pulwama district filed an application before PIO/CEO Pulwama through speed post on 26.03.2016 seeking details of Contingent Paid employees/workers of District Pulwama who were regularized until ending March 2016. As ... | |
| | Kashmir based parties should stop shedding crocodile tears | AFSPA revocation | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 9: Following the Supreme Court ruling which has directed the Army to avoid using excessive force in disturbed areas the mainstream political parties in Kashmir should stop beating their chest to seek revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the state.
Over the years Kashmir based mainstream parties have been seen shedding crocodile tears while raising their voice against the retention of AFSPA in Jammu and Kashmir.
Why these crocodile tears ? These mainstream parties know it very well that without AFSPA forces cannot operate in Jammu and Kashmir as the changing scenario in Pakistan and Afghanistan is emerging as a big challenge and t... | |
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