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2 cops killed, 2000 jawans wounded; 100 security installations targeted Kashmir unrest: No hearts bleed for security personnel! 7/19/2016 12:10:30 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 18: Even as Kashmir continues to be under strict curfew for the tenth consecutive day with the death of over 40 civilians and injuries to another 2500 people, the plight of security forces struggling to restore law and order by risking their lives goes unnoticed. In fact, the Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) are bearing the brunt of the violence, triggered by separatists, militants and their handlers in Pakistan. While two police personnel have been killed in protests so far, around 800 of them are wounded, including 200 with grievous injuries. Similar is the plight of CRPF personnel whose patrol parties and bunkers are being frequently targeted with stones, petrol bombs and even firearms. Source said around 100 security installations were attacked by the unruly mobs during last ten days. Early Times has got access to official documents which reveal a tragic story of the attacks on security forces. Since July 8, when the Hizb commander Burhan Muzafar Wani and his two accomplices were killed...   READ MORE

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CM reviews situation, seeks peoples' support for restoring calm 7/19/2016 12:06:04 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 18: Calling for a collective effort to get the State back on course, Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today asked the administration to reach out to the people to mitigate their sufferings. "The Government is taking various measures to restore calm and it needs support of every section of the society to normalize the situation to end the miseries of the people," the Chief Minister said while speaking at a high-level meeting of the Administrative Secretaries co...   READ MORE   Death toll reaches 46; MLA Pulwama sustains injuries Woman among two killed at Qazigund 7/19/2016 12:05:36 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, July 18: Two persons including a woman were killed when police and security forces opened fire on a group of protesters in Qazigund area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district in the evening today. Around one dozen persons sustained injuries during the clashes in different parts of valley. With today's killings the number of dead in continued violence has reached 46. Kashmir valley has been rocked by protests ever since the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen Commander, Burhan Muzaffar Wani in the evening of July 8. Meanwhile, a legislator of ruling Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) sustained injuries after he was attacked by a mob in South Kashmir's P...   READ MORE   2 former Ministers spent Rs 40.3 lacs on foreign trips 7/19/2016 12:05:24 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report srinagar, July 18: The state government's tourism department had arranged foreign trip of two former ministers of previous NC- Congress government and some other officials, in the year 2014 costing state exchequer above Rs 40.3 Lacs. Official sources told early times that though the former tourism minister G.A Mir and the former MOS tourism Sajad Ahmad Kichloo along with some officials in the year 2014 visited different foreign countries for promotion of tourism and spent huge amount, yet the state had witnessed a lesser number of foreign arrivals as compared to the 2015. Sources said that in the year 2014, the number of foreign tourists was recorde...   READ MORE   After south Kashmir, separatists eye Srinagar Send letters, ask people to stage protests raise slogans in mosques , extend shutdown call 7/19/2016 12:05:16 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: Separatists are trying their best to keep the pot boiling in Kashmir by sending letters through their agents across Srinagar asking people to come out on the streets and stage protest, sources told Early Times on Monday. They said the unsigned letters are being delivered at the doorsteps of people and various mosques asking people to come out of their homes to take the so-called fight for Azadi to its logical conclusion. "During the past two days mosques in a few areas in Srinagar have started reverberating with Azadi slogans and people are being forced to become the part of protests," said a source. In a few areas people are not paying any heed tow...   READ MORE   Azad, Karan provide Oxygen to "dying" BJP 7/19/2016 12:05:04 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 18: In Jammu Congress leadership has cornered the BJP by exposing its so-called pro-Hindu approach but in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Dr Karan Singh have provided Oxygen to the Saffron Party which was facing anger of the people in Jammu region. During debate in the Upper House of the Parliament on Kashmir situation, leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad openly spoke in favour of stone pelters of Kashmir Valley but did not uttered even a single word in favour of Amarnath pilgrims and Kashmir Pandit employees who were rough up by the miscreants and fundamentalist forces in the Valley. Azad's speech has provided a relief to the...   READ MORE   Sangh Parivar unhappy with several BJP Ministers, many heads likely to roll 7/19/2016 12:04:55 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 18: With resentment growing from various quarters for incumbent lot of ministers, reshuffle within the BJP may happen with many heads likely to roll and change places in the ruling ally of alliance government in the state. This time it is the pressure mounting from sister organisations that will work in effecting changes in the ministerial berths allotted to BJP. Sources said in view of constant and consistent complaints about the sitting ministers, New Delhi has taken a serious note of the suggestions that reshuffle was needed to bring in some order in terms of their 'desirable performance' in consonance with the political aspirations of the party and peo...   READ MORE   Location of proposed GMC Kathua likely to be changed Health Ministry portfolio change corollary 7/19/2016 12:04:47 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report jammu, July 18: With the change of portfolio of Ministry of Health and Medical Education in the state, the after effects are evidently clear with the possibilities of change of location for proposed Medical College Kathua to a site, which was not the preference of the former. Sources informed Early Times that earlier the location for proposed Medical College was almost finalized in tehsil Marheen near Rajbagh area of district Kathua, which was adjoining to the land of a cabinet minister but before final approval to the site, the portfolio of ministry was changed and so the plans of establishment of college. "Recently, a legislator from Bhartiya Janta Part...   READ MORE   BJP Minister caught napping in Public grievance redressal meet 7/19/2016 12:04:36 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 18: A BJP Minister in the coalition Government had to face major embarrassment when he was caught napping during a public grievance redressal meeting in his home constituency where the people were apprising him about the issues faced by them. The said BJP Minister was taken to task by the people for allegedly trying to befool them and they even threatened to boycott such occasions in near future because of such irresponsible behavior of their representative. Reports said that the incident took place during the public meeting when a young villager was highlighting the local issues before the Minister. While narrating the matter, the said youth noticed that...   READ MORE   Autopsy of JU VC's academic career Passed matric exam with 3 grace marks 7/19/2016 12:04:21 AM Early Times Report jammu, July 18: Standard of the education in the premier Jammu University (JU) can be gauged from the fact that Vice Chancellor of the varsity has passed the Matric examinations with 3 statue marks. However, it may sound absurd but it is a fact that the Vice Chancellor has passed the Pre University Course (PUC) Examination with Second Division and Bachelors of Commerce with third division in first year and second division in 2nd year, as is revealed from the academic reco...   READ MORE   NC lobby burning midnight-oil to strengthen roots Murky functioning of JU 7/18/2016 11:23:36 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, July 18: Despite losing power , the National Conference (NC) has been trying hard to consolidate the sinking ground in University of Jammu by getting their cohorts in primary positions and to bring the officials holding various important positions into party fold by hook or by crook. Since its formation, NC which always put otherwise nationalist saffron organizations in bad light considering them as untouchable but its workers in University have been following same footsteps for personal benefits rather than for nationalist cause. "Instead of strengthening its own student wing in JU, the NC chose to float an organization, whose name resembles ...   READ MORE   Two district libraries work without Librarians for three decades Libraries dying slow death 7/18/2016 11:23:25 PM G S Asgotra Early Times Report Jammu, July 18: Attribute it to the persistent neglect and apathy of the successive governments, two district libraries of Kathua and Doda are working without Chief Librarians for last three decades and the Department of Libraries and Research seems least bothered about it. A source in department revealed that after the superannuation to Chief Librarian, Doda in 1988 and the death of Chief Librarian, Kathua in 1996, both the libraries have been running without Chief Librarian since last three decade and lower rung official and even Deputy Director, Jammu has repeatedly apprised to higher officials but to no avail. "Owing to the non availability of ...   READ MORE   On Mehbooba's intervention, newspapers asked to resume publication 7/18/2016 11:23:15 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: In a surprise development, the government on Monday evening asked the Srinagar -based newspapers to resume publication though the government spokesman Naeem Akhter had asked them to be off till July 19. Highly placed sources said Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti observed that it was against the right to freedom of expression to keep the media gagged and that she didn't want to behave the way her predecessor Omar Abdullah acted in 2010, when newspaper publication in Kashmir remained suspended for days together during street protests, which claimed over 120 lives. Sources said the Chief Minister called an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss the...   READ MORE   BJP training camp at Patnitop likely to be stormy 7/18/2016 11:23:09 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 18: The proposed 4-day (July 22-July 25) training camp at Patnitop where three BJP national general secretaries, including Ram Lal, Ram Madhav and Murlidhar Rao would impart training to the BJP ministers as far as the party's ideology is concerned is, if insiders are to be believed, going to be very stormy. Some senior party leaders in the state have taken the proposed training camp to mean a "god sent" opportunity to "corner and expose the BJP ministers in the Mehbooba Mufti-led coalition government" and "inform the central leaders that the BJP will become a story of the past in Jammu region in case the BJP ministers continued to behave like in the past, ...   READ MORE   Mr Bhutto, Indian nation is also not for Modi-Sharif friendship Status of J&K 7/18/2016 11:23:03 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 18: Pakistan People Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday said at POJK's capital Muzzaffarabad that his party had a clear stance against both Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Pakistan Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and stated that he and his party were against friendship between these two Prime Ministers. "Now you have to decide whether you will choose and strengthen these pro-Modi forces or support PPP to see a peaceful and developed Kashmir," he asked the audience while addressing an election rally at Muzzaffarabad. Bhutto, in fact, tried to tell his audience that both Prime Minister Modi and the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakista...   READ MORE   10 days on, officials, employees enjoying holidays; DC Anantnag acts tough 7/18/2016 11:22:56 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report Anantnag, July 18: Contrary to directions of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, Officials and employees posted in South Kashmir particularly those handling essential services continue to enjoy holidays in cozy corridors. Excluding Health Department, the overall civil administration is missing from the scene in South Kashmir. Reports said that various areas of Kulgam, Shopian , Pulwama and Anantnag district are facing acute shortage of drinking water, electricity and other essential commodities. Shortage is adversely affecting people. In the absence of civic body employees and officials, Heaps of garbage has piled up along roads. Sources said that those...   READ MORE   Some elements in Police tried to topple Mehbooba led Govt: Beigh 7/18/2016 11:22:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, July 18: Former deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Beigh has alleged that some elements in the Police tried to topple the Mehbooba Mufti led government. He said that there are elements within the Police force who were not happy with Mehbooba becoming the Chief Minister. Beigh, who is also a PDP MP, in an interview to a news channel, said Mehbooba Mufti was not taken into confidence in the operation against the Burhan Wani, whose killing had sparked off massive protests in the Valley resulting in the death of about 40 people. Beigh also said that Mehbooba Mufti had just won Assembly by-elections with a resounding a mandate and within days the operation wa...   READ MORE   SIC says answer sheets can't be provided; RTI activists refute direction Appointments made in YSS Kargil 7/18/2016 11:22:45 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: The State Information Commission (SIC) in its order has said that answer sheets cannot be provided under RTI Act as it involves the 3rd party. Some RTI activists have however criticized the said order as according to them answer papers have previously been provided on the direction of State Chief Information Commissioner (CIC). The commission has however directed the Deputy Director Employment Kargil to provide all other necessary documents to an RTI applicant about selection process undertaken during appointments made in Youth Services & Sports (YSS). The officer according to SIC order had earlier denied to provide information about the appointment...   READ MORE   Mehbooba Convenes All Party meet on July 21 7/18/2016 11:07:13 PM Early Times Report srinagar, July 18: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti has convened an All Party Meeting here on July 21 to discuss the prevailing law and order situation in the Valley, an official spokesman said today. "Invitation has been extended to all the political parties including PDP, BJP, National Conference, Congress, CPI(M), CPI, National Panthers Party, Democratic Party Nationalist, Peoples Democratic Front and others to discuss the prevailing situation and the measures to be taken to restore peace and normalcy in the Valley," the spokesman said. The decision to convene the All Party Meeting comes 10 days after the killing of young Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in...   READ MORE   Budgam SSP transferred for 'losing' grip over situation 7/18/2016 11:07:04 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 18: The government today ordered the transfer of Budgam SSP Fayaz Ahmad Lone for his alleged failure to keep the situation under control in the district. Some more district SSPs, additional SPs, DSPs and SHOs of several police stations across the valley were also likely to be shifted for completely losing grip over the situation that ultimately went out of the control of law enforcing agency. Fayaz, now shifted to SDRF's 1st Bn, has been replaced by Abdul Wahid Shah who earlier held a senior position in SDRF, according to police sources. Sources alleged that Lone, who also faced certain complaints against him, was transferred by the state home departme...   READ MORE   HC directs authorities to give ration to Valleyites on credit basis 7/18/2016 11:06:59 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, July 18: A high court division bench of Chief Justice N Paul Vasanthakumar and Justice Muzaffar Hussain Attar, after going through the CAPD's status report and petitioner's reply to it, today said no card holder be denied ration for not remitting the price of items, directing the authorities concerned to give them these items on credit basis. The amount could be collected from the card holders during the normal period, the bench said in a PIL, highlighting the plight of Valleyites in view of the non-supply of essential commodities due to imposition of curfew in Kashmir and shortage of medicines and life saving drugs. "It is for the authorities to find out ...   READ MORE   BJP's move to sabotage KPs Temples, Shrines Bill Resentment among existing management committees 7/18/2016 11:06:50 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, July 18: While majority of Kashmiri Pandits from Valley leading an exiled life for last 27 years outside Kashmir were demanding constitution of Kashmiri Hindu Shrine Board for protection and management of Hindu shrines in Valley a group of some self styled social workers of the community on the behest of BJP have announced ht constitution of so called Shrine Board to sabotage the move launched by the majority of displaced Pandits from Valley. The Kashmiri Pandits for last 20 years have been crying for constitution of the Shrine Board to protect their religious places in Valley out of which many temples and shrines were razed to ground during the turmoil by an...   READ MORE

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