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| Najar out to challenge Salhuddin's 'supremacy' | | Hizbul rebel group eyes Srinagar | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 26: Despite top police officials claiming that "Srinagar is safe" and there are no militants present in the city, security has been beefed up amid inputs that rebel group of Hizbul Mujahideen led by Qayoom Najar operating in north Kashmir are planning to strike in the city.
A top police official while talking to Early Times said: "We are sure that no militants are present in Srinagar but the splinter groups active in north Kashmir sometimes manage to enter Srinagar and carryout the attacks."
He said that Police have identified the people who carried out grenade attacks on cell phone showrooms in Karan Nagar area on last Friday (July 24). "The grenad... | |
| | | | AIIMS CC planning 'Pind Dan' movement | | Hatred for BJP | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 26: Yesterday, an AIIMS Coordination Committee (ACC) activist, who also happens to be a lawyer, made a startling revelation that he had spend on his own Rs 15,000 for buying material needed for funeral rites and he would want the ACC leadership to allow him to perform what he called "Pind Dan of BJP ministers, MPs and MLAs". The said lawyer was hitherto a staunch BJP supporter and fan of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and had worked hard for the success of the BJP in the 2014 elections.
He made this startling revelation while addressing a very large gathering at the venue where a massive ACC-sponsored chain hunger strike had been going on since July 21. He ... | |
| | | | After ditching Jammu, BJP targets Shiv Sena | | Political dishonesty | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 26: The so-called nationalist and party with a difference, BJP, is essentially a party which believes in the dubious principle of use and throw. It is not dependable at all. It is neither committed to its ideology, nor has it any respect for the cardinal principles of coalition dharma. It has the temerity to ditch those who bring it to power and humiliate its own coalition partners. It takes no time in diluting or compromising its ideology for attaining power and it also ditches its coalition partners to promote its own selfish interests. Besides, it shamelessly indulges in double and tripple-speak to mislead and hoodwink its constituency and the nation its... | |
| | | | Police officer prefers son over duty | | SICOP Fraud | | | Avinash Azad
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: A DSP of Crime Branch, who has been tasked with probing backdoor appointments and other embezzlement in the Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (SICOP), has got his son promoted there.
The Crime Branch had registered multiple cases in Srinagar against the SICOP in 2014, a secret enquiry was conducted in month of June-July 2014. DSP Mohammad Shafi Dar was investigating the cases related to 290 backdoor appointments, illegal promotion of nine officers to the rank of General Managers, supply of defective looms, and pilferage of material from government depot Zainakot worth Rs 170 lakh.
Interestingly, Dar's son Owais Ahmad was ... | |
| | | | CM unhappy over Kashmir bandh on Rajouri incident | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: The Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has reportedly expressed his concern and disapproval over the bandh observed in the Srinagar over the incident in Rajouri. The CM had reportedly told the Kashmir Chamber and other business organizations that it will only add to the tension between the two regions and could hurt the business in the Kashmir, which has already been hit by the floods .
The bandh was observed in the Kashmir on Saturday over the burning of the ISISI flags, which incidentally had religious verses, for which the minority community had even apologized and both communities had resolved the matter amicably.
However, certain elements in th... | |
| | | | Passengers corner MLA Devsar at Banihal Rly station | | Police save VIP from getting 'public beating' | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 26: The MLA of ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Muhammad Amin Bhat and his son had to face the wrath of the people at Banihal Railway station on Sunday when the MLA allegedly misbehaved with a passenger, sources told Early Times.
They said that Bhat, MLA from south Kashmir's Devsar area, and his son were about to board the train when they misbehaved with a passenger. This infuriated the passenger and he reprimanded the MLA and his son. Other passengers present on the spot raised hue and cry and tried to corner the MLA. However, policemen saved the MLA from getting the public beating. "He was shifted from the area," sources said.
A police offi... | |
| | | | JU glorifies KAS/ IAS qualifiers; degrades researchers, academic toppers | | JRF, Scholarship being spent on IAS, KAS coaching | | | G S Asgotra
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: Research scholars of the University of Jammu are feeling dejected by the hype generated in favour of students who crack civil services examinations (KAS/IAS), ignoring those who excel in research and academics.
The honour boards in the post graduate departments of history and political science which have names of all those who crack IAS/ KAS exams have particularly become contentious as scholars are questioning undue hype given to those who enter into civil services, making no mention of even the medalists and toppers .
A professor, wishing not to be mentioned, said lethargic faculty members, instead of promoting good research work, w... | |
| | | | Hike in fuel prices: CAPD, Finance Ministers at loggerheads | | | | Abdul Majid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 26: While people of Jammu and Kashmir are up in arms over the hike in rate of tax on petrol and diesel, this "controversial" decision seems unilateral decision of Finance Minister, Dr Haseeb Drabu who hasn't taken other concerned ministers into confidence. Not even Minister for Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution who regulates prices in the state.
The CAPD Minister Chowdhary Zulfikar Ali told Early Times he has never been consulted by the Finance Minister or any official over the decision to hike the rate of tax. This is despite the fact that the prices in consumer affairs including that of fuel in the state are regulated by the CAPD... | |
| | | | Yatra from Baltal comes to grinding halt due to cloudburst | | Restoration of road by today | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 26: The yatra from Baltal side to holy cave has come to a grinding halt due to cloudburst in Baltal and other places on Sonamarg -Baltal road during late night hours on July 24 resulting into the death of three people and injury to others.
However the yatris who were camping at the Baltal or who were on their way to Base camp on July 24 and were trapped on the road in between Sonamarg and Baltal managed to reach the base camp after traveling some kilometers by foot and later left for darshan from the Base Camp.
According to an official spokesman,676 stranded pilgrims from Baltal base camp left for cave shrine early this morning by foot while 473 left ... | |
| | | | All CAPD employees in Udhampur shifted: Zulfikar | | Axe likely to fall on 200 corrupt employees | | | Mohd Irfan
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26; In his endeavour to streamline the functioning of his department, CAPD minister Zulfikar Ali has taken up the herculean task of bringing it back on the rails. Talking to Early Times, he said, "I have transferred all CAPD officials from Udhampur district following public complaints against them. Some were there for years, he informed. Zulfikar said he was making efforts to bring reforms in the CAPD department for its better functioning.
The minister said 200 corrupt employees of CAPD would be shunted out and also denied the allegations that some "influential" employees were being given important postings. "I am trying to provide better se... | |
| | | | Police launches manhunt to track LeT militant who handed over grenades to slain PoK militant | | | | S Tahir-Ul Haq
Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, July 26: Police has spread a network to track down the LeT militant, who according to investigating agencies was responsible for passing of two hand grenades to the slain Pakistani militant of Rawalkote in June this year.
The LeT militant who according to police handed over two hand grenades to under trial prisoner in a jacket in the court premises has been identified as Ubaid Untoo, a local resident of Sopore town.
Sources in the police department said that they were looking for Ubaid Untoo as he has been involved in passing of two hand grenades to the slain under trial prisoner of PoK, who was killed along with a policeman in a police Ca... | |
| | | | New administrative units mock at 'good governance' claims | | | | Bijay Charak
Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26:The new administrative units we aimd at providing better governance and reach administration at the door steps of the people have turned out be non starters at most places.
After a lapse of more than a month, the newly carved teshil Gundana waits for Tehsildar, Naib Tehsildar and other staff. Rashid Mir, a resident of Gundana said that contrary to the tall claims of government about to streamlining the new administrative units, most of units were still lacking proper staff. Mir further said that in two months back government had reshuffled the administrative officer in which Teshildar Gundana was also transferred but till date his replac... | |
| | | | SIC issues penalty notice against Bari Brahmana tehsildar | | Info about distribution of relief to farmers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 26: The State Information Commission (SIC) has issued a penalty notice against tehsildar of Bari Bhramana, who earlier was posted at Bhalwal, for his failure to to provide information under RTI to an applicant who intended to seek information about the relief distribution to farmers whose crops were damaged due to heavy rainfall at Nagrara, Bhalwal.
Naiz Ali of Nagrara moved an application on December 11, 2014 before the PIO/Assistant Commissioner(R), Jammu under the Jammu & Kashmir Right to Information Act, 2009 wherein he sought certain information regarding the detail of cheques distributed for the loss of crops in the recent floods in Panchayat Showa. ... | |
| | | | Youth's 'custodial' death leads to protests in Maisuma, adjacent areas | | |  Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
Srinagar, July 26: Protests broke out in the Maisuma and adjacent areas here after the body of a youth was fished out from the Jhelum river in Shadipora-Sumbal area in North Kashmir's Bandipora district.
Eye-witnesses told Early Times that people of the Mandir Bagh locality in the summer capital came out in protest after the news spread in the area that a youth of the locality has been killed in police custody. Relatives of the youth identified as Owais A... | |
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