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UN says it has no mandate on Kashmir Setback to Pakistan 8/4/2016 12:10:05 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 3: Sending shock waves down the spine of the separatists in Kashmir, the United Nations, has finally declared that it has no mandate over Kashmir and that the situation and incidents in Kashmir are India's internal matter. Such a statement from the United Nations has come at the time when the separatists have started intensifying their pitch over the rhetoric of 'implementing the UN resolutions in Kashmir' or what they term publically the 'plebiscite'. The clarification was issued by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday, a day after the UN chief's deputy spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters that the the UN will continue to monitor the situation in Kashmir, including through "our monitoring group" UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP). Dujarric said regarding the situation in Kashmir, "I just wanted to clarify something, which is that UNMOGIP, the UN observer presence there, its mandate is to report on the ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control. The UN Mission th...   READ MORE

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Hizb Militants appear in Bijbehara rally, threatened CM Mehbooba 8/4/2016 12:09:53 AM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report ANANTNAG, Aug 3: Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants carrying assault rifles on Wednesday appeared in a rally organized by newly constituted separatist outfit 'Ithadeh-e-Milat' in Arwani village of Bijbehara-Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti's hometown. Militant made dramatic appearance amid anti-India slogans and addressed the gathering, according to eyewitness. They said that one of the militant, while addressed the gathering threatened Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti of revenge. "We don't want to name her here but what all she (Mehbooba Mufti) has done so far is unacceptable. She will not be forgiven and will have to taste the repercussions," warned the m...   READ MORE   Death toll in Kashmir violence reaches 55 as body of ATM guard recovered in Srinagar 150 persons sustain injuries during day long clashes across Valley 8/4/2016 12:09:44 AM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 3: Around 150 persons sustained injuries during day clashes between protesters and security forces personnel at various places in Kashmir. At the same time the death toll in Kashmir violence reached 55 after the body of ATM guard was recovered. Reports said that an auto driver spotted a body near the shrine of Syed Mansoor Sahib near the Government Medical College here on Tuesday night. The deceased was identified as Riyaz Ahmad Shah, an ATM guard, resident of Bhagiyas-Chattabal. The auto driver took the body to Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital where it was handed over to his relatives. Clashes erupted after the funeral prayers o...   READ MORE   Azad camp asked to stay away from Tara Chand, Mir 8/4/2016 12:09:32 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 3: Following a clear indication from their leader, the Congress faction in Jammu and Kashmir having allegiance with Ghulam Nabi Azad, has started maintaining distance from former Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand. A clear message in this regard was conveyed during a secret meeting of the group, held at residence of one of the members in Jammu and attended by all the leaders of Azad faction, excluding Tara Chand. In the meeting, sources said, the participants were instructed to avoid Tara Chand and PCC president G A Mir but no specific reason was assigned for the same. On the other hand, the members were asked to be cooperative with senior vice-president of ...   READ MORE   Minister fails to release funds for Grid Station SSI units manufacture huge losses 8/4/2016 12:09:23 AM Bijay Charak ET Report JAMMU, Aug 3: Although Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all state heads to promote Micro & Small Scale Industrial Units, so that the large army of unemployed educated youth of state could be benefited but in J&K, Bharitiya Janta Party (BJP) Ministers is throwing spanner in PM's efforts. The Power Development Department (PDD) prepared Detail Project Report (DPR) of Grid Station for Industrial Estate Digiana eight month back but interestingly, Minister concerned failed to release funds for their construction. Pleading anonymity, a unit holder informed Early Times that for the last many years, they had been demanding to set up a grid station in Digiana Industri...   READ MORE   JKSBOTE delaying exams indefinitely, students losing opportunities 8/4/2016 12:09:12 AM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 3: Following unwarranted delay on the part of the Jammu and Kashmir State Board of Technical Education (JKSBOTE) in conducting examinations for various semesters of all polytechnic institutions, the students are feeling harassed and dejected for last three months as their chances for getting admissions for higher studies this academic year are bleak. Sources told Early Times that due to lackadaisical approach of higher ups of JKSBOTE, thousands students are suffering a lot without their fault. "Students are in a limbo as their examinations, which were supposed to be held in May-June 2016 are being delayed month by month causing mental harassme...   READ MORE   PDP leader, 5 ors held for firing in air over land dispute 8/4/2016 12:09:05 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 3: Panic gripped the Khour area on Wednesday evening when Personal Security Officers (PSO) of a People's Democratic Party leader fired some rounds in air with his service weapon over a land dispute at Pargwal area falling under the jurisdiction of Khour police station. Police have registered a case and arrested six persons, including the PDP leader Rajinder Singh Manhas of Patta Bohri Jammu and his PSOs, Sgct Ram Parshad (PSO to Rajinder Singh), Mukesh son of Tarseem of Mandal Phallian, Bablu Kumar son of Darshan Lal of Phallian Mandaal, Ashwani Kumar son of Tara Chand (driver of Rajinder Singh Manhas) and Sgct. Ram Parshad (PSO to Rajinder Singh Manhas). ...   READ MORE   Inspector manages transfer to Jammu zone with brother's help 8/4/2016 12:08:56 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 3: A police Inspector has managed his transfer back to Jammu zone with the help of his brother, who is posted at PHQ, within a few months of posting in another wing of police in Jammu district. Police sources said though the Inspector's name was not there in the transfer list, his brother managed to include his name in it against the wishes of a 'senior' officer. He was transferred from Jammu zone some time back and posted in another police wing in Jammu district, but with the help of his brother, he had managed his transfer back to Jammu region, sources said. "Even as he has remained SHO of many police stations here, he has again activated all his resou...   READ MORE   2 VLWs, patwari sent to teach in remote zone schools Irregulariities in Rajouri teacher transfers 8/4/2016 12:08:46 AM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 3: The discovery of major irregularities in the transfer list of teachers issued by Chief Education Office (CEO) Rajouri few days back, suggest inefficiency of officials posted in CEO's office, who transferred two village level workers (VLWs) and one Patwari to some remote zone schools. According to the transfer list, CEO Rajouri Altaf Hussain issued transfer/adjustment of 62 teachers according to CEOR/E-212690-93 dated 30/7/2016, to hard areas/zones of district, which have been suffering for want of teaching staff but three of the transferred employees are working in other departments. Already the premature transfer of nearly 70 teachers after ...   READ MORE   Alleged embezzlement in maintenance, repairing of city roads Vigilance raids PWD office, seizes record 8/4/2016 12:08:33 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 3: Vigilance organization today raided PWD office at Vikas Bhawan and seized record pertaining to recent maintenance and repairing of roads in Jammu city. Sources told Early Times that record was seized following complaints of use of substandard material by the department. "Eight officers including seven inspectors headed by a Dy, SP vigilance Jammu raided Vikas Bhawan this morning", sources said, adding that record pertaining to works done two years back by works department, has been seized. "A joint surprise check (JSC) was constituted by vigilance department, following a complaint of embezzlement of several crore in blacktopping of roads", sources said, ...   READ MORE   Passengers face 'imposed' closure of Jmu-Sgr Highway by protestors Police clueless, disperse in safe zones, high officials conspicuous by absence 8/3/2016 11:15:47 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Aug 3: Jammu-Srinagar National Highway which is the main road link connecting Kashmir with rest of India remains snapped for the last few days, courtesy protestors who have made this latest casualty of their violent acts and stone pelting bringing the traffic movement on both sides to halt. While the passengers from both sides are a harried lot due to this 'imposed' disruption, the Police authorities remain clueless, most of them uninformed and even absent from the posts along the Highway nearing villages of Valley. Sources said thousands of passengers including Amarnath Yatries travelling by various modes of transport have been forced to get stranded at variou...   READ MORE   Amid unrest Govt struggles to prepare school children for ID celebrations 8/3/2016 11:15:39 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 3: Amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir, the coalition government is struggling to resume schooling ahead of the August 15, Independence Day celebrations, when schoolchildren perform cultural shows at the main function held at Bakshi Stadium here. Officials said the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan on August 2, while chairing a high level meeting here at his office directed the District Commissioners of the province to resume schooling ahead of the celebrations either by "hook or crook." Though the meeting pertained to general review of situation in Kashmir, officials said resumption of schooling dominated the discourse while apart from others even...   READ MORE   Srinagar-Banihal highway misses another deadline 70% work completed 8/3/2016 11:15:34 PM Saqib Junaid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 3: The mega four laning of Srinagar-Banihal highway which has already missed a couple of deadlines in the past has umissed the third deadline as only 75 percent work on the project has been completed so far. In 2011, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) awarded the contract of four-lanning of 70-km-long Anantnag-Srinagar-Banihal portion of the Srinagar-Jammu highway to Ramky Constructions, and the deadline for the project was set as December 2014 by the (NHAI) but due to many road blocks the project has been delayed. The then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had issued the direction to the NHAI to ensure timely completion of Srin...   READ MORE   Jobless labourers becoming timber smugglers? Unrest leading to chaos, plunder, loot 8/3/2016 11:15:27 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Aug 3: The continuous hartals, protests and curfews is not only economically weakening people of Kashmir, but this has caused severe damage to the forest wealth across various districts of valley. The ongoing unrest is leading to chaos, plunder and loot of forest wealth across valley. It is reported that jobless people especially the labourers are now switching on to timber smuggling to feed their families Details available with Early Times reveals that timber smugglers who had changed their jobs after Forest and Police department used stringent methods of curbing timber smuggling have now again been activated. Sources say that green tr...   READ MORE   Bhim's suggestion to CM Mufti has no takers Expulsion of BJP ministers' 8/3/2016 11:15:20 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Aug 3: Panthers Party supremo Bhim Singh, who always wishes to remain in the news for good or bad reasons or by issuing ridiculous statements, has once again courted a controversy. What has made his adversaries to taunt him and dismiss his suggestion as childish is his appeal to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti that she should dismiss forthwith all the BJP ministers from the government and seek vote of confidence within four weeks from the day she expelled the BJP ministers. He told the Chief Minister that the expulsion of the BJP ministers from the government was essential to protect secular democracy in the state. Warning the Chief Minister, Bhim Singh said th...   READ MORE   Turmoil hits CB probe into vehicle hiring scam of Police Deptt 8/3/2016 11:15:12 PM Junaid Saqib Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Aug 3: The ongoing turmoil in Kashmir has hit the Crime Branch's probe into the alleged multi-crore vehicle hiring scam in the Jammu and Kashmir police department during the Parliamentary and Assembly elections in 2014. The police had referred the case to the Crime Branch after Central Audit Wing of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) wrote a letter to Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police that CAG has found Rs 6.09 crore "irregularities and misappropriation" by nine drawing and disbursement officers (DDOs 'SSPs, SPs') of the funds meant for "carriage of constabulary and hiring of vehicles" during the Parliamentary and ...   READ MORE   ISM doctor prescribes allopathic medicines in Rajouri Likely to face action 8/3/2016 11:15:05 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Aug 3: An Ayurvedic doctor posted at district hospital at Rajouri under Indian System of medicines (ISM) is likely to face departmental action for treating and prescribing Allopathic medicines to a patient who had suffered heart stroke reportedly by impersonating as a Physician. The condition of the patient after treatment has deteriorated and is kept in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and is under treatment under the supervision of Dr Jameel, physician consultant. Mohd Maroof grandson of 60 years old Zia Bano ,who suffered heart stroke on July 31, has approached the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Rajouri against the ISM doctor RK Bajaj and has demanded action agai...   READ MORE   Pilgrims stopped at Baltal in view of tense situation on Kashmir highway 8/3/2016 10:54:59 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Aug 3: Pilgrims, who had returned after paying obeisance at the holy cave shrine, have been stopped at Baltal base camp for security reasons in view of the tense situation following death of a youth and injuries to another when security guard of Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Ramban, opened fire at Lethpora on Srinagar-Jammu national highway last night. ''We did not allow any pilgrim to leave Baltal base camp for security reasons as there were massive protests on the highway at Lethpora,'' official sources told They said similarly all pilgrims who were on way to Baltal and Nunwan Pahalgam base camps from Jammu have been stopped across the Jawahar tunne...   READ MORE   Cache of ammunition recovered, Fresh movement of militants reported Attempt to revive militancy in Doda-Kishtwar 8/3/2016 10:52:31 PM Asif Iqbal Naik Early Times Report Kishtwar, Aug 3: As a part of a major concern for the security forces, reports suggest that efforts are afoot to revive militancy in Chatroo area of Kishtwar District that witnessed large scale violence, attacks on security forces, politicians and government functionaries in the past. Fresh movement of militants in hilly areas of Chatroo, particularly in Fambar range situated at the height of over 13000 feet above sea level having vast connectivity ...   READ MORE   Lack of facilities affect enrollment in Govt schools 8/3/2016 10:52:19 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, Aug 3: The big claims of BJP-PDP government of revamped infrastructure and efforts to improve quality of education in government schools appear to be in papers rather than on ground in district Kathua as number of Primary schools in district Kathua run without basic facilities. Lack of facilities in government schools especially in Primary schools affect both enrollment and teaching learning process that would be alarm bell for the education departm...   READ MORE   Lack of facilities affect enrollment in Govt schools 8/3/2016 10:52:17 PM Arun Trisal Early Times Report Kathua, Aug 3: The big claims of BJP-PDP government of revamped infrastructure and efforts to improve quality of education in government schools appear to be in papers rather than on ground in district Kathua as number of Primary schools in district Kathua run without basic facilities. Lack of facilities in government schools especially in Primary schools affect both enrollment and teaching learning process that would be alarm bell for the education departm...   READ MORE   Banihal observes complete shutdown 8/3/2016 10:41:58 PM Tahir Mushtaq Early Times Report Ramban, Aug 3: Following the footsteps of Kashmir division, tehsil Banihal of Jammu division also observed complete shutdown on the second consecutive day. The shutdown was called by the Beopar Mandal Banihal and Imam Jaima Markazi Masjid. Reports coming from Banihal said that effects of shutdown also visible on transport movement and all government and private education institutions, business traders besides some government offices and Bar Association Ban...   READ MORE   Health department to take action against erring official 8/3/2016 10:40:48 PM Rajesh Tandon Early Times Report Poonch , Aug 3: On first of August 2016 three staff members of health department beat a local Mohammad Yaseen of rural areas of Surankote tehsil. Yaseen informed the matter to Early Times which published the story in newspaper on third of August 2016. The impact of the said news came out when action has taken by Chief Medical Officer Poonch Dr. Niaz Ahmed held an investigation meeting at Sub District Hospital Surankote. While the CMO was asked as to what action was taken against staff members of the hospital, he said strong action under law will be taken against involved staff members. CMO told Early Times that he will inquire the matter and approp...   READ MORE

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