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Police 'shield' political workers, who attempted rape; Victim without salary for one year Gunda Raaj prevails! 10/4/2016 11:28:52 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: A year since five workers of a political party who attempted to rape a woman in Rajouri district, the accused continue to move around freely while the victim and her family are being victimized by the authorities. In October last year, Nancy (name changed), of Lamberi village of Nowshehra tehsil, had visited an adjoining area for some work, where she was abducted by five vehicle-borne men who attempted to rape her. But luck favored the middle aged woman, who managed to flee from "clutches of the beasts" and rushed straight to police station Rajouri. As per her husband, she complained before the police that the activists of a political party attempted to rape her. Though the police subsequently filed a case vide FIR number 524/2015 of 2015, to the shock of the victim and her family the police registered a case of eve-teasing, a not so serious offence. "The case was filed sections vide 354/147 of RPC on 21-10-2015 as the accused enjoyed political patronage whereas our department was pressurized to file a diluted case or be ready to face consequenc...   READ MORE

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Minister wants universities to raise their own funds, refuses to raise allocations 10/4/2016 11:28:39 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Proposed move of the state government to deny raise in budgetary allocations to the universities of the state and ask them to raise their own funds is likely to reduce the universities into corporate hubs which may adversely affect the students belonging to lower strata of the society. Recent statement of a senior Minister in the coalition government has given rise to the speculations. The minister while pitching for the financial autonomy of the universities in the state had said the previous day that the state government will devise a financial model where Universities will be encouraged to raise their own resources whereas any deficit will be covered...   READ MORE   GMC&H admin hampers investigation in thefts Refuses to provide records to Police 10/4/2016 11:28:32 PM Nitesh Sangral Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The increasing incidents of theft cases in Government Medical College and Hospital (GMC&H) Jammu has exposed a well knit mafia which is working in connivance with some corrupt officials, causing huge loss to the state exchequer. Ina recent case of theft, the hospital lost eight air conditioners and other electronic equipment. The administration, reports said, have come under scanner for their conduct. Reports said the administration has been brazenly trying to shield the culprits by denying information to the police. Insiders said the administration lodged a complaint in the Bakhshi Nagar Police Station on August 30against unknown ...   READ MORE   Edu Deptt fails to provide monitoring grants to schools "Spends Rs 5 Cr for other administrative purposes' 10/4/2016 11:28:18 PM Arun Singh Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The inefficiency of the education department can be gauged from the fact that grant in crores meant for Management Monitoring and Evaluation of Mid-Day Meal programme did not percolate down to schools and was used for other administrative affairs of the department. Sources told Early Times that the basic objective of providing grant under Management Monitoring and Evaluation of mid day meal was aimed at ensuring transparency and factual position on the ground at the schools level regarding implementation of mid day meal programme ostensibly to woo the students and for their good health. "As per Mid Day Meal guidelines of 2006 which envis...   READ MORE   Uses govt machinery to woo voters of rival panchayats Mantri's PA becomes dummy MLA Billawar 10/4/2016 11:28:02 PM Akshay Azad Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The Personal Assistant of MLA Billawar, has allegedly been using government machinery to woo voters from panchayats represented by opposition parties, by chairing a public grievance redressal meeting in rival's Panchayat, in which all officials of government departments were present. While contesting the reports, Tehsildar of Ramkot Rahul Basotra claimed that Tehsildar office Ramkote had called the meeting in Ucchapind Panchayat but surprisingly it was the only meeting so far organized by tehsildar office and there are no future plans in near future, to organize more such meetings, which raises question. Raising objections over the meeting ...   READ MORE   Infighting in Kashmir touches new low with auto rickshaws being burnt by 'miscreants' Supporters, detractors of separatists fight it out in open 10/4/2016 11:27:40 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 4: In a major concern for the Kashmiri society as a whole, the fight between the supporters and detractors of strike calendar as given by the separatists has reached a new low. Clashes between the two groups are going for some time now with many people castigating the separatists although in a clandestine manner. Reports said that a group of people today set ablaze couple of auto rickshaws in the different areas of the summer capital of the state. These fire incidents drew sharp criticism from the people in general and they took a dig at the 'miscreants' who put the auto rickshaws on fire. According to the reports a group of people stopp...   READ MORE   Police launch crackdown on DeM, arrest Aasiyeh Andrabi 10/4/2016 11:27:28 PM Jehangir Rashid Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 4: Police today launched a crackdown on the separatist leaders and arrested Chairperson of Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM) Syedah Aasiyeh Andrabi along with her five associates from the different areas of Kashmir valley. Reports said that police carried out a raid in the Kralkhud locality near Habba Kadal and arrested Aasiyeh from a house. Her close associate namely Fehmeeda Sofi was also put into custody by the police on this occasion. The DeM Chairperson is wanted by the police in many cases of 'sedition' and she had given slip to police and security forces ever since unrest broke out in Kashmir valley. In a separate action the police arres...   READ MORE   Labels people as agents, gets them killed, then condemns! Geelani, terrorists playing dirty game 10/4/2016 11:27:16 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: After labeling mainstream politicians and workers of political parties as "Mukhbirs" and asking people to boycott them, the Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani has suddenly taken a U-turn by condemning the killing of a National Conference worker by terrorists in south Kashmir's Pulwama district. Geelani, who during the ongoing unrest described the mainstream politicians and their supporters as "biggest enemies" of Kashmiris and instigated the miscreants to attack their houses, and make them join the protest after the killing of NC activist Fayaz Ahmed, issued a statement terming his killing as "Un-Islamic and inhuman." A Kashmir watcher while reacting to...   READ MORE   J&K still facing Bijli, Paani, Sadak blues; lagging behind national average on all developmental parameters 69 years after freedom! 10/4/2016 11:26:16 PM 42 percent people live in Kucha houses Syed Junaid Hashmi Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: Even after 69 years of independence, Jammu and Kashmir is still facing serious shortage of drinking water, sanitation, hygiene and housing facilities. Courtesy: Political elite of Jammu and Kashmir whose sole focus has remained grabbing headlines and parroting non-issues. A report of Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation has laid bare the facts which clearly point towards the backwardness and developmental blues of Jammu and Kashmir. According to this report, 58.9 percent, 12.5 percent and 28.6 percent of rural households reported to have pucca, semi-pucca and kutcha structures r...   READ MORE   BJP's dual approach Supports to Ladakhi demand for UT, opposes to Jammu statehood demand 10/4/2016 11:02:10 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 4: It is strange. The BJP, which won 25 seats from Jammu and none from Ladakh and Kashmir in 2014, has dual approach towards Jammu and Ladakh regions. It has been, on the one hand, supporting the Ladakhi demand for Union Territory status and separate assembly and, on the other, vehemently opposing the demand in Jammu for statehood. The attitude of the RSS towards Jammu and Ladakh has been no different. It adopted in 2002 resolution demanding UT status for Ladakh and statehood for Jammu but subsequently dropped from its agenda Jammu and retained in its agenda Ladakh. In 2014, the BJP contested the Lok Sabha and assembly elections in Ladakh on the lank of U...   READ MORE   2 days after Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, city roads littered with garbage 10/4/2016 10:54:31 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4: The Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan (SBA) has once again proved merely a photo session for ministers of coalition partners as only two days after its anniversary, roads, bus stand, railway station and various markets in the winter capital can be seen littered with garbage. Piles of garbage at the bus stand, railway station and in markets and streets and choked drains emitting foul smell across city prove that the anniversary is more a photo session exercise and less ...   READ MORE   NC opposes UT for ladakh 10/4/2016 10:54:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 4 : National Conference has openly come out against granting of union territory status to the Ladakh region. The party, which has its shrinking base limited to the Kashmir region, is being accused by the people of the Ladakh region for the continuous neglect and backwardness. The NC had on on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to its, Sonam Wangdus, party's Leh district president. Sonam in a memorandum submitted to the home minister had demanded UT status for the Ladakh region. NC feels it's an anti-party act and as the party assumes that it stands for the unity of the state, though with the domination of the Kashmir region. NC doesn't have a sin...   READ MORE   Is someone thinking about non-Kashmiri students of NIT Srinagar? Career at stake 10/4/2016 10:53:56 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 4: The fate of over two thousand non-Kashmiri students admitted to the National Institute of Technology (NIT), Srinagar continues to hang in balance as the authorities have utterly failed to start the academic session due to ongoing unrest in Kashmir valley. The admission process for the current session was long over due but the classes for the fresh batch of students are yet to begin. Keeping in view the prevailing law and order situation, the college authorities extended the date of reporting in the college campus to October 3. It remains to be seen whether the outstation students would arrive in the campus to start their academic session or would conti...   READ MORE

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