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| Kill jawan to get Rs 6 lakh, job | | Union Govt to examine new rehabilitation policy | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: The BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre may approve the new rehabilitation policy devised by the PDP-led coalition government in J&K, which, if accepted, would surely incentivize terrorists in the state. Sources close to the North Block, which houses Union Home Ministry, suggest that the "Centre will shortly examine the J&K government's revised terrorist surrender-and-rehabilitation policy that "proposes to raise the financial incentive for surrendering militant to Rs 6 lakh payable after a 10-year lock-in period, from the current Rs 1.5 lakh payable after three years".
Sources say that "it is at the request of the Union Home Ministry that the state government has redrawn the policy in force since 2004 to bring back local Kashmiris who joined militancy into the mainstream". "The existing policy," according to sources, "is seen as outdated, particularly as the surrender scheme for insurgents in the relatively peaceful north-east region now offers a Rs 4 lakh incentive, to be put in a fixed deposit for encashing at three years, and a Rs 6,000 st... | |
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| Chief Minister greeted by high pitch sloganeering during her visit to Kangan | | Ganderbal district continues to be on boil | | 
Jehangir Rashid
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti faced an angry crowd at Kangan in Central Kashmir's Ganderbal district on Thursday during her visit to the house of Gowhar Ahmad Rather who was killed few days back in a law & order incident after protests in the area. Reports said that as soon as Mehbooba reached Kangan she was greeted by anti-government slogans with people demanding stern action against the police constable who allegedly fired upon Gowha... | |
| | | | BJP shocks PDP, likely to go tough on Kashmir | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: BJP has sent shock to the PDP by clearly hinting that it will not go soft on its Kashmir policy and will like the Modi government to go hard at the terrorists.
BJP president Amit Shah speaking to media in the Mumbai said maximum number of terrorists have been killed by the Kashmir during its rule.
His statement comes just few hours after chief minister Mehbooba Mufti congratulating BJP on its foundation day had tweeted that PM Modi can reach out to the people of Kashmir.
"Now the party has got into the election mode and there is no chance of party making a drastic shift in its stand on Kashmir and it can't let the government follow any sort of soft ... | |
| | | | Pak stooges have no guts to condemn cold blooded murders of 2 Hajin men | | Hypocrisy, Thy Name Is Separatists! | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: During the past few days terrorists affiliated with Lashkar-e-Toiba have abducted two persons at Hajin in north Kashmir's Bandipora district and killed them in cold blood. They (terrorists) have not even spared their family members. None of the separatists and Pak stooges opened their mouth to condemn the barbaric acts committed by the terrorists nor have they given any shutdown call against these cold blooded murders.
A Kashmir watcher while commenting on these killings said, "Separatists, who claim to be the champions of the human rights know it very well that if they condemn these killings the terrorists could train their guns at them and they cou... | |
| | | | Omar Abdullah questions separatists' silence | | Militants behead youth in north Kashmir | | | S Tahir-ul Haq
Early Times Report
BANDIPORA, Apr 6: Police on Friday morning recovered a headless body in Hajin area of this north Kashmir district.
The youth had been abducted by militants on Wednesday night from his home in Bonkhan Mohalla area of Hajin.
Police said Manzoor Ahmed Bhat was abducted by the militants of outlawed Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT).
According to police, a local militant Mohammad Saleem Parray is believed to have played a major role in the killing of Manzoor, 25.
It is pertinent to mention here that Manzoor was abducted by militants after they barged into his house and shot at his father Abdul Gaffar Bhat.
While Gaffar escaped after receiving bullets and knife in... | |
| | | | Ministers' 'interference' aggravates situation in Kashmir | | Student protests were avoidable' | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 6: The alleged interference of some ministers in matters of policing is being seen as a main cause of worsening situation in Kashmir.
Highly placed sources said the widespread student protests on Thursday against the recent killings in Kashmir were avoidable if the educational institutions were kept shut.
Sources said the police and civil administration had inputs about massive protests and thus the official machinery was intending to keep the educational institutions closed. But, sources said, some senior ministers in the PDP government directed the administration to keep the schools open, as they "wanted to give a rosy picture of the situation to pr... | |
| | | | BJP's duplicity exposed | | Article 370 in SC | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: The BJP is in self-destruct mode. It is committing a serious mistake after mistake, notwithstanding the fact that things in the country have dramaticallt changed and that it may suffer electoral reverses in the states which brought it to power at the centre in 2014. That the popularity graph of the BJP is decline became clear from the humiliating defeats it suffered in the by-elections to the Lok Sabha seats in states like Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Only last month, the BJP lost its face in UP and Bihar and suffered humiliating defeats at the hands of Samajwadi Party in UP and RJD in Bihar.
Clearly, the BJP has not learned any lesson fro... | |
| | | | BJP divided over 'rotation of reserved seats' plan | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: The ruling BJP is divided over proposed rotation of reserved Assembly seats in Jammu region of the state. This was the reason that the recently held Party Working Committee was forced to drop a resolution in this regard.
According to BJP sources, the party legislators are divided over the proposal for getting the reserved Assembly constituencies rotated as some sitting MLAs are strongly opposed to the idea in this regard.
Even as a number of 'non-performing' BJP ministers, who are well aware of the ground realities with regard to strong resentment against them among locals, have been pursuing the move so that they may switch to other constituency and av... | |
| | | | BJP veteran takes to Facebook after ignored by party | | On Party's 38th raising Day | |  Asif Iqbal Naik
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: A senior BJP leader and one of the party's founding members from Chenab valley on Friday slammed the party leadership of Kishtwar for not inviting him to the party's 38th raising day.
A function was held with much fanfare at Tourist Reception Center, Kishtwar, and was presided over by State Health and Medical Education Minister Bali Bhagat and also attended by party MLA and MoS Sunil Kumar Sharma. In his strong message on Facebook, 80-year... | |
| | | | Militants target BJP activists in Kashmir | | 6 attacks in 1 week | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 6: There has been an increase in militant attacks on activists and leaders of mainstream parties, particularly the BJP, with at least six incidents taking place in one week.
Several people associated with the NC, PDP and the BJP have been targetted in Pulwama and Shopian districts of South Kashmir.
"The attacks and threats have created panic among all workers of mainstream parties and policemen and their families in south Kashmir," a BJP worker said. He said that security has been sought for local BJP leaders and activists on the basis of threat perception.
"In the last three weeks, at least seven BJP leaders or their houses were attacked in Kashmir ... | |
| | | | Kudos to Reasi police for evacuating injured | | Rajouri police argues over jurisdiction at accident site | | | Ajay Sharma
Early Times Report
Reasi/Rajouri, Apr 6: An unfortunate episode of politics over dead came to the light on Friday after a vehicle turned turtle in Rajouri jurisdiction leaving four dead and 22 injured.
The accident occurred at Kanda near Shiv Khori, where a Matador-407 (No. JK02AC/8710) rolled down a 30 meter deep gorge after the driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve.
Three persons namely Gulab Singh, of Faizabad, UP, Deepak, of Ahmedabad, and Sheela Devi, of Ayodhya, UP, were killed on the spot while 22 others including some children were seriously injured.
After the incident, the locals informed the nearby Taryath police chowki. But the police officials present on t... | |
| | | | Hundreds of crores lapse as Govt fails to utilise funds | | | | Ishtiya Ahmad
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 6: Despite directives by the government, hundreds of crores of funds have lapsed as the officials failed to spend the funds by the end of last fiscal.
The last fiscal 2017-2018 ended on March 31. Even though, officials were directed to spend all the released funds by March 31, sources said that they failed to spend them resulting in lapse of funds.
"The departments where most funds have lapsed are Rural Development Department, Roads and Buildings, Social Welfare Department, Health Department," an official of Finance Department said.
The official said that exact amount of lapsed funds is still unknown. "It is in hundreds of crores and wi... | |
| | | | Middle School Danna reflects SED's failure | | |  Rajesh Tandon
Early Times Report
Poonch, Apr 6: A middle school at village Danna of loran block in Poonch district runs in a damaged structure and lacks basic facilities.
The villagers have accused the local leadership, a former VC of the Gujjar and Bakerwal advisory board, MLA, MLC and a Congress leader of failing the villagers.
The workers of JK Insaaf movement met today and accused the leader of dividing people on the basis of caste and creed. The workers also expressed dismay ove... | |
| | | | Samba admin mocks at SBM | | Heaps of garbage welcome visitors at DC Office | |  Gurdas Kumar
Early Time Report
Samba, Apr 6: The clean India campaign launched by Center Government has been demeaned by District Administration Samba with heaps of garbage lying unattended at the DC Office premises exposing its non seriousness towards this significant issue.
Sources told Early Times that ever since the launch of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the district administration Samba has spent lakhs of rupees to create awareness among the people across the district but it seems, the au... | |
| | | | Unused building of ZEO office turns into ghost house | | Wasteful expenditure worth lakhs | |  Early Times Report
Kathua, Apr 6: Blame it on the complete lack of financial accountability, a building constructed for the office of ZEO Kathua more than thirteen years back at the cost of lakhs of rupees has remained unused and turned into ghost house facing decay of time.
The building was constructed under centrally sponsored scheme (CSS) but was never occupied for use.
Sources informed Early Times that in the year 2005-06, the school education department sanctioned six lakhs rupees fo... | |
| | | | Govt to rollback its decision | | No freehand to separatists in Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: Amid worsening security situation in Kashmir after the killing of 13 militants on April 1 and subsequent protests, the government is rolling back its decision of freeing the separatists including Syed Ali Geelani.
Reports said the security grid has warned the government against giving a freehand to separatist leaders.
There are apprehensions being raised that the freeing of separatists and allowing them to hold public rallies and instigate people would worsen the situation in already violence-infested Valley that too ahead of the peak tourist season.
Reports said the government is considering to reverse its decision pertaining to freeing the separa... | |
| | | | Principal turns Psychology lab into residential quarter, illegally claims HRA Akshay Azad | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: The Principal of Government Degree College Billawar has allegedly occupied a laboratory of Psychology department for the last over two years, converting it into his official residence but he has also been drawing Home Rent Allowance (HRA) from government. The students have written to Principal Secretary Higher Education department, demanding necessary action against the erring Principal. The Principal has however denied all the allegations leveled by the students.
Few days back the students of GDC Billwar had lodged a protest demonstration in the college premises and had handed over a complaint to Tehsildar Billwar, alleging encroachment of psychology l... | |
| | | | Rural areas of Kashmir face dearth of doctors | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 6: The Kashmir Valley is facing an acute dearth of doctors in the rural belt, causing a public outcry.
According to sources, about 50 percent staff is vacant in hospitals of rural belt with patients put to lot of hardships as they do not get proper medicare facilities in the hospitals.
Sources said the dispensaries and hospitals in rural belt of the Valley were kept open round the clock due to public pressure. But the authorities changed the decision after some months as no doctor was available to perform emergency duty during the night.
Sources said the doctors appointed under NHRM who do not directly come under Directorate of Health are unwilling to pe... | |
| | | | Three ULBs spend Rs 2 Cr on irregular execution of works | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 6: The Urban Local Body seems to be least bothered to follow the norms while executing works as three ULBs spent over Rs 2 crore on construction works which were in fact irregular in nature in violation of the laid down norms.
Sources told Early Times that as per J&K Financial rules which envisage that works should be executed only after ascertaining reasonability of rates by invitation of tenders or obtaining quotations and the Public Works Account Code further provides execution of emergent nature of works by department by engaging labour through mates or contractors.
They further said that despite clear directives, the three Urban Local Bodies and its ... | |
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