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Vishal's friends narrate high handedness of Crime Branch New disclosures in Rasana case: 5/3/2018 11:27:41 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: The suspicion and doubts over the Crime Branch investigation in infamous Rasana rape and murder case is growing with each passing day with several questions being raised over the alleged presence of one of the accused Vishal Jangotra, who has been named in the charge sheet, at the crime spot. After revelations made by a national news channel that Vishal in fact was in Meerapur on January 12 and January 15 which was substantiated through the medium of CCTV footages of two different ATMs belonging to Corporation Bank and State Bank of India respectively. The CCTV footages of the ATMs showed that Vishal withdrew cash on both the occasions. Following the disclosure, the questions are being raised that whether Vishal was falsely implicated in the Rasana case. Meanwhile, fresh statements made before a national news channel by the three roommates of Vishal has further deepened the suspicion over Crime Branch investigation as they told the channel that Vishal was with them in Meerapur from January 9 to 15. The three boys Sahil, Neeraj and Sachin are the ...   READ MORE

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BJP's double standards exposed 5/3/2018 11:27:07 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: Duplicity of power hungry BJP has once again exposed when party leaders 'shamelessly' condemned stone pelters of Kashmir Valley who had attacked a school bus knowing the fact that amnesty to these stone throwers was given by none else then their own government in J&K. Being an important constituent of the coalition government, BJP is part of the highly controversial decision taken by the state government to release over 9000 stone pelters who were involved in attacking security forces through stones as part of agitational terrorism. With the consent of BJP government at the Centre, the PDP-BJP alliance in J&K had approved withdrawal of cases register...   READ MORE   Tourists, students may have to carry first aid boxes as stone-pelters call shots 5/3/2018 11:26:45 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: Stone-pelters attacking tourists and students at Aishmuqam and Shopian in south Kashmir during the past two days has pressed the panic button. "Tourists who intend to visit the Valley in coming days or months may have to reconsider their decision about their trip to Kashmir as stone-pelters, who were granted amnesty by the PDP led government are ruling the streets," said an analyst. He said, "If the stone pelters continue to unleash terror then the...   READ MORE   19 Months on, CB fails to conclude probe into multi-crore ration scam 5/3/2018 11:26:07 PM Saahil Suhail Early Times Report ANANTNAG, May 3: The Crime Branch of Jammu Kashmir Police has failed to complete the probe into multi-crore ration scam that surfaced in South Kashmir's Pulwama district nineteen month ago. The multi-crore ration scam was detected by Crime Branch after conducting raids at various outlets and go-downs in the month of September in year 2016 and accordingly an FIR 51/2016 was registered. Earlier in the month of August 2016, Early Times reported misappropriation of ration to be distributed among people under Mufti Mohammad Sayeed Food Entitlement Scheme (MMSFES) in various areas of South Kashmir. However the Crime Branch, which promised time bound investiga...   READ MORE   Jammu obeys law, Srinagar shouts 'Musa Musa, Zakir Musa' Anti-encroachment drive 5/3/2018 11:23:58 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 3: Even as the Traffic Police has intensified its drive to remove encroachments from roads in the winter capital of Jammu, and rightly so, the authorities in Srinagar have surrendered before miscreants who shout pro-azadi and pro-Pakistan slogans. On May 2, on the request of Traffic Police, the anti-encroachment squads of the Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) and other concerned departments attempted to remove encroachments from the busy Hari Singh High Street and adjoining areas. The High Court has already directed the state to remove such impediments from the area. But even before the encroachment drive would commence, the miscreants started pel...   READ MORE   20 years on, victims of Prankote terror attack still abandoned 5/3/2018 11:23:49 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3: It was in the intervening dark night of April 20 and 21, 1998 that Prankote in Mahore tehsil of Udhampur district witnessed a dreaded terror attack. Those were the days when the student community of Jammu was on the roads demanding establishment of Mata Vaishno Devi University at Katra and Agriculture University at RS Pura and also demanding a fair representation to the Jammu youth in the professional and technical institutions, including medical and engineering colleges. That black night, 29 members of the minority community, including 11 children, were burnt alive/murdered in cold-blood by a group of 14 terrorists. It is a matter of regret that even ...   READ MORE   Education Deptt violates own order against mid-session transfers 'Choice postings offered to blue eyed under garb of rationalization 5/3/2018 11:23:42 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: Jammu and Kashmir Education Department has violated its own order against mid-session transfer of teachers by affecting full scale reshuffle of teaching staff in the schools of Doda district under the garb of rationalization of staff. Sources informed Early Times that in a single order, the Chief Education Officer, Doda has shifted dozens of teachers across all zones at a time when the academic session is in full swing. The transfers have been ordered just within a fortnight since the education department issued clear directive refraining its officers from effecting transfers of teachers in the mid- session. The current session in the winter zone of J...   READ MORE   KPs live a miserable life in Jagti camp 5/3/2018 11:23:29 PM S K Kaw Early Times Report JAMMU, May 3:Kashmiri migrants living in the Government allotted two room tenements at Jagti (Nagrota) have been suffering in one way or the other at the hands of Relief Organization right from the inception of the so called Kashmiri migrant mini township in year 2011. Firstly there was power crisis at the beginning despite full allotment of funds to meet the power expenditure under SRE head by the Central Government only an 8 hour power supply was given to th...   READ MORE   CUK tailors criteria to adjust blue eyed UGC norms violated 5/3/2018 11:23:06 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 2: The Central University of Kashmir (CUK) has reportedly devised its own criteria to adjust a blue-eyed candidate. Instead of advertising posts of contractual Assistant Professors with NET/SLET eligibility, it has advertised the posts of Teaching Assistant with Master's degree as eligibility. Insiders informed Early Times that some faculty members of the university want to adjust a blue-eyed, so they violated the UGC guidelines and advertised Teaching Assistant posts instead of Associate and Assistant Professors. As per advertisement, Department of Tourism Studies (CUK) requires Teaching Assistants for various courses in the B.Voc, Tourism and Hospitalit...   READ MORE   'ULB non-seriousness towards public issues' No grievance cell established yet 5/3/2018 11:22:59 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: The department of Urban Local Bodies has been assigned with the job of redressing public issues, but it has failed to establish even a public grievance cell, reflecting its non-serious attitude. The people residing in urban areas of the state have to approach the department for various issues. But due to negligent attitude of the department, people have lot of a complaints against it. However, in absence of any grievance cell for redressal of public issues, the people have been left to fend for themselves. "The ULBs are vested with the responsibility of providing services to the general public which inter alia include public health, sanitation, conserva...   READ MORE   Bali Bhagat's removal from cabinet 'celebrated' by many 5/3/2018 11:22:50 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: Ousted Health Minister Bali Bhagat has once again come in limelight for allegedly trying to encroach around five kanals of land and running transfer industry in the department. As Bali was dropped from the cabinet, the people of his constituency, and medical fraternity, appreciated the decision of party high command. A video has gone viral in which a group of inhabitants of Raipur, Domana come on the road and protest against Bhagat and his close lieutenants for threatening locals and encroaching in the area. He was allegedly looting people and running "Gunda Raj" in the constituency. In the video, the workers said that funds had been collected and they w...   READ MORE   Land mafia completely takes over social forestry department 5/3/2018 11:07:01 PM A B Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, May 2: After years of connivance with the land mafia in green felling and illegal occupation of forest land, the social forestry department in Rajouri district has completely surrendered to the dominance of the mafia and has shut its eyes to blatant encroachment and construction of pucca structures over forest land. The most glaring example is the encroached closures(state sector) of the government in the division which in 2007 were marked by the forest department as the forest property. The closures (state sector) encroached are 20/R, 21/R, , 93/R and 94/R which are in violation of the norms of the Forest Act of the state. In these closures, t...   READ MORE   Creation of doctors, paramedic posts, awaits approval 5/3/2018 11:06:55 PM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report Srinagar, May 3: The proposal for creation of new posts of doctors, paramedics in the state hinges on the clearance from the concerned department. Sources told Early Times that Health Department had given nod for creation of new posts for doctors and paramedics in Jammu and Kashmir last year. "We had sent file for creation of new posts to Chief Minister's office for approval. The same was forwarded to concerned department for final approval, however till date we have not received any clearance in this regard," one of the top officials of the health department wished not to be named said. He said once the department receives the file the notificati...   READ MORE   Anita Thakur urges CM to allow CBI, re-investigation into Rasana case 5/3/2018 11:06:48 PM Jammu, May 3: Anita Thakur, general secretary-JKNPP and Incharge, Women Wing of the Panthers Party urged Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti to advice her lawyers in the Supreme Court to allow the CBI or any Central Agency to go for re-investigation into Rassana rape and murder case which is the voice of the people and the families of those who have been detained. Anita Thakur also sent an appeal to the Supreme Court as a citizen of India that the Supreme Court when it hears the matter on May 7, 2018. It should direct the CBI to hold inquiry into the entire tragedy in the interest of justice and in response to the demand of the people of Kathua District in particular. Anita Thakur also hoped tha...   READ MORE   In violation of rules, Class-IV employees deposit bills with Treasury Officer 5/3/2018 11:06:39 PM Ashwani Sharma Early times report Udhampur May 2: Violating all the rules, the drawing and disbursing officers (DDOs) in Udhampur are deputing class-IV employees or orderlies to deposit bills of different types in treasury office, sources said. Under rules, officials not below the rank of junior assistant, senior assistant or head assistant (ministerial) are authorized for depositing the bills in treasury offices. These bills include salary bills, expenditure etc. Apart from this, a letter containing attested signatures of such official, that is, junior assistant, senior assistant or head assistant (ministerial) as is authorized for depositing the bills should also be given to th...   READ MORE   NSF signature campaign for CBI enquiry enters 9th day 5/3/2018 11:05:53 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: Understanding the importance and genuineness of CBI enquiry National Secular Forum (NSF) initiated the signature campaign in Rassana murder case. The campaign which was initiated in response to the primary demand of the local people for CBI probe in the matter entered in 9th day and got a healthy response from the university campus. More than nine thousand people from all walks of life reached the venue to pen down their signatures. Addressing the gathering h...   READ MORE   'Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs of Kathua living together' 5/3/2018 11:05:02 PM Early Times Report Kathua, May 3: Attempts are being made to harm Hindu-Muslim-Sikh unity in district Kathua over the Rassana rape and murder case by indulging in politics. This was stated by the participants of a meeting held on Thursday. The meeting was organized by young leader Sayeed Ali at Mesha Chak of Hiranagar and people of different communities participated in it. During the meeting, people also raised slogans of Muslim-Hindu-Sikh unity. Ali said that the Rasana case is condemna...   READ MORE   Govt mishandles Rassana case : Shiv Sena 5/3/2018 11:04:26 PM Early Times Report Jammu, May 3: President of Shiv Sena (Bal Thackeray) J&K Dimpy Kohli along with some other senior leaders had discussion with party high command for further course of action to strengthen the party in J&K state. It was decided to dissolve the central body of Shiv Sena J&K unit so that a new body can be formed soon to strengthen the party as the high command in very keen to contest all coming elections in J&K state. So the present central body stands dissolved with immedi...   READ MORE   Mankotia sits on one day hunger strike, demands CBI enquiry 5/3/2018 11:03:49 PM Early Times Report Kathua, May 3: Supporting the demand of CBI inquiry in Rassana case by locals, NPP State President Balwant Singh Mankotia alongwith party sat on 24 hour hunger strike at Kootah on Thursday. NPP has also demanded a CBI inquiry in the Rassana case for fair probe. It is pertinent to mention here that local people of Kootah of Hirangar are continuously protesting for the demand of CBI inquiry in Rassana case and their hunger strike on 34th day which was supported by NPP leader...   READ MORE   Rassana rape-murder: Lal Singh again calls for CBI probe 5/3/2018 11:03:33 PM Arun Jasrotia Early Times Report Chenani, May 3: Former BJP minister Choudhary Lal Singh has reiterated his demand for a CBI probe into the Rassana rape and murder case. On Thursday, Singh took out a rally from Chenani to Latti area of district Udhampur to press for his demand. A large number of people joined Singh in the rally and demanded a CBI probe into the case. Addressing the people, Singh said the fight for a CBI probe would continue till the government accepted the demand. ...   READ MORE   Omar takes dig at Kavinder for claiming BJP not supporting soft approach towards stone pelters 5/3/2018 10:28:28 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, May 3: Taking a dig at Deputy Chief Minister Kavinder Gupta for his statement that BJP does not support the policy of soft approach towards stone pelters, working president of the main opposition National Conference (NC) Omar Abdullah said amnesty to stone pelters was announced by the Union Home Minister on the advice of interlocutor. Stone-pelting by miscreants on a school bus in Shopian in south Kashmir on Wednesday in which two minor students were injured evoke...   READ MORE

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