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| 'Pak making desperate attempts to push militants ahead of LA polls' | | LoC firing in Jammu triggers panic across Kashmir | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 13: As Indian and Pakistani armed forces are trading fire at the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu region, Border Security Force (BSF) and Army in frontier areas of Kashmir have stepped up vigil to prevent Pakistan from trying to indulge in any "misadventure" from this side.
Sources told Early Times that armed forces have been put on alert in the sensitive pockets, including Uri, Kupwara, Gurez, Tulalil, Nowgam and other areas in north Kashmir.
Armed forces, according to the sources, are strengthening the bunkers and shifting the ammunition to the upper areas near LoC to remain prepared for tackling any emerging situation.
Ceasefire violations in Jammu region have created panic in the villages near the LoC in north Kashmir as the residents apprehend that firing can spread and their areas can become the targets of Pakistani shelling.
A source said that there is every possibility of Pakistan trying to violate ceasefire along LoC in Kashmir region as Assembly polls are likely to be held in December this year. "Pakistan will make desperate attempts to ... | |
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| Heavy shelling on LoC in Poonch: Pak targets over 12 army posts, villages; 2 jawans among 3 hurt | | | |
MS Nazki
MENDHAR, Oct 13: Pakistan today resorted to heavy shelling and gunfire on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch, targeting over 12 army posts and villages as a result of which two army jawans and a woman were wounded.
The Pak troops first targeted Sabzian sub-sector at about 3.30 pm from their Kobra Top post. The alert Indian jawans, who were expecting such a mischief from Pakistan, retaliated effectively, official sources said.
They fired shells and put into use high calibre weapons, targeting Indian posts of 4812 KP Nullah, Kobra-II, Gagrian, Uripura, Shool and Dhanna and villages, including Gali (Pindi). A Pak shell exploded in the house of Abdul Shakoor at Shool, resulting... | |
| | | | 32 rounded up by police, FSL, post-mortem reports yet to come | | Death mystery of Divya Manhas | | | ET Report
JAMMU, Oct 13: In the latest development of mysterious death of Divya Manhas, Channi Himmat police has rounded up 32 suspects, who were in close touch with her, after going through her Call Detail Record (CDR).
If police sources are to be believed, though hundreds of persons made calls to her but these 32 persons had long conversations with her.
Sources said many of the 32 persons, whom police had rounded up, allegedly belonged to the families of politicians, bureaucrats, police officers, businessmen and journalists. The drive on the part of police was in progress to lift the 32. Sources said that as far as FSL and postmortem reports are concerned, these are yet to be received... | |
| | | | HM unlikely to appoint Atta Hasnain as J&K Governor | | | | Early Times Report
jammu, Oct 13: There are unconfirmed reports that the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre has almost decided to recall Governor Narinder Nath Vohra and appoint Lt Gen (Retd) Atta Hasnain as Governor of Jammu and Kashmir. Governor Vohra, a Congress-appointee, is on his way out. There is no doubt, but it is extremely doubtful if the BJP-led NDA Government would appoint in his place "controversial" Atta Hasnain.
Atta Hasnain is controversial because he, like Kashmiri separatists and the so-called mainstream leadership in the Valley, has as serving commander in Kashmir had described Kashmir as a "political problem" and batted for a political solution to the so-called Kashm... | |
| | | | Transfer industry must stop for fair elections in J&K | | | | ET Report
jammu, Oct 13: Now that the State is readying for Assembly elections what is most important that the democratic exercise must be carried out in such a manner in which nobody can interfere with the expression the voters intend to give to their mandate.
What must be checked by the ECI is that the transfer of State Government officials including those in the police and the district administration in not carried out so that the ruling party candidates are able to use the official machinery to their advantage.
Certain ruling party politicians have given elaborate lists of blue-eyed persons so that these are posted to places where they can benefit the politicians.
The ECI is holdin... | |
| | | | Mehbooba rakes up cross voting issue to corner BJP | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 13: President of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti today raked up infamous cross voting episode of 2011 Legislative Council elections to take on BJP in Jammu city. Mehbooba Mufti, who was addressing a function at Gandhi Nagar in which two Congress leaders joined her party, predicted in the coming Assembly elections in J&K PDP is going to form Government on its own and BJP would be in the opposition.
"Do you want to be with the opposition or with the party which is going to form its own Government in the State?", she asked the people but reminded the Jammuities that they had over-whelming voted in favour of BJP in the 2008 Assembly elections but... | |
| | | | Unscrupulous duplicity heightens among candidates to get high command's attention to seek party mandate | | BJP FAKING JOINING EVENTS | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Oct 13: In an attempt to project themselves as a potential party candidates for the forthcoming Assembly polls, some 'self-styled' mass leaders within the state unit of Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) are using all tricks up their sleeves including the 'so called' joining events to induct new faces to the party fold with a view to influence the high command.
If insiders in BJP are to be believed then the trend of mass joining programmes, which of late have become a routine affair, are being flaunted by those leaders who in their desperate bid to get party mandate to contest next Assembly elections are using all means including stage-managed induction shows just to gain ... | |
| | | | Alert HM saved many lives in Jammu on Dussehra day | | Pak's kill Indians plan | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 13: The Dussehra day would have turned out to be a day of major tragedy in the border belt of Jammu, had the ever vigilant and alert Union Home Ministry not defeated the Pakistani deadly plan well before time. A credible report suggests that the "Pakistani forces had a deadly plan to kill a large number of Indian civilians living in villages along the International Border on Dussehra day on October 3 during the ongoing ceasefire violation".
The report quoting top intelligence sources said: "Pakistan was aware that most Indian villages close to the border organize major 'Dussehra melas' attended by a large number of people. The Pakistani forces wanted to target these even... | |
| | | | Passport office turns torture chamber | | Denies passport to MBBS aspirant | | | Arun Singh
JAMMU, Oct 13: The local passport office has been a source of psychological torture for the people who go there to seek travel documents. A student selected for MBBS in Bangladesh is about to lose her admission as the passport authorities are not issuing the vital document for the past four months.
Bisma Bhat daughter of Ghulam Mohi-u-Din Bhat who got selected for MBBS in Kumudini Women Medical College Mirzapur Tangail in Bangladesh has not been issued her passport. After being selected, Bisma applied for a passport in Srinagar Passport office on June 6, 2014 under file number SG106785386714 which was requisite for getting visa as she had to submit the same at Bangladesh Embass... | |
| | | | Doctors, specialists go missing; attachments multiply problems | | NRHM, non-starter in Poonch | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 13: National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) has seemingly been of little or no significance for people of Poonch since positions of doctors from regular side are vacant while as specialists have not been engaged.
According to a survey report of the State Government, most of the positions of doctors from regular side are vacant and specialists have not been engaged under NRHM in the district which has severely affected the service delivery. Report has recommended that there is an urgent need to fill-up these regular positions on priority basis and the process for recruitment of specialists under NRHM need to be expedited.
Report has stressed that there is also a... | |
| | | | Woman allegedly cheated, raped on pretext of job by bank officer | | Arrest warrant against Bakshi Nagar police station SHO for allegedly shielding accused | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Oct 13: The alleged case of cheating and rape of a woman by a bank manager took a twist today when Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Jammu, issued arrest warrant against Station House Officer (SHO) of Bakshi Nagar police station, Daleep Singh Billowria after he found him guilty in the contempt of court.
The court issued summons against the SHO following the allegations that defying court's direction he was shielding the accused.He was directed to appear before court on 31/10/2014.
Earlier, he was summoned on 26/09/2009 but he did not appear before court. Later, court fixed hearing on 13/10/2014 and this time again he did not appear before court. Taking cognizance of t... | |
| | | | CSC to meet today to finalise recommendations | | Regularization of casual labourers, daily wagers: | | | Bashir Assad
SRINAGAR, Oct 13: The Cabinet Sub Committee on regularization of near about 40000 labourers is likely to take a final call on the fate of these poor people in a crucial meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
Sources in the Civil Secretariat told ET today that CSC headed by Finance Minister AR Rather is meeting here tomorrow to finalise its recommendations. Sources said that CSC has also been empowered to devise a mechanism for engagement of 43000 more casual laboures in departments like PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control, PDD, R&B, Floriculture, Horticulture and other departments.
Sources said that there are sharp differences among the CSC members on perception of regional discrim... | |
| | | | ALC proceeds against GREF officials for violating labour norms | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Oct 13: Assistant Labour Commissioner (ALC) Kishtwar Zakir Hussain Wani today initiated proceedings against General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF) officials for allegedly violating labour laws while working on a road construction project in the district. As per the details available with "Early Times", ALC on 10-10-2014 conducted a surprise inspection of road stretch from Galhar Bridge to Sashu on Kishtwar-Paddar-Himachal road where 118 RCC GREF, Kishtwar, was engaged by the Government for upgradation of two-lane road to four-lanes and found that all the employees of GREF working without safety equipments.
During the course of the inspection, ALC Kishtwar asked... | |
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