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| ‘Babus made lives of Jammuities miserable, Amit Shah needs to take note’ | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, who is visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday to review the security and to take a stock of the development projects after J&K’s transition into a Union Territory, needs to know about the ground realities of Jammu region also.
The Union Home Minister is visiting J&K for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 on August 5, 2019. “The Home Minister needs to know that bureaucrats handling J&K affairs have made the lives of Jammu people miserable. For the first time in the past so many years, businessmen in the Jammu region were forced to observe a shutdown against the anti-people policies of the helmsmen,” said an observer.
He said that the arbitrary decisions like scrapping of 149-year old Darbar Move practice, giving preference to non-locals in all sorts of works and contracts, levying more taxes, setting up toll plazas and other moves, have pushed Jammuties to the brink.
“The Union Home Minister needs to take note of all these issues and help the nationalist people of Jammu, who have always stood b... | |
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| Amit Shah to visit Kashmir amidst increase in militant activity, UT on high alert | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 22: Shah is expected to review security with police and security forces and devise a fresh strategy to deal with militants.
This will be Shah's first visit to J&K since the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019.
The security across Kashmir especially in Srinagar has been beefed up ahead of the HM's three-day visit to J&K. The police and central armed police force have been asked to be on an alert. Frisking has also been increased in various localities of Srinagar. The security forces continue to seize two wheelers, even though police maintain that this has nothing to do with the Home Minister's visit. In the last two days, hundreds of two wheeler... | |
| | | | Amit Shah’s visit: JK admin lobbies to seek extension of officials on deputation | | ‘Home Ministry should send fact finding team to know reasons behind public alienation’ | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Even as the Union Home Minister, Amit Shah is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir, the administration in J&K is busy lobbying to seek extension of services of officials whose deputation has either expired or is scheduled to end in the coming months.
Sources said for the last few days, a “team of bureaucrats” in Jammu and Kashmir has been busy lobbying with some local politicians and businessmen asking them seek “extension in services of some officials before the visiting dignitary.”
Ironically, while such officials are accused of silence on complaints of rising corruption and maladministration, the extension of their services is being sought befor... | |
| | | | J&K Admin wants to show HM everything is normal: Tickoo | | | 
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 22: Chairman of Kashmir Pandit Sangharsh Samiti (KPSS), Sanjay Tickoo on Friday said that Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, who is arriving on 3-day J&K visit should meet the minorities also. Tickoo, who along with few other Kashmiri Pandits didn’t migrate from the Valley in 1990, while talking to a news channel said, “It’s not for the first time that security has been beefed up ahead of any VVIPs visit to the Valley.
It used to happen in the past also. But... | |
| | | | Promoting unemployment: Non-locals flee Valley as admin fails to save their lives | | Jammu natives left jobless, courtesy arbitrary decisions of bureaucrats | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Militants targeting members of minority community in Kashmir and killing eleven civilians, including five non-local labourers, have led to forced exodus of the poor people from the Valley.
During the past few days thousands of non-locals have left Kashmir and have returned to their native villages to save their lives. “These poor labourers have been rendered jobless. The helmsmen, who are bragging about the development and taking J&K to new heights seem least bothered about the plight of civilians and how difficult they are finding it to survive,” said an observer.
He said, “Besides non-locals losing their sources of income, natives too are facing imme... | |
| | | | Target killings of minorities reminiscent of 90s | | No possibility of returning to Valley, say Kashmiri Pandits | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Recent civilian killings in Kashmir have brought back the memories of nineties, when thousands of Kashmiri Pandits migrated to Jammu and other parts of the country. Sameer, a youngster, recalling what his parents narrate about 90s, said, “When my parents left Kashmir I was 4-year old. After the recent killings I have felt what my parents would have felt. They recall that at that point of time threats were evident and few selective killings like the recent ones had also taken place.”
He said, “In nineties my parents left Kashmir to save their lives. There is no possibility of going back amid threats as we don’t want to get killed. Had we to sacrifice our... | |
| | | | Instead of providing jobs, Govt snatching livelihood: Mehbooba | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 22: PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Friday said the seizure of a large number of bikes by police in Kashmir was a “collective punishment” and a means to “snatch” the livelihood of the youth.
Ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s likely visit to Kashmir this weekend, many riders have alleged that their two-wheelers were seized by police without even checking the documents and they were asked to collect their vehicles after October 26.
“J&K admin’s recent spree of seizing bikes in Kashmir is a collective punishment & another way to snatch whatever means Kashmiri youth have to earn their livelihood in a dignified manner. Contrary to GOIs claims of ... | |
| | | | ‘Limited permission to Mahajans, Khatris, Sikhs to sell or buy agri land unfair decision’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Expressing displeasure over the recent decision of the Government over limited permission of sale and purchase of agriculture land to the Mahajan, Khatri and Sikh community, the President of Jammu Central Mahajan Sabha, Ramesh Chander Gupta termed it an incomplete decision and injustice to these communities.
While talking to Early Times RC Gupta said that giving permission to these communities to purchase or sell agricultural land with some conditions is injustice with these communities. “Although this is an era of free trade across the country and everything is equal for each citizen as per the Constitution of India but putting restrictions and conditi... | |
| | | | Smart City claims hoax, allege Astan Mohalla residents | | | 
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 22: Residents of Astan Mohalla in Lawaypora area on Srinagar outskirts are up in arms against the administration as water logging has made their lives miserable.
While talking to Early Times they termed the Smart City claims of the government has hoax.
“This mohalla is just 10 kms from Srinagar but it’s deprived of basic amenities, which is visible from dilapidated roads and absence of drainage system due to which the entire area gets waterlogged,” they added... | |
| | | | Snowfall, rain prediction triggers panic harvesting across Kashmir | | | |
Saahil Suhail
Early Times Report
Srinagar, October 22: The prediction of heavy rains and snowfall by the Meteorological Department on Saturday has triggered panic harvesting across Kashmir.
The panicky farmers have now started harvesting the crops including plucking and packing apples during night hours across Kashmir as they fear that if the prediction turns right and snowfall occurs it will damage their crop.
A video, showing farmers harvesting apple crop during night in Shopian district of South Kashmir has also gone viral on social media sites.
Farmers told Early Times that snowfall would cause more damage to the crop than harvesting it before time. “There are some varieties th... | |
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