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Girl killed, 4 hurt in renewed shelling, firing on LoC 10/3/2014 11:44:41 PM MS Nazki POONCH, Oct 3: In the heavy Pak shelling and firing, that resumed after a lull of over 40 hours, a girl was today killed and four others were wounded on the Line of Control (LoC) in Sabzian sub-sector of Poonch. Eight persons were injured in the Pak shelling and firing in Sabzian sub-sector on Wednesday night. There was no firing yesterday but Pakistan, without any provocation, resorted to heavy shelling and firing this afternoon, targeting forward Indian posts and residential areas along the LoC in Sabzian area. Official sources said Pakistan opened heavy volume of fire, followed by shelling, at about 2 pm. This time, apart from targeting the forward Indian posts, the enemy troops also shelled the residential areas, including Gagrian from where some families had on Wednesday ...   READ MORE

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Govt surrenders before employees, reverts to Sunday as holiday Merry for absent employees as no denial of salary for them 10/2/2014 11:33:03 PM Jehangir Rashid SRINAGAR, Oct 2: The State Government has virtually 'surrendered' and caved in to the pressure of the Government employees by ordering for the cancellation of Sunday as a working day and also withholding of the salaries for the employees who failed to report to their duties by September 25 this year. The General Administration Department (GAD) issued two separate orders according to which it has been explicitly made clear that Sunday would be an off day from October 5 and that salary of all the employees would be released even if they have rejoined or resumed their duties on September 30, 2014. The orders were issued only after severe criticism from the Government employee...   READ MORE   Dirty games being played under the garb of calamity Army & AFSPA 10/2/2014 11:32:49 PM Rustam jammu, Oct 2: Anti-national forces and sectarian elements in the Valley are speaking many languages simultaneously. They are feeling alarmed because of the rising popularity of the Army and various agencies of the Government of India in Kashmir owing to their splendid humanitarian work and it is this that has unnerved the vested interests in Kashmir who see in disturbed conditions an opportunity that helps them promoted their ulterior interests. Among them, there are elements who are claiming that the "distance" between Delhi and Srinagar has "further widened at a time of this huge tragedy (read devastation caused by floods). At the same time, they are acknowledging that "NDRF and ...   READ MORE   CM has no concern for north, south Kashmir, focusing only on Srinagar city 10/2/2014 11:32:37 PM Shakeel A Khan SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah seemingly has no concerns for the North and South Kashmir which were equally destroyed by the flood fury. Because of the alleged vote bank politics, he is trying his level best to make his presence felt in the summer capital of the state. One fails to understand as to why he one day labels the youth of the down town Srinagar as anti-nationals and what makes him to project them as the real heroes of the Valley. Going by the pre-flood statements of Omar and his father, both openly criticised the youth of the city, particularly of the downtown. "Youth from our area also did a commendable job by saving the lives of thousands of peo...   READ MORE   Tension brews in Rajouri over Dussehra venue Administration imposes restrictions 10/2/2014 11:32:28 PM Early Times Report Rajouri, Oct 2: Tension brewed up in Jawahar Nagar area of Rajouri town after district administration denied permission to burn the effigies of Ravan and others on Dussehra on the land whose title was disputed. Members of Ram Leela committee, senior citizens and youth were adamant to burn the effigies reportedly on the disputed land as they claimed that the land in question was a pasture and nobody could claim its ownership. People also claimed that for the last many years they were burning the effigies of Ravan and others on Dussehra. Bharat Bhushan Vaid , BJP district head , social worker and prominent citizen of Jawahar Nagar said, "In the morning the matter was ...   READ MORE   Govt introduces more formalities for disbursal of relief on account of damaged houses More pain, misery for flood affected people 10/2/2014 11:32:16 PM Jehangir Rashid srinagar, Oct 2: Already facing public criticism for its lackadaisical approach in rehabilitation of flood affected people, the State Government is all set to face fresh bout of public wrath as it has added more formalities for the disbursal of relief amount for flood victims. Sources told Early Times that State Government has issued directions that no compensation case would be entertained as long as the same is not certified by a junior engineer of the Roads and Buildings (R&B) department. The latest directive from the State Government is all set to further delay the issuance of cheques for the people whose houses got damaged in the recent devastating flood. "Revenue of...   READ MORE   Clean JK for the sake of Gandhi 10/2/2014 11:32:02 PM Sandeep Bhat jammu, Oct 2: On Gandhi Jayanti, when whole nation under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, the State Government also issued an advertisement titled clean J&K- a step towards cleanliness. The advertisement is issued by CCDU which gives tips and pledge to keep state clean. The recent floods have devastated the life and property in the state of J&K. The Srinagar city was inundated and badly affected during recent floods and there are huge garbage either dumped or kept in open at many places. The city gives an ugly look and it is total mud everywhere even after 27 days of catastrophe. Talking to Early Times, Shabbir Ahmed ...   READ MORE   Taj blames Centre's indifference, land fill of flood channels for Kashmir floods 10/2/2014 11:31:54 PM Early Times Report srinagar, Oct 2: Jammu and Kashmir Government is now attempting to shift blame on the Centre as a senior Minister in Omar Government has maintained that eventhough J&K Government had apprehension of devastating floods but a report submitted to the Centre a few years back, found no response. However, the Congress Minister in the coalition Government Taj Mohi-ud-Din blamed local authorities for encroachment of outlets for commercial and other purposes. Taj said a detailed report about the threat of devastating flood was submitted to the Centre when he was Public Health Engineering (PHE) and Flood and Irrigation (F&I) Minister few years back. He said the report was based...   READ MORE   Late PDP leader keeps family intact, hands over Shia association to son, Pattan seat to brother Death of Iftikhar Ansari creates void 10/2/2014 11:31:46 PM Fazal Khan SRINAGAR, Oct 2: Death of senior People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leader Moulana Iftikhar Hussain Ansari has created a major void in the party. Late Ansari was an influential Shia leader and had mass following across Kashmir. The late leader had played a pivotal role in ensuring PDP's win from all the three Parliamentary seats in Kashmir earlier this year. During the past decade he worked very hard to ensure that PDP emerges as an alternative for the people of Jammu and Kashmir and they have choice to opt between NC and another regional party. Ansari and other top leaders of the party, including the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and the PDP President Mehbooba Mufti, working ...   READ MORE   No third option for J&K, says Tasneem Raking up Siachen 10/2/2014 11:31:31 PM Neha jammu, Oct 2: Under pressure from the Army, ISI and terrorists, Islamabad today raked up Siachen issue and talked about the right to self-determination, thus establishing yet again that the Pakistani civil establishment has no control over the Pakistan's foreign policy vis-a-vis India. Pakistan Foreign Office (PFO) spokesperson Tasneem Aslam today said at Islamabad that it was time for New Delhi to address the Siachen issue and implement that UN resolution on Jammu and Kashmir which talked about right to self-determination. Siachen is located in the Indian territory in Jammu and Kashmir and it is being defended by the valiant Indian soldiers and, hence, it is legitimately Indian. It w...   READ MORE   Farmers unhappy with Govt for showing no concern to their damaged crops 10/2/2014 10:40:26 PM Syed Tahir Bukhari KUPWARA, Oct 2 : Recent floods have exposed the capacity of the state government to deal with the crisis. Farmers are up in arms against it for not giving due consideration to their problems as the recent floods have extensively damaged their paddy and maize crops in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. Mohammad Ashraf Dar of Shumnag said, "Due to floods, there was a delay in the harvesting of paddy and crops like maize, wheat and apple. All were badly damaged after the rains stopped." Standing crops in scores of villages of Kupwara district were seen floating in flood water accumulated in the fields. "The flood has damaged the crops extensively," said Shabir Ahmad, a ...   READ MORE   Searches launched in Thera Topa woods to track down ultras 10/2/2014 10:19:47 PM M S Nazki POONCH, Oct 2: Following inputs about the movement of three to four militants in Bhatakhas forests of Thera Topa here, security forces have launched massive searches to track them down. Acting on a tip-off about the movement of three to four armed militants in Bhatakhas forests, 37 Rashtriya Rifles, police and special operation group (SOG) laid a cordon around the area last night, official sources said. Searches, which started this morning, continued till late in the evening but the forces could not get any clue to the whereabouts of the militants. While the search operation was called off, a tight vigil was being maintained in the area, the sources added. Some locals were a...   READ MORE   BSF operator bleeds to death 10/2/2014 10:19:39 PM M S Nazki POONCH, Oct 2: A BSF Headconstable bled to death after he got trapped in the rolls of concertina wire near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mandi sub-sector of Poonch during Wednesday night. Official sources said BSF HC and operator Balbir Singh was working on the border fencing in a forward Mandi area when he slipped and fell into the sharp concertina wire. By the time, other BSF personnel rescued him and shifted him to hospital, he had suffered a huge loss of blood, the sources added. He later died. He was posted in 145 Bn of BSF at Post No 3 and had been working as an operator. After post-mortem, his body was sent home for last rites. This is the first such reported incident ...   READ MORE   Woman dies in domestic violence, SHO refuses to register case CRIME AGAINST WOMEN 10/2/2014 10:19:35 PM Saahil Suhail Srinagar, Oct 2: A family in Anantnag town today alleged that despite directions from Senior Superintend of Police (SSP), a police official refused to register a case into the death of a woman due to alleged domestic violence. 38- year- old Ayesha Akther, died at her maternal house in Anantnag town on September 4 after prolonged illness during the devastating floods, family members told Early Times. "After the death of my sister, I approached SSP Anantnag with a written complaint against her in-laws who marked it to SHO Anantnag but later police official posted in Police post Sherbagh refused to register an FIR and suggested us to settle the issue," Khursheed Ahmad Chick...   READ MORE

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