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IAF airstrikes leave Pak proxies red faced 2/27/2019 12:01:19 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: Indian Air Force jets entering deep into Pakistan and destroying a terror training camp of JeM at Balakot, nearly 80 kms from the Line of Control, has rendered the proxies of Pakistan in Kashmir red faced. "Pakistan stooges, who used to dance to the tunes of their bosses sitting across the Line of Control, don't know how to react. Separatists and mainstream leaders with pro-Pakistan leanings are trying to downplay the development but whole world knows that Pakistan has been rattled and stands exposed," said an analyst. He said, "These Pak agents have been selling dreams to Kashmiris for the past three decades. They pushed youth towards graveyards and made them pick up guns. Today IAF has made it clear that people of Kashmir should stop believing that Azadi is round the corner and few terrorists can snatch Kashmir from India." The analyst said that Pakistan is just using Kashmiris to settle its own scores with India. "Neighboring country knows it very well that it cannot face the Indian Army in a conventional war that's why it has been figh...   READ MORE

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Air strikes against Pak 'hurt' Mehbooba Questions authenticity of operation 2/27/2019 12:01:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: Former chief minister and the president of the Peoples Democratic Party Mehbooba Mufti once again proved that she has got "soft corner" towards Pakistan. She questioned the air strikes carried out by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Pakistan's Balakot. "While New Delhi claimed that IAF fighter jets destroyed Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) biggest training camp, Pakistan has denied this." "Post pre-dawn strikes carried out by IAF, conflicting reports coming in. Official communique by FS (Foreign Secretary) claims that terror training camps were bombed while Pakistan denied this and said that the planes made a hasty retreat after being spotted," she said. "Hope o...   READ MORE   Omar's hasty tweet strengthened Pak's blatant lie 2/27/2019 12:00:47 AM Early Times Report Srinagar, Feb 26: Soon after the Indian Air Force carried out an aerial strike at Balakote in Pakistan former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah took to twitter to question where did the jets strike. "Unless we know which Balakote is being talked about by the Pakistani generals it's pointless speculating about what we may have hit and what fallout the airstrike will have," Omar tweeted after Pakistan said that IAF jets crossed the LoC, and dropped a "payload in haste" before returning. "If this is Balakote in KPK (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) it's a major incursion and a significant strike by IAF planes. However, if it's Balakote in Poonch sector, along with t...   READ MORE   Sajad Lone desserts BJP, doesn't want to become its CM Candidate Who is leaving who? 2/27/2019 12:00:39 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: It is official now that the BJP has now been deserted by its one time close ally Sajad Lone as he made it public that he has snapped the ties with the party a long ago and during the coming polls, his party and the BJP will contest separately. "Please understand that I am not an ally of the BJP in the state," Sajad Lone said in an interview with the New Delhi based TV news channel when asked why is he opposing the BJP's policies in the state when he himself is the party's ally. Meanwhile, Sajad's statement has clarified the otherwise entangled scenario in which it was widely being speculated that Sajad Lone is going to be the party's Chief Ministerial...   READ MORE   NIA to question Yasin Malik 2/27/2019 12:00:28 AM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Following National Investigation Agency raids at the residences of former militant turned separatist leader Muhammad Yasin Malik and several others in Srinagar on Tuesday, the NIA is likely to question the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front Chairman. Sources said the NIA was tightening nose around Malik who is likely to be questioned by the investigative agency in the coming days. Yasin, who is already under detention since last week is likely to be grilled by the investigators in Srinagar at the NIA camp office here. Sources said the "future course of action" would be decided only after the questioning. It was reliably learnt that NIA has "got ac...   READ MORE   Panic in border areas but Governor's administration still in deep slumber 2/27/2019 12:00:20 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: Even as panic gripped residents of border areas of Jammu province after the Indian Air Force carried out air strikes across the Line of Control (LoC), Governor's administration has, so far, failed to clear prevailing confusion among the people living on International Border (IB) and LoC. Instead of establishing contact with the border residents, Governor's administration is further creating confusion by giving irrelevant statements. Fearing that desperate Pakistan would retaliate after this morning's action there is palpable fear among border people but Governor administration has failed to immediate depute officers in the border areas to give assurances...   READ MORE   Who sabotaged SSP Shailendra Mishra's posting in south Kashmir? 2/27/2019 12:00:13 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: Despite exemplary performance in terms of eliminating militants in south Kashmir during his stay as district SP for two terms comprising around 10 months the proposed posting of Shailendra Kumar Mishra as SSP Kulgam, during recent reshuffle in Police administration was sabotaged from within the political circles. According to locals, Shilendra during his stay in Shopian in 2016 won peoples' trust for Police. "Despite rise in militancy in south Kashmir, he was considered as the best officer, as in Shopian district he established a powerful team of police men, who eliminated notorious militants including Dr Rafiq Bhat, Saddam Pader, Bilal Molvi, Touseef", ...   READ MORE   Third Front trying to rope in disgruntled PDP leaders 2/27/2019 12:00:07 AM Ishtiyaq Ahmad Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 26: Ahead of Assembly and Parliamentary elections, the Third Front leaders are trying to rope in some disgruntled members of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and to forge the pre-poll alliance ahead of the upcoming elections. While as sources said the Congress, which was routed in the last Parliamentary polls has been trying to persuade the Third Front leaders to forge pre-poll alliance with them for the Assembly polls, PDP had recently suspended some party leaders who had revolted against the party. "Yes some disgruntled leaders including a former minister have been holding meetings with the Third Front leaders and are likely to join us to...   READ MORE   JK trade union leaders, bureaucrats nurture political ambitions' 2/26/2019 11:59:59 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Feb 26: The trade union leaders and bureaucrats of Jammu and Kashmir have a weakness for politics. Many of them opted for voluntary retirement to pursue a career in politics. On Monday, former bureaucrat Farooq Ahmad Shah joined National Conference in presence of party president Dr Farooq Abdullah and vice president Omar Abdullah. Welcoming Shah into the party fold, Dr Farooq said, "The party will definitely benefit from the experience of Farooq Shah in public life. His acumen for administration will benefit the party," adding, "I am hopeful that Farooq Shah will make the party strong at grass roots." The Abdullahs announced that Farooq Shah will contest as...   READ MORE   Aggarwal front-runner for CIC post SIC to be fully operational soon 2/26/2019 11:35:56 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Feb 26: K B Aggarwal who recently retired as Financial Commissioner Housing & Urban Development Department (HUDD) is likely to be appointed as new Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) in the State Information Commission (SIC). Sources informed Early Times that Aggarwal is the front runner for this post who in spite of being senior most IAS officer in state was not appointed Chief Secretary a few years back by PDP-BJP Government. Details available with Early Times reveal that a Committee of Advisors headed by K Vijay Kumar recently shortlisted name of Muneer Ahmad Khan (ADG) for the post of Information Commissioner, but committee had no consensus over Agga...   READ MORE   Amid tension, Karwan-e Aman bus, cross LoC trade on 2/26/2019 11:26:05 PM S Tahir-ul Haq Early Times Report BARAMULLA, Feb 26: Amid escalation of tensions between India and Pakistan, trade across the Line of Control continued today with high level security arrangements after which 70 trucks crossed Line of Control from both sides in Uri sector of this north Kashmir district. Sources told Early Times that, 35 trucks from this side of Line of Control and equal number of trucks from other side carrying essential goods crossed the Line of Control and were receive...   READ MORE   XEn PHE Nowshera leaves Tariath people without water 2/26/2019 11:25:32 PM AB Sharma Early Times Report Rajouri, Feb 26: People of Tehsil Tariarth have been facing acute shortage of potable water. The matter was raised with the XEn PHE, Nowshera without results. The locals, sources said, have been demanding tube well for the past five years but their demand has not yielded any fruit till date. "After getting a cold response from XEn Nowshera, the locals approached the DDC Rajouri Shahid Iqbal Chowdhary last year. He directed the XEn to conduct survey and submit a report within a week. However, to this day, the report has not been submitted," they said. The locals have sought transfer of the XEn....   READ MORE

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