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The accident at DPS Jammu that left a 7th class student dead has raised many questions.
The school administration says the girl slipped before hitting the parked bus as she came rushing after the school was over to board the bus.
If this is true, why the elderly driver of the killer bus has been arrested?
Where were the teachers at the time of the accident? A statement issued to the media by the principal says that the teachers were present at the site of the accident. However, the members of the DPS Jammu Parents Association have claimed that the teachers were called by the Principal to attend a meeting and were not present in the school ground near the buses.
How does the school al... | |
| | | | Public inconvenience | | | |
Jammu: In the garb of addressing the grievances of the people, the National Conference Ministers in fact subject them (people) to inconvenience.
The Ministers were directed by the Chief Minister to hold public meetings to gather feed back and to solve the problems of the people. However, the motorcade of the Ministers cause severe traffic jams on the Residency Road thus subjecting the commoner to huge inconvenience.
Not only the general public, the tourists also find it difficult to park their vehicles in the area. Shockingly not a single Traffic Police officer is deputed in the area to do the needful. "It has also adversely affected the business in the area", shopkeepers said.
The d... | |
| | | | `NC public meetings a mere eye wash' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: The drama at National Conference (NC) headquarters Sher-e-Kashmir Bhawan here has gripped the entire State as people, come along with their demands, from all over the State are trying to meet Ministers, who are following the roaster issued by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah couple of days back.
However, the meetings seem an exercise in futility as only those people are given time who have some sort of proximity with the NC and is accompanied by party leaders. Those who come alone to seek any help from Ministers are not given time and are made to wait outside the gate.
In a bid to appease people within the party who are disgruntled with the party leadership f... | |
| | | | ‘No alliance with NDA even if voted to power’ | | Omar treads forbidden path | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Farooq and Omar have differed on various issues in the past. The trend continues. Omar has ruled out any alliance with the NDA if it returns to power t Centre. This is in contravention to Dr Farooq's known stand who believes, no Government in Jammu Kashmir can survive without the support of the party in power at New Delhi.
Farooq's apprehensions are not totally unfounded. In 1984 his Government was dismissed by former Governor, Jagmohan at the behest of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Farooq then was a new entrant into politics and had started flirtation with the opposition leaders across the country.
Farooq's apprehensions made him to join the NDA in... | |
| | | | CM accused of nurturing double standards | | `Annoyed over FB posts, silent on Rath CD' | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Quarters concerned about morality, values and ethics have accused the Chief Minister of nurturing double standards. According to them, the Chief Minister has applied different yardsticks in two incidents concerning honour and dignity of women.
Omar Abdullah hailed the police for arresting three students who had posted `objectionable' remarks on the Face Book on the all-girl-rock band issue. In his tweet, the Chief Minister extended all support to the girls and assured them of his full cooperation.
While the Chief Minister was hailed for his stand on the band issue, the above quoted quarters have criticized him for his silence on the Rath CD issue.... | |
| | | | Clergy condemns alleged police brutality on Madrasa students | | No action against accused policemen | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
kishtwar, Feb 8: Irate over inaction from the administration and senior police officials against the policemen involved in alleged brutality on seven Madrasa students in remote Patimhala area of Kishtwar district, chief cleric of Jamia Masjid Kishtwar Farooq Ahmed Kichloo during Friday sermon condemned police brutality on students.
While lambasting at incharge police post Patimhala ASI Abdul Majid, Immam Jamia Masjid Kishtwar alleged that policemen were trying to link innocent youth with militancy only for getting awards and promotions. He demanded action against the accused policemen at the earliest.
It is pertinent to mention here that seven students of Madras... | |
| | | | DyCM calls on Shinde, Pallam Raju | | | |
Early Times Report
new delhi, Feb 8: Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand today called on Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde here today and discussed overall situation in the State. He also held deliberations on functioning of the coalition Government.
The Deputy Chief Minister raised issues pertaining to refugees of 1947, 1965 and 1971 besides discussing situation of Kashmiri migrants.
During the interaction with the Home Minister, Tara Chand discussed problem of confronting people living in border areas due to presence of mine laid during the Kargil intrusion.
The Deputy Chief Minister requested for intervention of the Home Minister in getting the mines removed, adding that people... | |
| | | | More than two dozen attacks on RTI activists in 4 years | | Law to protect Whistle- blowers nowhere in sight | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 8: The Right to Information (RTI) Activists in Jammu and Kashmir have been under direct threat from the criminal elements who are getting exposed after the information goes into public domain under RTI Act. The criminal & corrupt elements have left no stone unturned to unleash terror on the RTI activists and the RTI users but under J&K RTI Act 2009 there is no protection for the RTI activists or the RTI users. But after the enactment of Whistle- blowers protection bill at National level it was felt that the similar law could be enacted in J&K state but till date the Govt has remained silent on this matter. The work on whistle - blowers protection was in... | |
| | | | Wake up call for top Cops; "Entry Fee" resurfaces on Jammu Roads..? | | DIG Traffic's field work fails to mend erring staff | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Has "Entry System" re-surfaced among Men in Blues here in winter capital?
Well, the answer is simply yes, if reliable sources in Traffic wing of State Police Department are to be believed.
While all attempts to contact Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Traffic, Jammu, Shakeel Ahmad Baig and SSP, Traffic, Jammu, Manmohan Singh proved futile, the people of Jammu have a ray of hope on Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Prasad, who has initiated a process to streamline the Traffic wing which is allegedly drenched in corrupt practices.
"About few months ago, following strict vigil by senior officers, the entry system (illegal charging of money f... | |
| | | | Gujjar Bakerwal Community alleges discrimination | | Urges Cong to nominate a Gujjar leader as MLC | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: The Gujjar Community has urged the Congress party to nominate a prominent Gujjar leader from Rajouri district as MLC. The election to eight seats of the Legislative Council is scheduled to be held in March. The seats shall fall vacant as eight MLCs are retiring shortly.
Giving a brief profile of Rajouri district, the community said: "There are 4 Assembly constituencies in Rajouri Danhal, Budal (about 60% are Gujjar Bakerwal), Rajouri Constituency (about 45% Gujjar Bakerwal), Kalakote Constituency (about 45% Gujjar Bakerwal) and Noushera constituency (about 20% Gujjar Bakerwal)."
Data with respect to Jammu and other districts was also furnished. Accor... | |
| | | | Difficult to rule out possibility of NC not joining BJP-led NDA | | 2014 elections | | | Rustam
Jammu, Feb 8: National Conference (NC) working president and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who, along with his father, party president and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah, yesterday visited dargah of Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chisti, Ajmer (Rajasthan), ruled out the possibility of entering into an alliance with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming general elections. "Jammu and Kashmir NC will not join NDA," Omar said at Ajmer.
It is difficult to trust the NC top brass considering the past experience or their past political conduct. The NC has in the past allied itself with parties it used to denounce holding them responsible for the "alienation"... | |
| | | | Calm Suruchi questions safety measures in school | | Tearful adieu to DPS girl | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 8: Thousands of persons gave a tearful adieu to Suruchi Choudhary, a 7th standard student of DPS Jammu, who was crushed by the school bus in the school premises yesterday.
The cremation as held at Shastri Nagar cremation ground. Suruchi's class mates were in tears and so were her parents and all others who attended the cremation. Amid cries and sighs Suruchi's elder brother Saurabh Choudhary lit the pyre.
Drapped in colourful attire, a silent Suruchi questioned the safety measures in the school that she so loved. The same question haunted her class mates and parents who were helped to stand near the pyre for the final darshan.
"I cannot forget good times ... | |
| | | | Girls feel insecure in Srinagar | | Tuition centres turn terror centres | | |
Mustansir
Srinagar, Feb 8: Tuition centers in Srinagar have been transformed into crime centers due to which the girl students are feeling insecure and the parents lost between desire and terror.
The tuition centers have become vulnerable and the crime against girls is showing an alarming increase. Eve teasing and harassment in and around tuition centers is ever increasing and at certain occasions some big incidents happen in close vicinity of tuition centers. Cyber crime is also directed towards this section only.
Acid attack on a woman and the response evoked by the girls' band drew their origin from tuition centers. If a tutor is involved in crime against girl's rock band in ... | |
| | | | PCC castigates Kamaal's utterances, NC's silence | | Coalition on collision path | | |
Early Times REport
Jammu, Feb 8: Umpteenth time in as many months, Pradesh Congress Committe has come down heavily on the statements of National conference's additional general secretary Mustafa Kamaal's statements against its leadership also lashing the criminal silence of the top NC leadership over these statements.
PCC General Secretary and Chief Spokesman Ravinder Sharma-MLC severely criticized Chief Minister's uncle and National Conference MLA Dr. Mustafa Kamaal for what he termed as his 'mischievous and malicious' propaganda against the Congress party, also taking strong exception to the criminal silence being maintained by the National Conference leadership in this regard.
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