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| Dukhtaraan chief Asiya’s husband, former TM chief Gazali booked for murder | | Police claims to have cracked Maulana’s assassination | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: Police today confirmed the Early Times scoop dated April 13th and declared that Jameel-ur-Rehman’s organisation ‘Sout-ul-Haq’, in coordination with radical cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba, had assassinated Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith chief, Maulana Shaukat Ahmed
Shah, in an IED blast at a mosque in Maisuma on Friday last. According
to Police claim, detained Dukhtaraan-e-Millat chief Asiya Andrabi’s
husband, Ashiq Hussain Faktoo, septuagenarian Ahl-e-Hadith activist
and one-time “Chief Commander” of Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TUM), Abdul Gani Dar alias Abdullah Gazali, besides the Valley’s most wanted militant and Pakistani commander of Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Abdullah Uni, were key characters behind the cleric’s killing.
During its weeklong exercise, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of District Police Srinagar has discovered that Maulana Shaukat Shah’s
intimate relationship with JKLF Chairman, Yasin Malik, besides his
role in making Jamia Ahl-e-Hadith (JAH) as a part of Jamiat
Ahl-e-Hadith of India, became the key reasons of his assassinati... | |
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| 'Debate on Dogra certificate issue in positive context' | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , April 17
Dogra certificate issue is a non-issue and the misgiving it raised by the section of the society would be settled by cabinet. This was stated by PCC chief Prof.Saifudin Soz in a press conference recently. Even though some sections particularly in Kashmir valley are spreading rumor about Dogra Certificate. The certificate will benefit only in central forces. Early Times speaks to many more about this issue.
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| | | | Crucial PM's centre-state working group report leaked, yet J&K's top secret | | Babus unaware Justice Sagheer is no more | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 16: Four months after death of Justice Sagheer Ahmed and exactly 18 months after late justice submitted report on Centre-State relations to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Babus running state's official machinery have categorically denied of having any information about the report.
A befitting example of this is how social welfare department replied to a query regarding recommendations of the working group on centre-state relations. A legislator had asked the department whether it has any knowledge any about the recommendation of schedule tribe status for Paharis. The department bluntly said that it has no knowledge about this recommendation... | |
| | | | Parties break 'intriguing' silence, begin mudslinging after 3 days | | Onus on Omar to prove innocence: Mehbooba hits out at CM | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: After maintaining 'intriguing' silence for three days, the political parties in J&K have now resorted to mudslinging on expected lines against each over the Legislative Council cross voting, an issue that has put the question mark on the 'fidelity and morality' of almost all the parties which were in fray in the polls.
A day after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah washed off hands and challenged to prove coalition involvement, his rival PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti retorted that onus lied with him only to prove his innocence. In the vicious circle of castigation rhetoric, while Congress blamed and condemned Panthers Party for supporting PDP, the former slamm... | |
| | | | Is money taken by BJP MLAs for cross voting taxable? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: Is money given to or taken by seven BJP MLAs for voting in favour of candidates fielded by the National Conference and the Congress in the just concluded Legislative Council election taxable ?By any yardstick the amount is taxable on two counts.
First,it is taxable because it has been earned by the MLAs irrespective of the fact whether it was earned after painful labour or it was a mere gift.Secondly,getting richer by several lakhs of rupees within a few hours cannot be treated as a gift from God.The money that the BJP MLAs have been given does not fall within the limit prescribed by the Income Tax Department for tax relief and that too when their monthl... | |
| | | | Cross-Voting: Seeking fresh mandate the only alternative | | Legislative Council Elections | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Apr 16: The BJP national president, Nitin Gadkari, has summoned the state BJP president, Shamsher Singh Manhas, against whose integrity fingers have also been raised, along with all the 11 party legislators, to Delhi to explain their conduct and the circumstances under which the 7 MLAs crossed votes or voted for the Congress, the NC and the PDP. A report suggests that the shameless erring BJP MLAs, who murdered democracy and violated the people's mandate and the party whip, are least concerned with the public opinion and that while three of them - Lal Chand (Bani), Durga Das (Hiran Nagar) and Baldev Sharma (Reasi) have justified cross-voting, one of the legislators Jagdish Ra... | |
| | | | | Mandeep Kour, Masters in Tourism, IGNOU, Jammu:- | | 
If it is in the interest of Youth irrespective of region, religion- then it should be welcomed by one and all. The recent controversy regarding issuance of Dogra certificate is unwarranted and uncalled for. One should not make issue out of an mole.
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| | | | JK sleeps over recommendations of Central Committee | | As displaced Pundits suffer | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 16: The state government, it seems, has brushed under the carpet the recommendations of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in its seventh report.
The high level committee comprising leader of he opposition Sushma Swaraj, Mamta Banerjee, Sahin Pilot ad others had urged the state government to take several measures to safeguard the interests of displaced persons. However, till date the state government seems in no mood to implement the recommendations of the committee. However, officials cite `valid reasons' for delay in implementing the recommendations.
The State government was directed to explore possibility of declaring all the properties, mov... | |
| | | | Dogra certificate challenged in Budgam court | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Apr 16: A resident of Chadoura area of Budgam district has challenged issuance of Dogra Certificate by the state Revenue Department in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Budgam.
CJM Budgam, Pervez Hussain Kachroo, admitted the petition and issued notice to the respondent Government of Jammu and Kashmir through Advocate General, Chief Secretary and Financial Commissioner Revenue. Asking for objections from the respondents, court has fixed April 30th as the next date of hearing. Sources said that CJM put the operation of order number Rev (LB) 69 of 2011 dated 25-03-2001 and Rev (LB) 52 of 2011 dated 7-4-2011 in abeyance till the objections are filed b... | |
| | | | Chief Minister needs to handle the delicate situation deftly | | Dogra Certificate Issue | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Neha
JAMMU, Apr 16: Reflecting on the controversy over the Dogra certificate issue on Friday, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the issue would be taken up with the Union Government. "The basic purpose of the certificate was to facilitate entry of Dogri- knowing people of the State in armed forces. There are some people who have blown this issue out of proportions," he said, and added that "Kashmir and Ladakh divisions have been defined geographically, while as Jammu division has been defined with respect to ethnicity. We will talk to the Union Government over this issue but let me tell you all this was done to facilitate entry of Dogras in Army."
What he said con... | |
| | | | | Sugandha Sharma, Law Deptt, Jammu university:- | | 
Why people debate this issue, which is a non-issue. Though, I support this certificate, but fail to understand, why people are raising controversy regarding issuance of Dogra certificate. The youth of Jammu should be given benefit.
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| | | | Clear stand on Dogra certificate: JWAM to Govt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: Jammu West Assembly Movement (JWAM) today demanded that government should clear its stand on the Dogra certificate.
JWAM which today started a series of protest from today alleged that administration has succumbed before the separatists forcing it to alter its earlier notification for issuing Dogra certificate to the people of Jammu region.... | |
| | | | | Lotika Kachroo, student of Law Deptt, Jammu university:- | | 
I also support Dogra certificate and hope people will rise on the occasion and will debate in a positive context. I tell you, many people don’t know the back-ground regarding Dogra certificate. People should get aware of this issue.
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| | | | Govt may send Dogra certificate issue to centre govt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: The Dogra certificate issue, which has generated unnecessary controversy, is to be referred to the Union Home Ministry for issuing a clarification on the matter so that there was no room for misgivings.
Official sources said that when the matter comes up for discussion in the cabinet the state will place the ball in the court of the Union Home Ministry which has given a raw deal to the Jammuites in the past.... | |
| | | | Minor killed, father hurt in road accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Apr 17: A three-year-old boy was killed and his father wounded critically when their scooty was hit by a speeding car at Rehari here today.
Police sources said Arun Tandon, son of retired SP KL Tandon of Bakshi Nagar, and his son Ayan (3) were wounded critically when a speeding car hit their scooty at Rehari.
They were admitted to the GMC hospital when Ayan was declared brought dead by doctors.
Police had seized the car and launched a manhunt to arrest its driver who fled the spot soon after the incident.
Police had registered a case in this connection.... | |
| | | | | Sheenam Akhtar, student of Law Deptt, Jammu university:- | |  I have heard about Dogra certificate and obviously support it. In my view, youth of Jammu and Kashmir including Ladakh should be given relaxation in central forces. You know unemployment is rising day by day and govt should come up with comprehensive plan to tackle this problem.
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