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| J&K policemen beware, Assam Police prepare list of 650 ‘obese’ cops | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: The Assam Police have drawn up a list of over 650 personnel who are purportedly habitual drinkers or obese, and those found unfit for duty. These policemen will be offered voluntary retirement after a thorough review.
An analyst while talking to Early Times said, “The Assam Police have taken a commendable step. It would lead to deadwood being chopped off from the department and it would also inculcate the discipline among the force.”
He said, “Reforms in police department are an integral part of its functioning and no State or Union Territory can afford to have unfit policemen.”
The analyst said, “During the past few years the Jammu and Kashmir Police also have been directing its personnel to remain fit and become role models for the society.”
He said, “Many States and UTs can take a cue from the Assam Police and can act tough against the cops who don’t pay much attention towards their fitness. J&K too can do the same. It’s high time for the J&K Policemen to see the writing on the wall and work on their fitness and give up the habits which can... | |
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| Denied post in reshuffle, NC cadre ‘rebels’, cries threat, informs police | | Dost Dost Na Raha! | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 8: Denied a post in the recent reshuffle made by the National Conference in its media wing, a youth face of the NC has raised a “rebellion”.
Sources said the youth face, who had been close to some senior NC leaders, has told Jammu and Kashmir Police that he faces threat to life.
The sources said he has told police that he has received threats and that he could suspect some unusual movement outside his residence.
The sources said police was likely to register a case if the youth cadre files a formal complaint in this regard.
The controversy erupted hours after the NC announced its new list for the media and social media wings.
The youth cadre posted ... | |
| | | | Fencing wall of sports stadium collapses at Marhama | | Locals allege use of substandard material, demand probe | |  Early Times Report
Anantnag, May 8: Fencing wall of a sports stadium collapsing after a rainfall at Marhama Anantnag has brought to fore the alleged use of substandard material used in construction of the wall.
A teacher of Government Primary School Ikhrajpora while talking to Early Times said, “Our school is below this stadium and when this wall was constructed we had informed the sports council that this fencing poses threat to the lives of students and staff members of the school.”
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| | | | 1 month on, Police haven’t registered my complaint; waiting for R S Pathania to come with me to Katra: Victim’s father | | Teenage girl’s mysterious death | |  Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Basant Lal, father of a teenage girl, who was found hanging in a hotel in Katra on April 9, 2023, on Monday said that Katra Police haven’t called him to register his complaint.
Talking to Early Times, Lal, a resident of remote village of Ramnagar area in Udhampur district, said, “No one is listening to me. Police are claiming that my daughter committed a suicide but one month has passed they haven’t even collected her postmortem report.”
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| | | | Delay in appointment of new SMVDU V-C raises many eye-brows | | • Tenure of the incumbent V-C ended in August 2022 | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Over nine months passed after the incumbent Vice Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) Prof Ravinder Kumar Sinha completed his tenure but no decision has been taken over appointing his successor. The delay in appointing the new Vice-Chancellor of this prestigious institute has raised many eyebrows because the Search Committee, specially formulated to select new Vice-Chancellor, has started the process of inviting applications for this post in December 2022.
Important to mention here that Prof Ravinder Kumar Sinha was appointed as Vice-Chancellor of this prestigious institute when Satya Pal Malik was Governor of the erstwhile state of Ja... | |
| | | | Cong’s game plan foiled, agitating Ladakh groups not ready to annoy Centre | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Instead of reacting to the instigation of some Congress leaders, agitating groups of Ladakh are waiting some positive response from the Centre toward their “genuine” demands.
Highly placed sources said that some Congress and pro-Congress leaders are trying their best to start agitation in Ladakh as they want to settle political scrore with the BJP but the natural leaders are not ready to dance to the dictates of these politicians whose only agenda is to the corner BJP.
Reports said that after the appointment of the new Lieutenant Governor of Ladakh, agitating groups are hopeful that Union Government will open a channel of communication.
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| | | | Suicide by JU Dalit professor: Report of inquiry panel yet to be made public | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, May 8: Although higher-ups of the University of Jammu were forced to order an inquiry into the alleged suicide of a professor, the report of the panel is yet to be made public.
It appears that University authorities have hushed up the higher sensitive case in which a highly intelligent and brilliant professor of a weaker section lost his life.
Some organizations of weaker sections too had jumped into the matter as the deceased teacher of Psychology was a Dalit but they failed to take the case to the logical conclusion.
Not only political and social organizations Jammu University Teachers Association (JUTA) and various student groups had also demanded a CBI... | |
| | | | Operation Trinetra: Search operation underway in Rajouri | | | |
Early Times Report
Rajouri, May 8: A massive search operation which began on Friday to hunt down terrorists in Rajouri continued on Monday, officials said.
“Search is going on under ‘Operation Trinetra’ in the Kandi area of Rajouri to flush other remaining ones,” officials said.
Today is the fourth day of the Operation.
A total of five soldiers lost their lives in the anti-terror operation in the Kandi area of Rajouri on May 5.
The five soldiers were martyred during the anti-terror ‘Operation Trinetra’ of the Indian Army with Jammu and Kashmir Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
On Saturday, one terrorist was neutralised and one was injured in a fresh exchange of f... | |
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