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| Police-militant nexus unearthed in Srinagar shootouts | | 4 cops, 3 civilians arrested in firing on ex-militant Shabnam | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, June 16: Special Operations Group (SOG) of District Police Srinagar have unearthed a nexus between Police and Hizbul Mujahideen. At least six Police personnel and three civilians have been identified so far in the June 7th attack on Hizbul Mujahideen's released militant, Ghulam Hassan Mir alias Shabnam, and investigation is underway to see if the dangerously operating network was involved in any other subversive activity.
Authoritative sources disclosed to Early Times that during investigation of some recent incidents of firing and grenade attacks in the summer capital, Srinagar District Police hit upon a network of Police personnel and militants of Hizbul Mujahideen operating in at least three districts of the Valley. Making use of human intelligence as well as technology, including interception of cellphones, Police gathered enough evidence, necessitating detention and sustained interrogation of a number of Police personnel and civilians.
Initially, the investigation was supervised by SSP Srinagar, Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, and SP CI Kashmir, Sheikh... | |
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| NC block president's murder eye-opener or myth exploder? | | | |
early times report
Srinagar, June 16: The broad daylight murder of a ruling NC block president in Natipora locality of Srinagar city has punctured many a security myth about the complete dominance of the city by the security forces.
As he went to offer the Friday prayers assassins shot at and killed Abdul Rehman Ganai in Natipora before they vanished into thin air. This is much for the complete dominance of the city areas by the security forces. As has been said umpteen times, security is a highly fragile issue and it does not take much for the anti-national elements to shatter it. One stray incident is technically enough to puncture the security balloon. It has also been proved that u... | |
| | | | PIL seeking prosecution of Senior Officers involved in corruption | | DB issues notice to CM, Union Home Ministry & Ors | | | Jammu, June 16 (JNF): A Division Bench of the State High Court has issued notices among others to the Chief Minister seeking their stand on the pending cases of corruption against senior government officers.
In the much publicized Public Interest Litigation seeking prosecution of Senior IAS/IFS/KAS Officers against whom the State Vigilance Organization has sought sanction from the Govt of Jammu & Kashmir and Govt of India, A Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice MM Kumar and Justice JP Singh after hearing Advocate Sheikh Shakeel Ahmed for the PIL and ASGI KK Pangotra appearing for Union Home Ministry and Ministry of Personnel and Training Govt of India and AAG Gagan B... | |
| | | | Status of various cases as filed by Commissioner/ Secretary GAD | | | | FIR NO 38/2003 and FIR NO 39/2003 of VOK registered against Farooq Ahmed Geelani IFS Chief Executive Officer IWDP Rambiara & others, the cases has been referred to the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt of India on March 20, 2012 for grant of sanction.
In FIR NO 19/2008 VOK registered against Ajaz Ahmed IFS Mananging Director State Forest Corporation and Abdul Gani Hajam IFS, then GM North SFC the case has been referred to the Ministry of Environment and Forest, Govt of India on June 22, 2011,
nIn FIR NO 9/1989 VOJ registered against Jagjeevan Lal Ex-Minister (disproportionate assets case), the same has been referred for sanction to the Assembly Secretariat on September 12, 2007. I... | |
| | | | ‘Jammu DC goes Taliban way, enforces dress code’ | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 16: In complete violation of humanitarian norms, security guards viciously humiliated a female 8th class student of Presentation Convent School for allegedly violating dress code enforced allegedly by Deputy Commissioner (DC) Jammu out of his own sweet will.
The dress code to enter DC Jammu’s office has to be adhered to. Otherwise, if the guards are to be believed, DC sahab has no time for commoners. A student of class VIII in Presentation Convent School, Gandhi Nagar Jammu and her parents were subject to humiliation at the entrance of DC Office, Jammu none but at the hand of police personnel standing at the entrance of the gate over the dress the girl child... | |
| | | | Porno clip of school going student shocks Kishtwar | | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar June 16:- Porno clips of a school going girl came to fore amid shock and utter disbelief of the people of Kishtwar. Police immediately took cognizance of the two clips of 1 minute 53 second and 1 minute 1 second duration and registered an FIR. Kishtwar u/s 292/294/67 A IT Act. Meanwhile, the school authorities expelled the girl.
The clips available with "Early Times" clearly show the girl in school uniform objecting to the moves of the accused.
Divulging details, Dy. SP HQ Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary said that police soon after identifying the girl in clip registered an open FIR at police station Kishtwar under relevant sections of laws. He said that police have... | |
| | | | After panch resignations, Natipora killing worries NC | | ‘We are sitting ducks’ | | | early times report
Srinagar, June 16: Shaken by the resignation of panches and sarpanches since last week, the National Conference received yet another shock yesterday when a halqa president was shot dead by unidentified persons at Natipora yesterday.
Yesterday's killing was the fourth killing of its kind since December last year. The deceased, Abdul Rehman Ganie was shot dead by unknown gunmen when he was on his way to the local mosque for attending the Friday congregational prayers. He died on the spot.
On December 24, gunmen whose identity could not be ascertained shot dead National Conference worker, Bashir Ahmad Dar at Batmaloo outside his shop. Bashir's father, a staunch NC worke... | |
| | | | Govt employees may go on indefinite strike | | JCC condemns use of force, indiscriminate arrests | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, June 16: Angered by what they called massive use of force to prevent proposed march to Governor House, the Employees Joint Consultative Committee may go for indefinite strike. The meeting to chalk out future strategy has been scheduled for June 19.
A spokesman of the Committee while condemning use of force and indiscriminate arrest of the government employees said we have been left with no alternative but to pursue a harsh course of action.
Earlier, police resorted to cane charge and effected hundreds of arrests to prevent agitating government employees from marching towards Governor House in the summer capital today as complete lock out across Kashmir crippl... | |
| | | | Legislators fume in DDB meetings, say development works will suffer | | No raise in district plans' budget this year | | | early times report
Jammu, June 16: Even as the coalition government has begun District Development Board meetings but these are in for much criticism for a host of reasons , this time angering the legislators for very low or less budget earmarked in the district plan . Though there are some other factors on account of which the DDB meetings are not witnessing a smooth sailing, no increase in the budget amount this year is drawing flak even from the legislators of ruling alliance partners.
Sources said almost in all the District Development Board meetings held so far , the legislators presented their observations on a disappointment note as the government has raised amount in the distri... | |
| | | | Omar' support to Mukherjee is his support to Sonia Gandhi | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 16: Chief Minister,Omar Abdullah,has,once again,displayed that being by the right side of the Congress led UPA Government in the centre would spare him of the embarrassment of playing the second fiddle to the state unit of the Congress in Jammu and Kashmir. This art of befriending,rather wooing,the Congress high command was demonstrated by Omar Abdullah by remaining present,despite his pressing engagements,during the time the AICC Chief,Sonia Gandhi,announced that the UPA had decided to field the Finance Minister, Pranab Mukherjee, for the ensuing Presidential election.
In what capacity Omar was present when Sonia Gandhi announced the name of Mukhe... | |
| | | | Congress for special status, Article 370 | | CSC's Interim Report & BJP | | | NEHA
JAMMU, June 16: The Cabinet Sub-Committee (CSC) on the Justice Sagheer Ahmad's report on the centre-state relations has submitted its interim report. The report was submitted two days ago. It will be tabled in the next cabinet meeting. Once approved, the state government would take up the issue with the Government of India for necessary action in the matter. The committee has, according to reports, clinched almost all the issues, barring the issue of greater autonomy. The autonomy issue would be discussed by the committee in its next meeting.
The CSC is headed by the NC ideologue and Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather, which has on it three Congress Cabinet Ministers. They are Reve... | |
| | | | Pak wants resolution of Siachen, NC for resolution of Kashmir | | Indifferent Delhi | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 16: Who is looking after the sovereign interests of India? Perhaps none. Is there anybody in New Delhi who is noting who is doing what in Jammu & Kashmir to undermine the territorial integrity of India by questioning the status of Indian Jammu & Kashmir. There appears none. In fact, the situation has worsened to the extent that even those responsible for the unity and integrity of India have started using the language which even the enemy countries, including Pakistan, have stopped using for some months now. The case in the point is the unhappiness of the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah over the manner in which India and Pakistan have, according to him, kept the Kashmir iss... | |
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