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| Teenager raped in Police Lines | | When saviour turns | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 1
IN WHAT could be defined as a shocking news, a teenaged girl has been reportedly raped by a policeman and his hotelier friend, here last night.
Gandhi Nagar police today arrested a head constable and a hotelier following a complaint by the victim that she was raped by the duo in the police lines at Gandhi Nagar, last night, sources have revealed.
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the 17 year old girl Malika Kaur (name changed) from Rajouri had come to Jammu yesterday to seek admission in a higher secondary school and checked-in at a local hotel in Jewel Chowk.
The owner of the hotel, identified as Ramesh finding the girl alone invited his friend Sahbeer a head constable and the two forcibly took the girl to the Police Lines. The sources informed that the girl, in his complaint has mentioned that she was raped by the duo in Sahbooer’s Police Lines quarter. She, according to the sources, had also alleged that another friend of the two, Ashraf had later also joined them in raping her.
The girls who managed to escape from the accused in the morn... | |
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| ‘Elections after September’ | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 1
Putting all speculations to rest, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has made amply clear that there is no question of holding assembly elections before September this year.
It was widely believed in the political circles that state may go elections prior to schedule and preparations among the all parties are in a full swing. The exact timing of elections have though remained a guess work.
"Election will be held anytime after September," Azad told reporters in New Delhi on the sidelines of a conference on terrorism. The term of the 87-member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly ends in mid-November. This is the only state in the country which has a six-year ... | |
| | | | Warrants against outgoing CS, others | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 1
As the outgoing Chief Secretary BR Kundal awaits his induction in the state cabinet, there is a court warrant in the service for security his presence in the court in a contempt case.
Justice Nirmal Singh of Jammu and Kashmir High Court in a contempt petition has directed the Registry to secure the presence of Kundal, GA Peer Secretary Education, AK Raina Director School Education Jammu, Vinay Mohan Raina CEO Udhampur and ON Bhat ZEO Ghordi Tehsil Ramnagar. The execution of warrant through concerned SSP.
While directing the registry for issuance of bailable warrants Justice Nirmal Singh further observed that respondents have been served through regis... | |
| | | | Power to peoples is weapon against terror: Azad | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 1
Describing terrorism as a serious challenge before the society, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today called for empowerment of people to defeat the deadly menace.
Speaking at an international conference on terrorism organized by the Jama Masjid United Forum at New Delhi, Chief Minister Azad underscored the need to promote reconciliation and dialogue to resolve the tensions feeding terrorists, adding that the strategy against terrorism also required under- cutting the social base of terrorists.
This significant conference was attended by top leaders of various religions, scholars, peace activists and political leaders from different parts of world. A... | |
| | | | BJP puts Article 370, Uniform Civil Code on agenda | | BACK TO SQUARE ONE | | | New Delhi | June 1
Buoyed by a series of election victories including those in Karnataka and Gujarat, the BJP on Sunday took out its contentious demands for scrapping Article 370 and bringing in a uniform civil code from the closet ahead of the Lok Sabha polls.
On the backburner for long owing to coalition pressures, the saffron party sought to bring these issues back on its agenda and also floated a new idea of "true secularism" to target the Congress, which it has always accused of appeasing minorities.
"Along with cultural nationalism, Article 370, uniform civil code and true secularism, we are committed to preserve the national unity and integrity," BJP chief Rajnath Singh said in ... | |
| | | | All set for Kundal’s crowning, Phunsog may follow | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | June 1
On Friday afternoon when he signed the last file in his civil secretariat chamber, he was the most powerful bureaucrat –and after the weekend break, on Monday he will be still much powerful armed with political power and a bigger protocol.
As the last minute arrangement have been made for swearing in of the outgoing Chief Secretary as a Cabinet Minister, BR Kundal is certainly not the last surprise switchover from bureaucracy to politics in this election year. Sources said that another top bureaucrat (who recently retired from active service) is also all set to make a political foray by joining the Congress party.
In Srinagar, invitation cards have ... | |
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