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Can wives and children of militants accepting rehabilitation scheme be residents of J&K?

6/26/2011 12:24:41 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Will those militants, who are married and have children, willing to return to the valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir, where they had gone for arms training, be able to carry their family members with them once they start their journey back to Kashmir ? This question has assumed significance after the Government announced that about 108 militants were to be back to Jammu and Kashmir from across the LOC their declaration they were ready to live in peace after having abandoned the culture of gun. Latest reports said that out of the 700 applications received from the parents of the militants 28 had been cleared under the rehabilitation scheme and anothe...

Will BJP High Command take it to logical conclusion this time?

Visa Denial Issue

6/26/2011 12:24:11 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Nearly five days on when the issue of visa denial to Dr Jitender Singh came to fore in New Delhi, the state unit of BJP has raked it up apparently because the leader belongs to J&K state. The Party high command rightly so too appears to be serious this time to take up the issue with US Embassy as to why they were 'forced' to take such steps second time. The moot question remains will the high command follow it up to logical conclusion or just make a superficial cry till it dilutes in the clamour of political issues ….? The larger question remains even if Party high command pursues it seriously, will it ever get to know the real reasons or simply the respo...

Patnitop hoteliers, PDA allege discrimination with tourist spots in Jammu

To lodge protest, block NH 1-A on June 27

6/26/2011 12:23:06 AM

Kunal Shrivatsa EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 25: To protest the 'inordinate' delay in conceding their long pending demands, the Patnitop Development Association (PDA) in collaboration with Hoteliers and Restaurant Association (HRA), Patnitop have decided to block busiest Jammu-Srinagar National Highway at Patnitop on June 27. Lamenting the state government for discriminating with Jammu in developing and upgrading the tourism sector in the region, president PDA and HRA, Patnitop, Kushal Magotra said that despite repeated requests the authorities have failed to pay heed to the expansion of spots especially the famous tourist resort of Patnitop, situated about 110 kms from here on Jammu-Sr...

Kishtwar porn CD case accused held at Anantnag

A teacher by profession, he is alleged to have made porn CD of a girl student

6/26/2011 12:22:16 AM

Early Times Report kishtwar, June 25: A private higher secondary school teacher and coaching centre owner was today arrested by police from Anantnag in Kashmir for his alleged involvement in the making of a porn CD of a girl who was said to be his student. The accused, whom police sources identified as Tariq Qayoom Tak of Kishtwar, taught in a private higher secondary school here and ran a coaching centre in the town. After he surfaced as an accused in the porn CD case, police raided his caoching centre-cum-residence late last night and continued searches till early this morning. The raiding party also searched out the room in the coaching centre where the porn movie was alleged to have...

Extend new Juvenile Justice Act to JK'

6/26/2011 12:21:45 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: Human rights defenders have urged the state government to take measures during the coming Assembly Session to extend Juvenile Justice Act 2000 to the state. The state continues to be governed by older version of the legislation that was enacted in 1986 and was extended to the state in 1987. The law came up for discussion when Amnesty international released its report on Public Safety Act titled `A lawless law' early this year. The older version of the law was enacted in India in 1986. The state of Jammu Kashmir extended the law in 1987. However, after taking into consideration the provisions of similar legislations of various countries, the law was amen...

Stores procurement deptt "disobeys" HC directive

6/26/2011 12:21:17 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, June 25: In a shocking incident, stores procurement department (SPD) has "disobeyed" a high court directive wherein the government was asked to obtain the opinion of any medical expert authorized under rules within a period of three weeks for releasing the medical expenses of an ailing youth suffering from a deadly disease. In this connection, SPD director wrote a letter to GMC principal vide No DSP/956-60 dated May 1, 2011. The patient Vipul Koul was taken for check up by a GMC medical board vide their letter No MBC-309 dated June 3, but the SPD director did not bother to collect the required report which was shocking. The court had directed the government...

Educational state of art sans infrastructure, 4830 schools running without buildings

6/26/2011 12:20:48 AM

Early Times Report JAMMU, June 25: Despite pumping crores of rupees in improving the educational infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir, nearly 4830 educational institutions in across the state are functioning without their own buildings. These startling figures have been revealed by the latest Economic Survey. Survey says that out of these, 4119 primary schools, 628 middle schools, 76 high schools and 7 higher secondary schools are without government building. Apart from this, 984 upgraded institutions are deficient in accommodation with break up figures: 611 High Schools and 373 Higher Secondary Schools. Figures further reveal that 474 primary schools buildings are in dilapidated condit...

Syed Ali Shah Geelani stands surety for good conduct of boys beguiled by his speeches

6/26/2011 12:20:07 AM

Early Times Report Jammu, June 25: It was quite interesting to watch Syed Ali Shah Geelani the Kashmiri separatist leader walk into a police station in Srinagar city and stand surety for three arrested boys. The boys had been picked up by the police for raising anti-national slogans and creating a law and order situation in the city. Geelani had to wait for pretty two long hours before the SHO of the concerned police station arrived back and asked the separatist leader politely to furnish a personal surety bond for the good conduct of the arrested boys in the future. Obliging the police, Geelani furnished the personal surety bond and the police released the three boys. It is for the fir...

Youth dies after compressed air pierces his anus, fills body

6/26/2011 12:19:36 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 25: A factory worker met an agonising end at Bari Brahmana near here today after another worker filled air in him through his anus.Police sources said after finishing day's work at Shree Ram Chemicals in phase 4 of Bari Brahmana, workers were getting ready for homes at about 4.30 pm. They were cracking jokes and exchanging pleasantries. In the meantime, Sukumar put the air pipe on Shahidul Rehman's anus and pressed the button.Piercing his anus, the compressed air filled his body, which made him unconscious. He was shifted to the GMC hospital where he died.Sukumar was arrested and booked in a murder case under section 302 of RPC, the sources added....

Couple ends lives by jumping into Chenab river

6/26/2011 12:18:43 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 25: A Janipur based couple committed suicide by jumping into Chenab River at Akhnoor. The incident occurred over the newly constructed bridge, police sources informed. The identification of the deceased couple has been established as Usha Devi and Sunil Kumar, owner of the HIIT Computer Centre. According to police sources Usha left her residence for Akhnoor in a Maruti van (JK02AR-9152) with her driver Jang Bahadur. The woman, on reaching the middle of the new bridge over Chenab River asked the driver to stop the vehicle as she wanted to make a call. After a brief talk with her husband, the woman jumped into river Chenab. On seeing this, police said, the ...

Sex scam accused sent to judicial custody

6/26/2011 12:17:32 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 25: Two youth, who were arrested by Domana police in a sex scam, were today sent to judicial custody for 15 days.Pradeep Baloria and Ashish Abrol were produced by sub-inspector Kuldeep Raj in the court of duty magistrate Renu Dogra.After pursuing the case diary file, the judge ordered to send them to judicial custody for 15 days.The court had yesterday rejected their bail applications. ...

Raju Simblia remanded to police custody

6/26/2011 12:16:53 AM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 25: Duty magistrate, Jammu, Renu Dogra today granted eight days police remand of Rajinder Singh alias Raju Simblia, who was arrested in the case of Chopra family murders. The court directed the investigating officer to produce the accused before it on July 2, 2011, after the completion of the remand period....