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| JCO, 12 militants killed in Gurez | | Pak Army boats, GPS used in current year's biggest infiltration bid | |  Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
srinagar, Aug 20: A recently commissioned Lieutenant of Army Ordnance Corps got killed when troops intercepted a group of at least 12 militants infiltrating into Gurez sector through inflated boats, believed to have been provided by Pakistani Army. Even as Police maintained that it had not received any dead bodies till late tonight, Army claimed that all the 12 infiltrators in black commando combat dresses were killed in the fierce gunbattle and two boats were seized.
Authoritative sources told Early Times that a fierce gunbattle took place between a group of infiltrating militants and troops of 15th Bn of Maratha Light Infantry near Izmarg post of the Indian Army in Bagtoor-Kanzalwan belt of Gurez sector, in northeast Kashmir during last night. Sources said that troops... | |
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| Not only corrupt Babus; even self-acclaimed honest earn 'booty', live luxurious life | | Loot of state exchequer in J&K | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 20: Jammu and Kashmir has the unique distinction of being the only state in the country where not only corrupt officers are living luxurious life but even self-acclaimed honest ones have built palatial bungalows and have accounts on different names in several banks of the state and outside.
These honest officers do not have a penny on their name but have money swelling in the accounts of their wives, sons and daughters. Children of a good number of self-acclaimed honest officers have managed admission in private medical and engineering colleges both within and outside the state. Son of an honest IAS officer recently got admitted to a co... | |
| | | | Why was late Sheikh advised to stop inductions into IAS and IPS? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: The State cabinet has approved the induction of 17 senior KAS officers into the elite IAS thereby encouraging the state cadre officers and giving them their due share in the country's superlative civil service.
Similarly, the induction of KPS officers into the IPS has already been cleared. While it is encouraging to note that many of the State's youth are now aggressively competing for the elite civil services of the country and many of them have won the state laurels by getting top berths in these competitions. There used to be times when the candidates from Jammu and Kashmir hardly made a mark at the country level civil service competitions. But, thankf... | |
| | | | Rumblings continue in coalition, Cong leaders not happy with CM's style of functioning | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Though Congress High Command has down played the issue several times earlier but all is not well within the coalition partners in the state with Pradesh Congress leadership openly questioning the style of functioning of Omar Abdullah led coalition in the state.
The differences among the two coalition partners have increased to such a level that senior Party leaders as well junior functionaries of the Party at the Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary today made the NC leadership as well as Congress ministers in the coalition main target of their attack. The party leaders who had assembled to pay tributes to former Prime Minister chose the occasion to ire thei... | |
| | | | Summer secretariat; blessing in disguise for ministers | | Jammu mantris tour constituencies | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: Every time durbar move offices are shifted from Jammu or Srinagar, state government makes parallel arrangements for summer secretariat in Jammu and winter secretariat in Srinagar to stay connected with 'aam admi' even after relocating the seat of government.
A special roster, normally on weekly basis is prepared to ensure presence of senior cabinet ministers for the redressal of public grievances. This looks perfectly alright and no one can find shortcomings in the official arrangement as all efforts are made out to fix accountability of senior ministers by making them available for the common masses.
However, the real picture on ground zero is slight... | |
| | | | ET staffer beaten for discharging professional duties | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 20: The Early Times (ET) Kishtwar staffer Asif Iqbal Naik was today beaten by some miscreants inside the district hospital, Kishtwar, where he had gone in connection with a news story.
Iqbal was beaten by the goons in full public view. Though the incident took place close to the Kishtwar police station, the accused managed to make good their escape.
He later sat on dharna in front of the police station, demanding the arrest of the accused and registration of a case against them.
On the intervention of some police officers and social activists, lifted dharna after about half an hour. Police, however, registered an FIR and assured the victim that the guilty w... | |
| | | | Police registers FIR against militant-turned-Congress leader | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
kishtwar, Aug 20: Police have registered a case against HUJI militant-turned-Congress leader Noor Mohammad Ahangar, who is sarpanch of Hullar, for allegedly assaulting a man and his son at Bandrena here yesterday.
According to police sources, a case under sections 452, 323, 504, 506 and 147 of RPC was registered against Ahangar at police station, Kishtwar, for attacking Abdul Qayoom Malik, son of Abdul Gani Malik, and his son Masood Ahmed Malik yesterday at Bandrena.
Ahangar and his accomplices, who also happen to be surrendered militants, allegedly beat them up when people were protesting against Shahid Hussain Baghwan and Mansoor Ahmed who had allegedly attacked the mot... | |
| | | | Gang of chain snatchers busted | | | | JAMMU: Police today claimed to have busted a gang of chain snatchers by arresting a kingpin from Sarwal area here.
Police sources identified him as Vivek Sharma of Tikri, Udhampur. He was picked up by police from a Sarwal area on a tip-off, the sources added.
Sources said Vivek was also allegedly involved in the incident of snatching of Rs 1 lakh from a man outside J&K Bank's Rehari branch few months back.
On his disclosure, police had also picked up other members of the gang from different city areas.... | |
| | | | Cheats draw money deceitfully from J&K Bank ATM | | | | JAMMU: An amount of Rs 38,000 was drawn fraudulently by two cheats from the account of a man through J&K Bank ATM.
Balbir Singh, son of Jagat Singh of Dalbad, Nagrota, went to J&K Bank's Sidhra branch here on August 4 last to draw money from his account. Police said two persons, who were not known to him, approached him and soon became friendly with him. Since there was rush of customers in the bank, the two persons told him that it would be better to go to the ATM and draw the money from there.
He agreed and accompanied them. Sources said the two cheats swapped their fake ATM card with that of Balbir inside the ATM cabin and then left the spot.
The card was swapped after Balbir had dra... | |
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