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| 'Shohada Brigade' Claims Responsibility for J&K Strikes | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 26: A lesser-known militant outfit 'Shohada Brigade' today claimed responsibility for the twin attacks in Jammu region which left eight persons, including a Lt Colonel of the army, dead.
"We carried the attacks in Kathua and Samba in Jammu region and our mujhahideen are still fighting there," a person who identified himself as Sami-ul-Haq, the spokesperson of the outfit, told PTI on phone. Haq said the militants were three in number and were all locals.
"We have lost communication with one of the militants, but we are in touch with the other two who are inside the army camp. All the three are locals," he claimed.
Four policemen were among the five killed in the audacious 'fidayeen' (suicide) attack on the Hiranagar police station in Kathua, while three army personnel including Lt Col Bikramjeet Singh died in a similar strike shortly afterwards in the army camp at Samba.... | |
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| Omar gheraoed, rescued by police | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 26: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who went to Samba and Hiranagar after the culmination of the encounter had a tough time as his cavalcade was gheraoed by hundreds of people of the area including Youva Morcha Karyakarta.
As per reports, Omar was returning from the police station Hiranagar where militants attacked and killed four police officers when a crowd led by Ravinder Raina, leader of Yuva Morcha gheraoed his cavalcade at Girdhari Lal Dogra Chowk. They shouted slogans against NC led coalition government for its failure to secure the lives of the people. However, timely action by police rescued him.
Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand,... | |
| | | | Cong, NC responsible for terror attacks in Jammu? | | Defeating Pakistani sinister game plan | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 26: Don't blame Pakistan for the today's terror attacks in Hiranagar and Samba of Jammu province which left 12 persons, including six soldiers, four policemen and two civilians, dead and many others wounded. Islamabad and Islamabad-controlled, abetted, indoctrinated and financed terrorists did what they were expected to do. It was not for the first time that Islamabad and Pakistan-based terror outfits conducted terrorist attacks in the state. They have been masterminding and executing terror attacks since the late 1980s, when the NC and the Congress hobnobbed with each other and allowed the NC to rig the 1987 assembly elections on a massive scale - the subversion of demo... | |
| | | | Samba militant attack: Govt, agencies caught napping again | | Time to silence din over AFSPA revocation | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 26: The Militant strike in Hiranagar and Samba that left nine people killed Thursday morning has put a question mark on the demand of revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State.
According to political analysts the attack has again caught the administration napping as it had failed to evolve a strategy before hand to combat such attacks despite knowing fully well that the cross border firing was going on from last few months on LoC with Pak army's intention of facilitating infiltration.
Though the attack by the terrorists was carried out to turn the opinion of international community towards the Kashmir in view of UN General Assemb... | |
| | | | Hiranagar, Samba attacks call for major overhaul in security grid in J&K | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 26: The number 26 is ominous for India. It was November 26,2008 when terrorists from Pakistan carried out mayhem in Mumbai. It was September 26,2013 when terrorists, who had infiltrated from across the border, attacked a police station in Hiranagar and an Army camp at Samba, on the national highway. In the two attack terrorists killed 12 people, including four policemen, six Army personnel, including one Lt. Colonel and two civilians. Over half a dozen policemen and soldiers were injured.
The twin attacks were the result of a well conceived plan, according to senior Army officers. Whether the terrorists, who carried out the twin attacks, had infiltrated in... | |
| | | | Major success for security forces near Line of Control; 10-12 militants killed in operation | | Attempts on to flush out more militants from Keran sector | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Sept 26: Security forces achieved major success in their fight against the militants when they killed around one dozen militants who were trapped while trying to sneak to this side of Line of Control in the Keran sector of North Kashmir's frontier district of Kupwara.
Reports reaching here said that a huge group of militants who tried to infiltrate from across the border got trapped after being challenged by the security forces near the Line of Control. So far 10-12 militants have been killed in the operation which was going when last reports came in from Kupwara.
Addressing a press conference here, General Officer Commanding (GOC) 15 Corps, Lt Gen Gurmit Singh ... | |
| | | | MLAs may seek extension of session..... govt unlikely to budge! | | Issues galore, adjournment motions piling up | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 26: With issues galore and piling up for the opposition parties, adjournment motions seeking suspension of the normal business are all set to curtail the time during which routine work meant to rake up the matters of public importance. As the disruptions are bound to eat into the main chunk of question hour and zero hour, legislators are apprehensive this session may not serve any purpose in highlighting public issues. The moot question remains will they push for extending the session beyond one week and if so, will government agree to that demand. The answer to both the questions in the backdrop of past experiences witnessed during the au... | |
| | | | DSE Jammu transfers 1298 teachers in 2 years | | Govt ban on mid-term transfers | | | Avinash Azad
JAMMU, Sept 26: In brazen breach of state government's ban on mid-term transfers of teachers, former Director School Education (DSE) Jammu GA Qureshi had transferred around 1300 teachers in two years.
Document in possession of early Times divulged that the then Director School Education GA Qureshi had transferred 1298 during November 1, 2010 to November 30, 2012. "Most of the transfers made during said period of time were illegal and this of former director had also affected education of student", said sources, adding that for worst results of government school the DSE was responsible. They further said that the former DSE was doing mid-term transfers under politi... | |
| | | | Ghulam Hassan Mir takes a right stand | | Controversy over Rs 1.19 crore | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Sept 26: Agriculture Minister in the controversial Omar Abdullah-led government Ghulam Hassan Mir on Wednesday took a right and bold stand and offered himself for a time-bound probe into the allegation that he accepted bribe to the tune of Rs 1.19 crore from the Army to play the Army games. Mir is known for his anti-National Conference and pro-Army views and that is the reason he has always been criticized by the NC leaders, particularly Mustafa Kamaal who has been assigned the task of abusing the Congress and Kashmiri leaders like Ghulam Hassan Mir. Omar Abdullah would have thrown Ghulam Hassan Mir out of his government the day he ridiculed Sheikh Abdullah and accused the NC... | |
| | | | CAG report indicts JK Govt over poor implementation of NREGA | | | | Mustansir
Srinagar, Sept 26; The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has criticized the Jammu and Kashmir government over lapses in MGNREGA implementation, including delayed release and misappropriation of funds.
"No annual report on the state of affairs of the scheme had been brought out and tabled in the state legislature as required under the program guidelines," the report said.
"A performance review of the scheme, MGNREGA, by the audit brought to delayed release and diversion of funds, execution of unapproved works, delay in payment of wages to workers," the report of CAG for the year ending March 31 revealed.
Other areas of concern included preparation of faulty estimates, sho... | |
| | | | As Dengue spread its tentacles, Health department falls short of dengue kits | | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Sept 26: At a time when dengue has spread its tentacles in Jammu and so far 67 cases have been reported, the Directorate of Health Services has reported paucity of dengue kits.
Sources informed Early Times that a total of 67 cases of dengue have been reported in Jammu province, out of which 60 are in Samba district alone, but the dengue kits (NSI ELISA Kit) which were essential to detect dengue cases were not available in Jammu. "National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme Directorate General of Health Services, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare is directly monitoring dengue related cases and has maintained seven surveillance centers across state", sources said.... | |
| | | | JU PIO cheats RTI activist twice | | Seeks inflated amount for providing trivial information | | | Arun Singh
Jammu, Sept 26: Deceiving an RTI applicant twice, Public Information Officer (PIO) Jammu University provided information to the seekers in 343 pages against the payment of fee for 478 pages and earlier he was provided same information in single page against the payment for 478 pages ostensibly in violation of Jammu and Kashmir Right To Information (RTI) Act 2009.
RTI activist Raj Kumar told Early Times that he had sought information regarding daily wagers engaged in Jammu University and particularly the details of son of a Union leader, working as daily wager and was asked to deposit fee of Rs. 956 @ Rs. 2 per photocopy for 478 pages but surprisingly he was given detail of in... | |
| | | | Govt committee fails to submit report | | Selection List of Teachers | | | early times report
Srinagar, Sept 26: A week on, the government committee constituted to re-examine the selection list of teachers in north Kashmir's Kupwara district, has failed to submit its report. The committee, headed by the Advocate General , was constituted on September 4, 2013 to examine the single and division bench judgments pertaining to selection of teachers for the district and application of non-selected candidates for appointment.
Other committee members include: Secretary General Administrative Department (GAD), Secretary Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Chairperson, Service Selection Board. Government had asked the committee to submit its report within one week.... | |
| | | | RTI activist offers to surrender | | SIC's direction to lodge FIR | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Sept 26: The Right to Information (RTI) activist Rajkumar, son of Anant Ram of Keran Bantalab, against whom Jammu and Kashmir State Information Commission had leveled allegations of threatening and has directed SSP Jammu to lodge FIR against him, has written an application to SSP Jammu for voluntarily surrender.
In the application, Raj Kumar has appealed SSP Jammu to register FIR as directed by JKSIC, following which he would surrender before SSP. He further said that he never went against law and was ready for voluntarily surrender before SSP or Judge. He has further maintained that his four complaints were pending in the office of SSP Jammu. "Four complaints ag... | |
| | | | Prasar Bharti order on Urdu, Kashmiri, Dogri languages ignored | | Local Radio Stations fail to air awareness about RTI Act | | | Et Report
Srinagar, Sept 26 : Early Times has accessed an important letter which the Director General of Prasar Bharti Broadcasting Corporation of India news has written to Wajahat Habibullah the Chairperson National Commission for Minorities few months back wherein the DG mentions that Radio Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu have been directed to mount suitable number of news based programmes on JK RTI Act 2009 in Urdu , Kashmiri and Dogri languages . The letter also mentions that the radio stations at Srinagar and Jammu have been also asked to take necessary steps to create awareness about RTI Act in J&K state. As per details available a group of RTI activists from J&K lead by Dr Raja Muza... | |
| | | | Time for Governor to discharge obligation towards Indian Constitution | | Omar revolts against the nation | | | Neha
JAMMU, Sept 26: Chief Minister of the state holds a constitutional position. He is under oath to not only work for the welfare of the people of the concerned state but also protect the constitution and maintain the unity and integrity of the country as an instrument of the state. And a Chief Minister who violates the oath of office and preaches secession cannot have any place in the scheme of things of the country. His place should be elsewhere.
Sadly, it has not been happening in India. On the contrary, the custodians of the Indian State are allowing full freedom to the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir so that he could misuse his official position and preach and promote communali... | |
| | | | Court denies bail to 2 accused doctors | | Abortion of mentally retarded girl | | | Et Report
Jammu, Sept 26 : Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu VS Bhou today rejected the bail application of Dr. Raj Sharma owner of Aastha Clinic and Dr. Raman Sharma who were arrested by the police on September 21, 2013 for allegedly involvement of abortion of one of the mentally retarded girl. Special Municipal Magistrate Jammu after hearing CPO Sanjay Kohli with Senior PO Rohit Gupta for the state observed that the police report was obtained and CPO has also filed counter to the bail application and the main allegations against the accused person as per report is that the accused persons namely Dr. Raj Sharma and dr. Raman Sharma being owner of Astha Nursing Home have been arreste... | |
| | | | Shortage of teachers takes toll of education system in Rajouri | | | | Et Report
Rajouri, Sept 26: The education system in Rajouri district is ailing due acute shortage of teachers which came to fore to an RTI reply, according to information available with Office of Chief Education Officer (CEO) over 1200 posts of teachers, 122 posts of masters are lying vacant. Due to shortage of teachers in the schools situated in far flung and inaccessible areas in the district education of the students is getting adversely affected as at many times they return to their houses without any classes.
Social organizations, various NGOs and members of civil society held responsible CEO office responsible for acute shortage of teachers in the schools as they alleged that mism... | |
| | | | Lt Col among 13 killed in twin suicidal attacks in Kathua, Samba | | 3 AK 56 rifles, 10 magazines, grenade launcher, 2 pistols recovered from slain militants | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Sept 26: Dressed in Army outfits , terrorists stormed a police station in Hiranagar and intruded inside an Army camp in Samba, killing 10 people, including an Army officer, in twin suicidal attacks after they sneaked in from across the border early on Thursday, barely three days ahead of scheduled meeting between Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan.
Unable to locate the camp, the terrorists stormed the police station at 6.45 am hurling grenades where they killed a sentry at the gate and then an ASI Ratan Singh and a Special Police Officer. A constable, who was resting on the second floor of the police station, was also gunned down in the indiscriminate firing, Poli... | |
| | | | Taj terms Kathua- Samba terror attacks a security lapse | | | | ET Report
Baramulla, Sept 26 : Expressing concern over vested interests for not allowing the harmony between neighboring nations. Minister for Health and Medical education and Sports, Taj Mohiuddin on Thursday termed the twin attacks, one on Police Station Hira Nagar Kathua and another on Army camp at Samba, a grave lapse of security. "I admit it to be our mistake and security lapse. In Kashmir government remains alert to thwart such kind of attacks but maybe we were not ready for the same in Jammu", Minister Said. Replying to query if the twin attacks were carried out to derail talks between the Prime Ministers of Pakistan and India at New York, Minister said, "some vested interested w... | |
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