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| No let up in Pak shelling on IB; all 63 BoPs, 130 hamlets targeted, 12 hurt | | Pak suffers colossal losses in retaliatory action by BSF | |  Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: Even as there has been no let up in Pak shelling on the 192-km International Border (IB) here, India has toughened its stand and told the neighbouring country that there will be no peace talks with it till it stops firing. The IB by and large remained peaceful during the day today but the enemy troops overnight targeted all the 63 border outposts (BoPs) and 130 hamlets, resulting in injuries to at least 12 persons.
BSF IG, Jammu Frontier, Rakesh Sharma said the Pak Rangers overnight fired mortars and bullets, targeting all the 63 Indian BoPs on the 192-km IB from Kathua to Akhnoor. "There was, however, not much loss on our side except for injuries to 2 to 3 BSF personnel and 5 to 6 civilians," he added.
In reply to a question, the IG said they were targ... | |
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| Jammu leaders need to think beyond party politics | | Regional Council for Jammu | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 9: Minister for PHE, Irrigation & Flood Control Sham Lal Sharma Wednesday again reiterated that he stood for the Dogra identity, regional council for Jammu province and end of the Kashmiri domination. "For how long Jammu will continue to play second fiddle to Kashmir and only think of the post of Deputy Chief Minister? Why not a Chief Minister from here? I had to face opposition within the party for my 'bold' postures on regional council and Hindu Chief Minister. Jammu leaders would have to admit whatever he had said on these issues. We have to think beyond the party politics and struggle unitedly for better future of Jammu and this is not possible by limiting our vision ... | |
| | | | Intelligence agencies baffled over Pak accuracy to hit targets | | On earlier occasions, Pak shells exploded in noman's land, this time these hit targets; agencies' search for a "mole", if any, begins | | | Bharat Bhushan
RS PURA (JAMMU), Oct 9: Go to any forward region here, you will find everyone discussing the accuracy with which Pakistan has this time hit its targets. This dominates their discussion. Acquaintances will share the "secrets", which otherwise are talk of the town, while others would take you as aliens and try to maintain a distance from you. This is the scene in every border village here.
"You know, this has happened for the first time in my lifetime. I have never seen Pak shells hitting targets in villages with such an accuracy. I doubt someone has apprised Pakistan of the exact location of houses and other important buildings in the Indian border villages. If it turns out ... | |
| | | | Pakistan will find attacks 'unaffordable', says India | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Oct 9: Pakistan will find its firing and shelling along the Jammu and Kashmir border "unaffordable", Defence Minister Arun Jaitley warned today.
Insisting that Pakistan was the aggressor, the Minister told the media: "If Pakistan persists with this adventurism, our forces will make the cost of this adventurism unaffordable."
He said Pakistan had made a series of "unprovoked" violations of the 2003 ceasefire on the border in the last few days.
"These have mostly been on the International Border and some have been at the Line of Control (LoC) also," he pointed out.
"The International Border has never been an issue at all and most of these violations are occu... | |
| | | | Cursory visit to border migrants' camp: Omar fails to assuage wounds | | | | Arun Trisal
KATHUA, Oct 9: Weeks after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah was seen dropping food packets to the people stranded in floods in Srinagar, while his Government had disappeared from the face of the earth, his casual visit to a camp of border dwellers who had sought shelter there after fleeing their homes due to Pak shelling has not augured well with the people in distress.
Omar who was seen operating solo in Srinagar and other parts of the Valley made a cursory visit to a single camp of border migrants at Govt Hr. Secondary School, Hiranagar, while many others in adjoining camps eagerly awaited to narrate their tales of woe to the Chief Minister, but were left heartbroken as Omar ret... | |
| | | | Angry Omar fighting 'lost battle' | | Kashmir Floods aftermath | | | People around him waiting for ECI to announce
poll dates, Durbar Move
Fazal Khan
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Jammu and Kashmir Government taking its own time to handle the post flood situation in the state has exposed the bureaucracy to the hilt and its style of functioning. Outraged by the fact that flood victims whose houses have collapsed during recent floods have not been provided the interim aid of Rs 75000. Chief Minister on Wednesday had asked the officials to do so within a week and if they fail to deliver they should get ready to "pack their bags."
Sources told Early Times that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is fighting a "lost battle" as the people around him have already resigned to the... | |
| | | | Exams for Judicial, Planning posts after Nov 15 | | | |
Akshay Azad
JAMMU, Oct 9: Various competitive State Civil Services examinations, which were postponed by Jammu and Kashmir Public Service Commission (JKPSC), due to flash floods in Kashmir valley, are likely to be held only after November 15.
Sources in the JKPSC informed Early Times that apart from Kashmir Administrative Services (KAS) preliminary, the Jammu and Kashmir Civil Service (Judicial) competitive preliminary examination and Assistant Director (Statistics cum Evaluation) Service Competition examination were also scheduled to be held in September and October month respectively.
After devastating floods which hit Valley in the beginning of September 2014, all the competitive ex... | |
| | | | All eyes on EC, Administration, politicians consulted | | Uncertainty looms over LA elections | | | Javaid Naikoo
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: Even as a team of Election Commission takes stock of the situation in Kashmir, uncertainity looms large over the Legislative Assembly elections.
The team of ECI whose members according to credible sources are getting different versions from the administrative officials and from heads of political parties are likely to announce future course of action which after a week.
Pertinently term of coalition Government comes to an end on January 19, 2014 and if some senior politicians of Kashmir are to be believed, ECI may delay the elections for a month or two so that relief distribution could be completed until then in flood affected areas. The state , shall , i... | |
| | | | Camaraderie missing in coalition partners with respect to timing of Assembly elections | | NC wants deferment of elections, Congress wants polls to be held on time | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 9: After failing to provide relief to the flood affected people of the state coalition partners National Conference and Congress are on separate pages with regard to the holding of next Assembly elections in the state.
While National Conference leaders believe that time is not ripe for the holding of Assembly elections their counterparts in Congress opine differently. The Congress leaders hold the view that there is no reason for the Election Commission of India to postpone the Assembly elections even if for few months.
During their meeting with Election Commissioner, Vinod Zutshi here today, National Conference leaders said that priority should be given to ... | |
| | | | In 2008 NC too had demanded postponement of polls due to Amarnath land row | | Despite NC opposition Assembly elections likely to be held in time | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 9: Notwithstanding the stand taken by the ruling Jammu and Kashmir National Conference, Assembly elections are likely to be held in time because except NC no other party has suggested postponement of the Assembly polls, which are due in the month of December this year.
Main opposition party PDP has yet not made its stand clear in the public but all other parties including Congress have given their consent to hold Assembly elections in time. Decision of Congress and BJP to give their consent for Assembly elections matter because both the parties are national parties and Election Commission of India would give importance to the view point of these two parties.... | |
| | | | Its business unusual at JU Business School! | | Students awarded 72, 73 marks out of 70 | | | Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, Oct 9: The highly acclaimed Business school of the University of Jammu is probably the only Business school of the country where students can get over hundred percent marks in an examination- Astounding, but true!
The students of the TBS who appeared in their MBA-II semester exam have got 72 and even 73 marks out of a maximum of 70, establishing a record of sorts. Shockingly, the result was even posted on the University website, multiplying the embarrassment.
On October 8, 2014, Jammu University declared results of MBA-II semester through a notification on its websitehttp://www.coeju.com. Opening the website leads to sea of errors as number of students have got more ... | |
| | | | `High Command has made party personal fiefdom' | | Mahajan shakes JKPCC | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Oct 9: In a major setback to Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), senior leader and Organizing Secretary of the state unit, Vinod Mahajan, resigned from the primary membership of the party. He tendered his resignation as member, State Pahari Advisory Board with immediate effect.
Launching a scathing attack on Congress High Command and state leadership, the senior leader Vinod Mahajan while speaking to Early Times said that he was feeling suffocated in the party for quite some time now primarily due to the arbitrary decisions being taken by the top brass of the party.
"I was forced to take such a harsh decision to quit Congress…AICC President Sonia Ga... | |
| | | | Delayed pension, hallmark of Social Welfare Department | | | | Syed Tahir Bukhari
KUPWARA, Oct 9 : As the name suggests itself that department is being made for the welfare of society, but the tall claims of the department seems to fall flat as majority of pensioners are facing inordinate delay in getting monthly pensions in Kupwara district of north Kashmir.
According to sources that department of social welfare is bound to disburse the funds under various schemes by the 5th of every month, a majority of the pensioners are facing inordinate delay in getting pensions.
Even as the state government has announced a number of programs for the upliftment of the marginalized and neglected people of society, the concerned authorities have failed to pro... | |
| | | | Miserable plight of Jammu, Ladakh | | Bogey of alienation | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 9 : They, unlike Jammu and Ladakhi leadership, (mis)rule the state. They exercise unbridled and absolute powers under Article 370. There is no accountability. They have, according to Transparency International India (TII), converted Jammu & Kashmir into the 'second most corrupt' State in India. They control all the portfolios with political weight and considerable funds. They enjoy excessive representation in the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly which decides questions of supreme importance to the happiness and well-being of the people. Their representation in Parliament is also in excess of their numerical strength and despite the fact that their region constitutes... | |
| | | | PDD fails to restore power in totality | | Storm aftermath | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Oct 9: Three days after a strong windstorm hit parts of Jammu, the PDD failed to restore power in all the affected areas
The storm caused by western disturbance created havoc across Jammu province, inflicting massive damage to infrastructure of power development department, nearly 60 poles of high tension r suffered damage in Gandhi Nagar area alone and 55 low tension wires in various areas were damaged.
The PDD claimed 80 percent power restoration restored, but people strongly contest this claim. Bimla Devi, who lives in outskirts of Jammu said, today is the third day, the power supply is not restored and it has indirectly affected on our water supply also .She ... | |
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