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| Perks are good, but they need terms of reference | | What are interlocutors up to? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 19: New Delhi’s nominated interlocutors on Jammu Kashmir will get a monthly salary of Rs 1.50 lakh each and the executive assistants appointed by them shall get Rs 40,000 every month. In addition, the interlocutors shall be treated as state guests during their visits to the state.
This was stated by the Union Home Minister in reply to a petition filed under RTI Act by one SC Agarwal.
The perks are enough to keep them in good humor. But what they need most has not been given to them yet. They are operating without terms of reference. Do they know what they are up to?
During their first visit to Valley, the interlocutors took a plunge into troubled waters. They even expressed willingness to consider Azadi for Jammu Kashmir as an option. Their leader, Dileep Padgaonker even urged the Kashmir University students to prepare a roadmap for Azadi (Freedom).
Their ‘daring adventures’ evoked a harsh comment from the Union Home Minister. “They must bear in mind that they are not there to play a cricket match”, he said.
The Home Minister knew that t... | |
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| Kundal Compliments ET for not succumbing to govt pressures | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 19: With more and more condemnations pouring in against state government for its tactics to suppress the freedom of media, J&K Panthers Party MLA Yashpal Kundal today vehemently criticised the present dispensation making Early Times Newspaper in particular target of its designs.
In a strongly worded statement Kundal while complimenting the ET managament for not succumbing to government pressures has asked the concerned agencies to stop harrassing policies and let the media in general and this newspaper work the way it has chosen to, i.e., to highlight the scenraio where things go wrong and the loopholes in government functioing which are being resisted unnces... | |
| | | | Pangotra condemns coalition govt for harassing media | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 19: One more senior leader of the J&K Panthers Party Rajesh Pangotra has lambasted the NC-Congress coalition government for what he termed as consciously choosing to victimise the media for the sole reasons that latter tends to present true picture of the things related to deliverance of governance in front of the masses.
Criticising the policies inimical to the spirit of freedom of expression and democracy, the youth leader of the Party said just like his party is boldly exposing the failures of the government, in the similar way this newspaper is trying to project the things in a bold and truthful manner which is apparently not palatable to the government ... | |
| | | | Stop harassing policy and accept the loopholes or failures : Zulfikar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 19: In the consistent criticism state’s largest opposition party PDP stalwarts have been making to resent government attitude towards certain newspapers, party’s young leader and MLA from Darhal Choudhary Zulfikar Ali has also joined the chorus in deploring the establishment for having selectively targetted the Early Times Newspaper with its controlling measures.
In a statement, the PDP leader said it was quite unfortunate that the advertisement revenue has been stopped for this newspaper for the mere reason that it highlights the things in a bold manner without fear or doing favour to anyone, which is the soul of true journalism. He has asked the government ... | |
| | | | Govt wants to suppress voice of Early Times: RM | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 19:Rashtrawadi Morcha (RM) today condemned the State Information Department’s unhealthy attitude to suppress the voice of Early Times Newspaper by withholding the advertisements .
In a joint statement, Jiwa Nand Prohit and Balwinder Singh Bhatia, Founder and President of the RWM respectively said that this is clearly government’s step-motherly treatment towards a Jammu-based newspaper.
They said that by stopping advertisements to the leading English daily, the State Govt. wants to suppress the voice of the paper and stop them from exposing the misdeeds of the government as well its functionaries.
Meanwhile, both the leaders extended their support to the ... | |
| | | | Interlocutors would give ‘new energy’ to J&K political process: Sonia | | ‘Doors for dialogue with extremists must be kept open’ | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Dec 19: Voicing concern over spiralling extremist violence, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi today said while such elements need to be combated, the doors for dialogue must remain open and the prospect of “political accommodation” should be kept alive.
She also made it clear that the efforts of forces operating from across the border to spread terror in the country would be fought with determination including in Jammu and Kashmir, where the government has appointed interlocutors to give “new energy and focus” to the political process.
“We are confronted with terrorist groups in Jammu and Kashmir. In a number of states, Naxalites are using violent methods to undermine the... | |
| | | | Bluetooth was used to circulate provocative video clips in Kashmir | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
ANANTNAG, Dec 19: Even as SMS services in the state were banned during the summer unrest, the protests had continued unabated as militants and their sympathizers used Bluetooth technology in cellphones to circulate “provocative” video clips.
”The provocative clips were sent from one mobile to another using Bluetooth. Even though the SMS is banned, they used the Bluetooth. With most of the youth whom we have arrested (during the unrest), we found these provocative video clips,” south Kashmir police DIG Shafqat A Watali told reporters here today.
The DIG claimed that the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), module which was busted in south Kashmir, was using the Bluetooth tech... | |
| | | | Contrary to Jiabao’s assurances, China says it doesn’t recognise J&K border | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Dec 19: During his just concluded visit to India even as Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao expressed hope about resolving the Sino-India border dispute, Beijing has now created another controversy by not recognising the border it shares with Jammu and Kashmir. “China and India share a 2,000-km-long border that has never been formally demarcated,” Xinuha, China’s official news agency, stated earlier this week, literally knocking off the 1,597-km-long border that the separated J&K and China.
Xinuha’s reference to the border issue was based on an official briefing by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister Hu Zhengyue, ahead of Wen’s visit.
India, on the other hand, considers the... | |
| | | | Property agent held for manhandling SDM, father | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 19: A property agent was today arrested by police for manhandling a sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) and his old father at their residence at Gandhinagar last night.
Police sources said property agent Amit Goel, who earlier ran a chemist shop on Purmandal road, last night threatened the old father of Amit Sharma, SDM, Dudu Basantgarh, over phone.
After a verbal duel over phone with the SDM's father, Goel forced his entry into their Gandhinagar house, the sources added. Sources said Goel manhandled the old man. When the SDM, who was at home, tried to save his father, he too was manhandled, the sources added.
Goel later fled the spot. Acting on the SDM's comp... | |
| | | | Significance of Slathia’s spectacular victory | | BAJ Election — I | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: Advocate Bhupinder Singh Slathia won the Bar Association Jammu’s presidential election hands down yesterday evening. He got no less than 600 votes out of total of 971 votes polled. It was a massive mandate. His victory could be legitimately described as an outstanding victory. There were three candidates in the fray for the prestigious post – Slathia, Ved Raj Wazir and A K Sawhney, all former BAJ presidents and outstanding advocates and activists. The lawyers had to make a choice between these three sophisticated and well-known advocates and they exercised their choice in favour of Slathia. His victory should not be considered as a defeat of the ot... | |
| | | | 'Invincible' Sachin slams 50th ton as Proteas sniff victory | | | | agencies
Centurion, Dec 19: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar added another feather to his cap and created history by becoming the first cricketer to score 50 Test centuries but could not prevent India's slump to a likely defeat on the fourth day of the opening cricket Test against South Africa here.
Tendulkar (107 not out) played a sublime chanceless innings and shared a 172-run stand for the seventh wicket with captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni (90) to lead a spirited fightback before the team slumped to 454 for eight when stumps were drawn early due to rain on a historic day at SuperSport Park.
Tendulkar hoisted Paul Harris for a six over long-on to reach into nineties and then drove Dale St... | |
| | | | 1 dead, 8 hurt in multi-vehicle collision | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 19: In a multiple-vehicle collision, involving four vehicles, an autoricksha driver was killed and eight others were wounded near Paloura here late last night. An autoricksha (JK02D/9874) collided with a Qualias jeep (JK02Q5454) near Paloura last night.
While the two drivers came out to see the damage done to their vehicles, a speeding truck rammed into the two vehicles, resulting in the instant death of autoricksha driver Paramjit Singh, son of Balwan Singh of Bhagwati Nagar and injuries to the Qualis driver and seven passengers.
The truck driver later sped away. Another autoricksha (JK02W/5827) collided with the vehicles later, police sources said.... | |
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