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2011 may prove crucial for Jammu 12/31/2010 10:53:32 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: Almost all the major political players in Jammu province appear one as far as the issue of discrimination with Jammu is concerned. There also appears a consensus among them on another major issue, the political future of the Jammu province. As for the issue of discrimination, the BJP, the Congress and the JKNPP suggested in 2010 that time had come for ending discrimination with Jammu province. They also suggested some mechanisms to surmount the age-old problem. The BJP recommended provincial council as a solution to the Jammu problem. The Panthers Party suggested that reorganization of the state and establishment of regional assembly in Jammu could end discrimination. The Jammu-based Congress leaders publicly acknowledged that some mechanism was needed to remove regional imbalances. They expressed this view only on December 28 in the presence of JKPCC chief and former Congress national spokesperson. Earlier on December 5, the Health Minister had suggested trifurcation of the state. A couple of days later his brother and MP practically en...   READ MORE

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'Jan, Singh's appointment was illegal' Appointment of Director Health services Jammu quashed 12/31/2010 10:53:14 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 31: State high court today quashed appointment of Director Health Services Dr. Ashok Sharma and Director Family welfare for Jammu region and directed Jammu and Kashmir government to fill-up the posts on substantive basis in accordance with heath and family welfare recruitment rules-2006 within four weeks. Justice Hasnain Masoodi passed this order in a petition filed by In-charge Deputy Director (Schemes) Kashmir. Court ordered that present stop-gap arrangement shall stay in force for a period of one month with effect from the date of this judgement and cease to stay thereafter. Court further allowed the Jammu and Kashmir government to order stop-gap arrangeme...   READ MORE   Highway cleared, 200 vehicles cross into Valley 700 vehicles still stranded due to acute slippery conditions near Tunnel 12/31/2010 10:52:29 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Even as the snowfall subsided last night and hours of sunshine brought relief for the authorities on Friday, Srinagar-Jammu national highway was fully cleared of snow and nearly 200 vehicles smoothly crossed Jawahar Tunnel towards their destination of Srinagar this evening. As many as 600 trucks and nearly a hundred other vehicles were still stranded in Qazigund-Banihal belt and the highway was again closed for traffic due to acute slippery conditions on either side of the tunnel. Immediately after driving all the way from Srinagar and joining at his office in Ramban, newly appointed SSP Traffic, National Highway, Syed Kifayat Hyder told Early Times...   READ MORE   HC adjourns election petition against Azad, Farooq 12/31/2010 10:41:03 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, Dec 31: State high court today adjourned hearing in three different election petition filed by Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) leaders Harshdev Singh, Bhim Singh and Balwant Singh Mankotia challenging elections of three sitting Member Parliaments from Jammu and Kashmir. The two have challenged notifications issued by Election Commission of India dated January 12, 2009 to hold three bi-annual elections for filling-up vacancies for Rajya Sabha in which Saif-ud-Din Soz, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Dr. Farooq Abdullah and Mohammed Shafi Uri were elected and another petition filed by Prof. Bhim Singh challenging election of Choudhary Lal Singh presently M...   READ MORE   People say goodbye to 2010, welcome 2011 New Yr celebrations held across capital city amid tight security 12/31/2010 10:40:48 PM ET REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: On last day of 2010, celebrations were held across the winter capital city here with people welcoming the New Year 2011 with fanfare amid tight security. As the hotels, clubs and restaurants were tastefully decorated and illuminated to mark the colorful celebration, heavy deployment of police and security forces was made in this city and its peripheries following intelligence inputs of a possible terror strike. Apart from hotels and clubs, shopping malls, government buildings and rotaries had also been decorated with colourful lights. Thousands of people today also thronged Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Cave Shrine to pay obeisance besides the hill station Patnito...   READ MORE   Congress also "communal", say pro-Valley elements 12/31/2010 10:40:27 PM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: BJP is, according to the Valley-centric leadership and a section of print media, communal, chauvinist and reactionary. Why because it raises the bogey of discrimination against Jammu. The BJP is also communal and anti-Kashmir because it demands the state's complete merger with the political and constitutional organization of India so that J&K is brought at par with other states of the Union. One can understand the reasons behind the anger of the "Valley-centric" leadership and a section of print media against the BJP and the reasons are well known. But one fails to understand why certain elements in Kashmir and the print media should equate the Cong...   READ MORE   Cong in great dilemma over discrimination issue 12/31/2010 10:40:16 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: The issue of discrimination facing Jammu and Ladakh regions which has been vigorously raised by BJP, has put the Congress into a great dilemma. To counter BJP and its national leadership which with one voice raised the discrimination issue with two regions of the state during its recent rally at Jammu, Congress was left with no option but to the admit that Jammu region has been subjected to discrimination over the years. Feeling totally offended with BJP'S offensive the Congress leadership thought it appropriate to join the voice of people of the two regions where the Party has a mass base and make a forceful demand for ending the discrimination with th...   READ MORE   Thousands throng holy Vaishnodevi shrine 12/31/2010 10:39:24 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: Even as the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishnodevi in Trikuta hills of Katra today received the season's first snowfall, pilgrims made a beeline to the shrine to pay obeisance on first day of the New Year 2011. Trikuta hills and nearby region received eight inches of season's first snow, official sources said. Despite the snowfall, over 30,000 pilgrims were on their way to the cave shrine to pay their obeisance on New Year day, the sources added. Sources said braving the chill, pilgrims were heard shouting hymns and moving towards Bhawan from Katra, the base camp of the shrine.Meanwhile, Mughal road, connecting Shopian in Kashmir with Poonch in Jammu region...   READ MORE   CM empowers Rather to take swift decisions Winter sets in valley 12/31/2010 10:39:11 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Dec 31: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today empowered Minister for Finance Abdul Rahim Rather to take on-spot decisions to deal with any emergency arising in the winter season which has begun to show its colours across Kashmir valley. Sources said that after reaching Srinagar, Omar called a high level meeting of all the officers of divisional administration, Kashmir. Meeting was attended by Minister of State for Tourism Nasir Wani, Divisional Commissioner, Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Samoon, IGP (Kashmir) S. M. Sahai and other senior level officers of Kashmir division. Officers informed Omar that no human or property damage was reported as a result of yesterday's snow...   READ MORE   January 1, 1948: India takes JK to UN 12/31/2010 10:38:54 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: On January 1, 1948, the government of India lodged a formal complaint with the United Nations accusing Pakistan of aggression in "Indian territory." The complaint made clear that the government of India was committed to allow people of Jammu Kashmir exercise their option once the valley was cleared off the invader. Gopalaswamy Ayyanger, the Indian representative made the Indian stand clear. He said: "The question whether she (Kashmir) should withdraw from her accession to India and either accede to Pakistan or remain independent with a right to claim admission as a member of the United Nations-all this we have recognized to be a matter of unfettered ...   READ MORE   SOP to check violence using non-lethal arms 12/31/2010 10:38:37 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Dec 31: A standard operating procedure (SOP) would be drafted to deal with mob violence with emphasis on use of non-lethal weapons. "The union home ministry has constituted a group of top level police and security officers for drafting the SOP to deal with mob violence with emphasis on use of non-lethal weapons," group chairman and DGP Kuldeep Khoda today said in his year-end message. DGP of Andhra Pradesh, ADG of Uttar Pradesh, IG Rapid Action Force and representatives of CRPF and Intelligence Bureau are among other members in the group. The group was formed in aftermath of the five-month summer unrest in Kashmir where security forces used live ammunition a...   READ MORE   Top HM militant surrenders in Doda 12/31/2010 10:38:13 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Dec 31: Khurshid Ahmad alias Vikas, a top militant and close associate of HM divisional commander Javed Qureshi, who was arrested and put behind the bars about a fortnight ago, today surrendered before police in Doda. He was active since 2000 and pressure had been maintained on him to surrender after Qureshi's arrest, police sources said.Sources said he today contacted police and surrendered before DIG (Doda-Ramban range) Munish Kishore Sinha along with one AK rifle, its one magazine and 30 rounds. Additional SP, Doda, Mohammad Arif Rishu was also present on the occasion.Khurshid hails from Dehdni in Doda. He mainly operated in Dehdni, Kailar and Marmat areas of ...   READ MORE

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