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| 8 Fresh intrusion bid by Chinese troops in Ladakh | | India must increase its guard on borders along China: Farooq | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 9 : Former Chief Minister of J&K and Union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah today said India must retaliate the actions of China along the borders with its full might as a deterrence measure for checking such bids from the neighboring country. Dr Abdullah said as soon as the harsh winters are over, India would show its 'appropriate' military response to check such intrusion attempts in Ladakh region of the state.He also said India must increase its guard on all its borders along China.
The Union minister was responding to a query of the media related to fresh intrusion bids reported in Ladakh region by the Chinese soldiers along Line of Actual Control. Speaking on the sidelines of a function here today, Dr Abdullah while expressing serious concern over fresh intrusion bid by PLA, the Chinese Army, said even as the issue was vehemently raised by India during the recent visit of Chinese premier , nothing worthwhile emerged.
" Though this was the issue high on agenda of talks between the two Prime Ministers but the outcome of discussion was not on expect... | |
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| From autonomy to completing 6 years in office Are 'clouds of uncertainty' over for NC? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 9: Since the past one month, the priorities of National Conference (NC) seem to have changed. The ruling party no longer talks about autonomy. All the statements issued during the said period revolved around Chief Minister's term and NC's relation with its coalition partner.
Although the Congress party has agreed that Omar Abdullah shall hold office for six years, the recent statements of some senior Congress leaders have created a stir in the National Conference. The party's patron and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah is said to have called on the Congress high command at New Delhi and apprised them of the `benefits' of having his ... | |
| | | | J&K PDD losses Rs.68.93 to poor planning | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 9 : Poor planning ignoring the expert advice cost Power Development Department (PDD) a wasteful expenditure of Rs 68.93 lakhs.
Disclosure in this connection has been made an official report, copy which is with Early Times. According to the report, Power Development Department (PDD) took up construction of the sub-station without taking into consideration the meteorological report and advice of the Geologist resulting in wasteful expenditure of Rs. 68.93 lakh.
To provide independent, reliable and uninterrupted power supply to BEACON, Defence and other installations at Jawahar Tunnel, the Chief Engineer, Systems and Operation Wing, Kashmir proposed (October 20... | |
| | | | Mumbai police issue advisory on Kashmiri youth, drivers | | | | agencies
MUMBAI, Jan 9: Suspecting them to be terror agents, Mumbai police have asked various police stations in the megapolis to keep a close watch on Kashmiri youth and drivers.
The need to issue an advisory in this regard was felt after the arrest of two Kashmiri youth and following intelligence inputs that several of them were associated with various terror groups, official sources said.
"The Mumbai police has issued an advisory to various police stations asking them to keep a watch on people from J&K, especially drivers, as some of them are suspected to have been carrying out recce for terror groups," the sources added.
The advisory, which was circulated among various police stati... | |
| | | | Political awareness key to peace, progress: Omar | | 8 Asks NC workers to act as catalysts in faster development | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 9 : Rejecting the attempts of certain politicians to divide society in the name of region, religion, creed and caste for vote bank politics, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that all such attempts would not be succeeded as the people are wise enough to read between the lines.
"There is urgent need to cement the amity bonds between various regions and sections of people in the State", he said and asked his party workers to work as catalysts in this stupendous task.
Terming political awareness at grassroots key to peace and progress, Omar emphasized the need of strengthening State's secular credentials and nurturing its age-old traits of love and brother... | |
| | | | Kashmir Scene - V | | Separatists accept defeat, ask intellectuals to guide them | | | RUSTAM
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JAMMU, Jan 9: Some important questions. Why did Abdul Ghani Bhat speak out publicly and disclosed that Abdul Ahad Wani, Maulvi Farooq, Mohammad Sultan Bhat and Abdul Gani Lone were killed not by the Army and police, but by "our own men? Does he feel Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Yasin Malik and others of their ilk have marginalized him or that he has been rendered irrelevant? Has he finally decided to adopt an aggressive posture against Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Pakistan and expose them for a larger cause? Or, has he finally realized that dialogue with New Delhi is the only way forward? Why did Mirwaiz and Malik publicly acknowledge that their movement has failed to achie... | |
| | | | KPs justify flag hoisting, announce support to BJP call | | | | JAMMU, Jan 9: Kashmiri Pandits have taken serious exception to the objections raised by Congress and National Conference (NC) to the BJP's decision to hoist the National Tricolour in Lal Chowk Srinagar of Kashmir Valley. Various KP organizations have not only justified the move but extended their full support to it.
The leaders of various KP organisations including Kashmiri Pandit conference (KPC) Roots in Kashmir (RiK) J&K, Jammu and Kashmir Vichar Manch (JKVM) and BJP Migrant Cell have taken serious exception to the statements of Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah and PCC chief Saif-ud-Din Soz who have criticised the BJP for launching a nationwide rally to hoist Tricolour in Srinagar on t... | |
| | | | KPs quit Valley to escape torture, humiliation & liquidation-I | | | | NEHA
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JAMMU, Jan 9 : NC president Farooq Abdullah's brother and MLA Mustafa Kamal is in the news these days. For, he has been making highly controversial statements. He has been attacking the Congress and terming it as a party of cheaters, bluffers and intriguers. His statements have even infuriated his brother and party president, who has even gone to extent of saying that "what could he do with him; he can't expel him from the party; he is the product of my father's folly." Kamal has, in return, said in reaction that his brother has been forced to make such a statement. Political analysts believe that Kamal is making controversial statements as "part of a strategy desi... | |
| | | | Dense fog grips Jammu City | | | | Jammu | Sunday, Jan 9 Dense fog continues to grip this winter capital of the state thus putting a smooth life to a halt.
As the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway remained closed for the second consecutive day due to fresh snowfall, the fog also disrupted the routine life in the Temple City with people staying indoors.
Arrival of trains was five to six hours late from its scheduled time while flights were also delayed.
There was no respite from the cold conditions as the minimum temperature today was recorded 4.9 degree Celsius.
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| | | | Traffic on Srinagar-Jammu Highway resumes | | | | SRINAGAR : Traffic on the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway, which was suspended last evening following snowfall, has been resumed today.
However, the National Highway, connecting Ladakh region with the rest of the state, remained closed since December 1, due to heavy snowfall at several places.
A traffic police official said that Highway was closed last evening due to snowfall and slippery road conditions between Jawahar Tunnel and Banihal in Doda district of Jammu region.
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the Highway, the only road linking the valley with the rest of the country, pressed into service sophisticated machines and men to clea... | |
| | | | Boy sodomised at Samba | | | | JAMMU : A nine-year-old boy was allegedly sodomised by his neighbour at Ramgarh in Samba Saturday. The accused Sanjay allegedly took the victim Baljit Singh to a house and committed the unnatural offence on him, police sources said. After the boy informed his parents about the incident, they brought the matter to the notice of police.
The victim was later admitted to hospital for treatment, the sources added. A case was registered in this regard with the concerned police station.... | |
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