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| Omar Govt indecisive on IUST VC’s appointment | | Mufti’s blue-eyed boy continuing by default since Sep 22, 2008 | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jan 10: Even as the State Finance Commission Chairman, Mehmood-ur-Rehman, has completed his second post-retirement assignment in Jammu & Kashmir and his first ever report is now understood to be in the final stage, recommendations of a search committee previously headed by the former IAS officer are gathering dust in the Civil Secretariat for the last 16 months. Paradoxically, the beneficiary of Omar Abdullah government’s indecisiveness over the appointment of a new Vice Chancellor for Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST) is none other than a man for whom the PDP patriarch Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was bent upon subverting the law even after his exit from the top office.
Prof Sidique Wahid’s three-year term as the first VC of IUST Awantipore had expired during Governor’s rule on 22nd September, 2008. It could have been extended by two years under the provisions of law but neither Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad nor his successor head of the government, N N Vohra, granted any extension in view of a hostile atmosphere to such proposals ... | |
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| High alert along IB | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu: Troops along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir have been put on high alert after reports of an increase in infiltration attempts into the state.
"There are intelligence reports of further increase in the cross-border infiltration attempts from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). Troops have been put on high alert along the Indo-Pak border and have intensified round-the-clock patrolling," security officials said.
According to intelligence received, 1,000 to 1,200 militants are staged along the border in launching pads to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from POK, they said.
In view of the foggy conditions, troops have been setting up more ambushes and... | |
| | | | Leh coldest with -21.4 degrees Celsius | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Jan 10: Leh in Jammu and Kashmir was the coldest as the minimum temperature dipped to settle at -21.4 degrees Celsius.
Kargil recorded a minimum of -17.0 degrees Celsius and Srinagar -4.6 degrees Celsius, three degrees below normal, Met Office said.
The further drop in the night temperature in the city resulted in freezing of the banks of major water bodies, including Dal and Nigeen lakes.
However, the winter sun provided the much needed relief to the denizens.
The famous hill resort of Pahalgam in South, which was the coldest place in the valley yesterday with a minimum of -7 degrees Celsius, witnessed a marginal improvement with night tempe... | |
| | | | China grabbed parts of Ladakh in last 2 decades, substantially | | | | New Delhi: The area along the Line of Actual Control with China has "shrunk" over a period of time and India has lost "substantial" amount of land in the last two decades, says an official report.
At a recent meeting held in Leh which was attended by officials from the Jammu and Kashmir government, Ministry of Home Affairs and Army, it was agreed that there was difference in the maps of various agencies and that there was lack of proper mapping of the area.
The meeting was chaired by Commissioner (Leh) AK Sahu and attended among others by Brigadier General Staff of 14 Corps Brig Sarat Chand and Colonel Inderjit Singh.
While the absence of proper map was agreed upon, the meeting... | |
| | | | 12 deaths in 10 days dent normalcy claim | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: Ever since the director general of police (DGP) claimed return of normalcy, the militants have responded strongly and caused dents in the normalcy myth. The spurt in militant attacks has evoked sharp reaction from the people’s democratic party (PDP) president. She went to the extent of saying that some elements in the security agencies did not want restoration of peace.
On December 30, four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel got killed when unidentified militants struck near Sopore town in north Kashmir. One CRPF man sustained injuries. Sopore, has by and large remained peaceful for the past few years. Yesterday, a former militant was ... | |
| | | | Prof. Bamezai heads SMVD University | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: The Governor, Mr. N. N. Vohra, who is also the Chancellor of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, has appointed an eminent Scientist, Prof. R. N. K. Bamezai, as the new Vice Chancellor of the University. Prof. Bamezai, a Doctorate in Human Genetics from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, is currently working as the Professor of Genetics and Director, National Centre of Applied Genetics, School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
Prof. Bamezai is a Member of the International Association of Environmental Mutagen Societies and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences (FNASc), National Academy of Medical... | |
| | | | ‘WG V’ members share table to reject Justice Sagheer’s report | | Jaitley: Report weakens Indian sovereignty over Kashmir | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 10: In the backdrop of wide spread resentment and confusion over 5th Working Group recommendations on State-Centre relations suggesting greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir, all members of this group, except from Kashmir region, today unanimously rejected the report, describing it as “mischievous”, “manipulated” and “personal views” of Justice (retd) Sagheer Ahmed.
The members also targeted the ruling National Conference for “influencing” the recommendations, saying it has “hijacked” the Group which was constituted during the regime of PDP-Congress coalition in 2006.
The occasion was a seminar on “Views and Comments by the Members of Prime Mini... | |
| | | | Amarnath shrine to get cell phone network | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, JAN 10: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. shall provide adequate landline and mobile telephone connectivity during the Shri Amarnathji Yatra 2010, along both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes to the Holy Cave, for the convenience of the pilgrims.
For this purpose, a detailed plan of action is being prepared by the BSNL for timely providing the necessary facilities for the Shri Amarnathji Yatris.
Decision to this effect was taken at a high level meeting held under the Chairmanship of the Secretary, Department of Telecommunication, Government of India, Mr. P. J. Thomas, at New Delhi.
This meeting was convened at the instance of the Jammu and Kashmir Governor, Mr.... | |
| | | | Medico’s eerie death solved | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 10: The mysterious death of Aparna Saini, a local medical student, has been solved with the arrest of her fiancé who is also a doctor and was working with her in a same hospital. Himanshu, her fiancé who is also an owner of Aastha nursing home located in Ambphalla, was arrested from his house by Gandhi Nagar police. Police has now turned the inquest proceeding 174 CrPC into abetment case and a case under section 306 RPC has been registered against the Himanshu.
Aparna committed suicide on 22 December in quarter number 21 C in Police Line Gandhi Nagar Jammu. She was found hanging from a ceiling fan. She was rushed to GMC hospital where doctors confirmed ... | |
| | | | HM commander among two ultras killed in Reasi | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 10:
Two top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a deputy divisional commander of the outfit, were today killed by security forces in a fierce gunbattle at Thanol, 70 km from Reasi towards Mahore.
A special police officer (SPO) and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of army also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire.
Police sources said finding it hard to sustain in the snow-covered mountains, two top HM militants came to remote Thanol village in the morning. While they were searching for a hideout, security forces came to know about their movement,
the sources added.
Soon thereafter, troops of 54 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police rus... | |
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