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| Pak targets LoC fencing with mortars to push in militants | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 17: Visibly frustrated by at least the 10 failed infiltration bids on the International Border (IB) in the first fortnight of the New Year 2010, Pakistan fired dozens of mortars in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of Poonch to blow up fencing to make way for militants.
The mortars, however, exploded in noman's land in the KG's border Chhajja Maan, Ghoda and Goi areas without causing any harm to the fencing and life and property of army.
Though army hesitated to make any comment on the incident, official sources confirmed that Pak army fired dozens of mortars Friday night.
Some mortars were fired on Saturday night too. Sources said fencing seemed to be their only target as most of the mortars fell and exploded in its close vicinity.
Fire tracers, usually fired at night to locate the enemy, were also fired by them. These landed amidst dense forests, which extend on both sides of the Line of Control (LoC), setting them on fire.
Over 1.5 km forest stretch was affected by the flames, the sources added.
Sources said smoke could be seen billowing from Maan, Gh... | |
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| Infiltration bid foiled; 1 killed, another flees | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 17: Foiling an infiltration bid on the International Border (IB), a BSF ambush party shot dead a Pakistani intruder near the Chhawni border outpost in the forward Jabowal area of Arnia early this morning.
An ambush party of 110 Bn of BSF sighted two intruders in the vicinity of Chhawni outpost when they mounted the earthen bund ahead of fencing towards Pak side at about 2.40 am.
The intruders were sighted with the help of night vision devices (NVDs), official sources said. Sources said soon after they mounted the bund, the ambush party fired, killing one of them on the spot while the other managed to flee back unhurt.
As it was foggy, the troops took the bo... | |
| | | | SKUAST VC’s residence may be Chancellor’s envy | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 17: A list of luxurious furniture and fixture, ultra modern gadgets worth Rs 35 lakhs adoring the house hired at Rs 50,000 a month by the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences for its Vice Chancellor stands the example of owner’s pride, neighbour’s envy. Not even the Chancellor, the governor or the Pro-Chancellor, the Chief Minister, would have thought of going for such a plush purchase, particularly when the stuff relinquished by the predecessor was intact.
Of all things ailing Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Jammu (SKUAST-J) its creditability gap has led to maximum damage. Following serious allegations of la... | |
| | | | Aanchal’s change of heart will not affect Rajneesh’s custodial death case in SC | | | | ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, JAN 17: The Rajneesh Sharma custody death case before the Supreme Court is not going to be affected by the latest turn of events because of his wife Amina Yusuf alias Aanchal Sharma’s leaving her in laws Jammu house in the wee hours of Friday morning for her parents abode in Srinagar since late Rajneesh’s mother and brother are also petitioners besides Aanchal in the case.
Saying this, the petitioners’ lawyer Pinki Anand told Early Times here today that she received a telephone call from Jammu and Kashmir to tell her that Aanchal had “resiled” from her earlier stand taken in the petition moved through Anand. “Yet this is not going to affect the custodial death case wh... | |
| | | | Chib visiting Prof BGSBU | | | | Early Times Report
RAJOURI, JAN 17: Minister for Medical Education, Technical Education and Youth Services and Sports, Mr. R. S. Chib was today conferred a unique honour of being on the visiting faculty as a Professor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University.
At a function held at University campus, this afternoon, the VC Mr. Masood Choudhary disclosed the same about the honour bestowed upon Mr Chib.
Credited with a degree in electronics and telecommunication from the renowned Birla Institute of Technology and Science Pilani India and Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, Mr. Chib has established his academic creditials during his... | |
| | | | Gujjars-Paharis up in arms, threatening each other | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, JAN 17: The already troubled and terrorist and separatist-infested Jammu and Kashmir State is in for yet another serious conflict. And, this does not augur well for the state. There is a possibility that certain communities may clash with one another and complicate further the already rather complex situation in the state.
The case in point is the demand for the Scheduled Tribe (ST) status put forth by the “Paharis” residing in the Poonch-Rajouri border belt in the Jammu province and Kupwara-Baramulla border belt in Kashmir province. It needs to be underlined that there is no such ethinic group as “Pahari” anywhere in the world and that those who inhabit the mountainous area... | |
| | | | China eyeing at Indus? | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Jan 17: Army officials in Leh were a part of a meeting convened by the Jammu and Kashmir Government that agreed that China was encroaching into the land with "specific design" to grab a particular area to extend its control till Indus river.
"As per all maps and evidences, the Dokbug pasture (in Northeast of Leh) land undisputedly belongs to India and China is moving with specific design to grab this area to extend its control till Indus (river)," according to an official report.
During the meeting chaired by Commissioner (Leh) A K Sahu and attended by Brigadier General Staff of 14 Corps Brig Sarat Chand and Colonel Indraj Singh, it was also agreed that all agencies m... | |
| | | | Jyoti Basu dead at 95 | | | | Agencies
Kolkata, Jan 17: Jyoti Basu, one of India's tallest political leaders whose influence extended far beyond his home state of West Bengal that he ruled for a record 23 years, died here on Sunday. He was 95. He would have become India's prime minister in 1996 had not his Marxist-Communist party ruled against his taking charge of a loose Centre-Left alliance.
Basu died after a 16-day battle in the AMRI Hospital. He is survived by his businessman son Chandan. His wife Kamal had predeceased him in 2003.
Basu, who had been ailing for months but remained agile mentally as he kept in touch with national affairs, was admitted to the hospital on January 1 following chest congestion and i... | |
| | | | High Court calls records, State Govt wants shifting of station to Srinagar | | DD draws flak on Kashir Channel bungling | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jan 17: Drawing flak from a many corners on the largescale bungling in commissioning of programmes for ‘Kashir Channel’, Prasar Bharti Broadcasting Corporation of India has appointed a private consultant to investigate how scores of people having no profile in audio-visual media had been empanelled as ‘private producers’ and subsequently allotted high budget programmes by Doordarshan. Meanwhile, Jammu & Kashmir High Court has directed DD authorities to place entire record related to the allottees before it by the end of January and Government of Jammu & Kashmir has urged Union Ministry of Information & Broadcasting to shift headquarters of DD Kashir from New De... | |
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