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Open choice protests turn violent, 6 students, 4 cops injured in clashes 1/22/2009 12:02:17 AM Munish Gupta Jammu, Jan 21: At least six college students and four policemen were injured during the ding dong battle between the police and the students at MAM College today as the protests and strike for open choice in University examination entered 36th consecutive day. As per the eyewitnesses when the students under the leadership of Naseeb Ali , Yasir Farooq from MAM College ABVP Unit tried to come outside the college heavy deployment of police forces deployed tried to stop them from coming outside the college. According to reports, police resorted to use stung guns and water canons and also used teargas when the students pelted stones on the policemen from inside the college , in retaliation that resulted in virtual clash between them which continued for few hours. Also, the vehicular movement remained suspended on the road for the period. Whereas the students on the other side stated that the police first started using brutal force against them and then they retaliate. According to some of the students, police forces started chasing them inside the college campus and ev...   READ MORE

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Bit of Ladakh, Kashmir, Jammu on Janpath Monastery, houseboat, Kud dance part of R-Day tableaux 1/22/2009 12:01:10 AM HAMAAD SALIF Jammu, Jan 21: From politics to culture, as regions ask for their equal share of pie, on this year’s Republic Day function the Janpath will have a bit from all three regions –Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. Jammu and Ladakh have often complained that too much of Kashmir have traveled in the Janpath on every Republic Day function. After a year full of region tension, this January 26, cultural and tourism glimpses of all three regions will be showcased in New Delhi. Overall, the Jammu and Kashmir tableau focuses on tourism. It portrays a monastery of Ladakh, as also a group of mask dancers and a luxurious houseboat. The Kud dance prevalent in the mountain ranges of Jammu will fo...   READ MORE   Mufti, Ansari take oath 1/22/2009 12:00:46 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, JAN 21: The Speaker Pro-tem Chodhary Mohammad Aslam today administered oath to the newly elected Assembly members Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Moulvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, in Assembly Secretariat here today. Commissioner Secretary, Law, Mr. Akhtar Hussain Kochak, former Minister, Peer Mohammad Hussain and Legislators Ch. Rafiq Hussain Khan and Ch. Zulfakar were present on the occasion among others. ...   READ MORE   I keep my fingers crossed: Chidambram Omar awarded Gen-X politician of the year 1/22/2009 12:00:22 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 21: For taking that big political leap –for family, the party and the generation, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has been awarded as Generation Next Politician of the Year by a leading television channel. At a star-studded ceremony, televised live, in New Delhi, television news channel NDTV gave away the Indian of the Year awards to the people who made their mark in various fields this year, be it politics, sport, entertainment, business, arts and culture and so on. While Jammu Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah won the Generation Next Politician of the Year award, Olympic gold medal winner Abhinav Bindra won the NDTV's Sportsman of the Year award. Slu...   READ MORE   VO exposes Rs 52 lakh land scam in Pahalgam 1/21/2009 11:59:48 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 21- State Vigilance Organization has registered a case regarding illegal and fraudulent drawal of Government funds to the tune of Rs.51.75 lakhs in acquisition of land for golf ground at Laripora Phalgam. Case FIR No.1/2009 U/S 5(2) P.C Act 2006 r/w 120-B, 420, 467, 468-RPC at Police Station Vigilance Organisation Kashmir was registered following a verification which revealed that land measuring 19 marlas situated at Laripura, Phalgam was recorded under khasra No.1168/224, in the revenue records of Pahalgam, which was identified for acquisition for Golf ground. It was found that the measurement entry of land in revenue record was dishonestly manipulated and...   READ MORE   Pending salaries, RTC fleet halts 1/21/2009 11:58:08 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 21: After many strikes and as many broken promises, the operators of state owned J&K Road Transport Corporation have once again parked their fleets in the yards and proceeded on strike. The entire fleet of the fund starved SRTC remained grounded as employees assembled outside the office complex of SRTC at Bikram chowk and demonstrated in support of their demands. All the workshops of SRTC also remained shut as large number of employees joined the demonstration. Daily passengers traveling on interstate routes faced many hardships in the absence of frequent bus service. The passengers were duped by private operators by way of overcharging transport fare....   READ MORE   Air sorties for snowbound areas 1/21/2009 11:57:47 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, JAN 21: In a move that will bring succour to the people residing in far-flung and snowbound areas of Kishtwar district, the Government is operating weekly helicopter flights from Kishtwar to Dachhan, Marwah and Warwan from tomorrow. The air service will provide connectivity to the people in these areas who remain cut off from the rest of the world due to heavy snowfall in winters. The Chief Minister, Mr. Omar Abdullah had recently asked the administration to work out modalities for providing connectivity to the people of snowbound areas. The decision to operate air service to the far-flung areas of Kishtwar district is a sequel to his direction. The Min...   READ MORE   Shah replaces Kuchai as Dir Estates 1/21/2009 11:57:23 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 21: In a minor reshuffle, the government has shifted the Director of Estates Department. Khurshid Ahmad Shah, KAS, Director, Social Welfare Department, Kashmir, has been transferred and posted as Director, Estates, vice Mr. A. R. Kuchai. A. R. Kuchai, KAS, Director, Estates, has been transferred and posted as Special Secretary, Higher and Technical Education Department. The charge of Director, Social Welfare Department, Kashmir, shall be held by Mr. Hilal Ahmad Parrey, KAS, Special Secretary, Winter Secretariat, Srinagar , in addition to his own duties till further orders. Mohammad Hanief Malik, KAS, Collector, Land Acquisition, Ravi Tawi Irrigatio...   READ MORE   Travel still on decline, largest ever trade consignment crossed LoC 1/21/2009 11:56:54 PM Jammu, Jan 21: While the travel through Cross-LoC links is constant decline due to tension between India and Pakistan, the biggest ever trade consignment was sent to traders of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by their counterparts from Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. "This was for the first time when such a huge quantity of items was exported to PoK from Poonch yesterday," district officials said. Three trucks left Poonch to reach PoK from trade facilitation centre at Rangar. Along with these, a lorry also crossed over to PoK from Chakan-da-Bagh, they said. Two trucks carrying 145 quintals of potatoes crossed over to PoK, while, another truck containing 600 boxes of tomatoes we...   READ MORE   Khoda asks India Inc for strong security software 1/21/2009 11:56:19 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 21: Admitting inadequacies in providing security to industrial establishments due to enormous task of security forces, the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Kuldeep Khoda today called upon the Indian software giants to build appropriate software for security agencies which will provide them tools for better investigation and help them create a nationwide database of crime and criminals. Khoda was delivering a keynote address on: “National Security - The Role of India Inc.” in New Delhi. With Mumbai terror attacks exposing cracks in the security apparatus to protect private industrial establishments, Khoda said the "inadequacies" were because ...   READ MORE   JU officers seeing rivals in students? 1/21/2009 11:55:45 PM Early Timea Report Jammu, Jan 21: Prof Varun Sahni, the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu, may be making efforts to maintain order on the Campus but his men and officers are pulling the students as rivals of the Varsity. With the coming of Varun Sahni as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Jammu a change at the Campus was expected as he underlined his committed to a make it a better research and teaching institute. Have the university authorities made up their mind to treat the students as if they are not an integral part but rivals of the university? Once again the students of the campus witnessed the hostilities of the university authorities when the students of...   READ MORE

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