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| 'Security breach' ahead of R-Day at Srinagar Airport | | Questions raised over separatist leader's protocol at VIP Lounge | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 22: Increased vigil ahead of Republic Day at the country's most sensitive Srinagar Airport has brought into question Jammu & Kashmir government's "undeclared protocol" to Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq. Alongwith two female members of his family, Police led the separatist leader to the VIP Lounge and reportedly served the trio coffee when Mirwaiz checked in on Friday afternoon to catch a Delhi-bound Go Air flight.
On way to London for participation in an international conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was captured by CCTVs while entering the VIP Lounge at Srinagar Airport on Friday afternoon twice. He remained seated alongwith two co-passengers, believed to be his family members. Mirwaiz is a Z-plus protected political leader but not entitled to remain seated and other protocol at the VIP lounges of Indian airports. However, the VIP Lounge at the Departure provided to the separatist leader extraordinary treatment, reserved by book only to Ministers and top government functionaries and judges of state High Courts a... | |
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| BJP activists hoist saffron flags in ‘Chota Pakistan’ | | Scores arrested, security beefed up | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 22: Amid shock and utter disbelief, the people in down town Srinagar also called ‘Chota Pakistan’ (Small Pakistan) saw hundreds of Bharataya Janata Party (BJP) posters and Saffron flags. The ‘daring’ act was undertaken during the preceding night, reports said.
This is for the first time that the BJP activists made their presence felt in the summer capital and that too in areas where ‘angels fear to tread.’ Most of the people came to know today that the BJP runs an office at Rajbagh amidst the offices of separatist organizations.
Before the people could react, the police swung into action and immediately removed the posters and the flags. Later a local ne... | |
| | | | All is not well in PDP camp | | Muzzafer Hussain Beig and Tariq Qarra’s hibernation raises eye brows | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 22: Some senior People’s Democratic Party leaders have been silent for the past one year which
indicates that all is not well in PDP camp. Though the leaders in discussion have not openly came out against their party and leadership so far , but their complete silence for the past one year
despite being front runner faces of the opposition party has raised many eyebrows. The analysts are discussing whether there is any thing wrong with the persons who used to be front runner faces of PDP
in past . Two main faces of People’s Democratic party (PDP) former Deputy Chief Minister Muzzafer Hussain Beig and former finance Minister ,
Tariq Hameed... | |
| | | | Govt starts 'checking' entry of BJYM activists...... BJP refuses to budge | | 'Kashmir not the property of Nehrus & Abdullahs' | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 22: In what appears to be NC led coalition government and BJP heading for a showdown on BJYM's Ekta Yatra, the former has begun tight vigil in Jammu days ahead of the Yatra is scheduled to reach here. A high spirited BJP including national and local leaders, on the other hand are determined to go ahead with Lal Chowk flag hoisting flag. Having increased its vigil on the railway station on the instructions of government, scores of BJYM activists from various parts of the country were allegedly 'stopped' from entering the city and later 'dispatched' to Katra for darshans at Holy Shrine. The Yatra will now arrive in Jammu on January 24.
Sources said around 1... | |
| | | | R-Day not for scoring political points: PM | | | | New Delhi: In the backdrop of BJP's plans to hoist national flag at Lal Chowk in Srinagar, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the Republic Day is not an occasion to score political points or promote divisive agendas.
The Prime Minister has also called upon all concerned to observe maximum restraint in a sensitive state like Jammu and Kashmir.
The BJP's youth workers are on their way from West Bengal to Jammu and Kashmir. They plan to end their march at Lal Chowk, where, in 1948, Jawaharlal Nehru promised Kashmir a plebiscite. That speech forms the basis of separatist discourse. The BJP says hoisting the tricolor here will prove Kashmir is an integral part of India.... | |
| | | | J&K border with Punjab being sealed to thwart BJP march | | | | Jammu: The city has been placed under maximum security and the state's borders with Punjab have been sealed to prevent entry of BJP youth activists bent upon hoisting the national flag in Srinagar on Republic Day despite Jammu and Kashmir government's objections.
"Top security has been put in place in Jammu and all entry points from Punjab into the state have been sealed bydeploying additional para-military personnel," a senior Police officer on Saturday said.
The entry points into Jammu and Kashmir from Punjab-Lakhanpur and Nagri-Narole of Kathua district have been plugged to stop BJYM and BJP activists from coming to the state from Punjab.
Jammu and Kashmir Police are engaged in sealin... | |
| | | | Gul asks BJP to desist from 'nefarious designs' | | | | Jammu: Saying that peace and normalcy is imperative for equitable development of all the three regions of State, Advisor to Chief Minister, Mubarak Gul, has termed the plans of BJP on flag hoisting as unfortunate adding that the party is hell bent upon to disrupt the peace and normalcy in the State which, he said, has been brought under control after facing tremendous difficulties.
Mubarak Gul was addressing a function organised jointly by various NGO's working in Jammu today.
He said that national flag is being unfurled with full honour and respect all over the State even at block and tehsil level and the Central Government functionaries like Doordarshan, Radio Stations, AG's Office, R... | |
| | | | BJP asks Cong to clear stand on flag hoisting | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 22: Firing a salvo on Congress the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked it to clear its stand on unfurling of National Flag in view of the stand taken by the Omar Abdullah led coalition Government in the state to stop the Ekta Yatra of the Party to hoist the National Tricolour in historical Lal chowk at Srinagar on Republic Day.
Meanwhile BJP and BJYM activists are in upbeat mood and taking the challenge to hoist the national flag at Srinagar. An advance party is likely to leave for Kashmir valley by tonight. According to party sources, the police has warned the hotel owner not to accommodate any political worker. The Republic Day is a national festival ... | |
| | | | Two arrested with fake Indian currency | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
srinagar, Jan 22: Two persons have been arrested and fake Indian currency with face value of Rs 7,500 has been recovered form them in Baramulla district of north Kashmir, police said today.
Mushtaq Ahmad Mir and Khursheed Ahmad War, both residents of Kupwara district, were arrested last evening and counterfeit Indian notes with face value of Rs 7,500 recovered from them, a police spokesman said.
The arrests were made following questioning of another accused, Ghulam Mohammad Mir, from whom fake currency with face value of Rs 42,000 was recovered last week, he said.
The spokesman said more arrests are expected in the coming days in connection with the case.
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| | | | 3 die of asphyxia in Baramulla | | | | Early Times Report
BARAMULLA, Jan 22: Three persons died in north Kashmir's Baramulla district due to suffocation caused by an LPG heater last night.
Official sources said that Khurshid Ahmad Bahroo son of Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din of Bandipora, a Defence Assistant Labor Officer, his cook Parvez Ahmad Wagay son of Abdur Rehman of New Colony Shopian and his guest Mohammad Akbar Khan son of Mohammad Ramzan of Plan Bandipora, died of asphyxia when they were sleeping in a room here where an LPG heater was on last night. "They died due to suffocation," reports said.
Eyewitnesses said when nobody came out of the house where the trio was sleeping till today afternoon neighbors went to enquire about th... | |
| | | | Mehbooba views Govt's business with RBI as 'surrender of autonomy' | | BoD holding special meet in Mumbai on Jan 29th to discuss overdraft issue | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 22: Even as Jammu and Bank is planning to discuss key investment issues, including the state Government's Friday agreement with Reserve Bank of India, in an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors in Mumbai on January 29th, PDP President Mehbooba Mufti today viewed Omar government's direct dealing with the central bank as "surrender of the state's autonomy".
Informed sources told Early Times that J&K Bank was likely to discuss in detail the issue of state government's liquidity of Rs 2700 Cr overdfrat coupled with the government's decision of direct dealing with the RBI. Sources said that following its decision to liquidate Rs 1000 Cr of the volumi... | |
| | | | Many hurdles in rehabilitation policy | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 22: About 70 people in Jammu and Kashmir have filed applications with the police seeking Government intervention so that their wards, who had crossed over the Pakistan for arms training and were keen to join the mainstream, could return to their motherland under the rehabilitation scheme framed by the state Government. In fact under the existing law those residents of Jammu and Kashmir who had crossed over to Pakistan and occupied Kashmir since 1990 for arms training and were keen to return to their homes in various districts of the state could be rehabilitated. Reports said that between 3,000 and 4,000 boys belonging to various districts of Jammu and Kashmir,... | |
| | | | Man dies after jumping in front of train | | | | JAMMU: A man was today killed after he jumped in front of a moving train in Samba, about 45 km from here.
Police sources said Prem Paul (37) jumped in front of Pooja Express at Manohar Puli, Samba, at about 8.20 am and died instantly. Police later reached the spot and evacuated the body to hospital mortuary. After post-mortem, it was handed over to his family members for last rites. He hailed from Shinki Chhapri.Sources said he was mentally upset after the death of his brother some time back. He worked in a factory. Police had registered a case in this connection.... | |
| | | | Man dies under mysterious circumstances | | | | JAMMU: A man, who was found lying unconscious under mysterious circumstances at railway station here today, later died in the GMC hospital.
Police sources said Jia Lal (34), son of Rakhi Ram of Ramban, was admitted to the GMC hospital after he was found lying unconscious at railway station.He later breathed his last in the hospital, the sources added.Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | Search operation in Mendhar woods enters 3rd day | | | | JAMMU: A massive "seek and destroy" operation, launched by security forces in Uchchaad woods of Mendhar, Poonch, in search for two militants, today entered third day. The combing operation in the Uchchaad forests was started by security personnel Thursday following inputs that two militants had been sighted there.
Police sources said even jawans searched for the militants in the woods for the third consecutive day today, they could not find any clue to their whereabouts. The searches were continuing when reports last came in. Details were awaited.... | |
| | | | Poachers flee leaving behind dead civet cat,jungle cat, jackal | | | | Jammu: Two youth today gave a slip to an anti-poaching team of wildlife protection department at Chhalla in Ramkote forest range of Billawar, Kathua, leaving behind a scooter which contained carsasses of a civet cat, a jungle cat and a jackal.
While civet cat is killed for its musk glands, jungle cat and jackal are killed for their pelts.
These animals are specified under different schedules and given protection under J&K wildlife protection Act, 1978, according to official sources.
Sources said during anti-poaching patrolling, officials of wildlife protection department of wildlife division, Jammu, intercepted a scooter at Chhalla. Sighting them, the scooterist and his pillion rider fle... | |
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