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| J&K emerges as safe route for narco-smugglers as agencies seize 30 kg heroin, 10,000 kg poppy straw | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Jan 23: With the seizure of over 30 kg heroin, two quintals of charas and 10,000 kg poppy straw, besides marijuana and cocaine, from different J&K areas during the past some time, J&K seems to be emerging as a safe route and transit point for narco-smugglers.
The contrabands are smuggled into the state from across the borders, according to a senior police officer.
That the smuggling activities were flourishing in the state came in focus about two years back when senior J&K cadre IPS officer Saji Mohan was apprehended in Mumbai on the alleged drug smuggling charges.
The officer said the links of well-oiled drug peddling racket in the state had been established with people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, where heroin originated.
Even Mohan was alleged to have named some people in the state, who were associated with him, he added.
He said the packets of heroin which Mohan possessed and those recovered from drug smugglers here were similar in quality and bore same markings.
Based on the interrogation of the arrested smugglers, agencies came to know that the se... | |
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| No headway in appointment of Secretary to Cultural Academy, autonomous body continues to be headless | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: The delay in appointment of Secretary to J&K Cultural Academy has rendered this autonomous body headless for over last three months.
Though the artists, scholars and intellectuals are pressing hard to government to take a decision in this regard and select the secretary of the academy without further delay to make its functioning proper and smooth, the government till date has not taken any decision in this regard.
According to sources the chief Minister, Omar Abdullah who is the president of the Academy is reluctant to give a final ok to the name of the incumbent to head the Academy. The CM has been given various representations by the art lovers and h... | |
| | | | KP leaders thumb down Bakaya's defense of NC | | Mass exodus of KPs from valley | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Jan 23: Following Congress leader Ashok Bhan's pot shots against National Conference over Kashmiri Pandits' mass exodus from Kashmir Valley in 1990 and a desperate attempt by NC leader Vijay Bakaya to defend his party, it is now the turn of the Kashmiri Pandit leaders representing various organizations to join the chorus.
Holding National Conference responsible for Kashmiri Pandit community's migration from valley none other than by a senior Congress leader has made the issue alive once again and gave one more opportunity to those who bore the brunt of migration in speaking their heart out against 'those' who were really accountable for whatever they have gone throu... | |
| | | | 3 ex-militants turn out be killers of SPO; one held, 2 abscond | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Jan 23: Three ex-militants of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have turned out to be the killers of SPO Mohammad Hanief whose body was recovered from Kishtwar forests in December last year.
The accused were identified as Mohammad Rafi, son of Abdul Rashid Mochi of Sarthal Saroor, Shahnawaz alias Bilal Ahmed Khandey, son of Ghulam Mohammad Khandey, and Nafees Munwar Khandey, son of Mohammad Munwar Khandey, both residents of Sozna Palmar.
While Nafees was arrested by police, the other two were said to have fled their houses and again joined militant ranks.
Talking to reporters here today, DSP, headquarters, Abrar Choudhary said the SPO, who was posted in Doda, was trapped b... | |
| | | | "NC led regime has proved as non performing liability" | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: Dubbing present dispensation headed by National Conference as non performing liability, former Chief Minister and patron of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mufti Mohammad Sayeed today exhorted youth of the state to vociferously oppose anti-people policies being propagated by this regime.
Addressing a meeting of the youth wing of the party here today, PDP patron Mufti Sayeed said, "Performance of regime appear only on papers because the ruling elites are more particular about issuing press statements and conducting photo sessions to befool the people rather than taking effective steps on grounds.
He pointed out and said that the wrong policies of the co... | |
| | | | Omar didn't tweet on Budgam youth's murder? | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Jan 23: The State chief minister Omar Abdullah has twitted that he spoke to the MP Chief Minister about the attack on a local student in Ujjain.
Omar said in his tweet that the MP Chief Minister has assured him about the safety of other Kashmiri students who are engaged in studies in MP. That is a fine gesture by the State Chief Minister. But, what has surprised everybody is the fact that the Internet savvy Chief Minister has said nothing about the brutal murder of a youth in Badipora village of Budgam district.
Nazir Ahmad Dar, a youth belonging to Badipora village in Budgam district was mercilessly murdered by unidentified killers yesterday. The gruesom... | |
| | | | Dehradun protestor greets Rahul with a shoe | | "Phenko, phenko, ek aur phenko!" | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: Omar and Rahul are friends and today Rahul proved his friendship. Omar was greeted with a show on Independence day last year in Bakshi Stadium and Rahul got it today while elctioneering in Dehradun.
In his latest tweet, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah praised Rahul Gandhi for his reaction to a shoe that was thrown at him by a protester.
Rahul responded by saying: "phenko, phenko, ek aur phenko" (throw one more shoe). Omar Abdullah's reaction to a similar incident at Bakshi Satadium in the summer capital was not any different. He said: "Jootay phenko, pathar mut phenko." (throw shoes but do not throw stones).
Omar later pardoned the shoe thrower. What hap... | |
| | | | 12 years on, Wandhama killers still at large | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: Twelve years on, the government is yet to fix responsibility for Wandhama massacre. On January 25, unidentified gunmen shot dead 23 members of the minority community in cold blood at Wandhama. The massacre triggered another migration of the pandits. However, till this day, the killers could not be identified.
The 27th night of the Holy month of Ramadhan, Muslims believe, is better than 1000 months. On this night Allah the most exalted blesses the people. In 1998, the blessed night fell on January 25. While people in rest of the world stayed awake to seek pardon to their sins, heavens fell on Wandhama, Ganderbal.
The people of this beautiful hamlet live... | |
| | | | Massacre victim running from pillar to post for relief and justice | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 23: After a long span of five years, widow of Late Bal Krishan still hopes for the long denied justice to her and is running from pillar to post to get some respite and relief from the state government.
A victim Shiela Devi whose woes started with the unfortunate event that occurred in May 2006 at Thawa of Kulhand about 30 Km away from the main Doda town but yet has not subsided.
During the macabre dance of death 22 people were brutally killed and 14 people were injured by unidentified gunmen and her husband Bal Krishan too was among injured who later succumbed after one year of that unfateful night, as he maimed body failed to cooperate with medicines afte... | |
| | | | Cong, SP doing what League did before 1947 | | Towards Another Partition -- III | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Jan 23: The British Government, which had all through employed its policy of divide and rule in India, took full advantage of the situation the followers of Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, the Muslim League and the Jamiat-ul-Ulma-e-Islam (a section of Deobandis) had created by opposing the Congress and its demands on the ground that these demands, if accepted, would only promote the Hindus and throw in the lot of the Muslims with them. The British Government enacted an Act in 1909, called the Indian Councils Act of 1909, which provided for a separate register or religion-based representation to the Muslims in the provincial councils. The Congress, which had in December 1906 at Calcutta ... | |
| | | | Congress hoodwinking Jammu to woo Jammu | | Politics Of Deceit & Bluff -- I | | | Neha
JAMMU, Jan 23: The history of Congress in Jammu province is a history of broken promises and deceit. It is one party that ruled the country for almost 50 years and it is ruling the country even today, of course, in alliance with several formations. It is a party that has also been ruling the state directly or indirectly since independence. It was only between 1947 and 1953, between 1977 and 1984, between 1987 and January 1990 and between 1996 and 2002 that the state was ruled by a party (NC) hostile towards the Congress, though the NC ruled the state between 1947 and 1953 and between 1987 and 1990 with the full backing of the Congress party. The Congress has been sharing power in the ... | |
| | | | Yousuf's mysterious death, CoI to meet on Feb 2 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 23: The Commission of Enquiry in relation to the event leading to the mysterious death of Syed Mohd Yousaf will meet on February 2 instead of January 28, said officials spokesperson.
According to the Secretary to Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Jaffer Hussain Beigh issued notification regarding the sitting of Commission of Enquiry in relation to the event leading to the death of Syed Mohd Yousaf son of Syed Ghulam Ahmed resident of Loktipora, Bijbehara, Anantnag Kashmir who died in police Hospital Srinagar on September 30, 2011, will meet on February 2, 2012 at 10:00 AM instead of January 28, 2012. JNF
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