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BJP's Ekta Yatra stopped, Jaitley, Swaraj among hundreds taken into police custody Party condemns 'surrender' to separatists 1/26/2011 12:37:25 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 25 : In what appears to be the 'victory' for the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in the battle of wits going on for the last few days between the NC led coalition government and the BJP over flag hoisting issue, the former managed to stop the Ekta Yatra from entering Jammu even as a defiant BJP leadership resisting the force too succeeded in crossing the barricades on Punjab border. Notwithstanding massive crackdown with widespread arrests throughout the day, high spirited BJP leaders vowed to go ahead with flag hoisting plans at Lal Chowk tomorrow. However, late this evening hundreds of activists including leaders were detained and are now in the custody of J&K Police at different places. With all arrangements in place amid beefed up security bandobast, the state government had already closed all entry routes including the national highway to foil yatra and prevent its entry into J&K. EKta Yatra led by BJYM chief Aurag Thakur and accompanied by scores of national leaders had reached Punjab on Monday. In order not to leave any chance for Yatries to sneak...   READ MORE

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Open murder of democracy witnessed in & out of Jammu: Dr. Jitendra Entire Jammu leadership detained, prevented from taking out rally 1/26/2011 12:36:55 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 25: In Jammu city, the situation remained tense early this morning when hundreds of the workers and leaders were prevented from taking out a rally in support of Tiranga Ekta Yatra .As the workers came out on the roads , they were stopped, physically lifted by the police who used mild clathi charge to disperse them. Over 500 BJP activists were arrested when they tried to bring out a rally in Jammu as part of the flag hoisting plan at Lal Chowk. Even as the leaders tried to convince they would take out the rally in a peaceful manner, Police resisted their march and stopped mid way. This infuriated the activists some of whom indulged in skirmishes with the poli...   READ MORE   Give up path of confrontation: PC to BJP 1/26/2011 12:36:25 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT New Delhi, Jan 25: As the BJP's Ekta Yatra enters the final stage, Home Minister P Chidambaram Tuesday appealed to BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj to give up the "path of confrontation" and not push any "political agenda" that will affect peace in Jammu and Kashmir. The Home Minister noted that the Jammu and Kashmir government has made it clear that it would neither let any yatra to Srinagar nor would it allow any assembly at Lal Chowk. "The BJP leaders should respect the orders passed by the state government. It would be most unfortunate if the BJP leaders defy the restrictions placed by the state government or deliberately cause a breach of peace. There ...   READ MORE   BJP indulging in political gimmickry: Omar 1/26/2011 12:36:08 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT jammu, Jan 25: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that the maintenance of law and order in the state is his responsibility and prime concern of his government adding that all measures whatsoever required to maintain peace and order in the state would be put in place and some times tough decisions have to be taken. Talking to a National News Channel here today on Tuesday, the Chief Minister said that there will be no compromise on law and order maintenance, maintaining his firm determination to foil every attempt aimed at disturbing peace in the state. Omar congratulated the people for exhibiting highest degree of prudence and responsibility by not falling prey to the po...   READ MORE   NC, BJP gainers in the Lal Chowk stand-off Omar has no worries after gaining AICC support to hard stance 1/26/2011 12:35:54 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Jan 25: Mainstream opposition party, BJP, as well as the separatist opposition outfit, JKLF, were gunning for Omar Abdullah and his National Conference-led coalition in Jammu & Kashmir until September 2010. Call it irony or DNA characteristics of the J&K politics, both are now helping once beleaguered Chief Minister to reclaim the ground he lost in the death of 112 civilian protesters in his principal constituency of Kashmir last year. Perhaps nothing better could have brought Omar Abdullah back to the glamour in Valley. Notwithstanding the impression in a section of the population that Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's regional party had been created ...   READ MORE   Theatre of the absurd And now police arrest people for carrying Tricolor 1/26/2011 12:35:26 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 25: For sixty-four years, the Jammu Kashmir Police had been seizing Pakistani flags in Kashmir. People carrying the flags would be ruthlessly beaten before detaining them earlier under Defense of India Rules (DIR) and later under Public Safety Act (PSA). But things have changed in Kashmir and so has the thinking of the police. The police are now after persons carrying the Indian National Flag. The summer capital witnessed unprecedented security arrangements a day before the Republic Day. Besides looking for seven Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who the intelligence sleuths believe, have sneaked into the city to "create trouble on Republic day", and the Jamm...   READ MORE   Victimised CRPF may refuse to assist civil administration in Kashmir 1/26/2011 12:34:57 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Jan 25: However, it is important to recall that the harassed and victimised CRPF personnel had to approach the state high court to seek justice. They approached the high court on January 14 and brought to its notice two things: the July 30 statement of the chairman of the Commission of Inquiry that had indicated his bias against the CRPF and sympathy for the stone-pelters and unruly mobs and the refusal on the part of the commission to supply copies of the relevant documents on the basis of which notices had been served to the CRPF on December 21, 2010. The high court did give some relief to the CRPF. It ordered the Commission of Inquiry to supply copi...   READ MORE   January 25, 1998: Kashmir witnessed another migration 1/26/2011 12:34:40 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Jan 25: 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, a small hamlet in Ganderbal, Wandhama witnessed cold blooded massacre of twenty-three souls. The people of this beautiful hamlet lived in total harmony. The majority community stood by the minority community during difficult times. In 1990 the Pandits migrated from Kashmir but the Muslims in Wandhama prevailed upon the minority community. They stayed back to share moments of grief and...   READ MORE   Republic Day: State of nation 1/26/2011 12:34:15 AM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 25: Wednesday is a Republic Day. It's a great day for the Indian nation. President of India would address the nation tomorrow. Similarly, all the Governors would address the people in their respective states. All the ministers in the union government and all the ministers in the state governments would also do the same. Everyone who matters in the Indian State would reflect on the achievements the country has made during all these years of independence and would make a solemn commitment that the custodians of the Indian State are committed to the cause of the country and the people and praise the Indian political system as a great democracy; as a governm...   READ MORE   Winter capital turns into fortress; hundreds of cops fan across city Night before R-Day tense; borders sealed, bus services to remote hilly areas cancelled 1/26/2011 12:34:01 AM BHARAT BHUSHAN EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 25: In the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, the night before Republic Day was tense. Elaborate security arrangements had been put in place to ensure incident-free celebrations Wednesday. While the winter capital city turned into a virtual fortress with hundreds of police personnel putting a multi-layer security ring across it tonight, plugging all its entry points; the borders were "sealed" too to stop Pakistan from infiltrating militants. Apart from setting up barricades at the entry points to keep a vigil on all those entering the city, and making M A Stadium -- the venue of main Republic Day function in the winter capital -- out of bounds ...   READ MORE   One commits suicide, two made abortive bids 1/26/2011 12:33:28 AM JAMMU: In different cases, while a man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, two others, including a girl, made abortive bids on their lives. Police sources said Romesh Kumar of Mandir Wali Gali, Nai Basti, swallowed poison at his residence last night. He was evacuated by his family to the GMC hospital where he later died. After post-mortem, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites. Suman Choudhary of RS Pura and Rishu of Shakti Nagar also allegedly consumed poison at their respective residences. They were admitted by their families to the GMC hospital where their condition was stated to be critical. Police had registered cases in this connection....   READ MORE   Shinde to launch PCC mass contact prog 1/26/2011 12:33:14 AM JAMMU: Senior Congress leader and union power minister Sushil Kumar Shinde was scheduled to launch PCC's statewide 'mass contact prograame' here on January 30. The launching of this much-awaited Congress programme would take place in a function at Lower Roop Nagar, Muthi. While Shinde was scheduled to be the chief guest, PCC president and Congress veteran Saifudin Soz would preside over the function which would be attended by senior state Congress leaders, including MLC and party spokesperson Ravinder Sharma. Shinde was deputed to attend the function by the Congress high command. As per the mass contact programme, functions would be held in every assembly segment of the state to appris...   READ MORE   Winter capital turns into fortress; hundreds of cops fan across city Night before R-Day tense; borders sealed, bus services to remote hilly areas cancelled 1/25/2011 11:59:09 PM BHARAT BHUSHAN EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 25: In the troubled Jammu and Kashmir, the night before Republic Day was tense. Elaborate security arrangements had been put in place to ensure incident-free celebrations Wednesday. While the winter capital city turned into a virtual fortress with hundreds of police personnel putting a multi-layer security ring across it tonight, plugging all its entry points; the borders were "sealed" too to stop Pakistan from infiltrating militants. Apart from setting up barricades at the entry points to keep a vigil on all those entering the city, and making M A Stadium -- the venue of main Republic Day function in the winter capital -- out of bounds ...   READ MORE   One commits suicide, two made abortive bids 1/25/2011 11:58:35 PM JAMMU: In different cases, while a man allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, two others, including a girl, made abortive bids on their lives. Police sources said Romesh Kumar of Mandir Wali Gali, Nai Basti, swallowed poison at his residence last night. He was evacuated by his family to the GMC hospital where he later died. After post-mortem, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites. Suman Choudhary of RS Pura and Rishu of Shakti Nagar also allegedly consumed poison at their respective residences. They were admitted by their families to the GMC hospital where their condition was stated to be critical. Police had registered cases in this connection....   READ MORE

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