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Yatra has ended, political debate 'begins' now: Jaitely

Says govt strategy was abduction of political leadership, Omar's invitation farcical, issue to echo in Parliament: Sushma

1/27/2011 6:05:59 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 26: A day after the state government foiled their attempt to proceed with Ekta Yatra towards Srinagar for flag hoisting, the BJP top leadership today spit venom at both Centre and state for what they termed as psychological and ideological surrender to separatists in Kashmir. Arun Jaitely termed their strategy as 'abduction of political leadership', an offence that warrants explanation from different quarters and 'disgrace to the Indian nation. He asserted even as Yatra has ended but this heralds beginning of an 'ideological debate' on relations of J&K with Centre, a cause for which Shyama Prasad Mukherjee sacrificed his life. Sushma Swaraj termed Chief Minist...

BJP workers gherao Finance Minister's car

1/27/2011 6:05:09 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 26: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers today gheraoed the official vehicle of state Finance Minister Abdul Rahim Rather's to register protest against the state government preventing party leaders from taking their flag-hoisting march to Srinagar. The minister was inside the car which was proceeding towards Raj Bhawan for participating in the "At Home" function organized by the Governor NN Vohra this evening. Soon after the BJP stalwarts Arun Jaitely and Sushma Swaraj left the party headquarters at Kacchi Chowni, a group of party activists came out in groups and held protest demonstration on the main road raising anti government slogans. As Finance Ministe...

Cong a major loser, BJP a major gainer from Yatra mess

1/27/2011 6:04:56 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 26: Apparently the Congress party, if no other organisation, has lost a pound of flesh from the abortive attempt by the BJYM and the BJP activists at hoisting the national flag on Gantaghar in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on Wednesday. And the Akali led Government in Punjab has also contributed towards developments that went against the interests of the Congress not only in Jammu but in the neighbouring states when it refused to prevent the BJP and BJYM leaders and activists from entering into Lakhanpur area of Jammu. No doubt the Sangh Parivar has not been able to fulfill its commitment on hoisting the tricolour in Lal Chowk it has, on the other hand, proved...

Women from Jhansi arrested while sending JKLF flags in air at Maisuma

Before his arrest, Yasin Malik had put two persons from UP on the Azadi task

1/27/2011 6:04:41 PM

Ahmed Ali Fayyaz ET REPORT SRINAGAR, Jan 26: With all eyes on Kashmiri Muslim supporters of Yasin Malik to fail their attempts of hoisting anti-national flags at Lal Chowk, Police today discovered that JKLF's balloons were sent in air nowhere but Malik's residential locality of Maisuma. Two persons were found doing the Azadi job with an inflating machine. Both of them, immediately arrested by Police, are members of the majority community from Jhansi city of Uttar Pradesh. Malik, alongwith 16 separatist activists, was himself arrested by Police parallel to a crackdown on BJP activists as 25 of them were picked up from different locations. On occasion of the Republic Day, BJP and JKLF had a...

POK student Faisal Iqbal praises Indian democracy

"I will tell my friends not to disturb peace in J&K"

1/27/2011 6:04:19 PM

SHAFIQ MIR EARLY TIMES REPORT Rajouri, Jan 26: It may sound incredible to many that any Pakistani young man can praise and appreciate Indian democracy , but it is fact that a 26-year old student of political science in Mirpur university, Faisal Iqbal did so. Faisal Iqbal, a Political Science student of Mirpur university in POK was here in border district Rajouri on permit to meet his relatives . Giving details, Deputy Commissioner Rajouri, GA Khawaja said that POK resident Faisal was here on permit to meet his relatives and he expressed his wish to see the Indian republic day celebration following which he was extended proper invitation by district administration. He was also introduced ...

On R-Day, police cause cracks in fourth estate

1/27/2011 6:04:03 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Jan 26: In a bid to prevent Bharataya Janata party (BJP) and Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) activists from hoisting their respective flags atop the Clock Tower in historic Lal Chowk, the police had laid siege to the Press Enclave at posh Residency Road in the summer capital today. According to reports, the police laid siege to the Press Enclave in wee hours today. Several barbed wire coils were used to keep the media persons away from Lal Chowk. Some of them who managed to come out of the cordon were prevented from marching ahead. The special passes issued by the Department of Information were not honoured. Most of the journalists boycotted the Republic D...

J&K celebrates R-Day under shadow of gun as terror attack fear stalks all alike

1/27/2011 6:03:51 PM

BHARAT BHUSHAN EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 26: With hundreds of armed cops fanning across the winter capital city and several others standing guard at entry points, the 62nd Republic Day was celebrated here today under the shadow of loaded guns and there was no alternative. Fear of a terror attack stalked all alike. The Republic Day function at M A stadium here has always been on the target list of Pak-sponsored militants. For this reason, it is every year made out of bounds for all at least a month before the function. The deadliest attack on it was carried out in 1995 when the then state governor KV Krishna Rao had a miraculous escape. Two years, or so later, 20 rockets were recover...

Padgaonkar crosses Lakshman Rekha, abuses tri-colour

1/27/2011 6:03:39 PM

NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Jan 26: It is now clear that moves are afoot to facilitate the task of those who hate the national flag and wish to split India once again on communal lines. The Prime Minister, the Home Minister, the Governor, the Chief Minister and who not who matters in Kashmir and New Delhi are all one and against those who wish to exercise their sovereign right to hoist national flag in Srinagar and show those their rightful place who challenge the very accession of the state with India using the floor of the assembly. They are all one. They have expressed their solidarity with the separatists in their own way and told the world that the hoisting of national flag in Sri...

Pre-paid users in J&K can call instead of sending SMS for MNP

1/27/2011 6:03:24 PM

AGENCIES NEW DELHI, Jan 26: In view of the ban on sending SMSes using pre-paid mobile connections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Government has asked service providers to register subscribers' request through voice calls to 1900 instead. As per the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) guidelines, any subscriber that wishes to change their service providers can send an SMS to 1900 for the purpose of generation of an Unique Porting Code (UPC), which is subsequently passed on to the new operator for necessary action. But in the case of J&K, the service providers have been asked to make necessary arrangements for receiving calls on 1900. "The operator at 1900 shall provide the subscriber UPC after ...

Kashmir shivers overnight; Kargil records minus 20

1/27/2011 6:03:11 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Jan 26: An icy spell was cast over Kashmir where Ladakh region was gripped by intense cold wave conditions with Kargil town settling at 20 degrees below freezing point overnight. The minimum temperature in Kargil was minus 20.2 deg Celsius while Leh settled for a low of minus 18.4 deg C, a MET department official said. Pahalgam in south Kashmir was the coldest in the Valley with mercury there settling at minus 8.7 deg C. Srinagar city witnessed a slightly colder night at minus 4.4 deg C, an increase of 0.2 deg than yesterday. Qazigund froze at minus 6.4 deg C while night temperature in Kokernag town in south Kashmir was minus 3.7 deg C. Kupwara town in nor...