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| Hey Ram! Azad arrives in Soz’s town, via satellite | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Since the formation of coalition government, the factional feuds in Congress has remained a matter more interest for the observers than the functioning of government. Interestingly, the deepening of divide would get more evident on national days and anniversaries of national leaders with factions led by Pradesh Congress Committee president Prof Saifuddin Soz and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad negatively competing against each other and offering the public another occasion to mock at.
Until now, it was a group of Ministers headed by Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, representing Ghulam Nabi Azad in absentia, going about town and countering Soz in every possible manner. Soz on the other hand would board on his side Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla and, at the most, Medical Education Minister Rajinder Singh Chib to host the ‘official function’, may it be birth or death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi or Rajiv Gandhi.
Two parallel functions, therefore, get a unique identity –both official as well as unoffic... | |
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| Jammu Jogging –Riverside Dream Project in Doldrums | | JDA’s JOGGER’s PARK | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Jan 30: It is a riverside dream which is struck up at the banks and the river does not have even its image. Then Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad had dreamt of a healthy Jammu jogging along Tawi River, he conceived the project and would visit construction site more frequently than any other project. 18 months after Azad’s departure the jogging dream is yet to take off.
Jammu Development Authority (JDA), which has been entrusted the job of constructing the park, has virtually stopped the work, pleading paucity of “sufficient funds”.
Interestingly, the park was used as a parking lot on Republic Day as the Traffic Police Department, had diverted the traf... | |
| | | | Top HuM ultra Basharat Saleem killed? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Jan 30: Harkat-ul-Mujahideen’s top wanted militant, Bashrat Saleem Sheikh, is believed to have died in a fierce gunbattle in the most disturbed Sopore township in north Kashmir late tonight.
Informed sources told Early Times that Sopore Police, CRPF and troops of Rashtriya Rifles 22 Bn swooped on the house-cum-restaurant of one Bashir Ahmed Sheikh at New Colony Sopore, late this evening immediately after receiving specific information that Sheikh’s militant son, Basharat Saleem, was present there. As troops and Police maintained a tight cordon and evacuated almost all the civilians from the adjoining houses, one militant, believed to be none other than Ba... | |
| | | | In Health Minister’s constituency fake doctor cools heels in lockup | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Akhnoor, Jan: It was bollywood style drama which ended up with ‘the doctor’ cooling heels in lockup in Health Minister Sham Lal Sharma’s constituency.
As per the reports, in a broad day light incident that occurred in sub-district Hospital, Akhnoor, a fake doctor along with his three other associates identified as Tajeshwer son of Tilak Raj resident of Akhnoor entered into the emergency ward of the hospital and came out with patient’s medical report file. The relatives of the victims on suspicious ground chased them and caught hold of fake doctor in the busy market of Akhnoor. He was later handed over to the concerned police station.
Giving information one of th... | |
| | | | Sad end to love story | | Family opposition drives duo to death | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Facing stiff opposition of their respective family members against their “friendship”, one Higher Secondary girl student along with a College student allegedly committed suicide after consuming some poisonous substance in their native village Dhandola in Billawar Tehsil of Kathua district, today.
Bodies of duo were found lying close by in a field, today morning. (Names withheld).
As per the reports, the ironic story leads to remote village of Dhandola where both the “love birds” had dreamt of maintaining a life-long relation. But due to disagreement between the family members, the duo took such a drastic step.
Speaking to Early Times, Senior Sup... | |
| | | | Chill not yet over | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Chilly weather conditions on Saturday returned to Jammu and Kashmir following snowfall and rains though some other areas in the northern region experienced rise in minimum temperature.
The arterial Srinagar-Jammu National Highway, blocked by snow for a day, was opened for one-way traffic after a 50-km stretch between Qazigund to Banihal, about 100 km from Srinagar, was cleared to to enable around 500 stranded vehicles to proceed.
Snow and rains, which lashed most parts of the state after the gap of a month, intensified cold conditions as mercury level dropped in many areas.
Srinagar, where the minimum temperature had shot up to 4 deg C yest... | |
| | | | Terrorism on way out, claims Army | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Disillusionment of youth towards terror outfits and decreasing number of new recruits indicates terrorism is on wane in Jammu and Kashmir, an army spokesman said here on Saturday.
"Although recruitment of potential youth by various terrorist groups is a continuous activity to keep the militancy going, but decreasing levels of recruitment is a clear indication of waning terrorism in the state," spokesman of Northern Command Colonel D K Kachari said in a release issued here.
An analysis of recruitment by terror groups was conducted by army in Doda region which confirmed that with the growing disillusionment of the youth with the terrorists' cause... | |
| | | | … Only after 26/11 attacker are punished, says Farooq | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu: Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah on Saturday said talks between India and Pakistan can resume only when our neighbouring country takes action against those involved in Mumbai attacks.
"Indian stand is that terrorism be wiped out and those involved in Mumbai attack be punished," he told reporters in reply to a question after attending a function organised by JK Peace Foundation (JKPF) on the occasion of 'Shaheedi Divas' of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi here.
When India feels that Pakistan has taken action against the perpetrators of Mumbai attack, talks will resume, he said.
On continued infiltration attempts along the... | |
| | | | Resume dialogue: PDP | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Jan 30: Jammu and Kashmir's main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Saturday asked the central government to resume the dialogue with Pakistan without any delay, saying that would be the only positive response to the yearnings for peace of the people of the state.
In a resolution passed at its central executive committee meeting presided over by party president Mehbooba Mufti in Jammu, the party expressed "deep concern at the continued freeze of peace process in the wake of terrorist atrocities in Mumbai (26/11) and calls upon the government of India to respond positively to the yearnings of peace and conflict resolution in South Asia."
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| | | | Pakistan and Kashmir: View from Gilgit-Baltistan | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU, JAN 30: Senge H Sering, who got his masters in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia and who has been living in the United States ever since then, is originally from the Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan region, an integral part of India. He is also a visiting fellow at the Delhi-based Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis (IDSA). He is known political activist from Gilgit and has left his original home fearing threat to his life from the Pakistani authorities. He was an unwanted person because of his views on Pakistan and its agents in Kashmir.
He has come out with a scathing attack on Pakistan and its supporters in Kashmir and what he has said e... | |
| | | | NH reopens | | | |
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Jammu, Jan 30: The 300-km long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between the Valley and the rest of the country, reopened today after snow was cleared between Banihal and Qazigund.
The vehicular traffic was resumed from Jammu to Srinagar, police said, adding later vehicles from both the sides were allowed to move on the highway.
The authorities had earlier pressed men and machines for snow clearance between Qazigund and Banihal sector after weather improved, they said.
The highway was closed since yesterday morning following snowfall making the road slippery.
About 500 vehicles, including over 100 carriers, were stranded at differ... | |
| | | | Dogra Reg, CRPF adjudged best in RD Parade | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Jan 30: The Dogra Regiment has won the best marching contingent award amongst the three Services for the 2010 Republic Day Parade while the CRPF has been adjudged the best amongst the paramilitary and other auxiliary marching contingents.
Spokesperson said among the five school children items that took part in the parade, the Dolukunitha dance form of Karnataka, performed by children from the South Zone cultural centre, Thanjavur, has been adjudged as the best.
The Ministry of Culture's tableau put up by the Sangeet Natak Akademi has bagged the coveted first prize amongst the 21 tableaux on display at the Rajpath.
The Goa state tableau with the theme of Intern... | |
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