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| Valley shedding tears for militants after 15 years | | 2 militants killed in Pampore gunbattle, civilian gunned down in Sopore | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Jan 8: With the coalition government’s failure to tackle ‘agitational terrorism’---Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s phrase for the Kashmiris’ fresh support for militants---and the Opposition and mainstream politicians outsmarting each other over the issues of dialogue and demilitarization, a section of people in the Valley has begun to sing a new song for guerrillas after a long pause of 15 years. Even as security forces today eliminated two more militants in a fresh gunbattle in Pampore and suspected militants gunned down a civilian in Sopore, youngsters in Srinagar, Sopore and Baramulla took to the streets to pay homage of clashing with Police to the two militants killed in a gunbattle in the capital city on Thursday.
Authoritative sources in south Kashmir told Early Times that over a specific information provided by Special Operations Group of District Police Srinagar, Awantipore Police, CRPF and Army swooped on Andersoo hamlet in the Police and forces-dominated locality of Khrew in Pampore area early this morning. During the course of house-to-house... | |
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| Nago’s brat slaps at cop in hospital | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 08: Brandishing handcuffs, Choudhary Nagar's son Jatinder Singh alias Raja beat up two police constables at the Government Medical College (GMC) Hospital here today.
Raja -- the main accused in the infamous Amandeep murder case -- is lodged in the Kot-Bhalwal jail.
He was today brought from the jail to a court at Janipura in connection with some another case. At the court complex, he was kept in a lockup till his case turned up for hearing.
Police sources said in the lockup, he pretended illness and fell on the floor. Some cops, who watched him, criticised him of his behaviour, saying it was because of him that his father Nagar alias Nago had landed behind ... | |
| | | | Traffic cop hit in head by biker, serious | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: It may be called frustration on the part of public due to holding of nakas by traffic police keeping in view the traffic week when some youth assaulted a traffic cop by resorting a stone pelting on his head. The cop fell unconscious on the ground. He was rushed to GMC hospital where doctors confirmed him critical due to excess bleeding. The youth after committing crime escaped from the spot.
In a broad day light incident two bikers threw a brick kiln on the head of the traffic cop who was on duty near BN hospital. While other cops engaged in rescuing him youth escaped from the spot. The cop has been identified as Kabla Singh son of Prahalad Singh resi... | |
| | | | Close shave for many in Kathua as drunken cop sprays bullets | | | | Early Times Report
Kathua, Jan 8: Panic gripped the busy chowk of Kathua when an on duty Personal Security Officer of National Conference activist resorted indiscriminate firing under the influence of liquor. He was later overpowered by the people and was beaten to pulp. Later after the intervention of police the PSO was saved.
Panic gripped in the area when the cop identified as Devender Singh posted with NC activist Kishor Kumar Bakshi on duty under the influence of liquor resorted to indiscriminate firing. People rushed to safer places to save themselves. After firing the cop fell down in the busy Shahidi Chowk of Kathua. People thinking him a militant under the guise of police... | |
| | | | Adhocism gets another push: | | Six yet to be confirmed Xens promoted as I/C SEs in PDD | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: In a further push to adhocism in matter of promotions, the government today designated six ‘yet to be confirmed’ Executive Engineers of Power Development Department as in-charge Superintending Engineers.
An official spokesman said that the Government has ordered placement of six ‘in-charge’ Executive Engineers as ‘in-charge’ Superintending Engineers in Power Development Department.
The order amply means that six Engineers who are yet to be confirmed as Executive Engineers have been charged with the responsibility of next higher assignment of Superintending Engineer without following the proper promotion norms. The placement of the Executive Engineers... | |
| | | | Panel on new admn units revived | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: The Government today ordered revival of the Committee constituted to examine the demands for setting up new Administrative Units in the State.
The order to this effect was issued here today, notifying the names of five members with the provision that the senior most Member would act as the Chairman of the Committee.
As per the order, the members for the Committee include, Mr Mushtaq Ahmed Ganai, Mr S R Kapoor, Mumtaz Afzal, Mr Abdul Azim ( all retired IAS officers) and V K Gupta (Retired KAS officer).
The Committee shall complete the unfinished task assigned to it and submit its report to the State Government within a period of one year from t... | |
| | | | Prepaid cell phone ban to continue | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, JAN 8: Supreme Court has been told by the Central Government that its ban on the pre-paid mobile connections in the troubled State of Jammu and Kashmir would continue as terrorists were widely using these connections for their anti-national activities.
The Centre maintained that most of these pre-paid connections were being used by the terrorists after being obtained on fake identities and addresses.
The Centre told the Court that it has been found that there was a wider prevalence of the use of pre-paid mobile connections by terrorist elements in comparison to the post paid mobile connections which were found to be rarely misused.
The Centre’s affidavit c... | |
| | | | J&K medicos can’t take AIIMS test? | | End of road for ASCOMS alumni for domicile rules | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, JAN 8: The Supreme Court observed today that if Jammu and Kashmir Government was not willing to surrender 15 percent of the Centre’s share in its post graduate medical courses then the students who have done their MBBS from the State would not be entitled to appear in all India entrance examination that is conducted by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi.
An apex court bench of Chief Justice KG Balakrishnan and Justice BS Chauhan told the petitioner Shweta’s Counsel Balbir Singh Gupta, “If you (J&K Government) can’t permit 15 percent Central quota in your PG courses then your alumni can’t appear for all India entrance examinations”.
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| | | | Pak arms, RDX again fly in again | | Second incident 11 days along IB | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 08:
Recklessly desperate to foment trouble in the winter capital city here on the eve of Republic Day, a consignment of arms and RDX was thrown into the border R S Pura area near here by a Pak-based militant this morning.
The incident is the second of its kind in less than a fortnight. On December 29 last, a bag containing three Chinese pistols, six magazines along with 221 rounds, two batteries of remote control, three detonators, three kg RDX and three lakh fake Indian Currency (IC) notes was recovered from near the BSF's Bakkarpur forward post in R S Pura.
Though no one was seen dropping arms and ammunition on December 29, today's consignment wa... | |
| | | | J&K still vulnerable to terror attacks: PC | | | |
New Delhi Jan 8: A day after the security forces killed two militants in a fierce encounter at Srinagar’s Lal Chowk, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday expressed grave concern over the security situation in J&K and its vulnerability to terror attacks.
In a statement issued by the Home Ministry, Chidambaram said, “The incident highlights the fact that the country, especially Jammu and Kashmir, remains vulnerable to militant attacks sponsored by forces from across the border."
The Home Minister also called on the security forces to be extra vigilant and strengthening of the defence mechanism and rapid response system.
"I would emphasise once again that the country, espe... | |
| | | | Prez medal for Rukhsana | | | |
New Delhi, Jan 8
President Pratibha Patil has approved the award of Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for Rukhsana Kosser, the Rajouri girl who braved the bullets of LeT militants and killed one of them to save her family.
The other name approved by the President for the award is of Delhi's Narender Kaushik who will be given this medal posthumously for showing "conspicuous courage in saving life under circumstances of very great danger to the life of the rescuer," a Home Ministry spokesperson said here today.
22-year-old Rukhsana, along with her sibling, overpowered the LeT terrorist, snatched his rifle and fired at him, killing him on the spot and injuring another at Kalsian village,... | |
| | | | Intrusion bid foiled in Poonch | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: The Army has intensified the search operation after a group of militants, who tried to infiltrate into this side of the border, were pushed back in Balakote sector of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
''The area has been cordoned off and searches are in progress along the Line of Control (LoC) on zero line as presence of militants cannot be ruled out, though they have been pushed back by the troops,'' official sources said.
The Army foiled an infiltration bid and pushed back a group of militants when they tried to cross over to this side of the border this morning.
''A group pf militants opened fire on army troops near Dadur nullah in Balak... | |
| | | | WILL PANEL WALK THE TALK | | JU takes lead against sexual harassments cases at campus | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: Even as University of Jammu has constituted Committee Against Sexual Harassment (CASH) to keep a check on the growing incidents of indecent advancements and implement Supreme Court guidelines over the issue the question, however, remains on whether this committee brings the complaints received, if any, to the logical conclusion and that inquiry is initiated against those who were charged with similar allegations earlier.
It will be a challenge of sorts for the committee to deal with allegations of sexual harassment which has rocked the University on several occasions in the recent past.
Last year much hyped case of alleged sexual exploitation of a... | |
| | | | Tale of three lens-men: One died two survive, show goes on | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Jan 8: In a conflict zone, journalists walk on the razor’s edge to report death almost daily. In the unending quest for news, some times the news makers themselves become news. And when it happens, the colleagues write obituaries and authorities pay floral tributes.
Ashok Sodhi of Daily Excelsior believed in hard work and fair play. Initially he was not interested in photo journalism. His family and friends were very happy with the sting in his pen. However, slowly but surely he realized that the thrill that he was looking for in the `second oldest profession of the world’ was not on the desk. He decided to shoot (with his camera). Photo journalism t... | |
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