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| Sageer recommendations | | What will Rather Panel do by the way? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: The National Conference has referred Justice Sageer’s recommendations to a panel headed by the Finance Minister, Abdul Rahim Rather for consideration. The panel has to submit its report within three months. A question arises. What will the NC do after the panel submits its report? Can it bring autonomy to the state?
Justice Sageer headed one of the working groups formed by the Prime Minister in 2006. The group submitted its report early this year and National Conference considered it a victory. However, the National Conference could not celebrate the `victory’ as the first phase of the on-going agitation commenced soon after.
On January, National Conference patron and union minister for New and Renewable Energy, Dr Farooq Abdullah said the Prime Minster will restore autonomy to Jammu Kashmir after consulting the representatives of all the regions of the state.
Addressing media persons at his Gupkar residence, Dr Farooq said New Delhi was seriously considering implementation of Justice Sageer recommendations. “The Chief Minister has taken up th... | |
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| Need to revive Backchannel for ‘support’ to Interlocutors ? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 14: In less than 15 days of its announcement of 8 point formula essentially aimed at defusing unrest in Kashmir valley, the Centre has acted while adopting multi pronged strategy to implement in what can be seen as fresh and new initiatives, appointment of interlocutors being the crucial step. Notwithstanding criticism and cynicism on group composition from some quarters, the step is timely and vital in terms of fulfilling the commitment.
The composition of the group of three interlocutors for now reflects Centre opting not to send politicians or parliamentarians nor any retired bureaucrats, even as there has been some persistent demand from certain quar... | |
| | | | New Delhi appoints Interlocutors for J& K | | Politicians opt out! | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
new delhi, Oct 13: Trying to find way out of the Kashmir quagmire, centre today named a panel of interlocutors, including eminent journalist Dilip Padgaonkar to hold talks with all shades of opinion including the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir.
The interlocutors have been given the task of bringing back the derailed peace process on the track and restarting the stalled dialogue process. The three member panel includes Dalip Padgaonkar, Information Commissioner M.M. Ansari and noted academician Radha Kumar. The panel has been finalized by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
Chidambaram said the three interlocutors are "very credible people" and they will begin work ... | |
| | | | Four drug smugglers held, over 6 kg charas seized | | | | JAMMU: Over six kilogram charas was seized in different raids conducted by police and CID (CI) Counter Intelligence sleuths in city and Narwal Baala area today. Four drug smugglers have also arrested on the spot with the consignments while hunt is on to nab the fifth one.
City police, on specific information, laid a trap in the area and arrested two drug smugglers identified as Raju Giri of Kanpur and Ram Dass of Uttar Pradesh. A consignment of half kilogram charas was seized from them during frisking.
Meanwhile, CI sleuths laid a trap near ASCOMS, Sidhra on National Highway and intercepted a truck which was coming from Srinagar. On being frisked, a cache of over five kilogram charas... | |
| | | | 1.50 lakh pilgrims visit Vaishnodevi shrine during Navratras | | | | JAMMU: A record of over 1.50 lakh pilgrims have paid obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi cave shrine during the first five days of Navratra which commenced on October 8. There has been an increase of nearly 20,000 pilgrims this year as against 1.30 lakh pilgrims, who had visited the shrine during the corresponding period of in 2009, officials said here today.
They said that over 66 lakh pilgrims from different parts of the country have also performed darshan at the shrine till date since the beginning of this year, which is more than 1.2 lakh as compared to the corresponding period of last year.
Meanwhile, Navratra festival 2010 being organized by Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) a... | |
| | | | Air Force employee found hanging | | | | JAMMU: An Indian Air Force (IAF) employee was found hanging in his residential quarters in Udhampur, police sources here today said.
The deceased has been identified as Ravinder Singh, 43, a fourth class employee in IAF.
He was found hanging yesterday in his residential quarters, said sources
Ravinder's family members informed that he had gone to sleep after taking dinner on Monday night and was found hanging the next day.
He was found hanging when the family members with the help of neighbours broke open the door yesterday, police sources added.
No suicide note was recovered from the spot while a case under section 174 Cr PC has been registered and investigations are in progress.... | |
| | | | Core group reviews security situation across Jammu region | | Durbar move | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: Gearing up for arrival of Durbar in Jammu, core group of military today held a marathon meeting to chalk out strategy for improving security grid across the city.
Core Group has directed for "zero tolerance for human rights violations by security forces". Chaired by the General Officer Commanding 16 Corps and Security Advisor Lieutenant General Rameshwar Roy, Core Group meeting reviewed the security situation in Jammu region in light of impending Durbar move and forthcoming festive season.
It also discussed the recent intensified attempts of infiltration by various terrorist groups. Lt Gen Roy stated at the meeting that there is need to be more vigilant in view ... | |
| | | | NC out to divide Jammu on communal lines, resist the sinister design | | STARK REALITY-III | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: The Regional Autonomy Committee (RAC) disposed of discussion on the history of Kashmir, its demographic profile and the related issues in just one paragraph. Besides, it sought to convey an impression that Banihal, Kishtwar, Rajouri and Poonch of Jammu province were part of "external Kashmir." On the contrary, it devoted 12 pages (pp. 5-16) out of a total of 27 pages to Jammu province, its history, its diversity and what not in order to break Jammu province into smithereens and help the Kashmiri leadership segregate these areas from Jammu province and create schism among the people professing different faiths. The Regional Autonomy Committee Report... | |
| | | | Implementation of Mid-day meal scheme in J&K flawed: Supreme Court | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: Supreme Court has pointed out serious flaws in the implementation of Mid-day meal scheme in schools across Jammu and Kashmir while holding the view that the scheme is one of the best implemented ones among all food related schemes of government of India elsewhere in the country.
In its report "Hunger in the Valley" based on the implementation of food and livelihood schemes of government of India in Jammu and Kashmir, it has criticized the implementing agencies in Jammu and Kashmir for being unable to provide maximized benefits to the students of this scheme. Commissioners of Supreme Court (SC) have strongly rebutted claims of the stat... | |
| | | | Lop-sided approach: Dehlvi needs to be hailed and educated about J&K | | News ANALYSIS-II | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: Maulana Sayeed Athar Hussain Dehlvi, in particular, crossed the Lakshman Rekha when he described the Kashmir problem as a political issue. It is not a political issue. What has been happening in Kashmir Valley since 1947 is the fall-out of the politics of communalism the Kashmiri leaders, without any exception, have been indulging in ever since the state's legal accession to India. They have been behaving in a fashion the All-India Muslim league, the Aligarh School, a section of the Deoband School, to mention only a few, behaved during the days of Indian freedom struggle and ensured the country's partition on communal lines, with the British Government als... | |
| | | | J&K government gives pathetic treatment to martyr's family | | | | NAGENDER JAMWAL
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 13: He gave his life while fighting with infiltrating terrorists on Line of Control in Kashmir to save the integrity of the country. Now his family is running from pillar to post to get job and ex-gratia.
Rifleman Sanjeevan Singh Slathia was killed on LoC five years back. Slathia was performing duty on a most sensitive observation post in the Tangdhar sector on the LoC in the Kupwara district of Kashmir . His body was not recovered and was declared dead by the army. The army has already declared him a "battle casualty" while performing his duty under Operation Rakshak-3.
Despite a lapse of five years, the state government has adopted an ins... | |
| | | | Papa Farooq once again saves sinking Omar? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 13: National Conference President and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah has once again emerged as knight in shining armor for his son Omar Abdullah after later's controversial speech in the state legislative Assembly.
Party sources said that soon after Omar Abdullah set the river Jhelum on fire by his highly critical speech questioning the finality of the state's accession with India Farooq Abdullah rushed to Srinagar in order to defuse the crisis.
Sources in the National Conference said that Farooq had several sessions with his son Omar Abdullah and finding him(Omar) angry over the continued violence in Kashmir, he (Farooq) ad... | |
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