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Pak Desperate to Infiltrate Militants Into J&K: PC 10/14/2009 11:35:13 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR | OCT 14, 2009 India today said there has been a desperate attempt by Pakistan to infiltrate militants into Jammu and Kashmir to foment violence. "After the Parliamentary elections, there has been spurt in infiltration, a desperation. One can see a desperation on the part of Pakistan and PoK authorities to infiltrate into India," Home Minister P Chidambaram said at a press conference replying to questions on infiltration. The Home Minister said infiltration from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir was "solely" responsible for violence in the state and it was difficult to completely control it. "Infiltration is taking place. I must admit that we have not been able to completely stop it although infiltration has come down. Thanks to the vigil of our security forces," he said. Security forces were doing "better and better" to contain the influx of terrorists into the country though groups across the border were recruiting young men and brainwashing them to pursue Jehad and create mayhem in India. "The number did rise in two-three months. Bu...   READ MORE

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FIR lodged against 6 persons who manhandled DC, ACG Jammu 10/14/2009 11:34:48 PM Sumit Sharma Jammu,October 14 Mean while Bakshi Nagar police have lodged FIR against six persons involved in manhandling with DC Jammu MK Devidi and Additional Commissioner General Jammu,Rohit Khajuria. The manhandling incident occurred when on 9 October both top job officers visited to Rajneesh’s residence to offer condolence. As per sources FIR 174/09 under section 147, 148 and 353 RPC, has been lodged against six persons involved in manhandling and is ready to launch manhunt to arrest the culprits. Most of them have political back ground. Sources also claimed their names as Surinder Choudhary, Surinder Sharma, Sunil Dimpal, Rajesh Sharma, Sanjay Kumar and Ambedkar Kumar. ...   READ MORE   Rajneesh’s widow lashes at media, alleges biased reporting, demands CBI probe CJM directs CB to lodge FIR against 10 accused in the case 10/14/2009 11:33:10 PM Early Times Report Jammu, October-14: Condemning biased reporting by a section of media, widow of Rajneesh, Amina alias Anchal said that she along with her family members will not leave the struggle of getting justice of Rajneesh’s brutal killing by sending culprits behind the bars and threatened self immolation in case government fails to bring culprits to book. Lambasting against media reports for fabricated information in terms of age bar, she said that being a major and of her own free will she converted herself to Hinduism and changed her name from Amina Yousaf to Anchal Sharma and solemnized her marriage with Rajneesh Sharma on August 21, 2009 in Arya Samaj Mandir against the wishes...   READ MORE   Stay Out of PoK, India Warns China 10/14/2009 11:32:36 PM Early Times New Delhi October 14 India has taken strong exception to latest Chinese overtures vis-à-vis Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK). In the wake of current four-day visit by Pakistan Prime Minister, Mr Yousaf Raza Gilani, to Beijing, China has indicated that it will continue to help and engage in projects in Pakistan held part of Jammu and Kashmir. Without mentioning Pakistan Prime Minister’s visit to Beijing, the External Affairs Ministry spokesman, Mr Vhishnu Prakash, said here today “Pakistan has been in illegal occupation of parts of Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir since 1947. The Chinese side is fully aware of India’s position and our concerns about Chinese activities ...   READ MORE   Pre-paid mobile may be banned for a while in Kashmir: PC 10/14/2009 11:32:00 PM Early Times Report SRINAGAR: In what could be bad news for nearly 38 lakh pre-paid mobile phone subscribers in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today said it may ban this service due to security reasons. The announcement came from Union Home Minister P Chidambaram while replying to a query from an outstation journalist who is here in connection with the All India Editors' Conference organised by Press Information Bureau. The move comes after several incidents were reported by security forces in which militants had used pre-paid mobiles purchased under fictitious names for communicating with one another. He said the government has been making efforts to persuade pre-paid subscribers to s...   READ MORE   ‘No fear’ of Chinese military: IAF 10/14/2009 11:31:42 PM New Delhi: Slamming China for objecting to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Arunachal Pradesh, the IAF Wednesday said it does not "fear" the Chinese military and that the neighbour should not have any problem with it upgrading airstrips in the North-East. IAF vice chief Air Marshal P K Barbora said when India does not object to China's military activities in Tibet, the latter too "should have nothing" against Indians developing their military capabilities in the North-East. "Early this year, President Pratibha Patil, who is the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, visited Arunachal Pradesh. China had no objections then. Why should they protest when the Prime Minister visits...   READ MORE   KN Pangotra appointed Assistant Solicitor General 10/14/2009 11:31:25 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 14- President of India Pratibha Devising Patil engaged has appointed Kuldeep Kumar Pangotra as Assistant Solicitor General of India for conducting central Government cases in the J&K High Court Jammu Bench for the period of three years or until further orders. According to the order issued by the Ministry of Law and Justice Department of Legal Affairs issued on October 6, 2009 which was received today in the High Court in which it has been clarified that the engagement of Advocate KK Pangotra will govern by the terms and conditions. KK Pangotra an Advocate of J&K High Court did his B. Sc LL.B from Jammu University, enrolled as an advocate by the Punjab & Har...   READ MORE   India, Pakistan border security officials meet at Wagah 10/14/2009 11:31:05 PM Wagah | October 14, 2009 7:14:16 PM IST A team of the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) and the Pakistan Rangers participated in a DIG-level meeting at the Wagah joint check post on the Pakistan side on Wednesday. Mohammad Akil, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Border Security Force led the 11-member Indian team, while Brigadier Shifakat Ali Khan-headed the Pakistan Rangers' team at the meeting. According to Akil, the meeting was part of a mutually agreed programme aimed at evaluating measures for managing border duties. During the meeting, the Indian delegation raised the issue of recent lobbying of rockets into Indian territory from across the border.The Pakistani team denied their ...   READ MORE   Chinese PM wants to meet Manmohan Singh 10/14/2009 11:30:47 PM Beijing: Chinese premier Wen Jiabao indicated on Wednesday he wanted to discuss Sino-Indian differences with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Wen inquired from Murli Deora, the minister for petroleum & natural gas, if Singh will attend the meeting of the Association of South Eastern Nations in Thailand on October 23-25. When informed that Singh will attend the meeting, the Chinese premier said he was looking forward to meeting the Indian leader. The Chinese premier conveyed his message a day after his government lodged a protest against Singh's recent visit to Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims to be an extension of Tibet and its own territory. Wen met Deora soon after the Indian ...   READ MORE   No Indian business visas for Chinese: Chidambaram 10/14/2009 11:30:04 PM Early Times Report Srinagar, Oct 14 India has made it clear to China it will only issue employment visas to its highly skilled workers and that it has decided against giving business visas, Home Minister P Chidambaram said on Wednesday. "Chinese workers can come to India only on employment visa, no more on business visas," he told a press conference here. "We are going to issue employment visas only to highly skilled workers and it do not apply only to Chinese workers but to other countries as well. We are not going to issue any visas to unskilled and semi-skilled workers as we have plenty of them in India," the Home Minister said. Chidambaram was replying a question on the c...   READ MORE

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