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| Katra hosts Indo-Pak muscle flexing | | | | Early Times Reporter
Katra | Oct 16
Wrestlers from India and Pakistan sweat it out on the slushy fields in Jammu and Kashmir as a part of the initiative to boost friendship and brotherhood between the two countries.
Christened 'Mission Dosti' (Mission Friendship), the competition saw six participants from Pakistan engaging in the traditional style of wrestling where participants fight on raised earthen quadrangles, instead of modern-day mattresses.
The wrestling match was organised in Katra, about 45 kilometers from Jammu on Monday.
Pakistani participants were overwhelmed by Indian hospitality and the match highlighted the manner in which sports can act as a bridge to foster friendshi... | |
| | | | Worn out fighting against India, separatists torn out to each other | | | | Early Times Reporter
Srinagar | Oct 16
Apparently worn out of fight against India, the separatist leaders have now started fighting against each other in open.
Though publicly they cite the ideological reasons of moderate and hardline, the fights they are picking up are essentially based on their egos and eagerness to rule the crowds in the Valley. With some of the separatists like Lone brothers and Shabir Shah preparing for elections, others like Yaseen Malik projecting themselves as "Gandhis of Kashmir", the lines of trouble are clear between the two factions of Hurriyat Conference: one headed by Syed Ali Shah Geelani and the other headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq.
The other day, Geela... | |
| | | | 3 LeT ultras killed | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 16
A self-styled Lashkar-e-Toiba area commander was among three militants killed in a gunbattle in Ramban district today.
On a tip off, 61 Rashtriya Rifles troops and police launched a cordon and search operation in Lancha area of Gool Tehsil, official sources said.
During the search operation, an encounter took place in the area, they said adding that in the gunbattle three militants were killed.
Two AK rifles, 4 magazines, 70 rounds and one wireless set was recovered from the spot of the encounter, they said.
The slain militants have been identified as Rafeeq Ahmed alias Abu Usman alais Janbaz, self-styled LET commander, Liaqat Ali and Noor Hussai... | |
| | | | CM takes HR command, Task Force constituted | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 16
Almost a year and half after the constitution of a cabinet sub committee on the issue of human rights, the government today took first step forward by constituting a task force to study the cases at district level.
The cabinet committee, it may be recalled, was constituted on July 7, 2006 with then Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig as its chairman and Minister of Transport Hakeem Mohammad Yaseen and Minister for Power Nawang Rigzin Jora as its members. The Committee had its first meeting the same month when a preliminary appraisal was obtained on the entire issues of implementation of recommendations made by the State Human Rights Commission... | |
| | | | Wow! SHGS goes hi-tech | | What if mess continues in gynea deptt | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 16
The Government Medical College has today claimed going hitech with computerization of Out Patient Department (OPD) –but so what if in one of its associated hospitals one child dies every third day –on an average –due to lack of sufficient manpower and infrastructure.
The SMGS Hospital, which is an associated hospital of Government Medical College Jammu, is the only state run advanced gynecological facility in Jammu but due to heavy rush of patients and poor availability of staff and dismal infrastructure the hospital is a worst nightmare for the patients.
Just imagine there are hardly 22 trained gynecologists in the SMGS Hospital including not more ... | |
| | | | Baig back, against Govt | | Former DyCM, Singhvi oppose cabinet decision | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Oct 16
The former Deputy Chief Minister Muzaffar Hussain Baig, who has been a high profile lawyer before switching over to active politics few years back, today once again appeared before the Jammu and Kashmir High Court against a controversial but most prestigiously fought decision of the state government.
Baig and another leading Supreme Court Lawyer, Abhishek Manu Singhvi, who is also Congress spokesman, today argued on behalf of a consortium of power project construction companied aggrieved by a decision of the state government. It may be recalled that last month too Baig had appeared at the High Court in the case of a corporate giant.
The arguments in... | |
| | | | Prolonged stand off brings governance to grinding halt | | | | Early Times Special Correspondent
Jammu | Oct 16
Starting with bang, Azad is feared to end in whimper
Prolonged stand off between the Congress and the PDP has brought the governance in the state to a grinding halt, with important decisions need be taken at the cabinet level being put off indefinitely, as a result of non holding of the cabinet meeting. Besides some transfers and postings at the higher level, which require cabinet approval and as a precedent are taken before the bi annual Darbar move, cabinet sanction to some projects is getting inordinate delay.
While both the Congress and the PDP are fast losing their credibility in the public estimation and their failure to have smoot... | |
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