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| PMGSY roads in Kishtwar untraceable | | Roads to nowhere! | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, Oct 16: Bizarre but true - the whereabouts of all newly constructed roads under Prime Minister Gramin Sadak Yojna in district Kishtwar are not known. They are reported to have submerged beneath landslides, making their physical verifications by government agencies a practical impossibility.
Sources informed Early Times that while conducting physical verification of PMGSY roads from Chatroo to Maliknar, Udil Gujran to Batwari and Mulchitter Paien to Mulchitter Balla of division Chatroo of district Kishtwar, a team of state government observed that only signboards were installed at the take off points indicating details viz-a-viz name of road, cost of project, funding agency and length to be developed.
"However, besides the signboards no roads were visible at the take off points", the team maintained, adding that following enquiry from executive engineer, they were informed that the earthwork was executed but was washed away due to landslides, some months back.
The team further observed that the debris of the landslide had taken the shape of a slope with no ... | |
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| Congress is 'habitual of horse trading' | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 16 : National Conference's Provincial Secretary Kashmir Showkat Mir today accused Congress party of 'spinning the line' for its coalition partner NC.
Mir while reacting to the Congress approval to the membership to what the party termed 'list of prominent citizens', said: "The Congress party in the state has always tried to trouble the NC. The horse trading has been the habit and policy of the Congress here. The party has done it in the past and is repeating the same at present."
Mir told that in 1953, Congress toppled the Government of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and in 1975 withdrew support from the then NC led government.
He stated further that in 198... | |
| | | | Bin Ladin placards, Taliban banners appear in Nawhatta Chowk | | Eid celebrations turn sour | | | Clashes in Pattan, Police driver dies
Bashir Assad
Srinagar, Oct16: Soon after the Eid-prayers concluded at Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid, a group of around 30 youth were spotted in Nowhatta with banners and placards of former Al-Qaida chief Osama Bin Laden and banners praising Taliban. Though police immediately swung into action and dispersed the handful of protesters, no arrests have been affected in this connection so far.
Sources said that it was for the first time that some protesters appeared in Nawhatta Chowk with Taliban banners and placards of former Al-Qaida Chief, Osama Bin Ladin. Eyewitnesses said that soon after the Eid Prayers, a group of youth carrying Taliban banne... | |
| | | | Pak targets Indian Posts along Poonch, Samba Sectors | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: Pakistan Army today opened fire at Indian forward posts along the LoC in two separate sectors of Poonch and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir, in fresh incidents of ceasefire violation.
The latest ceasefire violations -- the tenth and eleventh in less than a week -- has come a day after an Army jawan was killed when Pakistani troops opened fire at forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.
In the first ceasfire violation today, the Pakistani Army resorted to firing of automatic and small arms, besides mortars in Krishnagati and Bhimbhergali sub-sectors of Poonch from 10.40 AM, a defence spokesman said.
Indian troops guarding ... | |
| | | | Already red faced, NC up for more embarrassment | | More party leaders likely to cross fence | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Oct 16: Yet to swallow insult inflicted on it by its prominent leaders who crossed over to Congress recently, National Conference is up for another bout of disgrace as Congress has got feelers from some other National Conference leaders to join the party. According to sources many leaders had already submitted their formal requests to the party high command and an announcement in this regard could be made very soon.
A number of NC leaders even some seniors, are feeling suffocated in the party which they believe is ruled by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and his man on Friday- who has been made the provincial president.
There is thinking in the party that not... | |
| | | | Development causes anxiety in rival parties, view this as possible 'game changer' | | Congress joining spree by 'stalwarts' | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: Even as the joining of some 15 odd 'big wigs' drawn from various parties in Congress two days back has created ripples in the entire political spectrum of the state, the move has in particular caused a sense of anxiety in the rival party BJP for more than one reason. Having put itself in the election mode, thrust being first on the Parliamentary elections, BJP has been forced to go in for a rethink on the strategy, more so with regard to choice of the candidates for the Lok Sabha polls as also with regard to garnering support from various constituencies for two LS seats in Jammu region.
Sources said since majority of the candidates who are ... | |
| | | | India needs to avoid indulging in symbolic exercises | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: If one has to explain the term "symbolic ownership" or "symbolic control" one can easily refer to the constitutional provision in Jammu and Kashmir under which 24 seats have been kept reserved for Pakistan occupied Kashmir.These seats stand reserved since the framing of the state constitution. Though the first Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir was held in 1951 no one in occupied Kashmir has contested for one among the 24 seats. The reason is simple. No citizen of occupied Kashmir can contest for the Assembly poll in Jammu and Kashmir,despite having reserved 24 seats in the lower House,so long the territory is under the control of Pakistan.
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| | | | Despite heavy security deployment, anti Indian slogans raised by miscreants | | Eid revisits Kishtwar amidst caution | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Kishtwar, Oct 16: Amidst gory reminiscences of August 9 communal clashes during Eid ul Fitr, the people in Kishtwar district celebrated festival of Eid-ul-Azha with religious fervour and offered Eid Nimaz at Chowghan ground Kishtwar amidst heavy security deployment.
Near about 15000 people from different walks of life living in Kishtwar town and its peripheries took part in Eid prayers which passed off peacefully. Learning from their past experiences, district administration and police had made an elaborated security arrangement to thwart any attempt of nefarious and mischievous elements to destabilize peace and tranquility in the area. All the entry and exit points l... | |
| | | | Congress-NC alliance under threat | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 16: Despite PCC Chief, Prof.Saif-ud-Din Soz's denial that the Congress had resorted to poaching from various other political parties both the NC and the PDP leaders were apprehensive of the Congress move which could further pollute the political atmosphere in Jammu and Kashmir. Senior NC and PDP leaders today said that the Congress was trying to recreate an era of Aaya Rams and Gaya Rams in the state. A senior NC leder said that the Congress was capable of commiting any political mischief by luring leaders from non-Congress organizations. He referred to the 1984 events and said that Congress was responsible for engineering defections in the NC which had le... | |
| | | | DC orders Magisterial Inquiry, Section 145 imposed | | 4 injured in land dispute | | | Early Times Report
Reasi, Oct 16: Deputy Commissioner, Reasi, has imposed Section 145 in Khasra Number 240, 241 in Village Sain Lanjan, Gujjar Kothi in land belonging to NHPC where two groups clashed today leaving 4 persons injured.
The disputed land abandoned by NHPC has been kept on spaurdanama. Meanwhile, a magisterial enquiry has been ordered into allegations of lapse on part of Revenue and Police officials in taking cognizance of illegal construction by one Mohd Bashir on the disputed land. Assistant Commissioner Revenue Tilak Raj Shastri will head the Magisterial Inquiry which will associate DySP HQ J S Slathia and other members. Besides, a Commission has been appointed for demarcat... | |
| | | | Sham Lal makes a startling revelation | | Nationalism vs secessionism | | | Neha
JAMMU, Oct 16: Minister for PHE, Irrigation and Flood Control and Congress leader Sham Lal Sharma on Monday made startling revelation that he was being "victimized" by the system because he advocates anti-secessionism line. He made the revelation during a function organized by some Jammulawyers. He did not name any particular leader but left none in any doubt that his attack was directed towards the National Conference (NC), which had been demanding greater autonomy, as well as the votaries of self-rule and expressed the view that the demands like autonomy and self-rule, if accepted, would mean acceptance of the dangerous Dixon Plan and division of Jammu province on communal lines alo... | |
| | | | Geelani, Malik put under house arrest; prevented from offering Eid prayers | | Huge Eid congregations across Kashmir valley | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, Oct 16: Authorities placed separatist leaders Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Mohammad Yasin Malik under house arrest and prevented them from attending the Eid prayers as Eid-ul-Azha was celebrated with religious fervour and gaiety across the Kashmir valley today. Reports said that since early morning authorities placed extra deployment of police outside the residence of Geelani at Hyderpora here in order to prevent him from offering the Eid prayers. Geelani was scheduled to attend the Eid prayers at Hazratbal and address the Eid congregation on the occasion of Eid. JKLF chairman, Mohammad Yasin Malik was placed under house arrest on Tuesday evening and as such he co... | |
| | | | Jammu on terrorist radar | | 'Jagrut Nagrik Surakhsit Nagrik' | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Oct 16: Chairman of Panun Kashmir (PK) Dr. Ajay Chrungoo, who, along with a team of committed team, has been active in public life in his own way for more than two decades now and taking up the issues facing his exiled community and the nation as well as people of Jammu province at regular intervals, like other speakers, including former DGP M M Khajuria, former Political Science Professor M K Teng and former Dean of Social Science, University of Jammu, Prof Hari Om, described as "serious" the prevailing situation. "The situation is serious as the new destabilization through escalation of terrorist violence and calibrated military pricks fromPakistan and China in the state ... | |
| | | | Rajbagh residents' block NH, demand arrest of assaulters | | | | Rakesh Sambyal
Kathua, Oct 16: The vehicular traffic on Jammu Pathankot National Highway remained closed for around half an hour following protest demonstration lodged by residents of Rajbagh, demanding immediate arrest of third accused, who had attacked youth of Rajbagh on Saturday.
Speaking on the occasion, Amarjeet Singh said that on October 12, two boys Jagandeep Singh and Harpreet Singh had gone to watch Ramlila at nearby village Dhanni Bakhta. "They had a quarrel with local boys over a small issue. Ashwani Kumar and Goldy along with more guys assaulted Jagandeep and Harpreet, leaving them severely injured", he said.
They further said that Rajbagh police had registered a case and ... | |
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