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Information Department or CM's public relation department 10/19/2010 12:04:59 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 18: It is the duty of the information department to keep the people of the state fully informed about what happens in the state, what the state government does and what are the implications of what the government does. It is its duty to inform the general public as to what steps the government has been taking to provide to them an effective, accountable, responsive, transparent and corruption-free administration, as also as to what steps it has been taking to check corruption and make its tools function properly and to the satisfaction of the general public. But it just cannot convert the department into the Chief Minister's public relation department, as it has been consistently doing to create an impression that all is well with the Chief Minister and his government and that they general public looks towards them in order to get their grievances and day-to-day problem redressed. People do meet the Chief Minister and other ministers. This is something normal. Meeting of the people with the Chief Minister and his ministerial colleagues is no news. But...   READ MORE

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Most wanted Massarat Alam arrested in Srinagar Kashmir 'Intifada' suffers major setback; Police searching for Pak hand 10/19/2010 12:04:44 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz Early Times Report SRINAGAR, Oct 18: Muslim League leader and key functionary of the separatist Hurriyat Conference (Geelani faction), Massarat Alam Bhat, who indisputably played the most important role in the four-month-long mass agitation and street demonstrations in Kashmir valley, was finally arrested by Srinagar District Police from his hideout in Telbal area of this capital city today. With over a dozen criminal matters registered against him at different Police Stations, Massarat Alam has been subjected to sustained questioning as Police and intelligence agencies are said to be searching for the characters who, they believe, sent money and directions for the succes...   READ MORE   More curfews than strikes since June 7 CM v/s Separatists 10/19/2010 12:04:23 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 18: Omar led coalition government has curbed civil rights more than the separatists since June this year. While the government imposed curfew for 53 days in four months since June 7 to end of September, the Valley observed strike in response to the calls of separatists for equal number of days in three months starting June 7. A Press trust of India (PTI) report quoting the Chief Minister says Kashmir valley has witnessed 53 days of shutdown in the four months from June to September this year.Omar stated this in response to a question by Muhammad Yusuf Teng in the Legislative Council recently. The Chief Minister, who also holds the Home portfolio, gave a det...   READ MORE   Soz refutes ‘remarks’ in news report 10/19/2010 12:03:54 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Oct 18: J&K Pradesh Congress Committee president Prof Saif-u-Din Soz has dismissed as baseless a news report published in a section of media in which he has been quoted as having criticized Omar Abdullah led coalition government in the state. “This report is not based on what actually I said in an interview to a news channel…….my views have been misinterpreted and statements on certain issues have been presented in a distorted version”, Prof Soz said while refuting what has appeared in the newspapers. The PCC Chief while dispelling the remarks as having shown his views on functioning of coalition government today stated that he never made any critical observatio...   READ MORE   No 'movement forward' from separatists makes formula stagnant 8-point package for Kashmir 10/19/2010 12:03:12 AM Early Times Report Jammu, Oct 18: In what appears to be the 'see-saw' of Kashmir politics, the Centre's high ride has hung in the air as it is yet to be reciprocated to some height, if not in full wave length by the separatist camp which looks adamant on sticking to 'ground level'. There is virtually no movement forward from their side ever since the Centre announced its 8 point formula followed swiftly by the appointment of three interlocutors few days back. In the game of passing ball in terms of initiating steps, the Centre took the one and threw it in the court of separatists mainly, besides those who matter in Kashmir polity, by sticking to its commitment of engaging interlocutors...   READ MORE   Though good at intelligence gathering, police need military strategy, responsiveness to crush militancy 10/19/2010 12:02:46 AM BHARAT BHUSHAN Early Times Report JAMMU, Oct 18: Talking to this scribe about the Andar Achni dhok gunbattle between 60 RR and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the treacherous Budhal hills of Rajouri, a senior police officer of the rank of ADGP Sunday "admitted" they largely depended on army in counter-insurgency (CI) operations.Andar Achni dhok is mountain-locked. In the day-long encounter there, the most-wanted LeT commander Abu Hamza and his deputy Abu Shamas got killed Saturday. Both were Pakistanis and had been making sustained efforts to expand LeT's activities in Rajouri by motivating local youth to join militant ranks. "I won't be able to give you the exact details as mobile phones do n...   READ MORE   Issue of J&K Accession: And now it's S M Krishna's turn 10/19/2010 12:02:33 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 18: "When I (J&K Prime Minister Mehr Chand Mahajan) told the Prime Minister of India (Jawaharlal Nehru) that I had orders to go to Pakistan in case immediate military aid was not given, he (Nehru) naturally became upset and in an angry tone said, 'Mahajan, go away.' I got up and was about to leave the room when Sardar Patel detained me by saying in my ear, 'Of course, Mahajan, you are not going to Pakistan.' Just then, a piece of paper was passed over to the Prime Minister (Nehru). He read it and in a loud voice said, 'Sheikh Sahib also says the same thing' (read accept accession offer and send army to evict Pakistani invaders/intruders). It appeared t...   READ MORE   Youth held for fraud 10/19/2010 12:02:07 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 18: A youth, who deceived his recruiters by producing fake documents to become a police cop, landed in police lockup today after he was found guilty of the fraud. On December 31, 2007, on-spot recruitment drive for cops was conducted by police department at Bimal Nag Saroor in Kishtwar. In the drive, Hashim Din, son of Mohammad Sanyee of Darsoo, Saroor, was provisionally approved for his appointment as constable in executive police. While finalising the appointment process, the requisite verification of the documents, including 10th class marks sheet and diploma issued under roll No 732158 (session 2003, bi-annual) and marks sheet of 10+2 under roll No 72...   READ MORE   Two boys rescued from clutches of militants 10/19/2010 12:01:20 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Oct 18: Two minor Kashmiri boys were rescued from the clutches of militants by security forces in the Musara forests of Reasi Sunday night. They were identified as Imtiyaz Ahmed Malik (17) and Mohmmad Altaf Lone (17), both residents of Kulgam. Police sources said they were kept by militants in a water mill in Musara forests. Acting on a tip off, police and 61 Rastriya Rifles (RR) raided the water mill last night and apprehended both of them, the sources added. The ultras, however, managed to escape from the spot before the raid. Police had informed their families in this regard....   READ MORE   Brawl over pasture leaves four women injured 10/19/2010 12:00:50 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT kishtwar, Oct 18: A brawl over the "ownership rights" of a pasture situated on the outskirts of far-off Polar hamlet in Kishtwar left four women wounded on Sunday evening. The injured -- Fatima Bi, Rajni Devi, Bimla Devi and Basanti - were admitted to the Kishtwar district hospital. The pasture has a cremation ground in its vicinity. While some Gujjar families used the pasture to graze their cattle, Hindus cut wood from there to burn their dead. Police sources said Hindus claimed that pasture was part of thecremation ground, but Gujjars said it belonged to them as they had been grazing their cattle on the land for the past several years.The matter was pending with th...   READ MORE

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