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| LeT militant Muzamil trapped in Sopore | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 20: With the death of one more civilian, toll of Friday's 'fidayeen-type' attack at Hotel Silver Star has reached two today. Meanwhile, Lashkar-e-Toiba’s top wanted militant in Sopore area, Muzamil Amin Dar, is believed to have got trapped after his associates lobbed grenades and fired upon a search party of Police and CRPF in the north Kashmir apple town.
Authoritative sources told Early Times that Anees Ahmad Wani son of Habibullah Wani resident of Divar Anderbug, Lolab, Kupwara, succumbed to injuries at SKIMS today. As already reported, he had sustained critical injuries in yesterday's shootout at Hotel Silver Star on the National Highway Bypass at 4.30 p.m. Farooq Ahmad Bhat son of Ghulam Nabi Bhat resident of Luryar, Tral, had died on the spot and one more civilian had got hit in his hand. All the were staffers of the Hotel.
Meanwhile, informed sources said that Police and CRPF launched a cordon-and-search operation on a tip off in Shalapora locality of Sopore at 3.30 p.m. today. The operation began minutes after Police received information t... | |
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| Non migrant students manage fake certificates to seek admissions in professional colleges | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 20: Taking undue advantage of turmoil in Kashmir valley, hundreds of non migrant Kashmiri students have managed fake migrant certificates to seek admissions in prestigious professional colleges and universities outside the State on migrant quota.
According to sources hundreds of Kashmiri youth from different parts of Valley have managed fake migrant certificates to seek the admission in professional colleges on the migrant quota. These students have got admissions in professional colleges in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and other States of the country.
Despite the objections made by various college authorities against these admissions there was no ... | |
| | | | CM reacts to Geelani 's stir call against road for Amarnath Yatra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again hit out at his political adversaries, in mainstream politics as well as in separatist camp for what he sees through their consistent efforts to disturb peace and create law and order problem in the state with statements, which according to CM are based on falsehood and rumours. It was the first official reaction three days after to Hurriyat leader Ali Shah Geelani's threatening to launch stir against construction of road along Amarnath Yatra route.
The Chief Minister hit out at Geelani in person and other politicians, albeit without naming any, in general, while speaking in a function at Shopian village. ... | |
| | | | CM reacts to Geelani 's stir call against road for Amarnath Yatra | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has once again hit out at his political adversaries, in mainstream politics as well as in separatist camp for what he sees through their consistent efforts to disturb peace and create law and order problem in the state with statements, which according to CM are based on falsehood and rumours. It was the first official reaction three days after to Hurriyat leader Ali Shah Geelani's threatening to launch stir against construction of road along Amarnath Yatra route.
The Chief Minister hit out at Geelani in person and other politicians, albeit without naming any, in general, while speaking in a function at Shopian village. ... | |
| | | | Rise of regional parties not good for country: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who himself heads a regional party said the emergence of regional parties doesn't bode well for the country.
In an interview to an international paper Omar said: It's not a trend bodes well for the country. Like it or not this country has done better when we had a stable and stronger Government at the Centre."
Omar statement assumes importance as these are not only straight forward but also reflects the political reality and uncertainties facing the nation forcing the Centre to hold back certain important and key decisions thus hampering the economic growth.
Omar had said in the interview that worst Central Governments ha... | |
| | | | J-K Minister, officials to go 'abroad trips' while State is passing through 'financial crunch' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Oct 20: State Government employees who were demanding their dues are left perplexed over the recent reports appeared in certain media section that Minister of Tourism and a selective team of officers will be on foreign trips spree covering atleast six nations. And this happened when State Government is on a defensive foot to counter employees demand including arrears of 6th Pay Commission.
This proposed extravagant visit to six foreign nations came right as the bolt from the blue not only to protesting employees but also to commoner also who observed that schedule of the proposed foreign trips seems to be hastily.
"As Italy is known as greatest mosaic of anci... | |
| | | | Stringent curbs on mass copying in Kishtwar, CEO fighting against odds | | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, Oct 20: "If you want to get pass mark in any examination--- you just need to do one thing i.e. choose your center for examination in Kishtwar."
Elder peoples of Kishtwar quoted former Chief Minister Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah as saying (unquote). The quotations attributed to late National Conference stalwart is the farsightedness of the one of the tallest political figure of the state as far as growing menace of mass copying in Kishtwar District which has now been turned in a full-fledged industry in Kishtwar District since the observation was made by Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah some 38 years ago when college agitation in Kishtwar was at its peak during which four K... | |
| | | | Red, Yellow, Green : Commuters yet to get in terms with traffic lights | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Oct 20: Installed with an aim to ease the traffic flow on city roads, the Electronic Traffic Signal Lights System (ETSLS) instead of providing much needed relief to the commuters has only added to the chaotic traffic scenario- at least for the first couple of months.
The commuters rue that the traffic congestion in the city instead of improving as envisaged is deteriorating further thanks largely due to the 'inefficient' traffic police viz a viz the faulty traffic signal system at some of the vital points.
The people, who were waiting for the traffic lights anxiously, after nearly two and a half months seen struggling to cope up with the new system, especially, w... | |
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