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Ravana falls as good prevails over evil

Along with Karan, Farooq makes it to occasion

10/21/2007 9:22:22 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 21 This year, the Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad missed the event, but the usual guests former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and the scion of the Dogra dynasty, Dr Karan Singh witnessed the fall of Ravana in victory of good over the evil Vijay Dashmi, was today celebrated across the region with religious fervor, gaiety. In Jammu, the main function was held at the Parade grounds where former Sadr-e-Riasat and Rajya Sabha Member Dr Karan Singh and former Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah were present in Dussehra function at the parade ground here. Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad who along with his singer wife was the main attraction last year was missing...

On commemoration day, JKP counts loss at 6000

10/21/2007 9:21:31 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 21 As the brave martyrs are remembered on the occasion of commemoration day, it emerges that the Jammu and Kashmir Police have suffered huge loss of its men in the 18 years of ongoing insurgency in the state. Police commemoration day is celebrated all over country to refresh the sacrifices laid down by nine CRPF troops while repulsing the Chinese attack at Hot Springs, Ladakh on the same day in 1959. In Jammu and Kashmir the commemoration day was observed at Armed Police Headquarters, Zeewan, Srinagar where Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad was the Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion the Chief Minister said that As many as 868 apolice personnel have ...

Ajmer blast accused's Rajouri premises raided

10/21/2007 9:20:37 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 21 The links between the Ajmer shrine blast and Rajouri based "social activist" of Barmulla have come close to establishing as the security agencies and Police today found vital clues in a raid at premises of the accused in Rajouri. Police on Sunday raided the house of an arrested Ajmer shrine blast suspect in Rajouri district and recovered some vital documents, official sources said. The police team led by intelligence officials raided the rented house of Baramulla resident Gulam Nabi in Jawahir Nagar area and searched the house, sources said. Nabi and one Shaheena were arrested after the blast at the Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti by the Raja...

Back from Delhi, Azad shows up with Farooq

10/21/2007 9:19:58 PM

Early Times Reporter Jammu | Oct 21 After his return from New Delhi following a pullout threat by the alliance partner Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad today rubbed shoulders with former Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and other National Conference leaders in an apparent indication that he has friends across the fence too. Azad who scheduled to stay put in Delhi for five days but he rushed back in the summer capital as his meeting with the Congress president Sonia Gandhi materialized on the very second day of his visit to the union capital. Back home from New Delhi Azad appeared more confidant and comfortable and made company with the National Conference leade...

Pullout or not pullout - PDP at horn of dilemma

10/21/2007 7:49:04 PM

Early Times Special Correspondent Jammu | Oct 21 PDP is at a horn of dilemma, whether to pullout of the Azad led coalition government in J&K are not as also about the appropriate time for the party to pullout rugs from under the feet of Ghulam Nabi Azad, if at all the party finally comes to the conclusion to part company with their ally, the Congress. Opinions in the party leadership at the high level is sharply divided over the future course of action for the party, whether to face the next elections to the state assembly being out of the government or remaining in it. While the party President Mehbooba Mufti, who is considered to be a hardliner and uncompromising on having her way out...