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| One held with live rounds | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 24: Special Operation Group held one person in the Jammu Bus Stand and recovered six rounds from his possession. SOG received some unknown telephone call in which they were told that a militant was arriving from Srinagar to Jammu and is reaching in the Bus Stand soon. The bus number and the portrait of the suspect was also elaborated to them. SOG laid a trap and held the person besides recovered six rounds from his bag. He was taken to custody and during interrogation he told police that he was going to Budhal and belonged to Bakerwal community. He also told he was a pony wala who works with his pony during Amarnath yatra. He alleged that somebody had deliber... | |
| | | | Jet reduces Jammu flights | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, Oct 24: The crises of global recession and its impact on aviation industry has reached Jammu as well as one of most preferred airliners, the Jet Airways has reduced its flights from two to one in Jammu.
Till recently Jet was flying even three flights on Mumbai-New Delhi-Srinagar-Jammu circuits which have now been reduced to one only. On a regular routine Jet had at least one flight from Mumbai and another from New Delhi touching Jammu every day.
As Jet Airlines is hit hard by highest ever fuel prices and the global financial meltdown, the airliner is cutting down its operations on different sectors. Jammu-Srinagar sector was though a profit route as the number of fl... | |
| | | | Barring two surprise faces, Congress repeating oldies | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 24: Barring a couple of unthinkable surprises, the Congress is likely to repeat the old faces on all constituencies going to polls in first phase notification for which was issued today.
Sources said that Congress is set to contest on nine out of ten constituencies across four districts –Poonch, Bandipora, Kargil and Leh –where polling will be held on November 17. On one of the constituencies the party was likely to skip elections in a strategic manner.
Sources said that except at one constituency each in Poonch district and Leh district the Congress was likely to spring a major political surprise by fielding unexpectedly new faces. In all other constituen... | |
| | | | Syed Bashir-ud-Din is new SHRC chief | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 24: In exercise of powers vested in him under sub-section (I) of section-4 of the Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Human Rights Act, 1997, the state Governor N N Vohra today appointed Justice (Retd) Syed Bashir-ud- Din as Chairperson of the State Human Rights Commission.
Meanwhile, the Committee for recommending Chairman and members of SHRC has recommended to the Governor appointment of another member to the Commission to raise the number of its members to three excluding the Chairman. ... | |
| | | | Common agenda is biggest challenge | | In regionally polarised, parties finding difficult to position words | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 24: As the general elections in Jammu and Kashmir are being held at a time when the state is deeply polarized in aftermath of Amarnath land row, the parties are finding it increasingly difficult to hammer out an agenda which can be seen common for all regions and all people.
Amaranth land row saw Jammu and Kashmir bitterly polarized on regional lines and to a large extent on communal lines. The agitation is though over but it is still difficult to pick up the threads the social and political fabric had left four to five months ago.
While Peoples Democratic Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party are all set to go ahead with their aggressive regional agenda whic... | |
| | | | From Kerala to Kashmir, connection confirmed | | Two militants killed in Kupwara on Oct 7 were Keralites | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 24: After three weeks of suspicion and several theories, mostly contradictory to each other, on killing of two Indian Mujahideen cadres in North Kashmir, the Kerala Police have finally confirmed that the dead were actually Keralites.
The Kerala police have confirmed that two militants killed in a gun battle with the security forces in the border district of Kupwara in Kashmir Valley early this month were Keralites. Kerala Special Branch CID (Kozhikode) Superintendent of Police, T K Raj Mohan, who is in Srinagar, has confirmed that the slain militants were Abdul Rahim from Malappuram and Mohammed Fayaz from Kannur, both in their early 30s and married.
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| | | | India rejects Pak claims | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 24: Armed with hydrological data on water discharge, Indian government has firmly rejected Pakistan demand of compensation against use of Chenab water, particularly the dam storage of Baglihar hydel project.
Raising allegations of reduced water discharge, a team of Pakistan’s Central Indus Water Commission had recently visited the Baglihar project site on Chenab to make an assessment.
On way back the team had a meeting with Indian officials. Rejecting Pakistan's charge that it had blocked Chenab river water flow, India on Friday turned down the neighbouring country's demand for compensation, asserting that there was no wrong-doing by it.
At the meeting o... | |
| | | | Manmohan, Gilani discuss terrorism, review JK CBMs | | | | AGENCIES
BEIJING, Oct 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday discussed the issue of terrorism with his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani, who assured him that his country was "seriously committed" to working with India to deal with the menace.
Singh met Gilani on the sidelines of the Asia-Europe (ASEM) summit in the Chinese capital and reviewed the state of the bilateral ties.
"I had a very good meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani, we reviewed the state of our relationship. We expressed happiness at the resumption of trade on the two routes in J and K," Singh told media persons after his 20-minute meting with Gilani.
On October 21, India and Pakistan restored the ... | |
| | | | ‘Downsize Hajj goodwill delegation’ | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Oct 24: Comptroller and Auditor General of India has pulled up the External Affairs Ministry for sending a "extravagant" and "unwieldy" Haj goodwill delegation to Saudi Arabia every year in "disregard for economy in public expenditure."
The CAG asked the MEA to reduce the size of the delegation and cut short their stay in Saudi Arabia. It also asked the Ministry to review the extravagance in hiring of the accommodation and transport and de-link the pilgrimage by the members of the delegation.
The Centre sends a Haj goodwill delegation for 18-20 days to Saudi Arabia every year to promote goodwill between the two countries, in particular with special reference to coop... | |
| | | | Trade expo may showcase Jammu potential | | PoK traders reaching Jammu on Oct 12; Vohra visits LoC terminal | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 4: With preparations for launch of cross-LoC trade already in full swing, the delegation of Pakistan administered Kashmir traders is arriving in Jammu on October 12 on a three day visit to hold discussions with their counterparts.
There delegation, reaching Srinagar on October 9, will be in Jammu for three days to understand trade potential of region and finalise modalities with local traders. The Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with some other trade and industry bodies is likely to put up an exhibition of local products to give the visiting delegation an idea produce and commodities.
Earlier today the Governor, Mr N N Vohra, visited Salamabad... | |
| | | | Its Muslim hand behind truth’s triumph | | MAKING OF RAVANA IN JAMMU | | | MUNISH GUPTA
Jammu, Oct 4: For these Muslim craftsmen their work is above religion for God is one. It’s sewa for them and they get a sense of fulfilment when lakhs enjoy the triumph of good over evil watching the effigies of Ravana, Kumbhkaran and Meghnad go up in flames every Dusehra day.
Undoubtedly, Jammu must remain a place where respect for pluralism, for differences, for social variety is respected. No community should feel unsafe or unwanted. Jammu does not belong to any single group of people, least of all to any group of religious extremists. It belongs to a mosaic of linguistically and culturally varied communities.
Work was carried out on a war footing to prepare effigies of R... | |
| | | | Fukche airbase being revived | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
LEH, Oct 4: India is set to revive another air base on the India-China frontier, nearly four months after landing an aircraft at one of the world's highest airstrips at Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO) in Ladakh, officials said.
The Fukche airbase in eastern Ladakh, which is only 2.5 km away from the Line of Actual Control (LoAC) - the de-facto border between India and China - will be made operational in a month. The Indian Army has been carrying out repair work at the airbase.
"The airfield should be ready in a month's time and thereafter the Indian Air Force (IAF) will conduct trials to see if a fixed wing aircraft could land at the base at times of natural calamity," Wester... | |
| | | | Pak to inspect Baglihar before commissioning | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 4: Ahead of the formal launch of prestigious 450 MW Baglihar hydro-electric power project on river Chenab, possibly later this month, India’s Indus Water Commission has allowed its Pakistani counterparts for an inspection.
A phase of Baglihar project has been successfully tested and is up for formal commissioning. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to commission the project if the tentative schedule of his launching Srinagar-Muzaffarabad truck service on October 21 stands.
Meanwhile, ahead of the formal launch of project, reports said India has allowed Pakistan to inspect the Baglihar dam that has been at the centre of a spat between the two countr... | |
| | | | Another intrusion bid foiled | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 4: The Army has foiled an infiltration bid by armed militants, who tried to intrude under the cover of firing from Pakistan side along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, making it the fourth such incident this week, police said.
Meanwhile security has been upped in Jammu in view of threat perception of militant attack due the ensuing festive season of Navratras and forthcoming Diwali.
Armed militants from across the border tried to intrude into Jammu and Kashmir under the cover of firing from Pak Rangers last night, making it another incident of cease-fire violation.
A group of militants entered into Indian territory along... | |
| | | | Rice on Delhi, agreement soon | | | | NEW DELHI, Oct 4: US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday described the Indo-US civil nuclear deal as a historic achievement, and said that the implementing 123 Agreement will be signed very soon.
Rice was addressing a joint press conference in New Delhi after meeting External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee. The Secretary of State, who arrived in India earlier today, was due to ink the agreement along with the External Affairs Minister but the signing has been postponed due to procedural issues like delay in President George W Bush signing the legislation passed by the Congress into law.
"The President will sign the legislation (passed by the US Congress) very soon. He wan... | |
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