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| For the information of controversial interlocutor Padgaonkar | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Interlocutors on J&K Dileep Padgaonkar, Radhah Kumar and M M Ansari have not started on a promising note. Padgaonkar, in particular, has vitiated the whole atmosphere by making some highly controversial statements, including his dumb-founding statement that Islamabad is a party to the "Kashmir dispute" and that peace would return to Kashmir only after Islamabad is conciliated by addressing its concerns in the Indian J&K. It appears that these interlocutors are not fully aware of the complexities in J&K. Their conduct has indicated that they have walked into the separatists' trap and reached the conclusion that the people of Kashmir are angry because of their political and economic neglect.
Hence, it would be only desirable to bring to his notice some hard facts and glaring disparities between Kashmir and Jammu to make him understand that it is Jammu, not Kashmir, which is genuinely feeling alienated both from Kashmiri leadership and powers-that-be in New Delhi. However, it is extremely doubtful if he and his colleagues would consider these... | |
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| Omar holding Cabinet meeting near LoC on Oct 27 | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Exactly on the anniversary of the Indian Army’s arrival in Srinagar, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is holding Jammu & Kashmir government’s first ever Cabinet meeting outside the capital city. According to highly placed authoritative sources, all the Cabinet Ministers would be flown in two helicopters to the border township of Tangdar, in Karnah sector, on October 27th where a full-length Cabinet meeting would be held at a place close to LoC.
Sources told Early Times that agenda was being set for the Cabinet meeting, being held first time since 1947 outside the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu. In 1987, then head of the NC-Congress coalition gover... | |
| | | | Union home ministry downgrades Mufti's security | | Annoyed Congress high command | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Seemingly annoyed with tough posturing of leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and , Union Home Ministry has downgraded security cover of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.
Highly placed sources said that Mufti Sayeed is among the seven other VIPs whose security has been downgraded on the directions of Union Home Ministry. They added that all these seven VIPs including PDP Chief Mufti Mohammed Sayeed are not on good terms with Congress especially with Union Home Minister P.Chidambram.
Others whose security has been downgraded includes former Samajwadi Party (SP) heavyweight Amar Singh, former Chief Minister of Uttar... | |
| | | | Lottery sharks continue to target people with billion dollor bait | | | | Bharat Bhushan
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Your mobile number has got 450,000 GB pounds in the ongoing Coca Cola Intl mobile draw UK. To claim your prize, contact Dr Mark via email: cocacolaprize [email protected] ---- Congrats you have won 500,000 pounds in 2010 Guinness Intl mobile draws winning-3. To claim your prize, contact Mr Walter via email: walphilips3 @gmail.com.The lottery "sharks" continue to target the people here with such tempting emails and SMSes. Hardly a day passes when inboxes of the cellphone and internet users do not receive these messages.
Though the crime branch (CB) of the state police had on December 15, 2009, alerted people to the real motive of these intern... | |
| | | | Is Director Agriculture CM's PRO? | | Baramulla Kissan rally | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 25: As if the Department of Information was not enough to mislead the public by feeding lies that the Directorate of Agriculture has started projecting a rosy picture of the situation in Kashmir through paid advertisements in local dailies.
The full page advertisement that appeared in most of the local dailies shows Omar Abdullah speaking to farmers in Baramulla district. According to the advertisement the gathering was the biggest ever Kissan rally held in Baramulla. This is `digestable'. By the advertisement claims that 30,000 farmers attended the rally which besides the Chief Minister was addressed by Ghulam Hasan Mir, Taj Mohi-ud-Din, Javed Ahmad Dar Ai... | |
| | | | 450 ultras waiting to cross LOC' | | Army fully prepared to scuttle intrusion bids: Brig Dua | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: In the backdrop of the repeated cease fire violations by the Pakistan army, the latest being unprovoked firing in Krishan Ghati sector in Poonch along Line of Control (LoC)on October 24, making desperate infiltration attempts by terrorists to sneak into Indian territory, the Army today claimed that it is geared up to meet any challenge and scuttle the intrusion bids.
"Our forces are well prepared … We are prepared for these challenges… We have a multi-tiered deployment in place and as always we will be able to foil terrorists' infiltration attempts." Brigadier General Staff (BGS) 16
Corps, Satish K Dua said here today while talking to... | |
| | | | Nehru was in Srinagar on October 25 ! | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 25: Nehru undertook the Kashmir journey three times before state's `accession' to India. The first visit in 1916 was insignificant. Second time he visited the Valley on Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah's invite in 1945. The third visit could not materialize initially because the Dogra monarch, Hari Singh did not allow him to enter the state. Nehru wanted to appear as a defense counsel for Sheikh Abdullah following his arrest after launching the Quit Kashmir Movement in 1946. However, he later visited Kashmir and published Sheikh Abdullah's statement which he gave in the court.
This is what the people know. And what they do not know was unveiled by Dr Jagat Mohini du... | |
| | | | Phony moulvi, 2 JMC employees among 6 held for preparing fake EPICs | | The fake cards prepared allegedly for militants, non-state subjects | | | SUMIT SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Ahead of panchayat and municipal elections which are scheduled to be held in December this year, police have arrested six persons, including an alleged militant sympathizer, involved in preparing, issuing and carrying fake electoral photo-identity cards (EPIC) bearing stamp of Election Commissioner of India.
While the alleged militant sympathizer was instrumental in supplying EPICs to militants, some property dealers took hefty amounts from the non-state subjects for getting them alloted pieces of land in the state.
Two JMC employees allegedly prepared and issued fake I-cards in lieu of hefty amount.
Police have recovered from the... | |
| | | | Two militant hideouts busted | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Two hideouts of militants were destroyed by security forces in Rajouri and Doda areas Monday evening. Troops of Rashtriya Rifles busted a militant hideout in Andrachi area of Rajouri and recovered arms and ammunition from there, police sources said.
The recovery included one UBGL launcher, 7 UBGL grenades, 103 AK rounds and 2 detonators. Another hideout was busted by troops in Pandira area of Doda, the sources added.... | |
| | | | Army protests as jawan dies in Pak firing | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 25: Army has lodged a strong protest with the Pak army over the ceasefire violation in which a jawan was Sunday killed on a forward post in Krishna Ghati sub-sector of Poonch.
The jawan, who was wounded in unprovoked firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati area Sunday evening, died later.In a commanders' level meeting held in Nangi Tekri area of Mendhar, India lodged a strong protest with their Pakistani counterparts, army sources said.
Sources said the unprovoked enemy firing was aimed at providing cover to militants waiting in the forward Pak posts to cross over into the Indian territory.A tight vigil was, however, being maintained a... | |
| | | | Srinagar-Leh highway reopens | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 25: Traffic on the 434-km-long Srinagar- Leh national highway resumed after remaining closed for three days due to snowfall and slippery road.
A traffic police official said this morning that the highway, linking the Ladakh region with the rest of the state, was put through last evening following improvement in the weather conditions.
However, he said, only vehicles stranded on both sides of the Zojila were allowed to move towards their destinations.
The road was reopened only after the BEACON authorities declared it safe for journey as frozen surface had melted after improvement in the weather condition.
The road had become very slippery due to minus ... | |
| | | | Omar: Not willing to debate with Army Chief over AFSPA | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Oct 25: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he had no interest in getting into a debate with the Army Chief over the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. "I have no interest in getting into a discussion with the Army Chief. He does his job and I do mine," Omar said reacting to General V K Singh''s comments on the demand for dilution of AFSPA. The Chief Minister said India is a democratic country where the defence forces follow the decisions taken by the political leadership. "When the political set up decides to do something on AFSPA, the Army has to follow it," he said. Gen Singh, in an interview to PTI, opined that the AFSPA is being used as... | |
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