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| Citizen of India too has a lot of dignity: Padgaonkar | | Interlocutors won’t knock doors of separatists | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 27: Indicating that they won’t bow down or prostrate before separatists for holding talks, Dileep Padgaonkar, senior journalist who is leading three member team of interlocutors in J&K today said they are ready as and when the former make up their mind but won’t go calling at their doorsteps. In a subtle manner Padgaonkar slammed separatists for their ‘attitude’ saying he respects their views but they should also know ‘a citizen of India also has a lot of dignity.’
A day after their four day visit to Kashmir valley, Padgaonkar said this in Jammu today while responding to a query on separatists’ refusal to talk to interlocutors. “ We can’t force people to talk because they have their compulsions……if and when they want to talk to us we will be ready to talk to them….how and when they come to this decision I don’t know ……..”, the senior journalist said. However, in the same breath indicating that there was no point kneeling or pleading for the talks Padgaonkar said, “ should they decide to talk to us we will be happy …………but what we won’t do is to just... | |
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| Radha Kumar likens BJP, PP ‘response’ to separatists | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 27: Radha Kumar, a senior academician who is on Jammu visit along with team head Dileep Padgaonkar today likened the response of mainstream parties based in Jammu to separatists in Valley ,contending the common factor remained both chose to boycott the interlocutors and decided not to talk.
Terming one thing in common among separatists and the two main stream political parties like Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party (JKNPP) , she said she was is amused to note that there is one thing common in the three even though they have different ideologies- that they do not wish to meet the interlocutors.
The two interlocuto... | |
| | | | Padgoanker talks Azadi ! | | Has New Delhi diluted its Kashmir stand? | | | News Analysis
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 27: The team of interlocutors has not ruled out amendment of Indian constitution to incorporate Azadi option for Jammu Kashmir. This was stated by Daleep Padgoanker and his colleagues while interacting with the media persons in the summer capital today.
If the interlocutors were not joking then they are in for serious trouble. They have ventured into an area where angels fear to tread. Padgaonker’s statement may win him many a friend in Kashmir but back home, he can be held liable for sedition.
This is for the first time that a person negotiating peace on behalf of government of India has deviated from New Delhi’s known stand on Kashmir. The... | |
| | | | Long wait ....but scribes manage 'pie' of news from interlocutors | | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 27: The much hyped Jammu visit of the interlocutors on Kashmir may not have enthused different shades of political opinions of the region or the general public but for media persons here their arrival was like that of an encounter of 'hungry hops attacking the meal (of news) on its very sight'. Pushing and prodding as usual on presence of VVIPs, the scene at airport was packed with interest, excitement as also some moments of fun.
Media persons representing various print and electronic media organizations waited anxiously and tirelessly for the interlocutors’ arrival here from Srinagar.
Some of the media persons representing some l... | |
| | | | Govt’s curfew, Hurriyat’s shutdown mark Army Day in Kashmir | | Demonstrators clash with Police at Bandipore, Baramulla | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: Separatists-sponsored shutdown coupled by enforcement of curfew by Police and security forces marked 63rd anniversary of the Indian Army’s first landing in Kashmir valley today. Even as there were no black flags to oblige separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani, there were either no reports of any official celebration of the day by the state government or armed forces.
Apprehensive of trouble from followers of the heads of both factions of Hurriyat Conference, authorities had overnight clamped curfew on almost entire Kashmir valley, including this capital city. Chairman of so-called moderate faction of the Hurriyat, Mirwaiz Umar... | |
| | | | Interlocutors’ Kashmir visit created more problems | | Playing with dangerous tools | | |
NEWS ANALYSIS
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 27: The mind-boggling and illogical decision of the Union Government to send three interlocutors in Kashmir has boomeranged. Where was the need to send interlocutors to Kashmir and appoint them? J&K is an integral part of India; it is an established fact. The need of the time was to pull up the erring Chief Minister who has undone all that the Indian nation did in Kashmir during all these 63 years to integrate J&K into India; who has bungled on each and every occasion and who has failed to discharge his obligations to the nation and people of the state and whose rule is known for only rabble-rousing.
By appointing interlocutors on J&K, the U... | |
| | | | Violating ceasefire, Pak fires mortars, bullets on LoC in Poonch | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 27:
Violating ceasefire, second time in past three days, Pakistan today resorted to heavy mortar firing and small arms fire, targetting some forward Indian positions in Krishna Ghati (KG) sub-sector of Mendhar in Poonch.
Earlier, Pak had resorted to unprovoked fire Sunday last, resulting in the death of a jawan on a forward outpost in KG area. India had conveyed their anguish over the incident to Pakistan in a commander-level meeting held Monday at Nangi Tekri, Poonch.
Though Pak had assured India not to violate ceasefire again, it opened the mouth of its guns within two of the incident.
SSP, Poonch, Manmohan Singh said there was heavy shelling by Pakista... | |
| | | | Cabinet orders transfers and postings, Okays promotions | | Sanjeev Verma appointed DC Jammu | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 27: The state cabinet which met here today under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah ordered transfers and postings of four officers.
Manoj Kumar Dwivedi, Deputy Commissioner, Jammu has been transferred and posted as Secretary, Science and Technology and Information Technology, relieving Commissioner Secretary, Department of Tourism and Culture of the additional charge of the post.
Sanjeev Verma, Deputy Commissioner, Leh has been transferred and posted as Deputy Commissioner, Jammu.
T A Angchok, presently on leave is posted as Deputy Commissioner, Leh. He will join his post immediately after expiry of his sanctioned leave.
Shabir A... | |
| | | | For the information of controversial interlocutor Padgaonkar | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 27: The period between August 1953 and 1975 witnessed New Delhi and the Government of J&K working in unison. During this period, which can be legitimately described as a period of the state’s greater political and constitutional integration into India, J&K was brought under the purview of hundreds of Central laws. The jurisdiction of the Central institutions like the Supreme Court, Comptroller and Auditor-General and Election Commission was extended. The state was brought at par with other states of the Union in terms of head of the state and head of the government. Besides, the state was brought under the jurisdiction of several Central Schedules and ... | |
| | | | Road map for settlement of 6th pay commission arrears approved | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 27:The cabinet approved road map for settlement of the arrears of the Sixth Pay Commission in respect of the employees of the State Government.
According to the cabinet decision 50 percent of the arrears that are due shall be settled by the State Government on its own. However, for the remaining amount, the matter shall continue to be pursued with the Government of India.
These arrears will be paid in varying number of installments and through the G P Fund route for different categories of employees which will have different lock-in periods for different categories, as:
Class-IV employees shall be paid in four equal annual installments of 25 percen... | |
| | | | Geelani asked to pay Rs 1.73 crore as IT dues | | | | New Delhi, Oct 27: Income Tax department has asked hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani to file Rs 1.73 crore in tax dues over a period when he had not filed his returns after rejecting his appeal.
The IT sleuths, which had swooped on residences of Geelani and his family members in 2002 and seized valuable items including a diamond-studded watch gifted by Pakistan Government, had raised a tax demand of over Rs 1.5 crore.
Geelani challenged the demand and approached the Commissioner of Income Tax (appeals) for review of the case and also sought a waiver, saying he did not earn anything other than the pension from Government of Jammu and Kashmir and from agriculture la... | |
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