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| Protestors canecharged | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Chief Minister's statement not only received verbal flak from different political parties but his remarks evoked protest demonstrations, dharnas and burning of effigies in several parts of city as well as other areas of Jammu region.
Police swung into action to disperse the BJP protestors who were passing through the city while shouting anti-Omar slogans and demanding its resignation.
As the protestors tried to burn the effigy of Chief Minister at Purani Mandi Chowk, police swooped upon its activists and restored to mild lathi charge in which seven persons including four women received minor injuries. Five police personnel including a lady cop also sustained injur... | |
| | | | 'Omar must apologize, Speaker must change his attitude’ | | BJP, PP members marshaled out of house | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 7: Marshals had to rush in to restore order in the Legislative Assembly when Bhartaya Janata Party (PDP) and Panther's Party (PP) members registered strong protest against Chief Minister's speech of October 6. Omar had said Kashmir had not merged into India and was an International dispute to be settled. The PP chief, Bhim Singh called for Jammu bandh on October 8.
As soon as the proceedings started today, the BJP and PP members rushed to the well and raised slogans against Chief Minister and the Speaker. "If you are not satisfied with India, you better go to Pakistan", BJP leader, Ashok Khajuaria shouted.
The house witnessed a scuffle between the agitated ... | |
| | | | Mr Omar accession of J-K to India was unconditional | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is distorting the history of accession of J-K to India in order to create confusion in the minds of the people of Kashmir to retain control over his communal constituency, which is shrinking and eroding very fast. This is a sinister design and New Delhi needs to counter it without losing a single moment. New Delhi needs to counter this motivated campaign all the more because the failed and isolated Chief Minister has misused his official position and converted the state legislature into a den of undesirable activities that have all the ingredients of negating all that New Delhi has done so far to integrate the state with the res... | |
| | | | 'All govt show' in Assembly for two days? | | Entire opposition to boycott | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 7: In what it looks to be likely scene at J&K Legislative Assembly tomorrow, it is going to all 'government show', given that all the opposition parties will stay away from the proceedings of the House during the last two days. In the government business and other agenda to be taken up towards the culmination of the proceedings, there are some important pieces of legislation which will apparently be considered and passed by the allies of the coalition.
While the main opposition party PDP chose to boycott the rest of the session after registering presence on the first day alone, following the unprecedented political developments today, BJP and Panthers Par... | |
| | | | RSS 'unhappy' with BJP's Assembly strategy | | Following 'directive', Sangh Parivar stays away from bandh call | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 7: Following an unannounced 'directive' from RSS, the BJP and the entire Sangh Parivar has decided not to support Jammu bandh tomorrow, much against the inclination of the party MLAs who faced wrath of marshals on the floor of state Assembly today at Srinagar. The call for bandh was essentially given earlier by J&K Panthers Party to lodge protest against Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's remarks in state Assembly over accession of J&K with Union of India.
Even as BJP raised a loud cry in the Assembly today over these remarks which resulted in a high volt action sequence, but according to sources RSS has expressed displeasure the manner party MLAs handled the e... | |
| | | | Let ministry decide on AFSPA: DG (CRPF) | | | | Early Times Report
new delhi, Oct 7: Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will not involve itself in any controversy on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Kashmir, the new CRPF chief K. Vijay Kumar said Thursday.
"It is a matter to be decided by the higher-ups in the union home ministry and other leaders," Vijay Kumar told reporters here. Kashmir's ruling National Conference and opposition People's Democratic Party (PDP) have been demanding the withdrawal of the AFSPA, at least from the urban areas of the conflict-ridden Kashmir Valley.
Paramiliary force has been fully co-operating with the ongoing removal of some security bunkers in Srinagar city as "it is p... | |
| | | | Rs 40 lakh property turns into ashes in Mandi | | Fire service attempted but could not save anything due to lack of bridge | | | Early Times Report
rajouri, Oct 7: A businessman of Mandi area of Poonch district suffered a loss of more than 40 lakhs as his house, cash and jewelry turned into ashes when his house caught fire due to short circuit. The fire service could not save anything just at half a kilometer because there was no approach to reach the area due to lakh of bridge.
Sources said that a house belonging to Abdul Aziz son of Mohammad Ramzan in village Azamabad in Mandi tehsil caught fire due to short circuit following which whole of the house collapsed and turned into ashes within hours. Although no loss of life was reported.
As per the owner of the house, he has suffered a loss of more than 40 lakh ... | |
| | | | NC-PDP two sides of one and the same coin, seeking to break India | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Oct 7: Former Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Lt Gen (Retd) SK Sinha is right when he says that "religious fundamentalism" is primarily responsible for the ongoing "secessionist movement in Kashmir" and that "religious fundamentalism poses a most serious challenge to our national security." No objective Kashmir-watcher with an objective and secular outlook would ever contest what Sinha says. The fact is that those who know something about the political history of Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country would surely agree with him. In fact, they would go a step further and say that religious fundamentalism has been dotting the state's scene right since ... | |
| | | | Protesters pelt stones at buses,3 students hurt in Valley | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Oct 7: At least three students were today injured as protesters pelted stones at school buses at two places in Kashmir, where the separatist-sponsored strike disrupted life with shops and business establishments in the main markets closed and public transport off the roads.
A group of youths pelted stones at a State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) bus, carrying students of a private school, at Zindshah Masjid in Rainawari locality of downtown Srinagar this afternoon, a police spokesman said.
He said three students were injured and the vehicle was damaged in the incident.
Another group of youths damaged a school bus at Nowshera locality of Soura on the outs... | |
| | | | Tarigami raises passport issue | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu,Oct 7: CPI (M) member, Muhammad Yusuf Tarigami while speaking in the Legislative Assembly today urged Omar Abdullah to issue passports to the relatives of former militants.
"Many people have been denied travel documents for involvement of their relatives in militancy. They want to go out for jobs or business. Denying passports to them will do no good to the state", he said.
Hashim Qureshi's brother, Muhammad Aslam has been denied passports. The irony is that Hashim Qureshi possesses an Indian passport", he said.... | |
| | | | Secret dialogue on! | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Oct 7: In a significant development, the Kashmir affairs in charge in Prime Minister's Office, Prithvi Raj Chauan called on Hurriyat chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq at his Nigeen residence a few days ago.
According to reports, Umer Farooq has admitted the meeting with Prithvi Raj. "I am under house arrest and cannot, therefore, stop anybody from visiting my house", he told a local news agency. "Yes, I talked to Chauan because I have never opposed dialogue. But this type of meetings must yield results", he added.
Reports said the `secret' meeting lasted seven hours. "Prithvi Raj handed over an important message from the Prime Minister to Umer Farooq", it said. Repo... | |
| | | | Madan advocates Gandhian Principle to eradicate social evils | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, OCTOBER 07: Mahila Gramin Welfare Sadan, Bishnah, celebrated Gandhi Jayanti at Ward No 2 Bishnah in which Member Parliament, Mr Madan Lal Sharma was the chief guest.
Among others, Vice Chairman SC Advisory Board, Mrs Swarn Lata, State Director KVIC, Mr. B.R Chouhan, Vice Chairman OBC, Mr Kuldeep Verma, ADDC Jammu, Mr D.R Sharma, Director Handicraft and district level officers were present on the occasion.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr Madan Lal Sharma asked the people to follow the foot steps of Mahatma Gandhi to liberate today’s society from the web of violence hatred and other social evils. He said that centre and state government has launched a number of we... | |
| | | | Omar blasts intelligence agencies working in J&K | | ‘Intelligence is not worth paper it is printed on’ | | | ET DESK
NEW DELHI, Oct 7: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah says the three-month civil unrest in the Kashmir Valley is a "cross" he will have to bear for the rest of his life.
As the Valley slowly limps back to normalcy, Omar also slammed the intelligence agencies in connection with the unrest, saying the inputs the Jammu and Kashmir government got is not worth the paper it is printed on. "I will have to live with these three-and-a-half or four months for the rest of my life...It's a cross I will have to bear for the rest of my life," the 40-year-old chief minister told India Today magazine in an interview.
Omar made these remarks when asked about the recent unrest in the V... | |
| | | | BSNL reviving communication facilities in Leh | | | | Ramzan Khan
EARLY TIMES REPORT
LEH, Oct 7: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is yet to revive communication facilities completely across Leh after the flash floods wreaked havoc in the month of August.
The flood water completely washed away the main station and administration block of BSNL in Leh city alongside damaging several sub-stations and other outdoor networks in rural areas. The impact was so deep that the means of telecommunication in Leh and surrounding areas got completely disturbed for many days.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited Leh is not only providing Mobile and telephone service but also providing broadband, dial up and v-sat internet service. Apart from general public, BS... | |
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