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| Omar challenges Congress, sticks to his stand on accession/merger | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: Who is playing the shots in J&K? Is it the National Conference that is heading the government or is it the Congress without whose support Omar Abdullah cannot retain control over the office of Chief Minister even for a moment? Is Omar Abdullah willfully upping the ante and creating an environment that ensures the political demise of the Congress party in Jammu province, which is its strong support-base and core constituency? Has Omar Abdullah crossed all the limits in his desperate bid to retain control over his communal constituency in Kashmir? Is Congress playing the role of "B-team" and willingly allowing Omar Abdullah to unsettle the settled issue of J&... | |
| | | | Director DD is India's RTI shame in J&K | | Obama praises India for sunshine law, DD official spits on it in public | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 9: President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, was all praise in his speech in the Parliament on Monday for Manmohan Singh's India over the transparency in governance and implementation of Right to Information (RTI) Act in this country. However, treating Jammu & Kashmir as "a state of special status", where the Indian systems should be brazenly discredited to erode common man's faith, Director of Doordarshan Kendra (DDK) Srinagar, Dr Rafeeq Masoodi, has been treating the sunshine law with contempt from his day one in office. Even the Deputy Director General of Doordarshan, incharge North India and an appellate authority for RTI, has failed to d... | |
| | | | Reiteration of statement by CM on accession draws flak | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 9: The reiteration of the statement by Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah regarding the accession which he had made in State Assembly recently while talking to reporters here yesterday on the occasion of reopening of move offices in Winter Capital has drawn a flak.
The nationalist forces in Jammu while reacting to the statement have termed it total political immaturity on the part of Abdullah. “This is nothing but political arrogance on the part of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah'', said VHP state president Dr Rama Kant Dubey.
Taking a serious exception to utterances made by the Chief Minister he said, after setting Kashmir ablaze the NC leadership wants to ... | |
| | | | No stapled visa by China for Jammu residents | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 9: China has refused to change its stapled visa policy on Kashmir. Bit it also makes an exception for artists and sports persons from Jammu and Kashmir.
Bishambhar Dass, a sculptor from Jammu and Kashmir, was the only Indian artist at a symposium in China last month. But there was another exception as Dass had a stamped visa on his passport, in contrast to China's policy of issuing only stapled visas to Jammu and Kashmir residents.
"Some of the Kashmiri doctors were denied visa for visiting China. I was scared that even my visa would be an issue. I got visa because I was an artist and artists know no universal boundaries," he said.
Two months earlier, a gro... | |
| | | | Blind murder solved; wife, paramour among 4 held | | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: Cracking a blind murder case, Surankote police have arrested the victim's wife, her paramour and their two associates. The man was murdered as his wife wanted to marry her paramour which could be possible only after they got rid of him, police sources said.
The killing was very cleverly attributed to militants, the sources added. On September 5 last, Khurshida Begum lodged a report with the Surankote police station that three militants had on September 3 night abducted her husband Mohammad Khurshid Kohli from their residence at Morha Bachai on gun point.
Acting on the complaint, police had registered a case and launched searches in the Morha Bachai woods in search... | |
| | | | SMVDU land compensation scam: DC Udhampur's office raided | | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: The crime branch today raided the office of deputy commissioner, Udhampur, and seized records related to Shree Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) land compensation scam.
For six hours, the CB sleuths examined the entire record, highly placed CB sources said.
The embezzlement in the disbursement of compensation for land acquired by SMVDU came to limelight when some people lodged a complaint with CB, Jammu, alleging that they had not received compensation till now.
Sources said those who did not get compensation had filed a case against SMVDU.
On the basis of complaints, a CB team led by SP Ranjeet Singh Sambyal, Inspector Anu Sharma an... | |
| | | | Can detained militants perform a miracle? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 9: New Delhi's interlocutors on Kashmir are scheduled to arrive in Srinagar again shortly. The visiting team was fascinated by the `positive response' shown by detained militants in Srinagar Central Jail during their previous visit. According to Dileep Padgoanker, the detained militants have a `peace plan' which they want to discuss with the interlocutors. But do detained militants matter in contemporary Kashmir?
According to a renowned psychiatrist, detained militants are always in high spirits. But once they come out, they find it very difficult to `make an impact'. Mostly the bread and butter issues worry them.
There are two organizations of former/rel... | |
| | | | J&K: US President Obama just can't be trusted | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: "All parties to this conflict have to get down from their rigid, stated positions. During the last two to three years there has been progress in this area. The leadership of Pakistan has publicly stated that they will accept a solution acceptable to the people of Kashmir, and the Indian leadership is also moving from their rigid positions. The recent elections in Kashmir have also created an opportunity for dialogue. The Manifesto of Peoples Democratic Party, which is leading the government in Kashmir, was to open dialogue with all concerned, the release of political prisoners, the disbanding of the much-criticized Special Operations group, and over... | |
| | | | Mishap averted at airport, flight cancelled | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: A possible air mishap was today averted with the timely detection of smoke by flight engineers of IC-822 from the aircraft's wheels. There were 146 passengers on board the flight. Official sources said just before take off by the Delhi-bound flight IC-822 of the national carrier, the flight engineers saw thick smoke emanating from near the wheels.
All the passengers were then safely evacuated from the flight to prevent any loss of life, the sources added.
"A large number of Haj pilgrims, who were on board the flight, were shifted to private hotels after the flight was cancelled," sources said.
However, the Air India shifted only a few passengers to the... | |
| | | | Stone pelter held in Baramulla | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
BARAMULLA, Nov 9: A suspected stone pelter, who was evading arrest for the past two years, was apprehended by police here today.
Official sources said Parvez Ahmad Kaloo was arrested near the main gate of the district hospital here when he was going inside the hospital.
Kaloo was alleged to be instigating other youth for stone pelting. He was evading arrest since the Amarnath land row in 2008 when he played a main role in the agitation, the sources added.
He was again active in Baramulla where stone pelting in the downtown was almost a daily routine.
Police claimed it a big catch.
Soon after the arrest of Kaloo, a group of youth took to the streets at Cement bridge ... | |
| | | | Stone pelter held in Baramulla | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
BARAMULLA, Nov 9: A suspected stone pelter, who was evading arrest for the past two years, was apprehended by police here today.
Official sources said Parvez Ahmad Kaloo was arrested near the main gate of the district hospital here when he was going inside the hospital.
Kaloo was alleged to be instigating other youth for stone pelting. He was evading arrest since the Amarnath land row in 2008 when he played a main role in the agitation, the sources added.
He was again active in Baramulla where stone pelting in the downtown was almost a daily routine.
Police claimed it a big catch.
Soon after the arrest of Kaloo, a group of youth took to the streets at Cement bridge ... | |
| | | | Jawan shoots himself dead | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: An army jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself dead with his service rifle at Bhaderwah in Doda today.
Police sources said Vikas Barman of 8 JAKLI shot himself dead inside Jatti army camp in the evening.Police had registered a case in this connection. The cause behind the incident was yet to be known.... | |
| | | | Man sustains burns, serious | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: A man sustained serious burn injuries at his residence at Kotha Slair in Bishnah near here today.
Police sources identified him as Joginder Kumar, son of Basant Chand.He was undergoing treatment at the GMC hospital. Police had egistered a case in this connection.... | |
| | | | One killed, traffic SI among 2 hurt | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 9: A motorcyclist was killed and two others, including a traffic police Sub-Inspector (SI) and a CRPF cop, were wounded in separate road accidents.
Navneet Singh (32) of Kaili Mandi, Samba, who was injured critically after his motorcycle was hit by a speeding car near Samba Monday night, died in the GMC hospital today.After post-mortem, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites.
Traffic police SI Romesh Singh signalled a trucker to stop on the Narwal bypass road. Ignoring the signal, he, however, sped away. In the process, he hit the SI, injuring him critically.
There were more traffic police personnel on the road that time. While some o... | |
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