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| Battle in Darhal, Kalakote | | Where faith overweighs caste; caste overweighs credibility | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: Two treacherously hilly assembly constituencies of Rajouri district –Darhal and Kalakote –are rocked with potential rebels and have a unique contest where the campaign trail has caste factor and faith in particular sect weighing heavily on policies of parties and credibility of candidates.
Caste factor which includes a running down clash of identities and interest between Gujjars and Pahari speaking people have deep inroads in both segments, particularly in Darhal constituency. However, when this time the participation of serious candidates from both castes emerged quite proportionate, the religious factor has been brought into contest.
Darhal is one ... | |
| | | | Downstream worry: Himalayan glaciers receding | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: Himalayan glaciers that feed rivers Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra are no longer accumulating ice, claims a study by American glaciologists, which could adversely hit crores of people living downstream of the vast mountain range.
The researchers studying high-altitude glaciers failed to pick up radioactive signals from three ice cores collected from the 19,849 feet Naimona'nyi glacier on the southern margin of the Tibetan Plateau. In some places, for some months each year, those rivers are severely depleted now, the researchers said.
In a paper published in Geophysical Research Letters, researchers from the Byrd Polar Research Center explain that levels ... | |
| | | | J&K Hajji among 25 dead in Saudi | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: As many as 25 Hajis from India, including one from Jammu and Kashmir, have died due to cardiac arrest and road accidents in holy cities of Makkah and Madinah, since the commencement of pilgrimage on October 30.
Reports reaching here today said Mohammed Rajab Zaki of Jammu and Kashmir died at Makkah due to cardio respiratory arrest on November 12.
The other pilgrims who died at Makkah and Madinah included Mohammed Saleem, Sikandra Begum, Mohammad Sanaullah Khan, Mohammad Yar Khan, Sayeed-ud-Din, Noor Jahan, Amanulla Khan, Jaibun Nisha, Mohammad Rafeeqe, Kitabullah, Sitara Begum and Zahoor (all from Uttar Pradesh), Abbas Gulab Tamboli, Mukadam Abdul Razza... | |
| | | | Cross-LoC trade resumes | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: Following an assurance from the government in enhancing infrastructure facilities and allowing communication, the Kashmir traders today resumed dispatch of consignments to the Pakistan administered Kashmir under the cross-LoC trade pact on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad route.
Traders in Srinagar today ended a stalemate over cross-LoC commerce after the state government said it would soon clear a delegation that will travel to that country to chalk out business modalities.
Following the assurance, four lorries carrying goods from the Kashmir Valley travelled to Muzaffarabad across the Line of Control (LoC) - the de facto border between India and Pakistan - in no... | |
| | | | 8 years after Chhatisinghpore, Sikhs see Sangh Parivar hand in massacre | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: Adding to the murky angle of terrorism emerging from unconcluded investigations of Malegaon blasts, several Sikkh organizations in J&K, led by a responsible community leader, today surprised all by pointing a Sangh Parivar role in various incidents of terror in country, particularly the gory Chhatisinghpore massacre.
On March 20, 2000, in sleepy South Kashmir village of Chhatisinghpore 36 members of Sikh families were killing by unknown gunmen. The massacre had coincided with India visit of then US President Bill Clinton.
“We the Sikhs demand independent probe into the role of Sang Parivar and BJP in the various untraced terrorists incidents in the cou... | |
| | | | Four Police officers wanted to stall probe: Govt admits | | Kuldeep Verma case | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 19: Even as the Model Code of Conduct is coming in the way of implementing government’s decision with Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti –which spearheaded two-month long agitation in Jammu –the government has termed the allegations of four Police Officers against Justice OP Sharma Commission of inquiry as ‘vague, misconceived and motivated’
Meanwhile, the SAYSS today had a meeting with Governor’s Advisor Dr SS Bloeria to discuss progress on implementation of August 31 agreement. The government informed that the Samiti members that out of 390 cases registered against those involved in violence and arson during agitation 196 have been withdrawn and remaining... | |
| | | | Re-poll today in 4 polling stations | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 19: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced re-polling on November 20 in 60-Pushwari-A and 61-Pushwari-B polling stations of Sonawari Assembly constituency which went to polls on November 17.
According to the Secretary, Election Commission of India, Mr. Standhope Yuhlung, re-polling has been decided on the basis of the reports of the Returning Officers and the Observers and also taking into account all material circumstances. He said the ECI has, under sub-section (a) of Section 68 of the Jammu and Kashmir Representation of People’s Act, 1957, declared the polling taken on November 17 as void and has fixed November 20 (Thursday) as the date f... | |
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