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| FSL gives Police vital clues, grenade came from Kashmir valley | | 'KZF could be involved' | | | Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Nov 21: Forensic Science laboratory (FSL) has given Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) an important clue in the Narwal grenade blast case.
Sources in the FSL said that the grenade was of Chinese make and seemed to have been brought to Jammu from Srinagar in a box of fruits. They added that the grenade had not been thrown at the Munish wine shop from the road side but rolled down from the right side of the shop, exactly where the vegetable seller used to put up his Rehri.
The report was prepared based on evidences which included pin, hook of the grenade collected from the blast site, and intensity of the explosion. Since there was power cut, police sources said that grenade thrower escaped without being noticed. About suspects, police has traced the history of grenade blasts in Jammu city and found out that an earlier incident of grenade throw took place at the same spot in the year 1992.
Police sources said that a contact has been established with the officials who supervised the investigation then. The blast had been carried out then by terrorist working with ... | |
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| 'Department of Sports scurrying over careers' | | International Gymnasts write to VC JU | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, Nov 21: t a time when University of Jammu is patting its own back for the conduct of a purely recreational and non competitive inter university cricket tournament for the employees, a group of international players have submitted a written representation to the Vice Chancellor University of Jammu, complaining that the Department of Sports and Physical Education had scuttled their career prospects by not fielding university team in the All India Inter University championships for the two consecutive years even as they were clear favourites to win medals for the University.
These gymnasts, all of whom have won medals in the national championships and even represented the... | |
| | | | Illegal appointments, undue promotions in DC Office Shopian | | ‘Committee looking into the matter’ | | | early times report
Srinagar, Nov 21: A scam of fake recruitments and undue promotions has surfaced in Deputy Commissioner's office Shopian. Data received from credible sources reveals that illegal recruitments and undue promotions were made largely over the years by some already working people in the office.
The recruitment of seven people Farooq Ahmad Sodagar ,Nisar Ahmad Khan, Abdul Rashid Sheikh, Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, Zakir Hussain Khan, Zarak Jahan Padder and Yasir Mohidin Bhat was made by the close relatives of these people already working in DC office Shopian. People recruited illegally not only fall short of educational qualifications but some of them also fall in under age categor... | |
| | | | How employees swindled money in engineering deptts during militancy | | | | early times report
SRINAGAR, Nov 21: Though militancy created a lot of devastation in the state in general and Kashmir Valley in particular but it also changed fortunes of some people in trouble -torn Valley especially during the first decade when terrorism was on its peak.
According to sources the engineering departments were much benefitted during the turmoil which amassed a huge amount without executing the works on ground. This has been true in almost in all engineering departments in Valley where the officials amassed a huge amount without executing the works on ground, sources added.
Sources said the loot was perpetuated in engineering departments especially in border districts o... | |
| | | | Land acquisition process for 390 MW Kirthai-I power project underway | | | | asif iqbal naik
Kishtwar, Nov 21:- After pending for more than 10 years, District Administration Kishtwar finally set into motion the land acquisition process for construction of prestigious 390 MW Kirthai-I power project to be constructed in Padder tehsil of Kishtwar district.
Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar, Saleem Mohammad Chowdhary issued the direction to Collector Land Acquisition Kishtwar to notify the land measuring 462 Kanal 7 Marlas spread over three villages of Padder tehsil as was requested by the Executive Engineer Hydropower Project Kirthai-I wide letter No: HEP/K-I/Land Acq./136-38 dated 08-11-2012 in which Executive Engineer HEP Kirthaistage-I submitted the indent for acquisi... | |
| | | | Afzal Guru hanging draws closer | | | | early times report
Jammu, Nov 21: The process of hanging Afzal Guru, convicted in the Parliament attack, had been set rolling with the hanging of Ajmal Kasab, convicted in 2001 Mumbai attack, in which more than 100 people had died.
President Pranab Mukherjee has returned seven mercy petitions, including that of Parliament attack case convict Afzal Guru, for consideration of the Union Home Ministry.
According to both the Delhi Government and the Union Home Ministry had recommended that Guru's mercy petition, filed by his wife, be rejected by the President.
According to sources, the views of the J&K government had also been elicited. Sources, said the state government is skeptical about ... | |
| | | | Ajmal Kasab hanged, buried at Pune's Yerwada Jail | | | | agencies
Mumbai, Nov 21: Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, 25, the only terrorist caught alive during the 26/11 attacks on Mumbai, was hanged at Pune's Yerwada Jail at 7.30 this morning. It was a swift and secret execution, just two weeks after President Pranab Mukherjee rejected his mercy petition. A few hours after he was hanged, Kasab's body, unclaimed by the Pakistan government or his family, was buried at the jail.
A Pakistani human rights activist, Ansar Burney, has now offered to claim the terrorist's body, "on humanitarian grounds." Soon after Kasab was hanged, Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde said India had informed the Pakistan government yesterday about Kasab's hanging, but, he... | |
| | | | NC's point man Devinder Rana silent on Qasab's hanging, avoids talking about Guru | | Senior leaders cautious | | | early times report
JAMMU, Nov 21: Even as the call for speedy hanging of 2001 Parliament attack death row convict Afzal Guru grew louder from various political quarters after the execution of Ajmal Kasab today, the leadership of ruling National Conference in Jammu and Kashmir remained tight lipped over the demand to execute Guru.
Political Advisor of Chief Minister Devinder Singh Rana, who is also regarded as his close confidante surprisingly, evaded the response. His being dumbstruck could not be understood. As has been his response to every query, Rana said "I am not authorized person to comment on this." Despite claiming to represent Jammu region, Rana preferred not to utter even a wor... | |
| | | | Revolt in Kashmir against NC, Congress | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Nov 21: Resentment in Kashmir is brewing against National Conference and Congress party. In fact, an influential section of panchs and sarpanchs in Kashmir have revolted against the coalition government and resolved to defeat the NC and Congress candidates seeking election to the Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Council. They have revolted under the leadership and inspiration of convener of Jammu & Kashmir Panchayati Raj Movement (JKPRM) Shahnawaz Sultan. Only the other day, Sultan, along with other prominent members of JKPRM, addressed a largely attended press conference in Srinagar and made an unambiguous declaration, which read: "We will oppose the coalition candidates as the gov... | |
| | | | Candidates' campaign through SMSs earning positive response..! | | Elections to MLCs under Panchayat quota | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 21: While the heat in the political battle field has started picking up, the prospective candidates of different political parties as well as independent candidates seems to be preferring minimum expenses and using hi-tech system to woo the voters.
As less than a fortnight is left to cast votes, the candidates are unable to reach at each and every voter's house to convince him/her to cast vote in their favour, so number of candidates are using their team members (supporters) to use the services of mobile phones i.e. Short Message Service (SMS) to woo the voters (Panchs and Sarpanchs).
Insiders in almost all the political parties revealed to Early Times that ... | |
| | | | Congress party of "crooks", says Jethmalani | | Gadkari Must Resign | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Nov 21: Leading legal luminary and BJP member of Rajya Sabha Ram Jethmalani, who heads the controversial Kashmir Committee (KC) and is known for his friendly relations with Kashmiri separatists like Syed Ali Shah Geelani again demanded resignation of BJP national president Nitin Gadkari and termed the Indian National Congress of Sonia Gandhi as "a party of crooks". He reiterated his demand seeking resignation of Gadkari saying that there are serious charges of financial irregularities against him and that his continuation as BJP president even for a day would harm the interests of the party and undoubtedly weaken its movement against corruption and the "corrupt" Congress-led ... | |
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