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| World’s most beautiful prison’ becomes ‘India’s integral part’ for EU | | Europeans visit J&K to teach Mirwaiz, Yasin Malik a whole new Greek on Kashmir | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Nov 25: Plush with the artificially created euphoria in the vernacular Press over the Libyan leader Gaddafi’s observation on Kashmir and China’s stapled visas to some Kashmiris, Valley’s separatist leadership has been nosedived to an anti-climax with a never-before statement by a European Union delegation. At an inter-face with media here yesterday, members of the delegation called J&K “an integral part of India” and observed that the situation was returning to normality fast. It came in just six years of the EU delegation in Srinagar calling Kashmir “the world’s most beautiful prison”. Significantly, EU’s volte face also came when Chairman of Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, was busy in telling the Kashmiris how there was “maslaa Kashmir kii goonj” all over the world. Perhaps more significantly, the Europeans exploded the myth of world support to Kashmiri separatists in presence of JKLF Chairman, Yasin Malik, whose face, understandably, turned red.
Change of heart in the West has not come overnight. In the last over 13 years, the Americans ... | |
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| Political ballgame at the cost of poor farm techies | | | | CHAMAN KAUL
JAMMU, NOV 25: Sending shivers deep down the spines of those who believe in democratic right to peaceful protest for the sake of their genuine demands, politicos of different hues in Jammu and Kashmir have sadly set off a race to score brownie points. They are politicising the issues faced by poor agricultural technocrats unmindful of its consequences.
Instead of resolving the problems faced by farm techies, both the Bhartaiya Janata Party (BJP) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) saw an opportunity for themselves in the plight of these technocrats. Without wasting time, the two parties, despite their sharp ideological divide, shared dais to feign solidarity with technocrats... | |
| | | | . Centre plans to provide solar energy to Army in Ladakh | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, NOV 25: In a bid to reduce Army’s dependence on fossil fuel in the Ladakh region, the Centre today said that solar energy would be provided to Army personnel deployed in the high altitude regions of Jammu and Kashmir.
A comprehensive project for the purpose is under consideration of the Centre, Secretary for New and Renewal Energy, Mr Deepak Gupta, said while chairing a high-level meeting here.
The officials present in the meeting were informed that work on 800 KW three hydel power
projects is going on in full swing in Ladakh, which are expected to be completed by September next year.
Mr Gupta asked concerned officers to assess the potential and feasibil... | |
| | | | Pakistan obfuscating discourse on terror | | | |
SANT KUMAR SHARMA
JAMMU, NOV 25: The Pakistan government’s accusation against India of ``preparing for a limited war’’ against it appears to be an attempt to distort facts and deflect criticism from its failure to take action
against the perpetrators of the 26/11/08 carnage in Mumbai.
Since the world is clearly focusing on the lack of any visible progress in the case, it is not surprising that Pakistan has asked the international community to take notice of Delhi’s ``long term
intentions’’.
According to some Pakistani newspapers, Pakistan foreign office spokesman Abdul Basit has reacted strongly to the reported remarks of the Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Deepak Kapoor.
Spea... | |
| | | | Omar's performance graph witnessing downward curve | | | |
Munish Gupta
Early Times Report
Jammu,Nobvember 25:-The National Conference leadership seems to have suffered erosion in its support base in New Delhi.This is indicated by the way the Haj delegation from Jammu and Kashmir had been selected. Majority of those included in the delegation either belong to the congress or have been recommended by the congress leaders, including the union Health Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad. Even the PDP chief Ms Mehbooba Mufti has been included in the delegation.
National Conference sources today said that the party leadership had not been even asked if the NC leaders wanted to recommend names of some of their party men who could be included in the delegat... | |
| | | | WHO PAINTED NAMES OF GHULAM NABI AZAD, TARA CHAND IN BLACK? | | | | Early Times report
Jammu,November 25 : On Tuesday when Army chief Gen Deepak Kapoor dedicated Balidan Sthambh to the people of the state and handed it over to the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah his deputy Tara Chand remained conspicuous with his absence.
Deputy Chief Minister was not the only notable absentee from the grand show.Several other senior congress leaders including Union Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad, local legislator Raman Bhalla also stayed away from the ceremony.
Member Parliament from Jammu Madan Lal Sharma and regular visitor to the state JKPCC Chief Prof Saif Ud Din Soz was also not present during the ceremony which was attended by Union Minister and NC Chief Dr Farooq A... | |
| | | | Army Chief pays obeisance at Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25 : The Chief of Army staff General Deepak Kapoor today paid obeisance at Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine situated in Trikuta Hills of mountainous Reasi district, police sources here said.
‘’Accompanied by his wife, General Kapoor this morning reached Katra base camp and trekked seven-kilometre stretch to Adh Kuwari on foot,’’ police sources told UNI adding that the General reached Bhawan in battery car from Adh Kuwari.
‘’After having darshans of natural pindis (heads) at Shrine, General Kapoor returned in the afternoon,’’ police sources added.
The Army Chief yesterday reached Jammu to participate in the inauguration of Balidan Satambh.
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| | | | Land mine defused | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, NOV 25: A land mine was defused by the Border Security Forcejawans near the Indo-Pak border in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir.
On a tip off, the BSF troops detected the land mine and later defused
it near the Indo-Pak border in Pansar area of Hiranagar tehsil, 65 kms
from here, last evening, police said.
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| | | | PoK refugees observe black day | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, NOV 25: The refugees from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) today paid tributes to those killed in holocaust of 1947 at Saheedi Smarak here. The refugees, who fled the holocaust of 1947 (Kabaili raid) on Jammu and Kashmir in which hundreds of Hindus and Sikhs killed at Mirpur,
Kotli, Bhimber, Haveli and Muzaffarabad, assembled at Saheedi Smarak at Bakshinagar here and offered floral tributes to those killed.
They also took out rally in the city as a protest against the step motherly treatment by the State Government meted out to them since they were never give full ownership rights of lands and properties besides compensation.
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| | | | Prisons in all district in four years | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, NOV 25: Director General Prisons, Dr. Ashok Bhan today said that a three-pronged strategy has been adopted to streamline the functioning of prisons with focus on improving
professional capacities of the Jail staff, imparting vocational training to the Jail inmates, decongesting Jails and ensuring speedy trials.
Speaking at the concluding function of the two-day Jammu & Kashmir Prison Duty Meet at Central Jail, Kot-Bhalwal near here this evening, Dr. Bhan said that development of human resources to enhance
professional competence of the Jailers is imperative for improving the functioning of prisons. For this purpose, he said various training courses are being or... | |
| | | | Snowfall cuts off J&K border villages from mainland | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, NOV 25: The famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other high altitude areas of North Kashmir witnessed moderate to heavy snowfall on Wednesday, prompting authorities to suspend traffic to border villages of Kupwara and Bandipora districts.
Heavy snowfall was witnessed in Gulmarg, 55 kms from here, since around 8 AM and over three inches of fresh snow accumulated on the slopes of the resort, officials said here.
Gulmarg had experienced over 2.5-feet snow on November 8-9 but subsequent improvement in weather saw nearly most of it melting away during the past fortnight.
Its peripheral areas including Aferwath, Kangdoori and Khilanmarg too recorded heavy ... | |
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