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| Geelani's shutdown partial; 40 stone-pelters arrested in Mirwaiz bastion | | MI official's pistol recovered from Hurriyat (G) activist in Sopore | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
srinagar, Nov 25: Nearly a dozen photojournalists and television camerapersons today became victim of intermittent clashes between Police and stone pelters in this capital city even as Valley witnessed a partial shutdown against 'detention of minors' over the separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call. Police confirmed the arrest of 40 youth in today's incidents of stone pelting and said that law would take its course against them.
Head of the radical faction of Hurriyat Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani had called for "civil curfew" in entire Kashmir valley, asking people to register their strong protest against 'detention of minors' by Police. First time this year, Government got Geelani confronted by a senior Police officer who questioned the separatist leader's call and claimed that almost all the 38 minors were involved in heinous crimes like murder, rape and sodomy. DIG Central Kashmir and senior IPS officer, Abdul Gani Mir, made an unusual appearance on Doordarshan last evening and said that the separatist leader was misleading was exploiting the sen... | |
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| Has coalition government adjusted only "blue-eyed" officers? | | Police Transfers | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: Eyebrows are being raised over yesterday's decision of the state government that went ahead with major reshuffle in state police department.
The state cabinet, which under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday, ordered transfers and postings of 22 officers including three Additional Director Generals of Police.
However, certain decisions while "accommodating" blue eyed officers have earned sheer criticism from within as well as outside the police department.
Surprisingly, among the officers who have been transferred and adjusted, there are some senior police officers who have not even completed even six months on chair. And reason... | |
| | | | Central leadership 'sacrificed' the group for own interests….? | | Disqualification of BJP MLAs Unanswered question: 'who is the real culprit'…? | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: The state unit of BJP managed to increase the graph of its representatives in the Assembly from mere one in 2002 elections to double digit 11 in 2008. How this 'meteoric' rise became possible is a different story. The fact as on date remains that this has been shattered in one 'stroke' of decision by the national leadership, reducing the numbers drastically to just four as party members in the House. The decision of disqualification of its 6 members though belatedly for cross voting charges is being seen as the Central leadership having done it for its own interests rather than 'punishing' the lot. The larger question, moreover continues to haunt the p... | |
| | | | Winter capital witness's horrible traffic jam, turns into real nightmare for drivers on President Pratibha Patil's visit | | | | Bharat Bhushan
Jammu, Nov 25: "Time is money," a popular phrase says ---- and in the winter capital city here, the time spent in traffic jams increases every day. Today, however, proved to be the worst on the city roads.
On the eve of President Pratibha Patil's visit, the city and its peripheries witnessed a horrible traffic jam.
The city could virtually be termed as a place of traffic jams, with the long queues of vehicles extending from Satwari Chowk to Jewel, from B C Road to Janipura, on the Jammu university road and on the interior roads.
The holy Katra town, where Patil addressed SMVDU convocation, also witnessed the worst ever traffic jam.
Poor planning of traffic police depar... | |
| | | | Prez stresses on need to produce innovators, entrepreneurs | | 3rd Convocation of SMVDU | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 25: Emphasizing upon extending the fruits of education to everyone in the country viz a viz recognizing the importance of science and technology, research and development and their applications, President of India Pratibha Devi Singh Patil today said that a comprehensive education system must produce innovators and entrepreneurs.
President Patil who is on her three day long visit to winter capital of the state said this while addressing a gathering at third convocation ceremony of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine University (SMVDU), Kakrial near Katra, about 50 kms from here.
"The comprehensive education system needs farmers who can produce agricultural product... | |
| | | | Omar calls upon youth to join politics | | | |
Calling upon the youth to come forward and join the filed of politics despite its negative impact on their mindsets, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said that he wishes that younger generation should take active part in the political sphere of the country.
"Even though the politicians have somewhat failed to make an impression on the psyche of country's youth, I still desire that youth should take plunge in the politics as the nation has lot of expectations from them," Omar said.... | |
| | | | President Pratibha Patil, Vohra eulogize brave Dogras, speak at length about Duggar identity | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 25: President Pratibha Devisingh Patil brought cheers on the face of audiences when she spoke at length about Dogras, praised Dogri folklore and had time permitted her, she would have given a detailed account of Dogra identity.
She was saying this while addressing a function organised to confer Dogra Rattan Awards to prominent personalities for their exceptional contributions in varied fields at General Zorawar Singh Auditorium, here this evening. She kept away from speaking the ritualistic India-Pakistan discourse and probably, for the first time kept the peace song specific for the occasion.
She said that of the many hues that make-up this most enchanting ... | |
| | | | 'Dr Abdullah says AFSPA will go one day, but Omar will decide | | | | Agencies
new delhi, Nov 25: Typical of his non-serious attitude towards some of the most serious issues concerning the State of Jammu and Kashmir, NC president and union minister, Dr. Farooq Abdullah has made two contrasting statements in the same breath.
"AFSPA will be revoked one day," he told the correspondent of a national wire service here and at the same time added, "The chief minister will decide."
To a question whether his son, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would take his advice, the senior Abdullah laughed and walked away.
Farooq Abdullah, who was thrice chief minister of the state, was visiting the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy stall at the India International Trade Fair... | |
| | | | Future of over 200 CIC employees in jeopardy | | File sent to GAD for approval: Ruhullah | | | Asif Iqbal Naik
Jammu, Nov 25: The future of more than 200 employees working in various Community Information Centers across the State is in jeopardy as the government seems in no mood to to form any policy for regularization of these employees working since last 8 years on consolidated basis.
The central government with the aim to provide access to the rural community to acquire information with regard to the use of modern techniques in the field of education, agriculture, floriculture, tourism and marketing services through internet. As many as 32 Community Information Centers were established at Block level with modern infrastructure including one server machine, five client syste... | |
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