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| LeT loses its 'last militant' in Shopian | | 7 ultras killed in 4 gunbattles in 3 days | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: With the death of two more militants in a gunbattle in Shopian, Police and security forces have killed as many as seven militants in four separate operations in Kashmir valley in the last three days.
Authoritative sources in South Kashmir told Early Times that Shopian Police and troops of Kathhalan camp of Rashtriya Rifles 44 Bn laid to Kral Mohalla, Trenz, in Zainapora-Shopian belt over a specific information last evening. Forces maintained a tight cordon around a cluster of the residential houses where two local militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba had forcibly stayed at the house of Ghulam Mohammad Malik S/o Abdul Gaffar Malik.
It was aound 0230 hours that one militant, armed with a sophisticated AKL-74 rifle, opened indiscriminate fire on the forces outside from a window of Malik's house and made unsuccessful attempts to escape.
However, troops retaliated and engaged both the holed up militants in a fierce gunbattle. Even as two soldiers of RR 44 Bn sustained injuries in the initial round of the firing, both the militants got killed in the gunba... | |
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| Bid to block NH foiled | | Another normal day across Kashmir valley | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Barring two attempts by groups of people to block Jammu-Srinagar-Uri National Highway, the law and order situation in Kashmir remained peaceful with main markets in the Valley abuzz with activity after hardline Hurriyat Conference exempted the day from strike.
Life returned to normal in Srinagar and other major parts of Kashmir Valley this morning as authorities lifted curfew in parts of Baramulla and Bandipora districts and separatists exempted the day from the purview of their strike calendar. Police fired a few teargas shells and used batons to disperse protestors who tried to block Srinagar-Jammu National highway at Bijbehara town, 45 kilometers fr... | |
| | | | Sonia pleads Kashmiris for peace | | | |
Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Observing that a "new situation" has emerged in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today described recent unrest in the state as "painful" and appealed to all "dissatisfied" sections to give peace a chance so that their future could be built.
She said that government was keen on a "meaningful political dialogue" with all political parties and regions of the state for which the interlocutors have been appointed. "We are faced with a new situation in Jammu and Kashmir. Events of the last few months were painful," Gandhi said addressing the All India Congress Committee (AICC) session here. Gandhi expressed anguish at the loss of young ... | |
| | | | Kashmir interlocutors submit first report | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 2: Team of interlocutors on Kashmir today presented its first report to the government, days after returning from visit to the troubled state that has been rocked by violent protests and civilian killings since June.
The three interlocutors -- Dileep Padgaonkar, Radha Kumar and M.M. Ansari - met Home Minister P. Chidambaram at his office and gave their initial recommendations to him. "We gave a series of recommendations and suggestions. We are now preparing to go back to Jammu and Kashmir. We shall do so as early as in 10 days and travel to district headquarters in the state," Padgaonkar told reporters outside the home ministry office.
Three were appoin... | |
| | | | Ripples resurface in coalition, Cong not happy with Omar's style of work | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, NOV2: All is not going well with ruling coalition in the J&K and the two alliance partners are at draggers drawn with each other. The sudden differences in the alliance partners have resurfaced during the recent visit of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram to Kashmir when the Chief Minister, did not accompany him to Leh and Baramullah during his visit.
Though the love -hate relationship started between the two coalition partners since the alliance took over the reins of the state in 2008, but the relationship strained between them after the last month's statement of the Chief Minister in the State Assembly questioning the ac cession of the state with Union of Indi... | |
| | | | "Separatists" politics of strikes has crippled J&K: Farooq | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 2: Union Minister Farooq Abdullah today came down heavily on the separatists in Jammu and Kashmir, saying that their politics of strikes had dealt a severe blow to economy of the Valley.
"We need complete peace here for harnessing the full potential of tourism industry which is the backbone of state's economy," Abdullah, who is also the president of ruling National Conference, said addressing a party convention at Qazigund, 80 kms from here.
Most of the people in the state are directly or indirectly linked with tourism to earn their livelihood and the frequent strikes have severely affected the earning opportunities, he said.
Tourism, which was hit by t... | |
| | | | 'Message centres' come under police scanner for sending enticing SMSes to subscribers | | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 2: Some 'message centres' have come under J&K police scanner for sending "enticing" SMSes to cellphone subscribers. These SMSes are designed to lure young people into joining "love clubs".All these SMSes attract public, especially youngsters, with the promise of pleasure."We are already aware of it," a senior police officer said and added, "We are planning to take legal action against the companies sending such SMSes as their act is punishable."
"All these SMSes are highly enticing and sure to attract replies from young people," the officer said and added, "We feel these are traps and have the potential to spoil youth."
He said police were ... | |
| | | | J&K Solution: Home Minister needs to revise his views | | STARK REALITY-III | | | rustam
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: To say all this is not to suggest that the Congress did not commit blunders. It made several blunders. It incorporated Article 306-A (370) in the Indian Constitution to fulfill the communal and separatist urges of Sheikh Abdullah, and it signed an unsettling accord with Sheikh Abdullah in 1975, enabling the latter to seek withdrawal of any Central law he considered harmful for the identity of Kashmir and people of the state (read people of Kashmiri professing a particular faith).
Home Minister Chidambaram must not go by those in Kashmir who distort and murder history to promote their vested interests. He should not allow himself to be guided by... | |
| | | | 20 hurt in road mishap, 6 serious | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, Nov 2: At least 20 people were today wounded, six of them seriously, after the minibus in which they were travelling met with an accident neargovernment degree college at Thanamandi near here.
The ill-fated minibus (JK11/2362) was on its way from ShahadraSharief to Thanamandi.
Police sources said the speeding minibus skidded off the road and, after an 80 ft fall, landed on a field, as a result of which 20people were wounded, six of them critically.
The seriously injured were identified as Yaseem Kousar (18),daughter of Gulam Rasool, Ishfaq Hussain (7), son of MaqboolHussain, Irfan Hussain (6), son of Kamal Din, Shafkat Ali (5), sonof Mohammad Din, Zahid Hussa... | |
| | | | Festive season throws city traffic out of gear | | Traffic jams order of the day! | | | SANDEEP BHAT
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 2: As and when there is a festival in the winter capital of the state, the already wayward traffic scenario here turns from bad to worse and with Diwali, around the corner, frequent traffic jams have become order of the day in city.
Since the festive season is on, the movement of traffic on Jammu roads increases because people move around the city more often than they normally do. The reason behind these sudden rounds in various markets of the city is that the public tend to go out for purchasing ahead of a grand festival like Diwali or for that matter any other occasion.
With a sudden flow of thousands of vehicles on narrow Jammu roads, the p... | |
| | | | ‘On-going Kashmir agitation saved NC from Rana onslaught’ | | | | Early Times report
Jammu, Nov 2: The on-going agitation has been a blessing in disguise for some senior members of the National Conference. It relieved them of what they called "Rana hegemony". In the pre-agitation era, Rana had grown increasingly important. He was present everywhere much to the discomfort of some senior ministers. He did not even hesitate planting stories against some of them in local newspapers. The agitation, NC leaders believe, cut Rana to size.
Davinder Rana is to Omar Abdullah what Ashok Jaitely was to Dr Farooq Abdullah. Jaitly was the master and senior ministers had to listen to him. Omar is no different. Rana is the shadow Chief Minister and runs the show.
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| | | | Woman among 2 killed in road mishaps | | | | JAMMU: Two persons, including a woman, were killed in different road accidents here today. Police said a motorcyclist was killed and his pillion rider wounded critically when their two-wheeler was hit by an army vehicle at Greater Kailash late this evening. The dead was identified as Vikran Singh, son of Shiv Karan Singh of Ratnuchak and the injured as his neighbour Shakti Singh, who was hospitalised. Meanwhile, a woman, who was sitting on the pillion seat of a motorcycle, was killed after the two-wheeler fell into a roadside pit at Barwal in Kathua. She was identified as Vaishnodevi, wife of Des Raj of Barwal. Police said she was sitting on the pillion seat of his relative's motorcycle w... | |
| | | | People protest after police beat two youth | | | | JAMMU: People today protested at Chenani in Udhampur after police allegedly beat up two innocent youth in the lock up.Sanduroo and Raju were picked up by police from Kanchakdhar in Chenani last night and whisked away to the Chenani police station. People alleged that the two were tortured and beaten by cops in the lock up. Police, however, set them free this morning without booking them in any case.
The incident sparked off strong resentment in the area with people holding a strong anti-police demonstration.The protesters later went to the office of tehsildar R K Anand, who ordered a probe into the alleged incident.Official sources said Anand had deputed naib-tehsildar to investigate the m... | |
| | | | Lovers held at Shiv Khori | | | | JAMMU: A youth and his lover, who had gone missing from their respective residences at Bagoona in Vijaypur Saturday, were today recovered by police from Shiv Khori area of Reasi. Both are college goers. Police sources said Sanchit Kumar of Bagoona and the girl, who actually left homes for their respective colleges Saturday, eloped and went to the holy cave of Shiv Khori in Reasi.
Acting on a tip-off, police today recovered both of them. While Sanchit was kept in the police lock up, the girl was restored to her parents after her medical examination.
Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | 3 bovine smuggling bids foiled, 10 held | | | |
JAMMU: Foiling three bids to smuggle bovine animals to the valley, police today arrested 10 persons in Reasi, Ramban and Akhnoor areas of the region. Seven smugglers, who were going on foot to the valley via Neoch Baddar in Mahore area of Reasi, were intercepted by police in Mahore forests. Police sources said a total of 21 milch animals were recovered from them.The accused were identified as Shah Wali, son of Gulam Mohammad, Shamas Din, son of Lal Din, Sharief Din, son of Abdul Sattar, Nazir Ahmed, son of Abdul Rehman, Bahar Din, son of Mohamood, Nazir Ahmed, son of Qamar Din, all residents of Baddar, and Abdul Rashid, son of Ahmadoo of Abdals, Mahore. In another incident, police... | |
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