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| 2 more civilians killed in Kashmir’s stone pelting | | FIR against Army after failed attempt of ‘Chittisinghpura-2’ in Anantnag | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Nov 6: Facing allegations of enacting “Chittisinghpura-2” well on the arrival of the US President Barack Obama in India, Army has yet again landed in the dock for violating Standard Operational Procedure (SOP) in a Sikh population village in Anantnag district, in South Kashmir, over 10 years after the massacre of 35 members of the minority community during then American President Bill Clinton’s visit to this country. Meanwhile, Kashmir valley’s stone pelting has consumed two more civilian lives on umpteenth day of Hurriyat (Geelani)-sponsored ‘civil curfew’ today.
Authoritative sources in South Kashmir told Early Times that five persons of three different families were on way from Zainapora to Shopian in a fresh auto without registration when a number of stone pelters began targeting the vehicle at village Nagbal. Quoting eyewitnesses and residents, officials said that the driver under attack lost the balance and his auto was seen rolling down into a deep gorge. Two commuters, namely Mohammad Ramzan Malik (50) S/o Ghulam Ahmed Malik and Javed ... | |
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| Ultras sighted in Billawar woods, operation launched | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 06:
A massive search operation was launched in Jakole forests of Billawar in Kathua today following inputs about the movement of militants there.
Police sources said the operation was launched after some locals reported that they had seen some militants with rifles hung on their shoulders.
Simultaneous searches were also launched in the Mastgarh forests, the sources added.
Cops had not got any clue to the whereabouts of militants when reports last came in.
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| | | | Geelani's rise has forced moderate separatists to lie low | | | |
Early Times Report (Behind the veil)
Jammu,November 6:-Senior leaders belonging to the camp of moderates continue to be perturbed over the growing influence of Syed Ali Shah Geelani,who heads the camp of hardliners,by way of his success in ensuring peoples' response to his calender on agitation,shutdown and protest rallies.Well when the turmoil took roots in the Kashmir valley following the death of one youth in police firing on June 11 the moderates among the separatists too lent their support to the call for shutdown and protest rallies given by Geelani.
As time ticked by Geelani took the centre stage after his writs started running like waves in the valley.Groups of pe... | |
| | | | Who according to Chief Minister’s political advisor divisive? | | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 6: On November 4, businessman-turned-political advisor to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah held a solemn pledge to defeat the divisive forces which, according to him, are all out to disturb the secular fabric of J&K and create fissures among people on political, religious or social basis for their petty political gains. He made this pious statement while addressing a poorly attended public meeting in the R. S. Pura area and urged the people not to walk into the trap of those who have unleashed a false propaganda against the Omar Abdullah-led rag-tag coalition government. Actually, it was not a public meeting. It was a meeting participated ... | |
| | | | It’s unfortunate, elements in Kashmir creating a wedge between communities in Jammu | | | |
NEWS ANALYSIS -- III
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 6: The formulations of Z G Muhammad are as flawed as these are communally and politically motivated. In fact, there is nothing in his formulations that can be construed as a positive reflection on the issues facing the state by a positive commentator. Even a naïve would reject out-of-hand his assertion that the Muslims of Jammu and Kashmir are one like the Palestinians and that their only political aspiration is to get the state separated from India. Far from truth. The fact is that even the Kashmiri Muslims are vertically divided into four groups demanding Pakistan, independence, autonomy and self-rule. Some of the Kashmiri Muslims als... | |
| | | | Another presssure tactic to harass Chairman | | -------------------------------------------- Peerzada orders stoppage of BOSE bank accounts | | | Early Times Report
Nov 6, Jammu
Minister for School Education Peerzada Mohammed Saeed has been trying hard to control the affairs of the Board of School Education (BOSE). In this regard, he recently passed an order to stop the operation of all the BOSE bank accounts with an immediate effect that too without specifying any reason.
It's been an open secret that the Minister dislikes the incumbent Chairman of BOSE, Prof Deshbandhu Gupta and trying his best to show him the door. Though officialy he won't be able to achieve his goal that's why trying to build pressure on Chairman from different moves so that he himself leave the office.
According to sources, on October 30 the Commissio... | |
| | | | Protest at Ramgarh after fire crackers' stalls burnt | | | |
JAMMU, Nov 06:
An anti-Samba district administration protest was held at the main Ramgarh chowk Friday after 20 odd stalls of fire crackers were burnt to ashes in the absence of fire tenders.
The municipal committee had given permission to people, mostly unemployed youth, to temporarily set up fire crackers' stalls at an open space in front of naib-tehsildar's office at Ramgarh.
Though the the municipal committee had taken fee from the stall owners, it did not station fire tenders near the ground to meet any eventuality on the Deepawali day.
As ill-luck would have it, a stall caught fire and the flames, that emanated from it, soon engulfed the adjoining stalls. Within no time, all th... | |
| | | | Jawan, PDD employee among 8 killed in road mishaps | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 06:
Eight persons, including an army jawan and a PDD daily wager, were killed in separate road accidents here Friday.Sepoy Satpal, who was posted at Pathankote in 8 JAK Li, was on way home at Ramgarh on his motorcycle to celebrate Deepawali with his
family members.
Police sources said he lost balance on a speed breaker at Diani near Samba and fell in the middle of the road, resulting in serious injuries to him.He was admitted to the Samba district hospital and later referred to the GMC hospital, Jammu, but he died on the way.
PDD daily wager Rakesh Singh, son of Bishambar Singh, was killed on the spot after a speeding tipper hit him at Ghagwal.
The dri... | |
| | | | 20 kg charas seized at Katra in four days | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 06:
Twenty kilograms of charas has been seized by police from five smugglers in Katra area in the past four days.
A Kashmir-based smuggler and his two local associates were apprehended by police from near Katra Wednesday along with 10 kg charas.
In continuation to the drive against narcotic smugglers, two Kashmir-based men were, however, arrested today from near the Shree Mata Vaishno Devi University at Kakriyal at Katra along with 10 kg charas, police sources said.
The accused were identified as Bilal Ahmed, son of Mohammad Amin, and Feroz Ahmed, son of Mohammad Akbar Azam, both residents of Anantnag in Srinagar.
Sources said the accused were to supply t... | |
| | | | Sanction is not needed for filing charge sheet’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 6: Can men in uniform be prosecuted inspite of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)? The legal experts say yes. “The proceedings in such cases begin with filing of challans in competent courts of law. Then the courts have to see whether the defense available under AFSPA or under the ordinary procedural law is available to the accused or not.”
The legal experts have exploded the myth that no charge sheets can be filed against erring men in uniform. “It is not true. After the charge sheet is filed, the court has to see whether sanction under AFSPA or ordinary procedural law is needed or not”, said Parvez Imroz, a senior lawyer.
According to Imroz, the stat... | |
| | | | Carnival festivities, but sans civic demeanor | | Diwali pledge vanishes up in smoke | | |
Mishu Gupta
Nov 6
Mounds of litter, remnants of overnight burst crackers and stinking heaps of garbage welcomed the city of temples the following morning after Jammuites had celebrated the festival of lights –Diwali.
The festivity of the carnival aside, the ethical demeanor of the people seems to have lost into the hopelessness as none among one sported the civic sense to do away with the piles of waste in the morning except moaning on a grin.
Days ahead of Diwali, the government as well as the social and allied organizations had pledged to celebrate the occasion as eco-friendly, but the overnight late hours louder bursting of crackers left the skies smoke filled and heavily toxic tha... | |
| | | | People in Valley indifferent to attacks on Geelani, Shabir | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Nov 6: The people in Kashmir Valley are totally indifferent to the recent attacks on hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani In Union Capital, New Delhi and separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah at Jammu as majority of Kashmiris are not interested in showing sympathy towards the separatist leaders any more now.
The common man in Kashmir has no interest with the separatists now as he considers them his worst enemy who have put the masses into great trouble by taking them to ransom for last 22 years.
This is the reason that there was no public protest in Kashmir Valley against the hurling of shoe on Syed Ali Shah Geelani by the displaced Kashmiri in Union Capital recently a... | |
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