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| Army objects to Omar Govt 'demilitarising' Srinagar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 30: In the aftermath of Monday's shootout in Srinagar in which a policeman and three terrorists were killed, the Army has raised a series of questions on the Omar Abdullah government's stance on repealing the Armed Forces Special Powers Act and thinning of troops in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a media release Tuesday, a spokesman of the army's Northern Command said the incident at Qamarwari took place because of a "demilitarized Srinagar."
"Terrorists have once again shown their presence for the second time in a month as if to remind the world that militancy was still alive and kicking in Kashmir," the spokesman said, adding: "The clamour to remove bunkers and thin out the police/paramilitary presence from the urban areas had compelled the Omar Abdullah government to give in."
"Though it appeared to be a well considered decision, but the latest incident has raised many questions. While it may have pleased a few hardline separatists and their ISI handlers in Pakistan, but what about the common man in the valley," the spokesman asked.
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| 100 joined militant ranks this year: Khoda | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 30: Director general of police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda today said 100 youth had joined militant ranks this year. While the number of militancy-related incidents was almost same this year as compared to the last year, 100 more had joined militant outfits this year, he told reporters here this afternoon.
There were 400 to 450 militants of different outfits active in the state, Khoda said.
Khoda said there was slight improvement in the situation as 450 militancy-related incidents were reported this year till November 14 against 458 incidents last year.
However, due to constant vigil, the incidents of hand grenade attacks had come down from 50 last year to 31 t... | |
| | | | Hasnain to become first Muslim in 20 years to head Srinagar Army Corps | | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, Nov 30: For the first time in the last 20 years of insurgency, Srinagar-based 15 Corps of Army is going to headed by a Muslim. Lt Gen S A Hasnain, currently a Corps Commander at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, is tipped to be appointed commander of 15 Corps in a few days. He will be joining his new place of posting under Northern Command in Srinagar later in December. Hasnain has spent years of career in Army in the insurgency hit Kashmir valley. After functioning as Colonel General Staff at headquarters Victor Force for about three years nearly a decade ago, Hasnain headed a Brigade of 19 Division at Uri for over two years. It was during his command ... | |
| | | | Govt approves policy on return of militants from PoK | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Nov 30: Government on Tuesday said that former militants who crossed over to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) between 1989 and 2009 will be considered for return through its special rehabilitation policy.
"The policy proposed by state government for return of ex-militants from PoK or Pakistan to Jammu and Kashmir has been approved by Ministry of Home Affairs. The policy has to be implemented by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha in a written reply to a question.
"The policy is intended to facilitate the return of ex-militants who belong to J-K and had crossed over the PoK or Pakistan for training... | |
| | | | Cabinet meet today, routine matters on agenda | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 30: After skipping meetings for nearly three weeks in recent past, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has convened meet of his cabinet tomorrow , the second one in row since the last week. While last week's meeting saw one of major decisions of approval of Rehabilitation Policy for the POK based Kashmiri militants, the meeting scheduled tomorrow will discuss certain routine matters and give clearance to some decisions related to various departments.
Sources said the cabinet will necessarily take up some departmental matters and give clearance to certain pending files for which some works are stuck up. The routine matters include approval for creating infrastr... | |
| | | | Slain ultra relative of NC lawmaker: Police | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Nov 30: One of the three militants killed in Monday's shootout in the city is a relative of National Conference Lok Sabha member Sharif-ud-din Shariq, police said.
Arshad Bashir, who was gunned down at Qammarwari in the summer capital, is a grandson of Shariq's brother-in-law, they said.
Shariq, a senior member of the ruling NC in Jammu and Kashmir, was elected to the Lower House of Parliament from Baramulla district in 2009.
The NC Parliamentarian was quoted in the local media as saying the incident was a 'cold blooded murder' of the three youth and policemen involved in it should be arrested.
However, Shariq issued a statement here this evening saying the... | |
| | | | vQamarwari encounter ‘19-year-old Arshad was a student of Bemina College’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Nov 30: A police man lost his life at Qmarwari, Srinagar yesterday in a shoot out. According to police a gun battle ensued between the militants and the police immediately after the shoot out. Three militants including a foreigner got killed, the police said. However, the father of one of the slain youth today exploded what he calls `encounter myth'.
Peerzada Bashir Ahmad Gamgeen of Alsafa Colony Sopore received the shock of his life around 5.30 p.m yesterday. He received a call. "Your son Arshad Ahmad Peer got killed in an encounter with the police at Qamarwari, Srinagar", he was told. Perzada could not believe it. His son was not even remotely connected with mi... | |
| | | | Yes, it's true NC is responsible for people's woes | | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 30: NC president and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah hit the nail on the head when he declared in Kolkata the other day that the "separatists won't get an inch of Kashmir." What he said was consistent with the national mood. Similarly, he was absolutely right when he defended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and POTA. The enforcement of the AFSPA and POTA in Kashmir was the need of the time. Their application was needed to rein in the Pakistani-aided and abetted Kashmiri ultras, who had used violence as a tool to dismember India and achieve their sinister designs.
It was expected that the Kashmiri separatists and PDP leadership would denounce ... | |
| | | | Kolkata Encounter With Nationalists --II Clueless Mirwaiz lost cool, failed to satisfy the real civil society | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Nov 30: Former Mayor of the city Bikas Ranjan Bhattacharya also took on the already cornered and clueless Mirwaiz. He asked the Mirwaiz "why does his outfit not participate in the electoral exercise to prove its representative character"? The Mirwaiz had no answer. He had no answer because his area of influence is limited to a few localities in the Srinagar's downtown area, as also because he knows it full well that once his outfit takes the plunge and seeks people' mandate, he and his outfit would be comprehensively defeated by the suffering people of Kashmir, as also because he is fully aware of the fate that People's Conference chief and son-in-law of ... | |
| | | | JDA team manhandled by alleged land encroachers at Sidhra | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu NOV 30: A JDA team, which had gone to take possession of its 20 kanals of land near Majeen nullah at Sidhra here today, were manhandled by the alleged encroachers.
The land had allegedly been encroached by police Havaldar Ram Singh, police sources said.
Accompanied by police and CRPF personnel, when the JDA men started removing the encroachment, Ram Singh's family members started protesting, amid raising of anti-police and anti-JDA slogans.
They also manhandled the JDA men, the sources added. With the help of police, JDA later removed all the encroachments and took possession of the land.
Police had arrested three persons, including Ram's brother and son, regi... | |
| | | | 5-yr-old raped at Akhnoor, accused held | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu NOV 30: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth at Badyala Chak in Akhnoor last night.
Police sources said the girl had gone along with her parents to attend a marriage function in their neighbourhood at Badyala Chak when she was allegedly abducted by Ashwani Kumar, son of Tirth Ram.
Ashwani took her his home in the village where he allegedly outraged her modesty. He later dropped her at the marriage function with a threat to kill her if she narrated the incident to her parents, the sources added.
After the marriage function, the girl returned home with her parents and went to bed.
However, when she did not get up till late in the morning, her... | |
| | | | PSC declares result of KAS prelims | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU NOV 30: The State Public Service Commission has declared result of KAS preliminary examination in a record time. The result is available in the Commission's website www.jkpsc.org... | |
| | | | Soz promoting party interests in J&K: Cong | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: Congress today said PCC president Saifudin Siz had been promoting party interests in the state and there was no truth in the reports that Sonia Gandhi had snubbed him.
Such reports were the handiwork of some vested interests, PCC spokesman and MLC Ravinder Sharma said. "The Congress high command has been well aware of the fact that how sincerely Soz has been promoting party interests in the state," he
added.Ravinder said under the prevailing circumstances, there was no question of Sonia snubbing Soz.
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