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| Despite odds ET is on top of net | | Tum teer aazmao hum jigar aazmayain | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 19: Nothing is impossible. As far as Early Times (ET) is concerned the adage proved true since the paper has achieved a rare feat of receiving maximum responses (hits) on the internet among all the Jammu based ‘giant’ newspapers including English and Hindi dailies.
It is indeed an achievement for Early Times, which started its journey only nine years back.
According to Alexa (www.alexa.com), an Internet service that measures how many Internet users visit a website, the Early Times’ website is the most visited site among the local newspapers of the state. At Alexa.com, people can enter a website address and Alexa will show them how well-visited the website is.
Amazingly even Editor, Early Times, Mr Munish Gupta’s age is less than some of the popular and established English as well as other vernacular dailies being published from Jammu.
Though the Early Times is growing by leaps and bounds since its inception in 2001, probably it is the only newspaper in the state which has faced continuous official wrath on one occasion or the other.
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| PM rules out JPC on 2G scam, says ready to appear before PAC | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Dec 20: Even as the UPA government is under attack from the Opposition over corruption scandals that have hit his government and the Congress, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said that he was ready to appear before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) probing the 2G spectrum allocation scam.
“I want to tell the people of this great nation that I have nothing to hide. I shall be happy to appear before the PAC of the Parliament presided over by the Opposition leader MM Joshi on 2G spectrum issue although there is no such precedent,” Dr Singh said while addressing the plenary session of the Congress party, which concluded here today.
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| | | | Stop exporting terror, PM to Pak | | | | Early Times Report
New Delhi, Dec 20 : Conveying country's concern over continuance of terrorist training camps in Pakistan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said friendly relations with Pakistan is possible only when it stops anti-India activities on its soil.
"We want friendly relations with Pakistan," he said, but added that it is only possible when the neighbour sees to it that their territory is not used for anti-India terror acts.
Dr Singh states this with assertion while speaking at the Congress plenary session at Burari here, he said: "Fight against terrorism is a long one and we are fully prepared to fight it."
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| | | | Father-in-law rues influential backing helping culprit to evade arrest | | Alleged kidnapping | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Dec 20: Darshan lal the father-in-law of Suneela Kumari (name changed) has alleged that his daughter –in-law was forcefully kidnapped by a youth working in Jamkash Vehicleades, but sporting influential backing is being denied the Punishment under the law.
Darshan Lal alleged that police is working under pressure as culprit whose vehicle has been seized by police two days ago is not booked and interrogated. In a press note Darshan said that wjhile going to Katra , he came across his his daughter-in-law with a boy whom he recognizes as one of the employee of car show room driving Maruti car bearing registration number JK02K/1205.
It was alleged that duo were... | |
| | | | Government hikes fees on services provided by revenue deptt | | More burden on poor man’s pocket | | |
SUMIT SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPROT
JAMMU, Dec 20: The coming New Year instead of giving any gift is going to bring some worries and resentment for people of Jammu region as the government is all set to hike the fees on services provided by revenue department.
The fee has to be deposited in Treasury Account Head of Revenue Department.The order to this effect has made its appearance at a time when resentment related to fuel hike has already brewed up among masses.
Further hike on fees for revenue related works which are mandatory for every person of state has put a common man on a difficult pedestal who is already struggling to arrange a square meal.
As per government order wide number... | |
| | | | Sakina Ittoo's PSO found dead under mysterious circumstances | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: A personal security officer (PSO) of social welfare minister Sakina Ittoo was today found lying dead under mysterious circumstances in the bathroom of her official residence here.
Police sources said Headconstable Bodh Raj of IRP 11 Bn was deployed on security duty at Sakina's residence. He hailed from Domana.He went to the bathroom in the morning to take a bath. However, when he did not come out even after the passage of an hour or so, other
security personnel grew suspicious and peeped into the bathroom through an open window.
When they found him lying unconscious on the bathroom floor, they broke open the door and removed him to hospital wher... | |
| | | | Interlocutors meet PDP president, say 'inputs' would be conveyed to GOI | | A good beginning but take separatists on board: Mehbooba | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: Breaking her silence after a long time on the 'assignment' the three interlocutors have been engaged with for over two months now, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conveyed to them today
that the resolution effort would have to be invested with more credibility and seriousness besides taking the separatists on board to arrive at any kind of solution to the problem.
“Repression and denial of rights on the ground cannot go together with a resolution effort and be expected to produce any positive results” the party president Mehbooba Mufti told them during an interaction here today. Speaking to medi later, PDP chief siad even as the situation in the state is... | |
| | | | Give “new energy and focus” to “political process” in JK, says Sonia | | MINCING NO WORDS | | |
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: Addressing the 83rd Plenary session of the party at Burari (Delhi) on Sunday, AICC president Sonia Gandhi stressed the need to seek reasons for the turmoil in J&K and said, “there is a need to address the alienation of the whole new generation of youth that has known nothing but conflict". Besides, she referred to the appointment of interlocutors for the state charged with the responsibility of finding reasons behind the prevailing unrest in the state. The basic upshot of her remarks on J&K was that the “political process must get new energy and focus.”
That the AICC president had to emphasize the need to find reasons behind the ongoing turmoil a... | |
| | | | ET management meets Padgaonkar, raises victimization of paper | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: The Early Times management met the visiting Interlocutors at State Guest House, Canal Road, here today.
The Early Times Editor and staff members had a close door meeting with the Chief Interlocutor Dileep Padgaonkar and apprised him of the vindictive attitude of the state government towards Early Times newspaper.
In their 25 minute long meeting, the ET management told Padgaonkar that ours is a 9-year old publication well received by the readers adding that our bold and independent stance in the projection of the issues of public importance has not been palatable to the present Government.
As a result we have been invariably threatened to face the cons... | |
| | | | Angered by alleged traffic police harassment, students smash SO's car, block road in Reasi | | | | AJAY SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATRA, Dec 20: Angered by the alleged traffic police harassment, students of Reasi degree college today smashed the car of a sector officer (SO) and held a demonstration at Baradari Chowk, blocking it to vehicular traffic.
The trouble started at about 8.30 am when traffic police cops signalled a minibus (JK02Q/1547) to stop for checking at Baradari Chowk. The minibus, which was on its way from Talwara to Reasi, had ajority college students in it.
Official sources said over some issue, there were heated exchanges between the minibus driver and traffic police cops which irritated the students.
The students, including girls, then alighted from the minibus a... | |
| | | | First raise their economic status then raise Pandit population | | (Behind the veil) | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: The Kashyap Bandhu Committee has decided to institute an award for those Kashmiri Pandit women who have more than two children.Under the scheme women with more than two children will receive a ceritficate of honour and a reward. This step is being take to encourage elligible couples to prevent the community from facing fast extinction.
When the Commuttee members met in Jammu on Sunday they debated on the UN report which has stated that Kashmiri Pandits were one of the communities in the world that are on the verge of extinction.Yes,during the last 20 years there has been a rapid fall in the population of the Pandits because of various psyc... | |
| | | | Jammu Muslims opposed to Azadi, autonomy, demand political empowerment | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 20: Rejection of demands like Azadi, merger with Pakistan, self rule and greater autonomy by people of twin border districts of Rajouri and Poonch which have predominantly the Muslim population has given a major setback to secessionist movement of Kashmir.
Not only the Hindu Population of the twin border districts but the Muslims of Rajouri and Poonch have also rejected the slogans of Azadi, merger with Pakistan, greater autonomy and self rule. The several delegations of the people who called on interlocutors on Kashmir during their two day visit to the border districts made it clear to them that they (the people of twin districts) have nothing to do with th... | |
| | | | Significance of Slathia’s spectacular victory | | BAJ Elections -- II | | | STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 20: It needs to be noted that the BAJ was highly critical of the Union Government. Its grouse against the authorities in New Delhi was that it had adopted “appeasement policy towards the Kashmir region, where even the bandh call given by the anti-national, fundamentalist and separatist forces is given serious consideration at the cost of sentiments of nationalist forces agitating in the Jammu region.”
Although the BAJ was an important constituent of the SAYSS, yet Bhupinder Singh Slathia also operated on its own to make the Amarnath land restoration movement a grand success. He and his team members crisscrossed most parts of the regio... | |
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