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| Hasnain views 2012 as another year of peace in J&K | | 'Because of US elections, ISI would not go for any adventurism' | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
srinagar, Dec 21: AFSPA or no AFSPA, Kashmir will continue to be the Paradise on Earth for second consecutive year in 2012. This is not Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's wishful thinking but, conversely, the belief of the country's most ardent advocate of the controversial law and commander of Srinagar-based 15th Corps Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain.
According to an illustration of Lt Gen Hasnain's Power Point presentation at the Unified Headquarters meeting at Chief Minister's Jammu residence on November 9th, which has been exclusively accessed by Early Times, 2012 would be a peaceful year in Jammu & Kashmir. In a professional analysis of situation in near future, which is known as 'scenario building' in Defence circles, Hasnain gave credit to neither armed forces nor politicians for the next year's tranquillity in Valley. He attributed the rosy picture to the US Presidential elections.
Hasnain's classified slide presentation titled "Who Wants Revocation of AFSPA?" claimed that Directorate General of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) would not take any major de... | |
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| NC 'demeaning' Coordination committee…? | | Cong takes serious note of NC's 'casual' approach | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: Congress, the major ally of ruling coalition in J&K has expressed serious reservations over what it has felt as the 'casual' attitude of the alliance partner National Conference towards the Coordination Committee meetings in the party High command either choosing to skip it or distancing itself from the high level panel which has been set by the UPA chairperson and party president Sonia Gandhi in order to ensure smooth functioning of the alliance government. The party leadership has conveyed it to the NC high command that it doesn't want and will not take in healthy spirit NC's ' gestures' and intent which are being seen as demeaning the Coordination Com... | |
| | | | Of Ansari's wishful thinking and Padgoanker's helplessness | | PM did not invite separatists for talks | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: The year 2011 shall be remembered for its `peaceful' summer. It shall also be remembered for the heat, former Hurriyat chairman, Moulana Abbas Ansari generated by meeting New Delhi's interlocutors on Jammu Kashmir at his residence. The Shia clerick's Hurriyat membership was suspended for several months.
Immediately after his meeting with Padgoanker, he said that Kashmiri separatist leaders would be invited by the Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, for talks soon.
"I was recently told by interlocutors that they would arrange my meeting with the Prime Minister of India. But I categorically told them that the invitation should go to the Hurriyat c... | |
| | | | Ministers-babus-cops nexus shielding land mafia: Slathia | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: Jammu Bar Association president B.S.Slathia today accused senior Ministers, bureaucrats and even a large number of police officers of illegally occupying major chunks of State land and shielding the 'land mafia' in a big way.
Senior lawyer and his associates, however, refused to identify in public the defaulters sitting at the helm. The lawyers made these accusations while marching on the streets of Jammu during the Jammu bandh. For over three weeks now the lawyers across J&K are agitating against the State Government's move to transfer powers of land registrations from judicial officers to executive officers.
Kashmir Bar Association had earlier observed... | |
| | | | Can BJP restore the ground it lost in Jammu? | | Discarded Outfit | | | Rustam
JAMMU, Dec 21: The Jammu & Kashmir unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is in a shambles. It has lost its sheen and the way and it is finding itself in a very difficult situation. It wants to extricate itself from this situation but finding it extremely difficult. The party has no agenda either for the state as a whole or for the Jammu province, which it considers its core constituency. The party has discarded that very ideology that had helped it win as many as 11 seats in 2008, the maximum number of seats the BJP ever won. It has frittered away all the gains and it has been treading a path which would further destroy this so-called ultra-nationalist and the so-called pro-Jammu... | |
| | | | Choice between withdrawal of order and withdrawal of support to NC | | Jammu Registers Anger Against Congress | | | Neha
JAMMU, Dec 21: Are the people of Jammu province preparing themselves for another full-scale confrontation with those who sought and got their votes and then bartered their interests to keep the Kashmiri leadership pleased and fulfill their personal ambitions? Is the situation in the Jammu province ripe to replicate 2008 and bring down what the people generally term as the "anti-Jammu" and "anti-democratic" state government? Who is the immediate target of the people of Jammu province? Is it the Valley-based, Kashmir-centric, pro-semi-independence and essentially communal National Conference or is it the so-called Indian National Congress of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi? Who are the mi... | |
| | | | Locals peeved over abysmal attitude of PHE deptt | | Acute water crisis in Doda district | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 21: Falsifying the claims of PHE minister Taj Mohiuddin, people of entire Doda district are agitated over severe water crisis that has hit the entire region forcing people to carry buckets to river Chenab for getting potable drinking water.
Water in entire Doda town has become a rarity while in the outskirts agitations over water scarcity have already started. If the locals are to be believed, PHE department has failed to provide requisite and safe drinking water to people in Doda and its adjoining areas. Locals said that their public representatives have failed to highlight their plight in the legislative assembly.
They disclosed that the MLAs and MLCs have... | |
| | | | Naseem bags prestigious Akademi award | | First Kashmir woman writer honoured | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 21: Noted Kashmiri poet and social activist Naseem Shafaie has been chosen for the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award for he poetic collection "Na Thsay Na Aks" (Neither shadow nor reflection). She is the first ever Kashmir woman writer to have been conferred with India's highest literary award.
The announcement of the annual awards for the outstanding literary works in different Indian languages was made by the Sahitya Akademi on Wednesday in New Delhi and Naseem was chosen for her excellence in the field of Kashmiri literature, i.e., poetry.
The Sahitya Akademi Award, considered to be the highest award in the field of literature, is given only once in li... | |
| | | | As fog returns to borders, chances of infiltration bids by militants increase | | It is time of untiring vigil by troops to either kill, or scare off intruders | | | Bharat Bhushan
Suchetgarh on ib (jammu), Dec 21: With the fog returning to the sprawling borders here after a spell of bright and clear days, the chances of infiltration bids by militants have increased.
When the fog is dense, visibility drops to as low as 3 metres here. During this time, militants make maximum infiltration bids to sneak into the state.
A senior army officer said till the foggy days were over, it would be an untiring vigil on the borders to foil any infiltration attempt by the Pak-based militants.
"Before being pushed into the state, the militants comfortably stay in the forward Pak posts which act as their launching pads," he added.
"We cannot afford to take any chanc... | |
| | | | Azad's bid to 'reinstate' Saroori faces resistance Prominent KP leader likely to fill Valley slot | | Cabinet Reshuffle | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Notwithstanding the fact that ruling National Conference is not in a mood to go ahead with reshuffle and expansion of the cabinet on account of its own compulsions, its major ally Congress has begun to see stalwarts lobbying for loyalists and favourites. The party high command is however determined to fill the slots on the basis of merit and deserving aspect of the contenders in race in the ensuing exercise . A prominent Kashmir Pandit leader who belongs to Valley is most likely to be fill the slot from Valley in the Congress quota.
Sources said that even as the former Chief Minister and Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has started efforts in direct... | |
| | | | v Oh, it was an extreme form of hatred for Congress ministers | | Lawyers' Strike | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: As expected, Jammu observed a massive bandh today, thus upsetting the NC-Congress coalition government's applecart. The bandh was destined to be massive and spectacular and it happened much to the chagrin of those at the helm of affairs, who want to force down the throat of Jammu a controversial decision on transfer of registration powers to the executive officials. The bandh must make the authorities, especially the Jammu-based ministers, sit up and find where have they gone wrong and why so much anger against them? Such an exercise on the part has become imperative considering the fact that the anger against and contempt for them is of an extreme nature.... | |
| | | | People resent govt move to transfer land registration powers | | Complete shutdown on bar's call | | | Bharat Bhushan
Jammu, Dec 20: As majority people feared that the controversial decision of transferring land registration work from judiciary to revenue department would give rise to corruption and land scams in the state, they today joined hands against the NC-Congress government and observed a complete shutdown.
The day-long bandh gave government the message that people were one on this issue, and wanted immediate roll-back of its decision. All shops and other business establishments, including the ones in peripheral areas, were closed.
The shutdown was purely voluntary as lawyers were not seen anywhere, forcing closure of markets. Minibus operators union and other transport unions a... | |
| | | | Taj Mohi-u-Din and Tara Chand at loggerheads, JMC officials, police in dilemma | | Solid Waste dumping issue | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: The two vital ministries in the Omar Abdullah led coalition government are at loggerheads with each other as a result of which not only the people of Jammu are made to suffer but also the officials of the two departments find themselves at odd ends, invariably in a face off situation.
On what started over a fortnight back merely over the issue of dumping waste and garbage in river Tawi, something which is suddenly being resisted by the PHE, Flood and Irrigation Minister Taj Mohi-u-Din ,putting the officials and authorities under Housing and Urban Development Ministry under Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand in a dilemma and in a piquant situation.
While ... | |
| | | | And so is NC on restoration of autonomy! | | Rather Panel still silent | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Has Rather Panel failed Omar Abdullah? No say the political experts. According to them, the panel was constituted only to be used as an excuse for dropping the autonomy demand. This stands proved by the fact that NC has not talked about autonomy ever since the Panel was constituted. The timing of constituting the Panel also adds weight to the argument. The Panel was formed when New Delhi's had appointed its interlocutors. The interlocutors have submitted the report and the Panel is still considering justice Sageer's recommendations.
The Panel was directed to submit its report within three months. The panel has completed 13 months and the report is still... | |
| | | | Govt makes two cabinet ministers, MLA eat humble pie | | Transfer order of Bhumesh Sharma rescinded | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 20: Two cabinet ministers and a legislator from Jammu region who had hectically lobbied for transfer of politically well-connected KAS officer Bhumesh Sharma and even managed to get him transferred from Poonch to Jammu had to eat a humble pie when the government rescinded the order.
Shell shocked, these two congress cabinet ministers have been doing rounds of Minister for Labour and Employment Abdul Gani Malik's official residence and asking him to take up the issue with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah. Sources said that not only these two congress cabinet ministers but an MLA of Jammu based party (who was cabinet minister during Mufti led coalition government) ... | |
| | | | Home deptt orders inquiry in 'official document pilferage episode' | | SSP Jammu to face home's tune, DySP to report IGP Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: The State Government has ordered an enquiry headed by the Principal Secretary to Government Home Department B.R. Sharma to enquire into the circumstances leading to the report filed by the Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu naming an Hon'ble Minister. The said enquiry will also enquire as to how an official communication was leaked to the press.
The State Government has asked the Principal Secretary Home Department to complete the enquiry within seven days and submit the report.
Meanwhile the SDPO East Diwakar Singh who was the then SDPO Raipur Domana when the incident occurred has been directed to report to the Inspector General of Police, Jammu.... | |
| | | | J&K SHRC orders arrest of Dy SP heading SIT probing youth's disappearance | | | | Early Times Report
srinagar, Dec 20: In a significant development, Jammu and Kashmir's State Human Rights Commission (SHRC) Tuesday ordered the arrest of a senior police officer heading a special investigating team (SIT) that was probing the disappearance of a local youth in 2007.
The SHRC issued arrest warrants against Tanveer Jeelani, deputy superintendent of police (headquarters) south Kashmir Anantnag district, for failing to comply with the directions of the commission.
"The SHRC today ordered the arrest of the police officer and seizure of all the investigation record to be produced before the commission," sources in the SHRC said.
The SHRC has ordered that all the investigation r... | |
| | | | Farooq, Omar talking of supremacy of Indian Parliament, it's strange | | Anna Factor | | | Neha
Jammu, Dec 20: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is unhappy with social activist Anna Hazare. His father and Union Minister Farooq Abdullah is unhappy with Anna as well. In fact, they are extremely angry with Anna, the symbol of the national mood and the national sentiment. Omar Abdullah is tweeting on daily basis to challenge Anna and his methodology. Farooq Abdullah is interacting with media persons on a daily basis outside the parliament to question Anna and his challenge to the Congress-led UPA.
Why are Farooq Abdullah and Omar Abdullah unhappy and angry with Anna? The reason: Anna has brought the Congress-led UPA government to his knees; Anna has rattled the Congress leadership and r... | |
| | | | With 675 cases of honour killings in nine months Pakistan surpasses India | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 20: Despite the intervention by the courts including the supreme court which had gone to the extent of directing the state Governments to act against the police and civil authorities if they failed to check honour killings there has not been much improvement in what is called the barbaric phenomenon of the role the Panchayats in supporting these hnour killings in some parts of India.
But the number of honour killings in Bihar, UP, MP, Punjab, Haryana and other states can be counted on finger tips. But Pakistan seems to have set a new trend in the south Asian region as far as honour killings are concerned.
According to human rights activists there were 675 ca... | |
| | | | Kashmiri leadership and fanatics responsible for trust deficit | | Harassment of K Youth -- II | | | Rustam
Jammu, Dec 20: Remember, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed these views at a function organized by the State and Central Governments in the University of Kashmir to distribute appointment letters to as many as 1,060 Kashmiri youth under "Project Himayat". The function, among others, was also attended by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, Chairman Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister C Rangarajan, Law, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar and officers of both the State and Central Governments.
Omar Abdullah is not the only Kashmiri leader who expresses concern over what he calls harassment of the Kashmiri Muslims, including yo... | |
| | | | Kashmiri leadership and fanatics responsible for trust deficit | | Harassment of K Youth -- II | | | Rustam
Jammu, Dec 20: Remember, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah expressed these views at a function organized by the State and Central Governments in the University of Kashmir to distribute appointment letters to as many as 1,060 Kashmiri youth under "Project Himayat". The function, among others, was also attended by Union Minister for Rural Development Jairam Ramesh, Chairman Economic Advisory Council to Prime Minister C Rangarajan, Law, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj minister, Ali Mohammad Sagar and officers of both the State and Central Governments.
Omar Abdullah is not the only Kashmiri leader who expresses concern over what he calls harassment of the Kashmiri Muslims, including yo... | |
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