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| Erroneous "Nehruvism" cause of problems in Kashmir: Jaitely | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: A day ahead of its "Maha Rally", the BJP today hit out at rival Congress right upfront on Nehrus, blaming what it said the "erroneous" vision of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the weak policies of successive Congress governments at the Centre were responsible for the problems in Jammu and Kashmir. On a rhetorical note, the Party reiterated its only remedy for the 'malaise'- withdrawal of the special status to the state.
"Jammu and Kashmir is irrevocably an integral part of India and its merger with India is irrevocable," Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley told reporters after a meeting of BJP executive committee held here to have threadbare discussion and analysis of the situation in the troubled state.
"The first key challenge is that it is part of the unfinished agenda of Pakistan since independence," Jaitley said adding that Congress's 'erroneous' Nehruvism on Kashmir was the second major challenge which is being faced in tackling the embroglio.
Addressing a press conference here today, BJP national general secreta... | |
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| Will BJP clear its stand on the 1999 Colombo talks? | | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 23: Will the BJP review its stand on the March 1999 agreement on Jammu and Kashmir, reached between the then Indian Foreign Minister, Jaswant Singh, and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, at Colombo during its crucial Jammu meeting? (The agreement, among other things, had suggested plebiscite in the state on regional/district basis, maximum autonomy to Kashmir and its adjoining areas and division of Jammu along river Chenab.) If one goes by what the BJP national general secretary and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, said on February 5 in New Delhi, then one can say yes the BJP is reviewing its stand on its earlier position. And... | |
| | | | vFor CM's information 8 torture deaths in Kashmir this year | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: Notwithstanding Chief Minister's recent statement in which he stated that there was no scope for custodial torture in his regime, data available with Early Times belies his claim. As many as eight custodial deaths have been reported till date.
The victims (deceased) include 9-year-old Sameer of Batmaloo, 17-year-old Omar Qayoom Bhat, Rafiq Ahmad Bangroo, Muzaffar Ahmad Bhat of Gungbugh, Batmaloo and Syed Farakh Bukhari.
Sameer, a student of 5th standard, according to his relatives, was severely tortured by men in uniform a few meters away from his house. "A stick was inserted in his mouth. He succumbed", they said.
Rafiq Ahmad Bangroo was rushed to ... | |
| | | | KU Prof booked for 'vulgarity' after receiving award from President Patil | | It's academic terrorism to please hardline separatists: Shaad Ramzan | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
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SRINAGAR, Dec 23: Days after initiating criminal action against a College teacher for setting 'objectionable' question paper, Srinagar Police have booked a senior Professor on the charges of 'promoting vulgarity' among the young examinees in Kashmir valley. The high profile academic has received prestigious Sahitya Academy award for his literary works from President Pratibha Patil in Goa in August and has been associated with UPSC, UGC, NBTI, CIIL, Sahitya Academy and J&K PSC as an advisor, jury and expert of Kashmiri language and literature in the last over 15 years.
SP Hazratbal, Maqsood-uz-Zamaan, and DIG Central Kashmir, Abdul Gani Mir, maintained... | |
| | | | BJYM protests stoppage of advt to ET | | | | Early Times Report
kathua, Dec 23: Bhartiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) district Kathua today held a massive protest against the 'vindictive attitude' used by the state coalition government against Early Times (ET) newspaper.
The BJYM activists threatened to stop the public voice of justice and their genuine demands. Led by the district president Inder Singh Sambyal and Ragunandan Singh, the BJYm workers criticized Omar's government for adopting the repressive policy to curb the realities and facts of the government's negligence which were raised by the Early Times news paper in the state to aware the general masses. And when the state government's anti people stand and draconian policies br... | |
| | | | SDM's wife lodges complaint against him in women cell | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 23: Sub-divisional magistrate (SDM), Basantgarh, Amit Sharma's wife today lodged a complaint against him in the women police cell, alleging harassment and mental torture by her in-laws. The complaint was registered by the women cell on the court
directions, police sources said.
In her complaint, Rakhi Sharma, a college lecturer, alleged that her husband wanted to divorce her, suspecting her love affair with a property agent.
She has demanded Rs 50 lakh from the SDM for giving him divorce. ew days back, Gandhinagar police had arrested property agent Amit Goel for manhandling the SDM and his old father at their residence at Gandhinagar.
Goel, who earli... | |
| | | | UPA soft on autonomy, self rule demands | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 23: The Union Government is likely to concede either the demand of greater autonomy of National Conference or self rule as proposed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Jammu and Kashmir state. The inferences to it can be drawn from the statements of the interlocutors on Kashmir made by them from time to time.
Though the people of Jammu region including the Muslims from Rajouri, Poonch and Doda districts have outrightly rejected the autonomy as well as self rule and stressed on ending the regional discrimination to which the Jammu region has been subjected for years together the high placed sources said that the Government will either concede the demand ... | |
| | | | No comparison between J&K and Tibet | | | | RUSTAM
JAMMU: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao will visit New Delhi on December 15 - 17 and Indian Prime Minister Mamohan Singh would discuss with him a host of issues, including the presence of China in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir, and , in India, Beijing would show "sensitivity" on the core issues that impinged on the Indian sovereignty and territorial integrity. In other words, his visit to New Delhi would open a new chapter of relations between the two countries. But nothing of this sort happened. Imperialist and Pakistan-friendly as it is, Beijing did not address the Indian concerns in this regard. The Chinese Premier did not say that he would review his stand on Jammu and Kashmir.
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| | | | Militant sympathiser booked under PSA in Doda | | | | Jammu: A militant sympathiser was today booked under public safety act (PSA) in Doda and sent to jail for one year. Identified as Nazir Khan, he was apprehended from Bhaderwah area few days back.
Official sources said the Doda district magistrate slapped PSA on Nazir after the Bhaderwah police confirmed his involvement in militancy in the area.
He was sent to Kot-Bhalwal jail. Two rifles and grenades were recovered from him last week. He was providing logistic support to militants as a guide, informer, harbourer and messenger. He also carried arms and ammunition for militants, the sources added.... | |
| | | | Divorced girl burns herself outside call centre, serious | | | | Jammu: Under depression after divorce by her husband, a young woman today set herself afire outside a call centre at Bhatindi on the city outskirts as a result of which she sustained severe burns.
Deepika Gupta of Nanak Nagar and Rohit Sharma, who worked in the same call centre at Bhatindi, got married about an year back. Their marriage was, however, broken about two months back when they got divorced, police sources said.
She left the call centre job after marriage, but rejoined it only yesterday. Today, she was alleged to have a verbal duel with Rohit at the call centre, the sources added.
Sources said she later managed kerosene oil from somewhere and then set herself ablaze outsid... | |
| | | | Servant held from Mumbai with stolen property | | | | Jammu: A Link Road family's servant, who had decamped with cash and diamond jewellery worth lakhs few days back, has been arrested by police from Mumbai. The stolen cash and jewellery had also been recovered from him, SP (city) Randeep Singh said.
Mohit Oswal of Link Road had lodged a report with Pucca Danga police station that his servant Vikram Singh, son of Tej Bahadur Singh of Uttar Pradesh, had decamped with cash and diamond jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh.
Acting on his complaint, a special police team was constituted under the supervision of DSP SS Sambyal. Nagrota police station SHO, Inspector Parvez Sajjad was made the team head. Randeep said when the police team raided Vikram's ho... | |
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