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| Police inaction lead to protests, NH blocked | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 30: Angered by the police inaction in tracing a youth missing from Londi area of Hiranagar since December 25 last, people today blocked the Jammu-Kathua stretch of the national highway at Londi Morh amidst raising of anti-police and anti-administration slogans.
Giving details, a police spokesman said 25-year-old Ashok Singh left home at Chhann Khatria in Hiranagar on December 25 for nearby Badana village where his sister lives.
He was not seen after that. He owned a scooter repair shop-cum-service station at Londi Morh.
The family approached Hiranagar police station for the registration of a missing report of Ashok. Since there was a confusion over the jurisdiction as Badana falls under the jurisdiction of Samba police station, no report was registered at either of the two police stations.
A deputation of Ashok's family members then called on deputy commissioner, Kathua, and apprised him of the matter. The spokesman said the people later returned peacefully following deupty commissioner' assurance that justice would be done in t... | |
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| Army returns captured Pakistan jawan | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR: In a goodwill gesture, the Army today handed over a Pakistan para-military jawan who had accidentally strayed into India in Kupwara of North Kashmir two days back.
The jawan -- Sarfaraz Ahmed of Mujahid brigade, a para-military force -- was handed over to Pakistani authorities after the Army was convinced that he had accidentally strayed into Indian territory, official sources said.
The Mujahid brigade is posted across the picket in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir in Keran-Karnah sector of North Kashmir, the sources said, adding the border observation post of the Indian Army also confirmed that Ahmed was posted at the picket located at the Line... | |
| | | | BJP ups ante in Jammu | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Dec 30: Stepping its tirade against quiet diplomacy formula and recommendations of Working Group on strengthening State-Centre relations, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today warned the National Conference-Congress coalition for widespread protests if any attempt to dilute the sovereignty of the country is made.
The Party also observed that solution of Kashmir imbroglio lies in abrogation of Article 370, saying it has forced the state from separate status to separatism.
To express their total resentment and anger against the Working Group report suggested by its chairman Justice (retired) Sagheer Amhed, hundreds of party activists today staged a day... | |
| | | | Four CRPF troopers killed as sitting ducks | | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Dec 30: Spreading a fresh wave of terror in Sopore area after two years, militants today gunned down four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and made good their escape after looting the weapons of at least two of the slain soldiers. The broad daylight strike occurred in close vanity of the Sector Headquarters of Rashtriya Rifles in Watlab area.
Informed sources in north Kashmir told Early Times that at least three militants, believed to be the cadres of Lashkar-e-Toiba, struck on a Road Opening Party of CRPF 177 Bn at Janwari Crossing, about 6 Km from Sopore on Sopore-Bandipore Road at 1430 hours. The ROP men were warming themselves with a roa... | |
| | | | A bag of RDX at Gharana is Pak's New Year Gift to BSF | | Incident reminds of the Purlia arms dropping case | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Dec 30:
A bag of RDX is the Pak Rangers's New Year gift to BSF. Only two days
were left for the Year-2009 to end when Pak-based militants dropped a bag of deadly RDX at Gharana near here early Tuesday morning.
This reminds of the December 17, 1995, infamous Purlia arms dropping
case in which several hundred AK-47 rifles and more than a million
rounds of ammunition were dropped by a Latvian aircraft over a large
area of Purlia district of West Bengal.
Though it is not possible to repeat Purlia in the Jammu border
villages where there are no takers of terrorism, the Pak-based
militants tried the idea of dropping a bag of 3 kg RDX, several detonators, ... | |
| | | | Omar meets PM on Autonomy | | Justice Sageer’s report takes circuitous route to PMO | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: As Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today had a 40-minute long meeting with the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the union capital discussing the Jammu and Kashmir peace process and development issues, the report of Working Group on Center-State relations headed by Justice Sageer Ahmed took a full circuitous route.
On his way to Srinagar from London, the Chief Minister today met the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi and handed over to him report of PM’s fifth Working Group which recommends, among other things, restoration of autonomy to Jammu and Kashmir ‘to the possible extent’. Both leaders are reported to have discussed broad contours of the ... | |
| | | | Drive safe, death ahead: 1031 killed in 2009 | | Road mishaps rob J&K of precious lives, as Omar to Obama all discuss militancy | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 30: From Omar to Obama, there is a huge global concern on resolving the conflict in Jammu and Kashmir that has been threatening human security. Lost in this political din are the precious and innocent lives of hundreds and thousands, still growing, killed and maimed in road accidents –the kill statistics on roads has drastically outnumbered the lives lost in militancy.
What if not the biggest human security challenge in state when official figures suggest that on an average more than three persons are being killed in road accidents in different parts of Jammu and Kashmir every day. Taking the number of militants along, now not more than one casualty per ... | |
| | | | Govt announces 3000 jobs for KPs | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 28: Well conceived by the government as New Year gift but pooh-poohed by stakeholders as conditional sop, the NC-Congress coalition today announced first major step aimed at the return of the Kashmiri Hindu migrants to their homes in the Valley.
Mixed reactions have come in as the government announced reservation of 3000 posts for the Kashmir Pandit youths in Valley and notified rules governing the recruitment. At instance of the Chief Minister, the move was approved by the cabinet ministers Wednesday. A cabinet meeting scheduled for Tuesday evening was postponed as Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi Wednesd... | |
| | | | ‘Will speak when there is some Improvement’: Justice Sageer | | | |
ABID SHAH
New Delhi, Dec 30: As Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today presented the fifth Working Group’s report to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the author of the paper on center-state relations, Justice Sageer Ahmed was conspicuous was his absence.
The former Supreme Court judge told Early Times today that he was away from Delhi and, thus, was not present at the time the report was given to Manmohan Singh. “I was not there,” he said to this correspondent on being contacted this evening over telephone.
He excused himself from commenting on different reactions, including some of the angry ones like yesterday’s Jammu Bandh, which his report have kicked off. Nor he was willin... | |
| | | | Govt creates a white elephant near GMC | | | |
SANT KUMAR SHARMA
Jammu, December 30:
The foundation stone for Attendants Sarai for Government Medical College and Hospital, Jammu, was laid by then chief minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on March 18, 2008. A plaque in black granite outside the magnificent and imposing building tells us that it was done in presence of Health and Medical Education Minister Mangat Ram Sharma.
The plaque, however, does not tell us when this building will be completed and handed over to the GMC authorities for use by the public. In fact, no plaques installed as foundation stones tell us the completion date.
At the foundation stone laying ceremony, Mr Azad had announced that the building would be comp... | |
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