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| SIT grills several policemen in fake encounter killing cases | | | |
SRINAGAR, FEB 13
The Special Investigation Team, probing killing of civilians in fake encounters by Special Operations Group of police, has grilled several policemen, including an officer, official sources said here today.
Ali Mohammad Reshi, station house officer of Ganderbal police station where some of the killings including that of carpenter Abdul Rehman Paddar have taken place, was summoned by the team on Sunday and grilled for two days, the sources said.
At least three other constables from Ganderbal were also questioned by the Special Investigation Team headed by Deputy Inspector General of Police Farooq Ahmad, they said.
The policemen were questioned as the killings took place in their area of jurisdiction and the SIT was contemplating to use them as prosecution witnesses.
DIG Ahmad said no fresh arrests have been made in connection with the killing of Paddar but the investigations were going on smoothly. He refused to divulge any details saying the team was preparing the chargesheet in case of Paddar who is one of the five victims of the alleged fake enco... | |
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| Call third RTC : Mufti to PM | | | |
JAMMU, FEB 13
PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to immediately call third round table conference to discuss the reports of the five working groups constituted by him towards resolving the issue of Kashmir. He also expressed hope that mainstream political party National Conference and separatist groups should also be roped in to join the round table conference for permanent settlement of the Kashmir issue.
During his half an hour long interaction with media persons here at the party headquarters on Tuesday, former Chief Minister also demanded withdrawal of security forces from the Kashmir valley and scrapping of Armed forces special po... | |
| | | | Congress, PDP, NC gear up for LC polls | | >>Old hawks among many heavy weights join race for candidature | | |
JAMMU, FEB 13
Following the announcement of holding elections to eight Council seats on March 5, many old hawks and heavy weights within three major parties including Congress, National Conference and People’s Democratic Party have joined the race for the polls to upper House.
As per their existing strength in state legislature, Congress and People’s Democratic Party are likely to get three seats each, while the main opposition National Conference would set their claim for two seats. However, there is every likely hood
While many big wigs with in these parties have already started lobbying for their candidature, leadership of all the three have finalized the penal among which the... | |
| | | | War of words spices up Bollywood’s rivalry | | War of words spices up Bollywood’s rivalry | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 13
Mediapersons here, there and almost everywhere across the country as well as in several places outside the territory of India are busy churning out stories, one after another, as the war of words spices up Bollywood's rivalry. Two of India's biggest film stars seem to have been projected as fighters in a battle for popularity.
One is ageing icon, Amitabh Bachhan, while the other is Shahrukh Khan, the heart throb of a young generation. Interestingly, subtle digs have revealed their rivalry. Amitabh Bachchan is 64, a veteran who has ruled the Indian box office for decades and is still hugely popular.
Shah Rukh Khan, 41, is the reigning star and believed t... | |
| | | | Sachar panel report poses a challenge | | Cabinet Secretariat sets Ministries thinking anew | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 13 In a significant--yet secret--development, the Cabinet Secretariat has dashed off a letter to all concerned Ministries, asking them not to announce any policy or programme on the Sacher Panel recomendations. According to knowledgeable sources, the leter was shot off last week--days before the conference of economic editors on social issues in New Delhi.
The conference was also attended by representatives from the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry. According to observers, the apparent intention was to restrain the HRD Ministry from making any policy announcement during the conference.
MA Fatmi, Minister of State in the HRD Ministry, has been focus... | |
| | | | A diferent enemy atop J&K mountain | | Indian Army launches war to ward off menace | | | BL KAK
NEW DELHI, FEB 13 The menace on the Siachen glacier in Jammu and Kashmir State has set 4,000 to 5,000 Indian Army troops in motion. Each one of them is under orders not to use any arms and ammuniton while dealing with a different enemy on the world's highest battleground in the trans-Himalayan region.
The different enemy has been offically identifed as tonnes of rubbish scatered over the ice. And the Indian Army's war is officially described as "Operation Clean Siachen, Green Siachen". The Army's war is targeting the mounds of food packaging, human waste, empty artillery shells and even discarded parachutes that have built up since the 1980s when the Indian troops took up stra... | |
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