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| Amnesty well thought out but we are not in haste: Chidambram | | Home Minister says security situation improving in South of Pir Panchal, stable in north | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: Underplaying the element of dissent expressed by former state Chief Minister and now Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad on ‘surrender policy’ the visiting Home Minister P Chidambram today vouched for Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s proposal and assured that every aspect and concern will be factored in before putting the policy in practical shape.
The Home Minister who was in town to review latest obtaining security scenario outlined the broad contours of proposed amnesty for the youth who crossed over to Pakistan occupied Kashmir at different points of time in past two decades. Addressing a press conference along with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, Chidambram said that the idea of facilitating return of the youth to normal life who had crossed over to PoK but renounced militancy is an accepted idea. “State government is framing a policy where under the aspects of identification, screening, facilitation to return, debriefing, rehabilitation and integration in the society have been identified for factoring in the policy. I have asked the state g... | |
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| Tata, Reliance, GVK among 5 competing for Ratle project | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 17: With signals already coming in for resumption of work of prestigious 1200 MW Sawalakote hydro-electric power project, the government is close to finalizing the allotment of another 690 MW project to come up on Chenab River.
Befitting to the pride of hydel energy richness of Jammu and Kashmir, five top power producing companies of the country are competing against each other for Ratle project in Kishtwar. According to an official spokesman the companies that have submitted their bids for qualification are TATA Power, Reliance Power, GVK Development Projects, LANCO and L&T Power Development Ltd. The five companies are considered among the best not only in c... | |
| | | | BJP’s plan to block PC’s visit fizzles out | | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
JAMMU, Feb 17: Much ado about nothing! And the maxim came true once again on Jammu roads when the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s cavalcade whizzed past without any ruckus leaving 250-300 odd BJP supporters bewildered at Bikram Chowk who had assembled at the venue to disrupt his visit, a plan that was in making since Chidambaram’s statement has come up for amnesty to militants.
The state BJP unit had announced that it would resist the Union Home Minister’s entry into Jammu tooth and nail to express its resentment against his endorsement to Chief Minister Omar Abullah’s proposal of amnesty for Kashmiri militants.
The 11 MLAs who also had put in a solemn pledge to put ... | |
| | | | Zardari seeks additional US financial and diplomatic support | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu,February 17:-Reports from across the border reveal that Islamabad has initiated measures for securing additional financial and diplomatic help from the international community,especially the American Government,so that Pakistan was spared of security financial crisis.According to these reports,President Asif Ali Zardari informed a delegation of the American officials,now in Islamabad,that Pakistan had suffered a loss of 35 billion dollars in its fight against the terrorists during the last eight years.
Zardari sems to have utilised the visit of these American officials for motivating Washington on allocating additional military and non-military aid to Pa... | |
| | | | Azad warns private medical colleges against using touts for recognition | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 17: Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has warned against touts approaching various controlling bodies for medical learning to seek recognition for new medical and dental colleges.
Sources say that the Minister took this exception after reports that certain persons who called themselves close to him have been approaching medical and dental councils to oblige new private colleges imparting medical education.
According to sources, Azad wrote a letter a few days ago saying that he never authorised any person to facilitate recognition or any other clearance for medical or dental colleges from any governing or controlling body for medical education.
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| | | | Panther’s roar for assemblies for Jammu, Ladakh hollow | | | |
RUSTAM
JAMMU, Feb 17: On Monday, Panthers Party president Balwant Singh Mankotia asserted that his “is the only party in the Jammu province that consistently fights for the Jammu cause”. Besides, while he described the Congress and the BJP as Delhi-based national parties, he dismissed the National Conference and the People’s Democratic Party as Kashmir-based and Kashmir-centric parties.
Mankotia was right. The Congress and the BJP are indeed national parties and their priorities are different. It is, however true that both these national parties have failed to come up to the expectations of the people of Jammu province and Ladakh region.
As for the National Conference and the People’s... | |
| | | | 11 get bail in Shopian case | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 17: The Chief Judicial Magistrate today allowed bail petition of 11 accused named in the CBI charge sheet for “destroying evidence” in Shopian twin rape and murder case.
The president High Court Bar Association, Mian Abdul Qayoom appeared for the accused. Allowing the bail petition, the court urged the accused to submit bail bonds to the tune of RS 10000 each. The case has been fixed for hearing on April 17.
The accused include lawyers of Shopian Bar, doctors and relatives of the victims. Later the relatives of victims staged a dharna in the Press Enclave and demanded `justice’.
Talking to news men the angry relatives said that they had staged the dharna... | |
| | | | Butcher’s knife struck on cop’s head in SHO’s presence | | Militants loot 5 cops’ weapons to ridicule Police protection to staying back KPs | | |
Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Feb 17: While militants have looted five automatic guns of the Police guards “protecting” a cluster of the staying back Kashmiri Pandit families in Tral area of Pulwama district, non-militant “resistance heroes” today struck a butcher’s knife on the head of a Constable in presence of the Station House Officer (SHO) in Batmaloo area of the capital city. This kind of an attack on Police has come after facing stone pelting from unruly mobs in Kashmir valley for over a year.
Eyewitnesses and informed sources told Early Times that a bearded youth of 25 to 30 years of age took out a butcher’s knife and struck it from behind on the head of Constable Bilal Ah... | |
| | | | Justice Kakru named CJ of AP High Court | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 16: Justice Nisar Ahamd Kakru has been appointed Chief Justice of Andhra Pradesh High Court. Until now a judge of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, Justice Kakru’s appointment would take effect from the day he joins Andhra Pradesh High Court.
The possibility of his elevation to the post of Chief Justice in a Southern State was indicated by a report in Early Times published as early as November 30, 2009.
Today Union Law Ministry issued a Press note which said, “in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 217 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Mr Justice Nisar Ahmad Kakru, Judge of the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, to be... | |
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