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10 killed, 41 wounded as bus rolled down 2/18/2008 11:48:31 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb 18 At least ten persons, including four women, were killed and fourty-one others were wounded when a bus skidded off the road and fell in a deep gorge on Kathua-Basholi road, this afternoon. Official sources said that the number of deceased persons may go high as condition of more than six people was believed to be critical. Around fifteen injured passengers were later shifted to Government Medical College hospital for specialised treatment. Giving details, police spokesman said that a bus (JK02G-1495), which was on its way from Bani to Basholi skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Barnar Gala. Local residents and some labourers working on the road side noticed the bus meeting with the mishap and rushed to the spot. Police was also informed, which launched a rescue operation. Sources said that rescuers had to face a tough time to get the victims out of the gorge. The injured were shifted to Basholi government hospital, where the doctors declared nine of them as brought dead. One person later succumbed to injuries, sources added. ...   READ MORE

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Chopra kin demand CBI probe Death of MP policemen may delay investigations 2/18/2008 11:40:34 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb 18 Sudden death of Assistant Sub-Inspector Mohabbat Singh Raghuvanshi in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh has once again brought family members of Raju Chopra, awaiting arrest of mastermind and kingpin of 'Pardhi gang' Sangram Singh on their knees. Chopra was murdered in cold blood along with four others including wife and daughter in september 2006 by members of the Pardhi gang, police invesitgations in the recent months have revealed. According to reports reaching here, ASI Mohabbat Singh Raghuvanshi, who allegedly committed suicide and held senior police officers responsible for it, was working on the murder case in sync with state police and wa...   READ MORE   NC reacts, says PDP distorting facts ‘PDP is loosing grounds’ 2/18/2008 11:38:58 PM Early Times Reporter Jammu | Feb18 Asking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti to read the writing on wall, National Conference today said that the coming assembly elections in the state will be a waterloo for the PDP, which stands exposed before the general masses due to politics of deceit being played by it. In a press statement issued, here today, the National Conference spokesman said that PDP leadership was trying to distort history in an effort to hoodwink the general masses for their own vested interests and political gains. The spokesman said PDP leadership have no ideology because they have no well enshrined policies and being an out-crop of Congress the...   READ MORE   Pak votes amid unprecedented security 2/18/2008 11:37:55 PM Islamabad | Feb 18 Pakistan went to polls today to elect a new parliament amidst unprecedented security even as fears of violence and rigging loomed large over the election process that will clinch the fate of President Pervez Musharraf. Hours before the polls, the southern Balochistan province was rocked by a series of 20 blasts while a PML-N candidate and three other persons were gunned down in two incidents of violence in the central city of Lahore. Suspected militants also blew up a polling station in the restive Swat valley in northwestern Pakistan. Over 81 million voters are eligible to take part in the polling that began at 8 AM (8.30 AM IST). The violent campaign that was marke...   READ MORE   Police armoury to be overhauled shortly 2/18/2008 11:36:18 PM Early Times Reporter Srinagar | Feb18 The Jammu and Kashmir police has started preparations for the 2008 Assembly polls well in advance. Taking first step in this direction the state police authorities have decided to carry out major overhauling of its armoury machines and tools and in this connection the concerned officials have been asked to procure about 80 items required for cleaning and updating the armoury. The police central stores at Zewan in Srinagar and the other in Jammu would be supplied the material required for overhauling the police armoury.Official sources said here today among the items to be procured for overhauling the armoury included two cartridge disfiguring mac...   READ MORE

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