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| Shopian condemned, Sopore condoned! | | Yet another slaying of two young women exposes Kashmir’s double standards on violence | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Feb 1: Brutality has yet again surfaced with a macabre dance of death. Like on scores of occasions in the last 21 years of violence, it has consumed two young women---siblings as usual. In the year 2009, eight young women, most of them in the age group of 15 to 25 years, were found dead in South Kashmir. Valley ignored all---including the killing of a woman who was gunned down alongwith her 4-year-old child---but erupted selectively on the death of two women. Neelofar and her sister-in-law, Asiya of Shopian, alone carried the promise of implicating J&K Police and “Indian” armed forces. The world of politicians, clerics, human rights activists and mediapersons was on the boil for next seven months.
People, perhaps, are not to blame. In fact, the most protected and the most privileged among the politicians, who served as Chief Ministers in the state and Cabinet Ministers and Governors in Government of India, rarely uttered a word to stigmatize violence, perceived to have been committed by pro-Azadi and pro-Pakistan militants. Exception... | |
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| Silence of separatists, citizens unfortunate: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has called "muted condemnation" of the killing of two girls by militants in Sopore by citizens and separatist leaders as "unfortunate".
Speaking on the sidelines of the Chief Ministers' Conference on Internal Security, Omar said "I find it difficult to understand. Under these circumstances, I doubt anybody would have guts to stand up and say they did it and why they did it."
"I think this in itself brings out the contradictions that exist in Kashmir because if there was even the slightest of indication that these deaths have been the result of high handedness of security forces, today, entire Valley would have erupted in f... | |
| | | | "Non-lethal weapons for stone-pelters" | | Kashmir situation has improved: PM | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Describing death of youngsters in the stone-pelting incidents in Kashmir last summer as 'unfortunate', Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said that home ministry has developed non-lethal techniques and standard operating procedures for responding to such protests.
He said the situation in the Kashmir valley has improved following several measures by the central and state governments, the all-party delegation visits and the efforts of the central government-appointed interlocutors' team. "Summer of 2010 saw a troubled period in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the form of protests, particularly by stone-pelters. This form of agitation generated a v... | |
| | | | Chidambaram visit significant, says Prof. Soz | | PC to have 'exchange of ideas' with senior congress leaders | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Feb 1: Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's visit to J&K on February 3 may be one of routine in the series of visits he has been making during the past few months to state, mainly in context of review of law and order situation. But it assumes significance in the wake of parleys he will holding with some political leaders in context of the report submitted to him by the interlocutors incorporating some CBMs across the state. Congress, the main coalition partner of the ruling alliance is upbeat for PC is scheduled to have 'exchange of ideas' with the party functionaries including some ministers with regard to their views on ground situation and the measures suggest... | |
| | | | Pak chopper detected flying close to IB | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 1: A Pak army helicopter was today found flying close to the International Border (IB) in R S Pura sub-sector near here.BSF sources said the olive green chopper, which flew close to the IB at about 3.40 pm, was sighted by BSF men deployed at Alfa Machial outpost in RS Pura.
An alert was sounded soon thereafter, the sources added.
Sources said the chopper was sighted flying near the IB in Kalyal Kaber forward post area of Pakistan.
The issue would be taken up with the Pak Rangers by BSF, the sources added. Earlier on January 19, two enemy aircrafts had flown close to the IB here. Their movement and approach were picked up by sensors and radars.
Thought the ... | |
| | | | ‘Seeking abrogation of Art 370 is a mistake’ | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 1: Article 370 of the Indian constitution that guarantees special status to the state has evoked a serious discussion yet again. This time the discussions were triggered by BJP's Eakta Yatra. However, notwithstanding the seriousness of the issue, the commoner in the Valley seems totally indifferent to the Article that was frequently used o exploit him in the past.
While discussions go on, a legal luminary of India has made it clear that the said Article could not be abrogated for legal and constitutional reasons.
A senior lawyer in Kashmir Bar, Siraj-ud-Din Shah believes Kashmiris will not cry if the Article is omitted from the Indian constitution.
An une... | |
| | | | Undertrial prisoner escapes from police custody | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 1: An undertrial prisoner of Kot-Bhalwal jail today escaped from police custody when he was taken to the GMC hospital along with three other prisoners, including a woman.
While Rahul Gupta alias Pabba, son of Prakash Gupta of Udhampur, and the woman prisoner were to be taken to mental hospital for their check up, the other two were to be got examined at the GMC hospital, police sources said.
A DPL vehicle (JK02AQ/5735) brought all of them from the Kot-Bhalwal jail to GMC hospital in the morning. While two prisoners were taken inside the hospital for medical checkup, Rahul expressed the desire to go to the toilet.
Havaldar Daulat Ram accompanied the han... | |
| | | | Political solutions based on pragmatism must for J&K: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
NEW DELHI, Feb 1: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today emphasised that "political solutions for the problems besetting" the state have to be worked out on a pragmatic basis.
"Political discussions are inescapable if a lasting and enduring solution to the problem of militancy in the state is to be achieved. I would, therefore, once again emphasise that political solutions for the problems besetting Jammu and Kashmir have to be worked out on a pragmatic basis," he said while addressing the Chief Ministers'' Conference on Internal Security here.
Omar said most of internal security problems were rooted in politics. "As a matter of fact, even armed insurgen... | |
| | | | "Urine for Ekta Yatris, Hot tea & cigarettes for separatists" | | Home Minister and Chief Minister on the same page | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 1: BJP-sponsored Ekta Yatra is over, but the controversy over how the Congress-led NC government in the state and Congress-led UPA Government at the Centre has not died down. In fact, the controversy is gaining more momentum with each passing day. Neither the authorities in the state and at the Centre have thought it prudent to end this controversy, nor have the angry BJP leaders and workers thought is advisable to forget what was done to them by the state government, fully backed by the UPA 2.
The reasons behind the BJP's anger are understandable. After all, the authorities had treated them in the manner enemies are treated. It would be only appropri... | |
| | | | Mercenaries, CPI-M, CPI, LJSP, TDP, RLD, RSP, FW, News X join hands | | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 1: Forces supportive of Kashmiri communalism and separatism and forces supportive of theocratic, terrorist, ambitious and unscrupulous Pakistan, which has been bleeding India since decades, have become quite active. Actually, they feel that time is ripe to strike and browbeat the already rather weak and under-attack-from-all-sides the Congress-led UPA-Government so that Islamabad and Kashmiri separatists are able to achieve their ultimate goal. The last two, three days have witnessed hectic activities in and outside India, all aimed at frightening the Government of India and convincing the powers-that-be at the Centre that it is appropriate time to concl... | |
| | | | Seized heroin, charas destroyed | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU Feb 1: The narcotics control bureau (NCB) destroyed 15 kg heroin and 8 kg charas in an incinerator here today.
The contraband had been seized by NCB here during the past few years, NCB zonal director B L Naik told reporters here this morning.
The seized heroin and the charas were burnt on a court directive, he added.He said these had to be disposed off, but it could not be done without court directions."The contraband has been destroyed in the insinuator keeping in view the norms of pollution control board," he added.... | |
| | | | 2 burglars escape from police lock-up, 5 cops suspended | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI Feb 1: Five cops were today placed under suspension after two burglars escaped from the custody of city police post here Monday night. Police sources said two persons, who were taken into custody about two days back for their alleged involvement in some burglaries and lodged in the Rajouri city police post lock-up, escaped last night.
A departmental probe had been initiated against the police post incharge, Sub-Inspector Satish Raina, the sources added. It was, however, yet to be known if there was any police hand in their escape.
Taking a serious note of the incident, SSP Anand Jain ordered the suspension of five police personnel of the police post and o... | |
| | | | Two narco smugglers held with brown sugar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU Feb 1 : Two car-borne narcotic smugglers were today apprehended by police along with over 500 grams of brown sugar at Kangar, Bhalwal, about 12 km from here on the upper Akhnoor road.
They were identified as Varinder Singh, son of Balwan Singh, and Kulwant Singh, son of Rattan Singh, both residents of Nanak Nagar.
Both of them originally hail from Pangali in Khour, Akhnoor, according to police sources.
Acting on a tip-off, a police party headed by SDPO, Akhnoor, DSP Mushtaq Choudhary and Gharota police station SHO, Inspector Bhushan Manhas laid a naka at Kangar.
While checking vehicles, cops intercepted Indica car (JK02N/8801). Its thorough checking le... | |
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