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| India has lost Kashmir opportunity: Omar | | 'Had Prime Minister heeded my warning, things would have been different' | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 20
If National Conference president Omar Abdullah is to be believed, India has lost the opportunity of resolving Kashmir issue because his warnings have not been heeded to.
Addressing a public meeting in border stretch of Hiranagar today, the National Conference president said that two years back he had told the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to resolve Kashmir issue within one year otherwise the opportunity will be lost forever.
He said, after my visit to Pakistan and meeting with Parvez Musharaf, I had briefed the Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh and had categorically told him that India and Pakistan have one year to resolve the Kashmir issue ... | |
| | | | Situation under scanner as snow melts | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 20
With snow beginning to melt down and Pakistan warming up to democracy, the security experts are keenly watching the upcoming trends in militancy in Jammu and Kashmir which has been suffering crushing blows after past few months.
Prolonged uncertainty over the situation in Pakistan, the drying up of logistical support from across the border and proactive operations by the security forces have seen them gain the upper hand over militants in Jammu and Kashmir. However, the following days and weeks will have to be seen carefully as whether trend maintains or not.
"There is total confusion among the terrorist groups operating in Kashmir. There is a feeling... | |
| | | | Sonia arriving on Friday | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 20
On coming Sunday, the new J&K Congress president Saif-ud-Din Soz was supposed to demonstrate his popularity as he was scheduled to make his maiden visit here after getting the new assignment.
Now Soz's visit has been preponed and he will be reaching here on Friday morning as Congress president Sonia Gandhi is coming here same day to meet the victims of snowfall.
Sonia Gandhi will on Friday be making a whirlwind tour of the areas in Jammu and Kashmir where nearly 30 people, including several armymen, lost their lives to avalanches triggered by continuous heavy snowfall early this month.
The Congress President would arrive in Jammu in the morning and ... | |
| | | | Pakistan uncertainty has Kashmir terrorists on the run' | | | | New Delhi | Feb 20
Prolonged uncertainty over the situation in Pakistan, the drying up of logistical support from across the border and proactive operations by the security forces have seen them gain the upper hand over militants in Jammu and Kashmir, official sources said Wednesday.
"There is total confusion among the terrorist groups operating in Kashmir. There is a feeling of 'What will now happen to us'?" the sources said.
This confusion stems from two factors. One is that Kashmir's separatists have welcomed the election result in Pakistan that has seen the complete rout of the former ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid that President Pervez Musharraf had totally backed.
"This has l... | |
| | | | Broad day light robbery in Gandhi Nagar | | Crime on increase in posh colony | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Feb 20
In a broad day light thieves struck into a residential house in posh colony Gandhi Nagar here and decamped with costly household goods worth lakhs of rupees.
According to reports the house owner Raman Gupta s/o Deep Raj Gupta of 28-DC Gandhi Nagar, along with his family, had gone to canal road to attend the funeral procession of some of his relative. On his return back, he was stunt to see most of his house hold goods including jewelery missing from the house and informed the police accordingly.
The reports said that a maid servant of Raman Gupta, who also puts up in the outer house, was also missing. It is suspected that the servant who was aware abo... | |
| | | | Musharraf says no plans to quit | | | | Islamabad | Feb 20
Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf put all speculations to end by asserting that he is not planning to resign or retire despite PML-Q suffering a crushing defeat in the General Election.
Talking to a newspaper on Wednesday, the former military ruler emphasized that he intends to stay in office to guide the democratic transition in the country.
"No, not yet. We have to move forward in a way that we bring about a stable democratic government to Pakistan," he said adding, he is even prepared to work with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who was accused by Musharraf at one time of trying to kill him.
"We are running a parliamentary system. The government is run by the... | |
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