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| Manmohan, Musharraf were close to Kashmir accord but… | | | |
Washington, Feb 22: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf were close to signing an accord to end the decades-old conflict over Kashmir after three years of secret talks but failed to achieve the vital breakthrough, media reports here said.
The peace initiative is described in an article by investigative journalist Steve Coll. Writing in the New Yorker magazine, Coll writes that the two sides had "come to semicolons" in their negotiations when the effort lost steam, the Washington Post said on Sunday.
"The negotiations, which began in 2004, produced the outlines of an accord that would have allowed a gradual demilitarisation of the di... | |
| | | | Curfew in Sopore after youths’ killing, | | Police file murder case against Army | | |
Early Times Report
Sopore, Feb 22: Curfew was imposed in the apple township of Sopore today after violent protests rocked the area after killing of two youths in Army firing. This comes as a major case of violation of human rights after the Omar Abdullah government took over.
Meanwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir police on Sunday filed a case of murder against the Army in connection with the death of two civilians in Sopore yesterday.
The two youths were killed and another was critically injured when unidentified gunmen in combat uniform opened fire on a group of people in Sopore town of North Kashmir. The incident sparked violent street protests by residents in the area, with the gove... | |
| | | | PDP ups ante for AFSPA revocation, troop reduction To bring resolution in assembly session | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 22: PDP, the main opposition in Jammu and Kashmir, on Sunday said it would bring in a resolution during the upcoming session of the state legislature to press for the revocation of Arms Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and reduction of troops in the state.
"PDP will bring a resolution in the upcoming session of the State legislature to press for revocation of AFSPA and reduction of troops," PDP patron and former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said addressing party workers at Anantnag.
He said the loss of human lives at the hands of the security forces every now and then can't be prevented unless the AFSPA is scrapped and reduction in troops, ... | |
| | | | 3000 aspirants for one post of Naib Tehsildar | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: With very little options to compete for the white collar jobs, as many as 3000 students today wrote examination against each post of the Naib Tehsildar which was conducted today by the Service Selection Board.
Jammu City was running short of the hotel accommodation since Saturday as thousands of aspirants thronged from across the region to write the much awaited examination which was being held almost eight years after the first notification.
The Services Selection Board (SSB) today finally conducted the examination for Naib Tehsildars, which had been lingering on for the last seven years.
Nearly 32,000 aspirants appeared in the test today for... | |
| | | | ‘With hiked pay scales, I expect more | | work from you’: Omar to employees | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today told the officer and employees of the state government that with revised and hiked scales of pay (as promised to begin by July) he expected more work and dedication from them.
Asking officers not to link development issues with politics, the Chief Minister said the performance of the officers would be judged by the quality of delivery and public service, adding that the Government has accepted the demands of the employees regarding the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission and expected them to work harder to improve the delivery system. "It was now their duty to be more productive and responsive to the public dema... | |
| | | | ‘With hiked pay scales, I expect more | | work from you’: Omar to employees | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch, Feb 22: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today told the officer and employees of the state government that with revised and hiked scales of pay (as promised to begin by July) he expected more work and dedication from them.
Asking officers not to link development issues with politics, the Chief Minister said the performance of the officers would be judged by the quality of delivery and public service, adding that the Government has accepted the demands of the employees regarding the implementation of the 6th Pay Commission and expected them to work harder to improve the delivery system. "It was now their duty to be more productive and responsive to the public dema... | |
| | | | Bani’s link to Bhaderwah soon | | | |
Early Times Report
Bani, Feb 22: An age old pending demand of the people of Bani Valley in Kathua district of Jammu will finally come true, as the state government has stepped up the work on construction of an alternate road between Bani and Banderwah area.
Almost 500,000 people from the three hill districts of Kashmir-Doda, Kishtwar and Banderwah have remained cut-off from the rest of the nation since February 7 due to heavy overnight rains that washed off parts of the main linking roadway.
Residents of the area have started running short of essential supplies, which calls for step for the earliest possible relief for locals.
Situated on a 9,000 feet high altitude, the Bani- Banderwa... | |
| | | | LC Polls: PP to vote against coalition | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: Panthers Party leader Bhim Singh has announced that his party is of the unanimous view that the Party should defeat the ruling alliance candidates in the upcoming elections for vacant seats of Legislative Council.
He announced that the Party shall support an opposition candidate wherever he or she will be in a winning position or near the winning number. The Party shall not put its claim on that seat.
“The Party is prepared support the opposition candidate of any Party to ensure defeat of the alliance candidate”, a Panthers Party resolution said.
Bhim also authorized Harsh Dev Singh, the Leader of Panthers Legislature Party to work out a collective ... | |
| | | | Malik weds Mushal | | | | Rawalpindi, Feb 22: Kashmiri separatist leader Yasin Malik on Sunday married his Britain-born Pakistani girlfriend Mushaal Mullick in this Pakistani garrison city.
The marriage ceremony was attended by a number well known people, including politicians, Pakistan's Geo TV reported.
Mullick, a post-graduate from the London School of Economics and an artist, is the daughter of Rehana Hussain, chief of the Muslim League (women's wing). Her father, the late MA Hussain Malik, was an internationally renowned Pakistani economist.
Yasin Malik, 40, chairman of the pro-independence Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front, met Mushaal during one of his tours to Pakistan two years ago.
The weddin... | |
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