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| Pandemonium , noisy scenes prevail day 1 | | BJP, JKNPP boycott Governor’s address | | | Early Times Report
Jammu Feb 22: On the first day Budget session of state Assembly, the entire Opposition today exhibited somewhat semblance in action, if not unity when they disrupted the address of J&K Governor NN Vohra to the joint Legislature in the Central Hall of Legislative Complex today. Even as the issues they raised were different , PDP, BJP and J&K Nationalist Panthers Party members raised slogans in the Hall, almost in tandem, as a result of which pandemonium and nosiy scenes prevailed in the House for nearly 15 minutes.The Governor, amidst din and clamour, however continued reading his address to the Legislature.
In fact minutes before the Governor arrived inside the Central Hall, the three members of the Panthers Party led by Harsh Dev Singh entered the Hall raising the slogans against coalition government. The members of this party raised the slogans in support of the issues of Jammu and demanded dismissal of the coalition government in the state.”Ghatbandan Sarkar Ko Barkhast Karo…….Aatankvadi Sarkar Ko Barkhast Karo…..Jammu Virodhi Sarkar Ko Hata Do….(Dismiss ... | |
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| Govt resorting to bullet for stone policy | | Omar is CM , not Maharaja : Mehbooba | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 24: The leader of main Opposition party Mehbooba Mufti today spewed venom against what she alleged the “dictatorial and authoritarian” attitude of the ruling NC led coalition government in the state which she said has been resorting to repressive tactics to curb the voice of common people.An angry Mehbooba even reminded Chief Minister Omar Abdullah that he was only Chief Minister and not a Maharaja of the state and asked him to desist from “repressive” and “threatening” tactics.
“There used to be their policy of Bullet against Bullet ……but now they have resorted to the policy of Bullet for stones….young innocent boys are being booked for irrelevant secti... | |
| | | | Urgent need for revision of ethics in state theatricals | | | |
By SIDDHARTH
Early Times Report
Jammu , Feb 22: Though another Annual Drama Festival (ADF) of State Academy has concluded with results of the same too having come up, some astonishing facts still remain unread beneath the lines in its conduct that need to be brought up to showcase the ‘real theater’ working here.
Interestingly, since the past two years, the top honors and awards in the state’s most reputed theatre competition is clinched by journalists attempting their talent in the field, paving their way to stardom.
This year’s best actor award for an English play performed for the first time in state theatrical history was attempted in Drama Competition and was clinched by Vi... | |
| | | | Five-year-old killed as train hits car | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 22:
Even as the family shoved and strained, their Maruti-800 car remained stubbornly wedged against the railroad track at Pallah Morh near Samba as a result of which a train hit it,
causing the death of a five-year-old girl. A couple and their two children, including five-year-old
daughter Bhumika, were in the car with a driver on the steering wheel.
Police sources said when the driver tried to cross the railroad track, the car developed some technical snag and got stuck. They shoved it and tried to push it across the track,
but could not, the sources added. The family then heard the whistle of Madras Express. Sources
said while the couple, the... | |
| | | | Fencing damage in blast at International Border | | | | Early Times Report
Samba,Feb 22
A powerful blast was occurred International Border, Samba which caused entire area panicky. Soon after the blast the Border Security Force troops cordoned of the entire area of Chackfakrian and launched search operation.
Giving informaiton a BSF spokesman said that soon after the incident BSF troops challanged militants and resorted to firing but no retaliation was made from other side.Meanwhile inside source said that some militants have sneaked into the Indian territory.However, after the incident entire Samba area was turned into castle and nakas were remained active
Panic gripped along border area following by blast along International Border her... | |
| | | | Bovine smuggling bid foiled | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu,Feb 22
Three bovine smugglers have been arrested by Nagrota police and has some rescued four bovine animals.Nagrota Police supervised by SDPO Faisal Qureshi during naka checking intercepted a venicle bearing registration number JK14A5969 and during its checking police recovered bovine animals.Three bovine smugglers identified as Jamat Ali.Sheer Mohd and Balwan Chand all residents of Udh have been arrested on spot.The truck was on way to Srinagar from Jammu.A case in this connection has been registered.
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| | | | 'Jammu bandh' today | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 22: In protest against the killing of two members of the community by Taliban in Pakistan's tribal belt in Khyber region, Sikh organisations today gave a call for a Jammu bandh tomorrow.
The brutal killing of Sikh members by Taliban yesterday is shocking. The Pakistan government should provide security to the members of the minority, Sudershan Singh Wazir, convenor, Jammu and Kashmir Sikh United Front told reporters at a press conference here.
Mr Wazir said there would be a complete Jammu bandh and no vehicle would be allowed to ply on the roads.
We will also take out a rally and demonstrate near Digiana Ashram tomorrow morning, the Sikh leader said.
He a... | |
| | | | 11-day-old baby dies due to asphyxiation | | Police register murder case against Baramulla youth | | |
Early Times Report
The strike to protest arrest of youth across Kashmir took an ugly turn today when an 11 -day -old baby died in Baramulla after stone throwing protestors stoped the vehicle in which the infant was being taken to a hospital for health check up. Protestors demanded the occuppants of the vehicle to join them. Elsewhere in the Valley 30 persons including 9 police men and 4 photojournalists sustained injuries.
According to reports Upon refusal, the protestors got into a fisticuff with the child's mother and father. 11-day-old Irfan was injured on the head and started bleeding through the nose. The infant was pronounced dead on arrival at the Baramulla hospital.
Nishar Ah... | |
| | | | Nirupama Rao for better communication and dialogue with Pakistan | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 22: Two days before a six member delegation led by Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir arrives here, his Indian counterpart Nirupama Rao has spoken at length on political, human and strategic questions faced by India and also its neighbourhood, including Afganistan and Pakistan in a long speech delivered in London today at a joint seminar jointly held by Ministry of External Affairs and International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
The institute is a UK based think tank on political and military conflicts where diplomats, scholars and strategists deal with politics and diplomacy with the intent of nurturing civilized international behaviour i... | |
| | | | Life consuming disease ‘Cancer’ kills 15 people in a Rajouri village | | Doctors say, detailed investigation needs, villagers terrorised | | |
SHAFIQ MIR
Rajouri, February 22
About 15 Kms north of district headquarter Rajouri under the jurisdiction of tehsil Thananmandi, there is a village in which the inhabitants have lost hope in life because they have developed a belief to die in the age of 40 . In the last one decade , the inhabitants of the village have lost at least 15 people due to ‘ throat cancer’ and one more is struggling with the same life consuming disease at present . Doctors say detailed investigation needs to find out the reason behind the throat cancer in a particular hamlet .
Sources said, in a particular hamlet namely (Meera) of village Khablan in tehsil Thanamandi , at least 15 people have lost their li... | |
| | | | PDP wants New Delhi to ignore realities in J&K | | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 22: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) leaders, including Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, like all the Kashmiri leaders, including separatists, have again urged New Delhi to “respond to the ‘pain and aspirations’ of the state in a positive manner”. In effect, they have asked New Delhi to overlook the ground realities in the state and meet the communal and separatist demands of the Kashmiri leaders so that J&K is separated from India for all practical purposes and Pakistan enjoys equal powers with New Delhi in this border and strategic state. Something unacceptable.
How else should one interpret the February 20 Mufti Moham... | |
| | | | 8 PDP workers injured in police cane charge | | | |
Arteev Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 22: Situation on city roads today turned violent on the first day of Budget Session when police resorted to baton charge on activists of main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to prevent them marching towards Civil Secretariat to protest alleged increase in human rights violations in the State, particularly in Kashmir Valley.
Police, however, foiled the bid of the angry PDP supporters to gherao the State Legislature Complex. The party leaders said that eight PDP activists sustained minor injuries in police cane charge.
The trouble erupted when police stopped the PDP activists at Vivekanand Chowk heading towards Civil Sec... | |
| | | | J&K won’t tolerate human rights abuse: Vohra State coming back to peace, normalcy | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 22: Governor N N Vohra today reiterated the State’s commitment to ensuring zero tolerance towards human rights violations.
He also said welcomed the Foreign Secretary-level dialogue between India and Pakistan, saying that the state is slowly coming back to peace and normalcy.
The Governor, during his 50-minute-long address to a joint sitting of the State Legislature on the opening day of the budget session, said “The government would uphold human rights at all costs” and there would be “zero tolerance towards those indulging in human rights abuses”.
He further said that human rights violations have become a major issue because of the stone pelting dem... | |
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