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Arteev Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 24:
Another occurrence of total disorder and pandemonium marked third day’s Business in Legislative Assembly as vociferous opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) MLAs’ heightened reprisal on the issue of human rights violation in Kashmir Valley disrupted the House proceedings during Question Hour.
However, as the proceedings continued even amid chaos and noisy scenes, two main constituents of opposition, PDP and BJP staged walk out, though separately, against the government’s “insensitiveness” towards their pleas.
While the BJP MLAs staged walk out just six minutes after the commencement of House proceedings, the main opposition having 21 MLAs led by Mehbooba Mufti staged walk out at the end of Question Hour and later boycotted the House Business for rest of the day.
Amid the ruckus, the PDP MLAs except Mehbooba Mufti stormed into the well, disrupting the opening sequence even as the shouting brigade demanded a debate on 11-day-long infant, Irfan’s killing, a process described by the PDP chief as an act of cr... | |
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| “Stone Pelting Force”: Omar rightly snubs Mehbooba | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 24: PDP president and Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Assembly Mehbooba Mufti has crossed all the lines to establish that she and her party could go to any extent to further their separatist and communal agenda. She has gone to extent of defending what she calls the “stone pelting force”, saying they have been forced to take to stone pelting against the paramilitary forces and other law and order enforcing authorities because the powers-that-be in the state and at the Centre have not done anything to reverse the process of “alienation” in Kashmir. Her spurious and provocative argument is that it is this negative attitude of the authorities t... | |
| | | | Concessions for passengers in Mamata's rail budget | | | | NEW DELHI: The Railway Budget for 2010-11 on Wednesday proposed no increase in passenger fares and freight rates while reducing the tariff by Rs 100 per wagon in transportation of foodgrains, kerosene and fertilisers to tackle the price rise.
The budget, presented by Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee in the Lok Sabha, also proposed to reduce the maximum limit of service charge on e-booking of tickets to Rs 10 for sleeper class and Rs 20 for AC class. The present maximum charge is Rs 15 and Rs 40 respectively.
This is the seventh year in a row that passenger fares have not been raised.
Announcing a slew of concessions for passengers, Banerjee proposed free travel for cancer pat... | |
| | | | Will Foreign Secretaries move beyond warm handshakes and telegenic smile? | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 24: Somehow before tomorrow’s meeting between top most serving diplomats of India and Pakistan both the sides have warned against prejudging the outcome of the talks that are luckily going to take place despite so many differences between the two neighbouring countries.
Though there are no big expectations attached to the talks and seasoned diplomats like KC Singh, a former Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry, have called tomorrow’s parleys as only “talks about talks”, both Indian and Pakistani sides have been trying to summon a positive outlook in the wake of growing world opinion against a longstanding virtual cold war among them.
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| | | | Was Bacha Khour gang chief’s PSA revoked on CM’s orders? | | Baramulla’s Swat under tight scanner as Omar gives catch-or-quit option to Police | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Feb 24: Stone pelters who struck on the Rafiabad family and caused the death of an eleven-day-old infant on Monday last were not roaming around and unleashing a
reign of terror without reason. Their chief had been held for rioting during the Shopian demonstrators last year and detained at a jail in Jammu but, according to residents, his PSA detention was withdrawn within a couple of months on Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s orders after intervention of a couple of National Conference (NC) leaders including a Minister of State. Members of this gang were conspicuously present at a valedictory function organized by Police in honour of the outgoing Deputy Comm... | |
| | | | Pak bullet hurts BSF cop | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24:
Apart from violating ceasefire on the International Border (IB) to facilitate infiltration, the Pak Rangers this morning fired a shot at a BSF cop near Katau Post in Samba sector,
causing him a serious injury.
In another incident in Samba's Bain Galad forward area, 30 mt barbed-wire fencing was blown up in at least two powerful improvised explosive device (IED) blasts.
Official sources said the Rangers violated ceasefire when they fired shots targetting Katau border outpost at about 5.30 am. Fire was returned. The intermittent exchange of fire between the two sides continued till 6 am, the sources added.
Sources said Pakistan tried ... | |
| | | | Pakistan should extend friendship hand to India: Omar | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu February 24- “It is universal fact that friends can be replaced but neighbors can not be changed, and same holds true with respect to countries like India and Pakistan. Therefore, it is in the best interest of Pakistan as a good neighbors to extend hand of friendship, at this very juncture, when Indo – Pak talks are scheduled, so that both the countries are able to reap the fruits of amicable co-existence”. , observed Chief Minister Mr. Omar Abdullah, while addressing to a mammoth gathering in Kunjwani Jammu on the occasion of laying of foundation stone of Rs. 34 crore Kunjwani- Satwari Road.
Deputy Chief Minister, Mr. Tara Chand, Minister for Revenue & Re... | |
| | | | Husband has STD: Woman approaches police for justice | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 24:
The mother of a seven-month-old girl child approached Women Police Cell here Tuesday evening with an alleged complaint that her husband had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) about which she was kept in dark by her in-laws.
The woman, whom police identified as Sita Devi, came to the Women Cell late last evening with an alleged complaint that her husband suffered from a venereal disease even before their marriage.
She said as her husband would not live a long life and his early end looked imminent, she wanted share of his property from her in-laws to support her and her baby for the rest of their life.
In her complaint, she also alleg... | |
| | | | ‘Counter stone pelting squad’ | | Sagar dares Mehbooba to prove charges or resign | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , Feb 24: In what appears to be political showdown and confrontation at peak between the ruling NC and opposition PDP, the Law minister Ali Mohammad Sagar today dared Mehbooba Mufti to prove the allegations of government creating counter stone pelting squads in Kashmir or else resign. The fiery Minister of National Conference also accused PDP of having stooped low in making baseless allegations and misleading the people on account of what he termed as political bankruptcy and sheer frustration of the leadership of that party.
“I challeneged her to prove if there is any government agency involved in such acts……let her prove what she has said…….If Mehbooba Muft... | |
| | | | NC choking Opposition’s voice: Mehbooba | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 24: Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti today accused the ruling National Conference-Congress alliance of being “autocratic” as it is trying to “choke the voice of the opposition and people”.
“The ruling National Conference has made a mockery of the highest institution of the Legislative Assembly by choking the voice of the opposition by adopting undemocratic means. The Government is not only trying to choke the voice of the opposition but also choking the voice of the people,” Mehbooba told reporters soon after staging walk out from Lower House this morning.
The furious PDP chief said, “We have been asking the Government... | |
| | | | Surrender policy under attack by BJP, PP | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , Feb 25: Contesting the relevance of surrender policy for facilitating return of youth who have crossed the border years back, the members of BJP and J&K Panthers Party attacked the coalition government contending that latter is doing so for political gains.Both the parties accused the government of adopting double standards and being little concerned over the fate of West POK refugees and over the issue of return of Kashmiri Pandits.
The government came under sharp criticism and attack when the members gave vent to their feelings and apprehensions during their participation in Governor NN Vohra’s address in the Legislative Assembly today. “On one side... | |
| | | | Sachin The God scripts ODI history | | | |
Gwalior: Take it or not, but if there is God on Earth then that’s Sachin. February 24, 2010 will be the day when world will remember the maestro for belying human mortality. And to do all that, it just took 147 balls.
The capacity crowd at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium witnessed history today as Tendulkar, statistically the greatest batsman the game has ever seen, pushed a Charl Langeveldt delivery through the off-side and ran a single to achieve a feat which no other cricketer has achieved.
One Day International cricket, since its 1971 inception, had to wait nearly four decades to see a batsman score 200. The previous best mark was shared by Zimbabwean Charles
Coventry (194 not... | |
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