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Omar jumps into flames, douses fire Army kills Handwara youth on Pakistan's Solidarity Day with Kashmiris 2/6/2011 12:08:38 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Feb 5: In the very beginning of Army's "Solidarity Year with the Kashmiri People" and exactly on Pakistan's "Solidarity Day with the Kashmiri People", troops of Rashtriya Rifles 33 Bn gunned down a 21-year-old member of a National Conference (NC) family in Handwara. However, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and NC's MLA, Chowdhary Mohammad Ramzan, quickly jumped into the flames and doused a fire that carried every promise of igniting a fresh turbulence and getting the separatist leadership back from its bankruptcy. Nothing better would have rescued the separatist Hurriyat and its cheerleaders in the Valley from the unenviable position they had landed in with the brutal killing of two young women of a family in Sopore last week. Troops of RR 33 Bn, according to official sources, opened fire on 21-year-old Manzoor Ahmed Magray S/o Ghulam Ahmed Magray and left him dead yards away from his residence at Gund Chogal village, in Handwara, late last night. He died on spot. Over 2,000 residents of Chogal and adjoining villages gathered in the mo...   READ MORE

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Omar meeting Hasnain over Handwara killing 2/6/2011 12:08:12 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Feb 5: The first threat to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah top priority of the year 2011 has come neither from Hurriyat nor from militants. Not even from ISI in Pakistan. Had the year's first civilian killing happened in a segment of the local MLA's or Minister's disconnect with the masses, it would have arguably marked the beginning of what Omar has been desperately attempting to prevent. It remains significant as no civilian killing by troops or Police has happened since September 13, 2010. Over a hundred deaths had occurred in previous three months of mass turbulence. "I have taken the Handwara killing extremely seriously. I am meeti...   READ MORE   132 inquiries in 14 years ‘Probes are meant to quell public uproar’ 2/6/2011 12:07:55 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 5: Yet another student fell to bullets at Handwara Friday evening and yet again the authorities responded by ordering a probe. With this the total number of probes ordered since 1996 has gone up to 132. The number of probes ordered since installation of democratic rule in 1996 have not helped the government achieve much publicized `zero tolerance'. In fact probes have been directly proportional to abuses. More probes, more violations. Dr Farooq Abdullah returned to power in 1996 after six years of hibernation in England. During his tenure he ordered as many as 40 probes into human rights abuses but all in vain. A total of 43 Judicial/Magisterial/ Administ...   READ MORE   Soz to brief Sonia on Congress affairs in Jammu Kashmir 2/6/2011 12:07:25 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 5: Ultimately the AICC Chief, Sonia Gandhi, has taken a serious view of the growing tussle between the loyalists, headed by PCC Chief, Saif-ud-Din Soz, and the dissidents, led by Ghulam Nabi Azad, union Health Minister, in the state unit of the Congress. In this connection she has summoned Soz to New Delhi and the PCC Chief plans to meet Sonia Gandhi on Monday. Party sources said that Soz has been informed by his supporters, including several ministers, that a divided Congress had created a problem for them and for the running of the Government. Soz has been told that the activities of the dissidents had encouraged the National Conference leadership to take t...   READ MORE   Unjustifiable police action against Canon Bar waiters is repeat of Royal Bar incident 2/6/2011 12:07:11 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, Feb 5: Forty one days after the unjustifiable and the highly condemnable Royal Bar incident in which police had taken side of drunken goons and booked innocent waiters, two Canon Bar employees were last night arrested in a fabricated case. Canon Bar episode at Ware House is exactly repeat of the Royal Bar incident. In both the cases, innocent waiters were booked and the accused were set free with impunity from law. Both these incidents are perfect examples of "police raaj" in the winter capital. Police acted like an unlawful authority in both the cases. Their action is totally unjustifiable, unreasonable, illegal, unfounded and needs to be condemned in the stron...   READ MORE   Has the BJP ultimately reviewed its stand on Kashmir? 2/6/2011 12:06:52 AM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 5: Has the BJP finally reviewed its stand on the March 1999 agreement on Jammu and Kashmir, reached between the then Indian Foreign Minister, Jaswant Singh, and his Pakistani counterpart, Sartaj Aziz, at Colombo? (The agreement, among other things, had suggested plebiscite in the state on regional/district basis, maximum autonomy to Kashmir and its adjoining areas and division of Jammu along river Chenab.) If one goes by what the BJP national general secretary and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley, said the other day in New Delhi, one can say yes the BJP has reviewing its stand on its earlier position. Earlier, on February five also,...   READ MORE   Cong will be at receiving end over UPA Govt's proposed solution to Kashmir issue 2/6/2011 12:06:37 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Feb 5: The Congress will be at receiving end on UPA Government's proposed solution to Kashmir and Chief Minister, P Chidambaram who wound up his two days visit to state yesterday has come to a sharp criticism for asking his Partymen to give a road map for solution to Kashmir problem. Expressing their dismay over the role of UPA Government on Kashmir issue the nationalistic people in the state have warned it that any decision to accept autonomy, self rule, demilitarization or withdrawal of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) will prove suicidal. The BJP and other organizations of Sangh Parivar have not only cautioned the Congress against its proposed decision ...   READ MORE   PDD give-up to TSPs 2/6/2011 12:06:21 AM CHAMAN KAUL EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 5: Changing its stance, higher authorities in (Power Development Department) PDD has finally succumbed to Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) in Jammu and Kashmir by virtue of reversing its all existing orders for unknown reasons. By such acts neither reputation of state but also the exchequer is ruined. Power Development Department (PDD) instead of executing its order no DC/PD/TO-I/571 dated 29-06-2010, wherein orders were issued for imposition of penalties on sharing of sites, HT metering and blanket sanctions had become time barred are to be cancelled with immediate effect, besides DG metering was mandatory according to J&K Electricity Duty Act 19...   READ MORE   Mattoo down and out: Jammu scores yet another spectacular victory 2/6/2011 12:05:59 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Feb 5: Amitabh Mattoo, who played havoc with the University of Jammu and destroyed the institution by politicizing it and inducting some persons with highly doubtful credentials, is not only down but also finally out. It's now virtually official. He has reportedly declined to take over as Vice-Chancellor of the sanctioned Central University of Jammu. But the fact of the matter is that the Ministry of Human Resource Development had never given him the appointment order, although the concerned minister, Kapil Sibal, was very much in favour of Mattoo. It was he who had paid scant regard to the bitter opposition in Jammu against his decision and repeatedly per...   READ MORE   Tantrik dies under mysterious circumstances 2/6/2011 12:05:21 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu Feb 5 : A tantrik died while treating a patient with black magic at Munshi Chak in Pouni Chak area near here last night. Police sources said tantrik Ghulam Mohiudin, son of Abdul Gaffar of Ranjitpura, Pounichak, last evening went to the house of Razzak Gujjar at Munshi Chak for his treatment as he was not keeping well for the past some time. Quoting Razzak's family, sources said the tantrik died while trying to cure Razzak with black magic. After the matter came to their notice, police rushed to the spot and removed the body to the GMC hospital mortuary. After post-mortem this morning, it was handed over to his family members for last rites. Mohiudin's family all...   READ MORE   One held with arms at Karnah 2/6/2011 12:04:55 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR Feb 5: Police Saturday arrested a person with arms in Karnah area of Kupwara district. "Mukhtar Hussain son of Mubarak of Lountha in Karnah, Kupwara, was arrested by police late last evening along with arms", official sources said. One pistol with a magazine and one revolver were recovered from his possession, the sources added. Police had registered a case in this connection....   READ MORE   6 more stone pelters held in Kashmir 2/6/2011 12:04:26 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR Feb 5: Six more persons, alleged to be involved in incidents of stone pelting last summer in the valley, were today apprehended at Baramulla. A police spokesman said police arrested six more stone pelters for their role in the summer unrest in the valley. He identified them as Farooq Ahmad Sheikh, Mohammad Akram Dar, Mohammad Sharief Bhat, Javid Ahamd Bhat, Mushtaq Ahmad Khan and Reyaz Ahmad Dar. They were apprehended from Kreeri Pattan in Baramulla. He said these stone pelters were evading their arrest since long and were responsible for creating law and order problems in Kreeri area. With this, a total of 15 stone pelters had been arrested in Kreeri durin...   READ MORE

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