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| Former Minister PN Raju’s 2 sons among 4 dead in NH road accident | | | |
SARITA JAMWAL
Udhampur July 7: In a gruesome tragedy four Congress activists including two sons of former minister PN Raju were killed while another got seriously injured when a Maruti car they were traveling in skidded off the road and rolled down into a deep gorge at Jakhani near Udhampur on Jammu-Srinager National Highway today.
Representing Ramban segment, PN Raju was one among the most prominent and loyalist National Conference leaders of Jammu province. Until mid-1990s when National Conference returned to power, Raju was party’s provincial president. He had died few years ago.
Police said that four persons including identified as Vijay Singh and his brother Shakti Singh Raju, sons of former Minister and Provincial President National Conference PN Raju, of Ramban were killed in the mishap.
The other two deceased have been identified as Sham Singh son of Faquir Chand and Hari Bhagat son of Inder Singh, both residents of Maitra, Ramban.
The grievously injured has been identified as Budhi Singh son of Shiv Ram, Block President Ramban, who has been admitted in District Hospi... | |
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| DD News editor stops anti-Pak propaganda from R-Day | | Malik upset over State awards, refuses to comment on Rs 120 cr Pak media campaign | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Feb 7: Doordarshan’s unparalleled anti-militancy hero, Bashir Ahmed Malik Athar, has dramatically stopped all of Srinagar Doordarshan propaganda against Pakistan, militants and the separatist Hurriyat Conference from this year’s Republic Day even as Pakistan has, for the first time, announced to earmark a special outlay of Rs 120 Cr for its anti-India propaganda campaign.
Immediately after Omar Abdullah-led coalition government announced this year’s prestigious State Awards on Republic Day, on January 26, Srinagar DD News Editor, Bashir Malik Athar, has stopped the anti-militant, anti-Pakistan campaign he and his wife have run from the country’s most distu... | |
| | | | 34 trapped in flash floods in Chenab | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Feb 07: Thirty four people were trapped in flash floods caused by incessant rains in the ferocious Chenab river at Kansi Patta in Reasi this evening.
Ten of them were drivers, while the others were labourers, who had gone in 10 tippers to the island in the river to collect sand.
Official sources said as it rained heavily in upper reaches today, the Chenab was flooded all of a sudden as a result of which the island was cut off from the approach land at about 4.30 pm. All the 34 people were marooned as they did not get a chance to escape, the sources added.
Sources said information in this regard reached police at about 5.30. Rescue teams were then despatched to... | |
| | | | Will slain youth’s family ever get justice? | | WHO KILLED ZAHID? | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Feb 7: The assurance of the Chief Minister and his senior minister Ali Muhammad Sagar notwithstanding, justice seems a distant dream for the relatives of Zahid Farooq, a student of 11th standard who got killed in mysterious circumstances on February 5 at Brain, Nishat.
The Chief Minister ordered a high level probe into the killing after half an hour of the incident. The probe was entrusted to divisional commissioner Kashmir, Naseema Lanker. She has been told to submit a detailed report within a week. The probe commenced today and the report is expected shortly.
Meanwhile, the law minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar assured stern action against the culprits. Sagar ... | |
| | | | Talks may take off on Feb 18 | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 7: Days after India proposed Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan, sources said on Sunday the talks could take place either on February 18 or 25 in New Delhi.
The government is expected to call an all-party meet before holding the talks to take every political spectrum into confidence.
While terrorism is going to be the major focus of the talks, humanitarian and consular issues, trade and confidence building measures will also be discussed.
India is basically looking at an incremental dialogue with Pakistan and wants to discuss all issues of peace and stability with its neighbour, government sources said.
They added that while aiming to enhance trust and ... | |
| | | | Farooq hopes Indo-Pak talks reach summit level | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 7: Barely few days after opposed the idea of dialogue with Pakistan till perpetrators of 26/11 were punished, the National Conference patriarch and Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today expected a summit level talks between Prime Ministers of both countries after Foreign Secretaries and Foreign Ministers met.
Abdullah senior was talking to the reporters at RS Pura, near here, after launching party’s membership drive in Jammu region. The membership drive for Kashmir had been launched on December 15, 2009.
Farooq hope that forthcoming round of talks between foreign secretaries of both India and Pakistan would pave the way for th... | |
| | | | Omar puts his diplomatic stamp on CMs security meet called by Centre | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, FEB 7: Chief Ministers’ conference on internal security that opened here today with an address by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has come amid hopes regarding a possible interaction between Foreign Secretaries of India and Pakistan.
This among other things is supposed to take up the issue of terrorism that dominated today’s deliberations of CMs though without a direct reference to the future bilateral engagement with the neighbouring country.
And, thus, Jammu and Kashmir found prominence in the discussions here. Omar Abdullah was first to speak among CMs at Vigyan Bhavan, the venue of today’s conference. He was also seen interacting with the Union Home Minister P C... | |
| | | | J&K bears brunt of terror acts: PM | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Feb 7: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday said Jammu and Kashmir bears the brunt of terrorist acts.
Speaking at the Chief Minister's Conference on Internal Security, the PM said: "Hostile groups and elements operate from across the border to perpetrate terrorist acts in our country. The State of Jammu and Kashmir bears the brunt of the acts of these groups."
Singh said there has been a marked decline in the number of terrorist incidents from 2008 to 2009. But, infiltration levels have shown an increase.
"As far as Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, there has been a marked decline in the number of terrorist incidents from 2008 to 2009. But, infiltration levels have sho... | |
| | | | Rains, snowfall throw life out of gear, NH closed for second day | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Feb 7: With no let up in rains and fresh snowfall in upper reaches of the State, normal life was thrown out of gear in Jammu region with mercury witnessing downward trends on second consecutive day here today.
Official reports said that incessant rains followed by fresh snowfall at Jawahar Tunnel and shooting of stones on vulnerable Panthial point forced authorities to suspend vehicular movement on 300-km-long Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between Kashmir Valley and rest of the country, after its “partial” re-opening this evening.
It said that the Border Road Organisation (BRO), responsible for the maintenance of the highway had pres... | |
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