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| Omar ‘takes over’ PDP’s slogan; asks for more LoC links | | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu, Mar 14: Shortly ahead of Lok Sabha election, Natonal Conference leadership has made an aptly smart move by taking the popular slogans of opposition People Democratic Party. The PDP leadership has in the recent past being campaigning on the issues of cross border contexts and trade which paid them well in the recently concluded assembly elections. However CM Omar Abdullah a pre-emptive move by pitching for opening of LoC routes.
The Omar Abdullah, government has written to the Central government seeking the opening of more trade links with the neighbouring country.
In a letter which the State government has shot off to the Union Home Ministry, it has asked for opening of the Suchetgarh-Sialkote, Nowshera-Mirpur and Chammb-Palanwala trade routes.
JK’s Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce, Anil Goswami, said, “State is for the opening of more trade routes with the neighbouring country. We have recommended the opening of more trade routes. However, the final decision lies with the Central government as it is for the state of Pakistan and India to decide on... | |
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| One injured in a blast during PDP rally | | | | Early Times Report
KISHTWAR, Mar 14: Panic gripped the Kishtwar town on Saturday when an explosion hit a rally held by Peoples Democratic Party, injuring one person seriously.
However, police ruled out possibilities of an attack and said the blast was caused by a fire cracker set off by party activists during the rally this afternoon while according a welcome to newly elected Legislative Council member Asgar Ali.
The injured was identified as Naseer Ahmed and was airlifted to Jammu for treatment, they said.... | |
| | | | 3 LeT ultras killed in mosque standoff | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14 : Security forces gunned down three militants including one foreigner in an encounter which started this morning at Sarwa village of Mountainous district Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.
informed sources told News Agency of Kashmir that on specific information about moment of a group of three LeT militants, troops of 11 RR and Local Police launched a joint search operation at Sarwa village of Keshwan.
Soon after the militants were sounded with a surrender call, they open indiscriminate firing on the troops who chased them. All the three militants including a dreaded militant Rizwan took shelter in a local mosque.
This morning, sources said that militants ... | |
| | | | Saji’s associates held | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 14 : A senior official of Narcotics Control Bureau and two Jammu and Kashmir Police constables were on Saturday arrested for allegedly siphoning off heroin along with arrested IPS officer Saji Mohan.
Balwinder Kumar, Superintendent who was posted in Chandigarh, and Mohan's PSOs Naveen Kumar and Devinder Pal Singh, were arrested by the NCB on the charge of conspiring with Mohan to siphon off heroin from seized contraband and then indulging in its trade, sources said.
Mr. Mohan, a J&K cadre officer, was arrested on January 24 by the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly trying to sell heroin in Mumbai. At the time of his arrest, he was posted as Depu... | |
| | | | 3 killed in Udhampur mishap | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 14: Three persons were killed and as many as thirty nine persons were injured, five of them critically, in separate mishaps across the Valley, police sources told .
Sources said that three persons were killed on the spot when a Maruti car (JK08A-0606) skidded off the road and rolled down about 400ft into a stream near Jakhani in Udhampur district of the Jammu last night.
A senior police official told that two dead persons have been identified as Tara Chand son of Mar Chand of Saeli Talab Udhampur, Gurmeet Singh son of Jaswant Singh of Jammu while identity of the third persons is being ascertained, the sources told. Meanwhile police has registered a case... | |
| | | | Farooq says take off terror tag from Muslims | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Mar 14: Warning against serious ramifications of ‘labeling’ Muslims as terrorists, National Conference patron Farooq Abdullah Saturday called upon a joint fight to what he termed a conspiracy.
“There is a daring need about a joint fight to fight the conspiracy of labeling Muslims as terrorists to prevent its designer’s success,” Farooq Abdullah told a gathering in connection with Eid-Millad-Un-Nabi (SAW) at Community centre Nowhatta in old city.
“It is a mistake on part of world community who think Muslims as terrorist. In-fact Islam is a complete way of life,” Farroq said.
Reports reaching said that Farooq said that Muslims need to fight the conspiracy on... | |
| | | | Govt likely to cosider amendment in Hindu Marriage Act | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, Mar 14 : In view of the conflicting judgement of the Supreme Court on the issue whether irretrievable breakdown of matrimonial ralationship should be a ground for dissolution of marriage, the Union Government is likely to consider if the Hindu Marriage Act should be suitably amended.
The Law Commission is also of the view that if matrimonial relationship has reached a dead end then it should be allowed to be dissolved as to continue would not be in the interest of the sanctity of marriage. Such a step would also show scant regards for the feeling and emotions of the parties involved.
Justice A R Lakshmanan, chairman of the Law Commisssion, in his report likely to be s... | |
| | | | LeT financial coordinator arrested with hawala money | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14 : A financial coordinator of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was arrested and Rs 50,000 in hawala money recovered from his possession in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said here on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of police arrested Nazir Ahmed from Pangai village in Thanamandi tehsil of the district on Friday, they said.
They said that Ahmed, who hails from Mahore in Reasi district, visited Shahdra Sharief area in the tehsil and collected Rs 50,000 in hawala money from LeT's 'Osama group'.
The money was supposed to be handed over to two militants-- Abu Noman and Abdul Rehman-- in Reasi district, they said, ad... | |
| | | | 26/11: Pak Should Walk the Talk: Pranab | | | | Agencies
New Delhi , Mar 14: A day after India handed over to Pakistan more evidence regarding the Mumbai terror attacks, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said he expected Islamabad to follow up its commitment with "tangible action".
"Words and commitments should be followed by tangible action," he told a press conference here when asked whether he was satisfied with Pakistan's handling of the investigation into the Mumbai attacks.
Mukherjee pointed out that India has been demanding Pakistan to dismantle terror infrastructure on its soil, handover to Delhi fugitives under the Indian law, and bring the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror strikes to justice.
"The question is... | |
| | | | Pak keeps boiling, army mounted in Islamabad | | | | Agencies
Islamabad, Mar 14: In the wake of the Long March called by former Pakistan Prime Minister and PML-N chief Nawaz Sharif Pakistan today ordered troops to be deployed at sensitive areas in the capital as the threat by the opposition to go for a mass sit-in outside the Parliament neared.
The chief secretary is currently in talks with the Brigadier of the 111 brigade but the army said the deployment would take place "only if the situation warrants."
The army said it had received a request from the government to deploy troops at sensitive locations to maintain law and order during the protest by lawyers and opposition parties.
The troops will remain on alert and will "move only if th... | |
| | | | PC visiting J&K | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 14 : The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram will visit Jammu and Kashmir March 18 to review the security situation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the state.
Mr. Chidambaram would interact with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior officials to assess the situation in the state, which is holding elections to its six Lok Sabha seats in five phases.
He would visit this winter capital of the state, an official said, adding that it was not yet sure if he would go to the tate's summer capital Srinagar as well.
The security officials have prepared their assessment on account of the security needs owing to fresh threats that have emerged after the recent dev... | |
| | | | Turmoil to affect India: Air Chief | | | | Agencies
New Delhi, March 14: The chief of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Fali Homi Major on Saturday said that the political turmoil in Pakistan will have an impact on India.
Earlier, while addressing a high-level meeting, Pakistani President Zardari had outrightly said no to the reconciliation formula prepared by Kayani and Gilani with the backing of the US and the UK.
Reports in the Pakistani media also claimed that the President has ordered a crackdown on the press to stifle the lawyers’ Long March.
Meanwhile, speculation has been rife in the recent days of Zardari being cornered and the emergence of Gilani as the man of the moment. In fact, reports yesterday claimed that ... | |
| | | | Plot deepens: Leela Karan bids adieu to SAYSS, awaits BJP nod | | Samiti-BJP tantrums | | | Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Mar 14: Leela Karan Sharma, who as convenor of the Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti has spearheaded two month long agitation in Jammu today submitted his resignation to the core committee of the Sangarsh Samiti thus paving way for his candidature speculation is rife in political circles that Leela Karan Sharma will be fielded by the BJP on Jammu-Poonch Lok Sabha seat but a formal announcement is awaited in this regard.
The Bhartiya Janta Party Parliamentary Board meeting in Delhi will shortly announced its nominees for the Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, whatsoever..
Interestingly, the leaders of Shri Amarnath Sangarsh Samiti (SAYSS), which spearheaded the two month... | |
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