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Major Hizbul Mujahideen terror module busted: Police 3/21/2011 12:26:51 PM SRINAGAR: The police today claimed busting of a Hizbul Mujahideen module at Kreeri, Patan in Baramulla district with the arrest of five persons including the Imam of the local mosque. The module, according to the police, planned to kill 16 residents of Kreeri and Pattan areas to "create fear psychosis and to revive" the Hizbul Mujahideen group. The Baramulla police discovered this during its investigation of a "blind murder case" of a civilian, Nazir Ahmad Lone resident of Kreeri, DIG, North Kashmir Range, Muneer Ahmed Khan said at a press conference in Baramulla. Some unknown gunmen on February 28, 2011 had shot at Nazir Ahmed Lone who was rushed to Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) where he succumbed to his injuries. Nazir was a class "A" contractor and social worker. He had a good rapport among the general public of the area, the police said. After this shoot out, an FIR No. 13/2011 U/S 307 RPC, 7/27 A. Act (subsequently converted to 302 RPC,102-B) was registered in Police Station Kreeri. Sub-Divisional Police Officer Pattan Sajad Ah...   READ MORE

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At India Today Conclave Farooq & Geelani take antagonistic positions on Kashmir 3/21/2011 12:26:28 PM New Delhi: Notwithstanding the fact they belong to same soil of Kashmir, the two veteran leaders-adversaries on the political front today shared the same dais only to air vertically divided views on Kashmir. It was no less than a one to one confrontation between Union Minister and former Chief Minister of J&K Dr Farooq Abdullah and hardliner separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani who were guests at the India Today conclave held here today. The two leaders spoke Saturday on 'Kashmir, What next?' at the 10th India Today conclave. As always it was a ‘demonstration’ of the ideologies they stick to in terms of Kashmir issue by resorting to rhetoric often seen at their individual levels. ...   READ MORE   Is it beginning of JK’s trifurcation? Of LAHDC’s new logo 3/21/2011 12:25:39 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 19: Everything ranging from politics to environment has been discussed in the on-going session of the Legislative Assembly. However, the legislators especially from the ruling coalition have failed to discuss the use of new logo by the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC). The LAHDC has also abandoned use of the state flag. Instead the `civic body’ has been using the Tricolor. Usually, anywhere in the state, the Tricolor and the state flag are hurled atop government buildings and vehicles. The combination is also used at official functions. On February 27, the Chief Minister responded to the development by stating that LAHDC was a m...   READ MORE   24 hurt in road accidents 3/21/2011 12:25:16 PM JAMMU, Mar 19: At least two dozen persons, including Holi revellers, were wounded in different road accidents here today. Police said four persons sustained injuries when the minibus in which they were travelling overturned near Bawa Talab at Purkhoo.Identified as Ganesh (24) of Udhampur, Chinta (30) of Katra, Champa od Dera Baba and Simran (13) of Katra, they were admitted to the GMC hospital. Over half a dozen speeding motorcycles slipped on the city roads, resulting in injuries to at least 20 youth who were celebrating the festival of colours.All of them were hospitalised. Police had registered cases in this connection. ...   READ MORE   Non formation of a proper transfer policy has led to mess in working of Govt departments 3/21/2011 12:24:58 PM JAMMU, Mar 19: With failure of State Government to frame a definite transfer policy or implement the existing one, hundreds of its employees having no political influence are working in far flung areas for years tighter and no body in administration is ready to hear their woes. Notwithstanding the claims of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah to give a clean and transparent Government in the state ever since he assumed office in 2008, the situation has not improved for the common man as there has been no effect of his instructions and statements on the bureaucratic level so for. According to sources hundreds of the employees working in far flung areas having no influence in political...   READ MORE   Militant, cop killed in Kashmir encounter 3/21/2011 12:24:29 PM Srinagar, Mar 19 : A militant and a policeman were killed in an encounter in Kashmir valley on Saturday, police said. Acting on specific information about the presence of militants in village Doondupora-Keller, Shopian police and security forces early Saturday laid a siege around the area, leading to an encounter. "One militant identified as Abdul Rashid Awan, son of Mohammad Hussian, resident of Rakh-e-Pehlipora, Keller of Hizbul-Mujahideen outfit, was killed in the encounter," police said. One policeman identified as Ghulab Singh, a Head-Constable, also died in the gunbattle The police also claimed recovery of arms and ammunition from the site of the encounter. Search operation ...   READ MORE   Autonomy demand triggers animated debate in political circles Behind the veil 3/21/2011 12:23:57 PM Early Times Report Jammu, March 19:-If the PDP members of the state Assembly defended the reported recommendations of the interlocutors favouring restoration of pre-1953 constitutional status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir they were not supporting the autonomy concept as envisaged by the National Conference. They were defending interlocutors views on experimenting various options for the settlement of the turmoil in Kashmir. Reports says that by def ending interlocutors' reported recommendation he PDP wanted to demonstrate its Kashmir centric bias. Even if its support for the idea was mistaken for a thaw between the two political rivals,the NC and the PDP,suc...   READ MORE   Bloodbath in Yemen must make Kashmiri separatists see reason STARK REALITY 3/21/2011 12:23:24 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 19: Bulk of the Arab World is in turmoil. As a matter of fact, a pro-democracy wave is sweeping across the Middle East. Fed up with the dictatorial and oppressive rule in their respective states, the people have engineered movements in several countries. They have already succeeded in Tunisia and Egypt and they are likely to succeed in Libya anytime from now, with the United Nations joining the people’s movement there in its own way. Struggle for the introduction of democratic set-up is also going on in Bahrain and Jordan and in the process the pro-democracy forces are suffering at the hands of forces loyal to the dictators. The situation in Ye...   READ MORE   Mirwaiz can’t take Jammu and Ladakh for a ride MINCING NO WORDS 3/21/2011 12:23:05 PM NEHA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 19: It is now more than clear: Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, or for that matter other self-styled freedom fighters, who have been surviving and thriving on the blood and sweat of common Kashmiri Muslims and exploiting the name of Islam for the worldly gains since years, will neither reform themselves nor would they deviate from the path that has only brought death and destruction in Kashmir. It is also clear that they will not recognize the complexities and diversities in the state and that they will continue to air views that are uterly unacceptable and that have already caused an extreme form of bitterness between the regions and social groups. How els...   READ MORE

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