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| Endless wait for wife of a Indian crew member held hostage by Somali pirates | | Braving odds with kids, Madhu rues govt 'apathy & indifference' | | | KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 21: For Madhu Sharma, the last about eight months’ period have proved to be nothing less than an ordeal as her husband Narottam Kumar Sharma, 37, of Vijaypur, nearly 28 kms from here, is one among the 25 crew members of an Egyptian ship held hostage by Somali pirates since August 2, 2010.
It is an endless wait with a glimmer of hope for a woman who is running from pillar to post, seeking safe release of her husband from the clutches of dreaded captives- the Somali pirates.
Talking exclusively to Early Times, Madhu narrated her tale of woes with a choked throat, “I have been making rounds in the corridors of power at the state as well as ce... | |
| | | | Resentment brewing against move to construct hotel in Heritage complex | | Political parties drawing up plans for a ‘joint movement...’? | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Mar 21 : The resentment of Jammu based political parties over the alleged move of the government to lease out a portion of land in Mubarak Mandi Heritage Complex expressed in the Assembly last week will not remain confined to the House. The emotive issue which is close to the heart of Jammuites is all set to be raised vehemently outside the Legislature as well in days to come, a political pressure strategy intended to stall the construction of any commercial complex within the Heritage complex of immense historical importance.
Sources said both BJP and J&K Panthers Party along with Jammu State Morcha , the legislators of which raised the issue vociferously insid... | |
| | | | 8 hurt as "land encroachers" clash with police | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 21: At least eight persons, including five policemen, were wounded after cops tried to chase away alleged land encroachers at Chhani Himmat here today.
Police sources said members of a particular community had encroached land of housing department at Chhani Himmat. When police parties reached the spot to vacate the land, resulting in injuries to five cops.
Police resorted to lathicharge as a result of which three alleged land encroachers sustained injuries."Earlier the land along the bypass road at Chhani Himmat was vacated
from them but they had again encroached upon it," the sources added. Sources said though the senior police officers tried to intervene... | |
| | | | Woman dies during delivery, family protests | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 21: After the death of a woman while delivering a baby at SMGS hospital here today due to the alleged negligence of doctors, her family members staged a protest.
The baby too died soon after the delivery, police sources said, quoting protesters.
Bholi Devi, wife of Kuldeep Singh of Ratanpur, Samba, was admitted to the SMGS hospital Sunday after she developed labour pain. The woman and her baby, however, died during the delivery, which sparked off strong protest, with the family members raising slogans against the doctors and the health authorities.
They alleged that the deaths had taken place due to the alleged negligence of doctors.
The angry family memb... | |
| | | | Gen Singh reviews army's operational preparedness in J&K | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 21: Army chief, Gen V K Singh today reviewed the operational preparedness of armed forces in Jammu & Kashmir in the wake of changing environment and security scenario in the state.
Gen Singh, who arrived here on a two-day visit to the state, was received by northern command chief, Lt Gen K T Parnaik and the Chinar Corps GOC, Lt Gen S A Hasnain. He was accompanied by his wife Bharti Singh.
"The army chief reviewed operational preparedness in the valley in view of the changing environment and security scenario," a defence spokesman said.He said Gen Singh also visited the troops deployed in high altitude areas and on the Line of Control in the valley.
Bharti S... | |
| | | | Minor quake hits J&K, tremors felt in Delhi too | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 21: Panic gripped Kashmir after a moderate earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit the state Monday.The epicenter of the quake was in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan, according to official sources.
It occured at about 3.20 pm and lasted three seconds. Its tremors were also felt in Delhi, parts of Himachal Pradesh, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Jaipur, the sources added.
Panic, however, gripped the valley soon after the tremors were felt. Many people rushed out of their houses, fearing the repeat of the 2005 tremor that had brought havoc in the border area of Kashmir and Poonch district of Jammu region.No damage to life, or property of the peo... | |
| | | | Congress leader’s relatives demand probe | | Accident or murder? | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Rajouri, Mar 21: The death of a Congress leader, Maroof Khan from Rajouri evoked protests in the border district today. Maroof’s body was found in a forest at Thanamandi.
Conflicting reports about Maroof’s death have been received. “The young leader had gone hunting with a colleague and got killed in an accidental fire”, suggest reports.
However, his relatives reject this version as ridiculous. They see a conspiracy in the killing and have demanded a probe.
It is believed that one Serwer Khan, who lives in Maroof’s neighborhood, approached him Sunday afternoon. Soon the duo decided to go for hunting. to At about 5 Pm a gun fire was heard by the locals in Dera K... | |
| | | | AI report seeks repeal of PSA | | `Pillai admits detention of minors’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 21: The Union Home Secetary, GK Pillai has admitted detention of minors under Public Safety Act (PSA) by the Jammu Kashmir government. This was stated by a three member team of the Amnesty international in summer capital today. The team released its report on PSA `A lawless law’ today. Pertinent to mention the Chief Minister has strongly contested detention of minors under PSA.
One of the members of the team, Bikramjeet Batra, who addressed the media said: “We met the Union Home Secretary Pillai on March 17 at New Delhi. During our meeting with him the issue of detention of minors came up for discussion. He admitted minors had been detained but blamed the s... | |
| | | | Freedom struggle in Jammu enters a crucial phase MINICING NO WORDS | | | | NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 20: Things in Jammu have changed dramatically. In fact, the freedom struggle, which the people of Jammu started as early as in November 1947 (immediately after the accession) against the Kashmiri leadership, has entered a very crucial phase.
However to say this is not to undermine the significance of what the nation witnessed in Jammu during June-August 2008. That was indeed a great movement – the kind of the movement India did not witness pre and post-1947 in any other part of the country. It had been rightly described by the Jammu University’s History Department Professor as “Mother of all the movements in the world.” The movement that the people of J... | |
| | | | Mr Noorani, J&K neither South Tyrol nor Aaland Islands | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
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JAMMU, Mar 21 : Sympathizers of Kashmiri separatists are equating J&K with South Tyrol and Aaland Islands and asking New Delhi to accept the Musharraf’s formula in order to resolve the “Kashmir problem.” One such sympathizer is A G Noorani, who is also an ardent supporter of Pakistan and China and who has been seeking to dismember India since the early 50s. He is a Mumbai-based lawyer and commentator.
Noorani says, “ The autonomy status of South Tyrol provides for election of the region’s president and vice-president from among its own members, with a member each of the Italian and German language groups to serve rotationally in both posts. The President of Ital... | |
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