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| Why Er Rashid alone seeks action against suspended CMO | | Continued silence on Pulwama rape has exposed NC's, PDP's double standards | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Mar 23: One has essentially got to be a resident Kashmiri to understand why all and sundry of politics in the Valley were up in arms over the alleged rape-cum-murder of two young woman in Shopian and why the poor Independent MLA from Langet is lonely in condemning a senior doctor's rape on a hapless young woman at his clinic in Pulwama. Four Policemen, who were widely perceived to have either committed rape and murder on Asiya Jan and Neelofar Jan of Shopian or mutilated the evidences to shield the "real culprits", were officials of the state government. Chief Medical Officer of Pulwama, who has been captured on video while committing rape on a young woman at his illegally operating clinic in the adjoining Pulwama district, is also an employee of the state government. So, why an uproar over the rape done in Shopian and total silence on the other exposed in Pulwama?
There is one difference between the two. The 'victims' were found dead in Shopian and the victim in Pulwama will have to die a many times everyday as long as she lives. T... | |
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| Jammu tops in suicide cases | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: With the career of J&K youth going on life support, Jammu has emerged as the unhappiest district in the state as it tops in the number of suicides followed by Anantnag district of Kashmir.
Jammu district saw the highest depression among youth because of their "bleak" career prospects in view of the ever-rising unemployment.
In a written reply during question hour in Legislative Council, the State Home Department said a total of 118 state youth committed suicide in 2009 as compared to 122 in 2008.
The department said no incident of suicide was reported from Leh, Kargil and Poonch districts in 2008 and 2009.
Jammu district with 22 suicides topped ... | |
| | | | Lovers commit suicide on way to Vaishno Devi | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: In a suicide pact, a youth and a newly married woman ended their lives by allegedly consuming poison en route to the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi Monday night.
Kamaldeep Kour (24) of village Maski in Moga, Punjab, had an affair with her neighbour Devinder Singh (20), a labourer by profession, according to police sources. However, her family members married her to one Gurdip Singh of Bilaspur, Punjab, a month or so back against her wishes, the sources added.
As they were in love, they fled homes few days back and came to Jammu to have darshans of Mata Vaishno Devi. Sources said both of them were found lying unconscious by some pilgrims at Hathi ... | |
| | | | Dogra academicians second to none, CU must be headed by a Dogra | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Anyway, if the University of Jammu has been headed by non-Dogras like JN Bhan, JD Sharma, SC Dube, Amitabh Mattoo and Varun Sawhney, the story of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra, and Agricultural University, RS Pura, has been no different. The people of Jammu province in general and its youth in particular fought relentlessly for forcing the anti-Jammu authorities to set up these two universities. In fact, the student community of the province, backed to the hilt by the civil society, carried on a two-month-long agitation in Jammu between February 28 and May 7, 1998 to achieve their objective.
The agitation was a massive affair. Jammu o... | |
| | | | Opposition corners govt over PDD daily wagers' regularisation | | BJP, JKNPP, JSM stage walkout in protest | | | ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: It was on second consecutive day today the entire vociferous Opposition comprising Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Panthers Party (PP) and Jammu State Morcha (JSM) jointly cornered the ruling coalition on a single issue in State Legislative Assembly here.
This time the Opposition showed unanimity over regularisation of workers engaged on causal and need-basis in the Power Development Department (PDD), besides "deteriorating" condition of power supply in the State. The issue also witnessed a walkout of Opposition minus PDP at the fag end of the Question Hour.
Yesterday, protesting against much-hyped Sher-e... | |
| | | | LA Business suspended for 5 mins | | | |
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
ET REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: The proceedings in the Lower House of the State Legislature were suspended today for five minutes due to the lack of quorum.
It was the first of its kind suspension being witnessed during the current session of the state assembly.
The House was deferred for five minutes when a debate on Demands for Grants for Higher Education, Technical Education, Labour, Employment and Youth Services & Sports departments was going on and Sheikh Mustafa Kamal (NC) was raising his points. Since, the presence of 21 members is the minimum criteria to run the business of the State Legislative Assembly, the lack of requisite strength forced the Chair to declare sus... | |
| | | | West Pakistan refugees citizens of India: Govt | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Few days after the Speaker, Mohammad Akbar Lone described the West Pakistan refugees as "guests of Jammu and Kashmir", the state government today said that these refugees were "very much citizens" of India and to grant them permanent citizenship of the country involves amendment in both the Constitution of India and that of the state.
In a written reply to BJP MLA Jugal Kishore regarding the citizenship rights to West Pakistan refugees residing in the state for the past 60 years and any proposal for the rehabilitation of PoK refugees on the pattern of Kashmiri migrants, Minister In charge Revenue, Raman Bhalla said, "Amendment both to the country's ... | |
| | | | Kashmiri Pandit a "whipping boy" for mainstream politicians | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: When President of All India Kashmiri Pandit Conference, H.N. Jattu, was once asked whether he was prepared to return to Kashmir he shot back "I and my community people are ready to be back in Kashmir if the ministers, legislators and senior bureaucrats move about in the valley without the security cover." What Jattu had stated reflects the feelings of common people belonging to the displaced community.
There is no denying the fact that majority of Kashmiri Pandit, who have been living in exile for the last 20 years, are keen to return to the valley but the security scenario, notwithstanding some improvement, is still not conducive for them to go bac... | |
| | | | Red alert in Akhnoor after two women held hostage, freed by "infiltrators" | | Massive operation launched to kill them, locals' movement restricted | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: A massive "seek and destroy" operation was on till late Tuesday night in the border Jogwan area of Pallanwala, Akhnoor, after seven to eight heavily armed militants, who had infiltrated from across the International Border (IB), held two women hostage in the wee hours of today morning.
A red alert was sounded in the whole of Akhnoor tehsil and security was further tightened on the routes leading from the border Jogwan village to the towns. Army troops had taken control of the whole area, official sources said. The movement of vehicles and locals was also restricted, the sources added.
Sources said when the day was breaking at about 5 am and the ... | |
| | | | Kashmiri leadership on tenterhooks, Jammu's psyche asserting | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 23: Jammu's psyche has started asserting. The proceedings in the current budget session do indicate that the Jammu of 2010 is not what it hitherto used to be. The Jammu of 2010 is different. It is asserting. It is articulating its aspirations and it is behaving in a manner that makes one believe that Jammu can no longer be taken for a ride. The people of Jammu province, who suffered gross discrimination during all these 63 years at the hands of the state's Kashmir-dominated ruling elite, have come to realize the danger that lay before them if they remained devoid of political activity much longer of being submerged under the rising tide of "nationali... | |
| | | | Pak HC refuses to play host to Gani, Lone | | Mohabat main dokha! | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 23: Even as a big delegation comprising separatists, journalists, lawyers and civil society actors had a sumptuous dinner in Pakistan High Commissioner's office on Pakistan day (March 23) at New Delhi, former Hurriyat chairman, Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat and Peoples Conference chairman, Bilal Ghani Lone stayed back in the Valley in protest. Their trusted colleague Moulana Abbas Ansari `ditched them' at the last moment. He left for Delhi Tuesday to enjoy Pakistani hospitality.
Professor Abdul Ghani Bhat, till yesterday, was considered a staunch advocate of Pakistan. At times he saw no reason for participation of the people of Jammu Kashmir in talks con... | |
| | | | Ban on Hindu ritual in | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, March 23: Ramnavmi, pious festival of Hindus being celebrated across the country of India by taking out religious processions, was banned by Jammu and Kashmir Government in Srinagar.
Condemnations pouring in includes of Chairman All Party Migrants Coordination Committee, Vinod Pandita termed the act as hierarchy of the state government and local administration. Pandita asked that on one hand government and their under ground agents by planting stories in print media are humiliating Kashmiri Hindus on the pretext of return to Valley and on the other hand government, administration and police officers are prohibiting to perform their religious rights.
Pandita aske... | |
| | | | Uproar in LC over Sheikh | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu: Uproarious scenes were witnessed in the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council this afternoon when the name of former chief minister Sheikh Abdullah figured during a discussion on a private member's resolution.
The resolution, moved by JKNPP's Mohammad Rafiq Shah, sought amnesty to persons convicted of minor militancy-related offences.
During the discussions on the resolution, Murtaza Ahmed Khan of the Opposition PDP mentioned the name of Sheikh Abdullah which was objected to by NC and Congress members.
Altaf Ahmed Wani, Ghulam Qadir Pardesi and M Rashid Qureshi, all ruling NC members, and Ravinder Kumar and Naresh Kumar Gupta of the Congress said the subject ma... | |
| | | | Rs 579.48 lakh spent on MLCs' residences | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, March 23: The State Government has spent Rs 579.48 lakh on renovation and furnishing of official as well as private accommodations of the members of the Council of the Ministers and Bureaucrats dur ing 2009-10.
This information was given by the government in a written reply to a question of PDP MLA, Chowdhary Zulfkar Ali in State Legislative Assembly here today.... | |
| | | | Three militant hideouts busted | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: The busting of three militant hideouts in the mountain-locked Reasi, Banihal and Doda districts today led security forces to the recovery of 10 kg RDX and a huge quantity of other explosives and arms. Official sources said acting on a tip-off, police and army troops launched searches in Malnad forests of Mahore, Reasi, in the morning.
During searches, the troops came across a militant hideout. Its search led them to the recovery of one SLR magazine with 20 rounds, two rounds of Insas rifle , one cartridge, five electric detonators, three grenade shells, 15 grams of RDX powder, four IED circuits, five bandage plasters, 2 mt electric wire and one para-bomb. The ... | |
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