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42 camps intact in Pak, 400 ultras waiting to infiltrate: Army 3/28/2010 11:24:28 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Mar 28: Army today said this was going to be a hot summer terrorism-wise as 42 militant training camps were still intact in Pakistan and 400 ultras were in wait for an opportune moment to sneak into J&K to give impetus to the hitherto flagging terrorism. Apprehending escalation in infiltration and violence level in Kashmir in the coming months, 15th Corps Brigadier General Staff (BGS) Gurmeet Singh told reporters here that the troops were prepared to meet any challenge. "This is going to be hot summer terrorism-wise in Kashmir as approximately 300 militants are active in the valley while another 400 are waiting in wings in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to cross over to this side to step up violence," he added. The BGS, however, said there was no need to panic as army troops were well prepared and equipped to meet the challenge. Approximately, 42 training camps were intact across the border. Of them, 34 were active and 400 militants were waiting for an opportunity to cross over to this side from 20 launching pads, he added. He said army had pr...   READ MORE

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2 blasts rock LoC in Poonch 3/28/2010 11:24:18 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Two powerful explosions, said to be caused by improvised explosive devices (IEDs), today rocked the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote and Mendhar sub-sectors of Poonch. There was, however, no loss of life or damage to property in the blasts, police sources said. Sources said one blast occured at Dabi near the LoC in Balakote and the other near Abbas Post in Mendhar, the sources added. Sources said the blasts were triggered by militants to target army patrols and their convoys, but the IEDs exploded at a time when there was no one in their close vicinity. Army troops conducted searches in the area after the blasts and also questioned some locals,...   READ MORE   Pak intruder shot dead 3/28/2010 11:24:11 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Foiling an infiltration bid, BSF personnel shot dead a suspected militant guide of Pakistan on the International Border (IB) in Ramgarh sub-sector near here late Saturday night. A BSF spokesman said a patrol of 72 Bn of BSF picked up the movement of two Pakistani intruders on the IB close to the Nanga border outpost in Ramgarh at about 10.15 pm. While one stayed back on the IB, the other started walking into the Indian territory towards the barbed wire fencing. When he reached the firing range, the patrol party asked him to stop. The spokesman said when he ran towards the border, the troops opened fire, killing him on the spot. Hearing the guns...   READ MORE   Kashmiri youth arrested at Octroi BoP 3/28/2010 11:24:03 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: A Kashmiri youth was Sunday taken into custody by BSF troops after he drove past the Octroi Border Outpost (BoP) at Suchetgarh, RS Pura, without permission. The incident occured when Riyaz Ahmed Wani drove his load carrier straight into the octroi BoP located on International Border (IB) in RS Pura by ignoring the signal from security guards to stop, according to police sources. He was immediately arrested and the vehicle seized. One ATM card, a Bangalore-Jammu train ticket of March 23 and a mobile set was recovered from him, the sources added. During questioning, as he failed to give satisfactory replies to BSF officials, he was handed over to...   READ MORE   MI men to check infiltration along with regulars 3/28/2010 11:23:48 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Following apprehensions about increase in the number of intrusion bids into J&K by the Pak-based militants this summer, army has decided to deploy Military Intelligence (MI) personnel on the borders along with the regular troops and modern devices. The MI personnel would help in gathering advance information about the infiltration attempts and also keep an eye on the activities of suspicious persons living in the border areas, official sources said. "The security set-up along the Line of Control (LoC) has been strengthened. For the first time intelligence persons and units have been deployed along the LoC with Pakistan to collect advance and targ...   READ MORE   Govt's cannonball runs towards Centre to heel state employees? NEWS ANALYSIS 3/28/2010 11:23:28 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: An apparent shift of strategy seems now imminent among the high administrative echelons and the state employees demanding release of arrears of Sixth Pay Commission in their favour which so far was held deadlocked with government holding the stubborn grounds without any ado and employees shrieking resounding echoes within assembly and on the roads outside. Since a tug of war is already there since past more than two months now, the new developments, of late, are likely to add a dimension that may call for some amicable adjustment between the warring employees and the nonchalant governance. Minister for Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather shooting off to ...   READ MORE   Pak rejects India's claim of infiltration 3/28/2010 11:23:13 PM AGENCIES ATTARI, Mar 28: Pakistan today as usual dissociated itself from the frequent intrusion bids by militants from its side of the border into the Indian territory and claimed it had no role in any such incident. No attempts were being made by militants to sneak into India from the Pak side of the border, the Pakistani Rangers' Director General, Major Gen Muhammad Yaqub Khan told reporters here. "Our borders are effectively protected and well guarded. Even the barbed-wire fencing on Indian side is there which makes infiltration difficult. In such circumstances one can imagine how anyone can enter Indian territory from Pakistan side," he added. Khan is leading the 15-member del...   READ MORE   What happened to CM's truth and reconciliation commission? 3/28/2010 11:23:02 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Immediately after assuming the office of the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah promised a truth and reconciliation commission. Now Omar has completed fourteen months in the office but the promised commission seems a distant dream. He could not fulfil other promises as well. Not all the people in Jammu Kashmir hailed Omar's reconciliation talk. Some quarters vehemently opposed it. Some of them said reconciliation was not possible. However, notwithstanding this pessimism, Omar forgot about the commission. No reasons have been given for the delay. What does a reconciliatory commission mean by the way? The term reconciliation is coined when the victims are told ...   READ MORE   Dogri falls prey to govt's lackadaisical approach 3/28/2010 11:22:44 PM CHAMAN KAUL EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Contrary to the government claims that it was committed to the promotion of Dogri at all levels, it was yet to make the subject compulsary at primary and middle standards in Jammu region. At 12th level too, Dogri stands introduced only as an optional subject. Though the government claimed that all educational institutions in the state were equipped with requisite staff and other infrastructure, Dogri was yet to receive the due attention. Sources said the greatest impediment on the way of development of Dogri was the lackadaisical approach of the government. Education minister Peerzada Mohammad Syed informed the legislative council f...   READ MORE   Rukhsana gets another medal 3/28/2010 11:22:36 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: After being conferred the Kirti Chakra for countering and killing a Lashkar terrorist who barged into their house last year, a girl and her brother today received the Sarvotam Jeevan Raksha Padak awarded by the Centre. 21-year old Rukhsana and her 19-year old brother Aijaz were given Sarvotam Jeevan Raksha Padak and Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak respectively by deputy commissioner (DC) JP Singh and deputy inspector general (DIG), SDS Jawal at a function in Rajouri district, 177 km from here. The award was announced by the ministry of home affairs (MHA) for the brother-sister duo. Rukhsana and Aijaz had snatched an AK rifle from LeT Commander Abu Usma and ...   READ MORE   PDP to row election boat alone 3/28/2010 11:22:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: Except for the possibility of the Congress and the National Conference contesting the ensuing local bodies election together other mainstream political parties may have no other alternative but to go alone in the battle of the ballot. As ruling coalition partners coalition dharma has made it mandatory for the Congress and the National Conference to work out a strategy so that they context the election either in alliance or out of some electoral adjustment. Leaders of both the organisations today confirmed that no decision had been taken so far. One senior Congress leader said that the matter will have to be discussed with the party high command. Another...   READ MORE   Justice Saghir Report: NC again walked into PDP trap STARK REALITY - III 3/28/2010 11:22:22 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Mar 28: As if all this was not enough to put the NC-led government in the dock and show that both the NC and the Congress are pulling in different directions for obvious reasons, the NC floor managers created one more difficulty for the government. The case in point is the announcement in the Assembly by the Speaker that the government was willing to discuss the Justice Saghir Ahmad report on the Centre-State relations. In fact, the presiding officer was so accommodating that he announced on Thursday (March 25) that he could convene a five-day-long "special session in Srinagar" to discuss not just the Saghir Ahmed report, but also other reports submitte...   READ MORE   New book throws light on Kashmir in Nehru era 3/28/2010 11:22:09 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT NEW DELHI, MAR 28: A new book by a former infantry officer in the Indian Army-turned-academician Srinath Raghavan looks into the early years of Kashmir tussle between India and Pakistan besides other important strategic matters faced by first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. This soon to be published tome called War and Peace in Modern India: A Strategic History of the Nehru Years deals with the formation of Indian Union where nearly 500 princely States, including that of Jammu and Kashmir, had to give way to the new republic virtually fought for and founded by Nehru along with few others. Nehru's handling of the Kashmir dispute and border conflicts with Pakaistan and ...   READ MORE

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