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Early Times Report
Jammu, March 7, : The state assembly on Saturday witnessed uproarious scenes before it was adjourned for half an hour over the firing incident in Srinagar in which one youth died while several others were injured.
Soon after the house was convened after it witnessed pandemonium over the issue of delimitation commision on Friday almost all the PDP members led by AR Veeri raised the issue in the house before the question hour started and accused the government of failing to check killings of innocent citizens of the state.
A verbal duel between the ruling NCP and the PDP continued after the house reassembled with the PDP members resorting to slogans "guna garon ko ... | |
| | | | Govt assures probe | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu/Srinagar, March 07: "The incident would be investigated and the guilty punished," Minister for Finance, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Rahim Rather said in Jammu today.
An investigation would be ordered into the police firing on protesters that left one dead and 30 injured in Srinagar yesterday, where normal life was crippled as authorities clamped prohibitory orders.
He was addressing a press conference after the state Assembly was adjourned for half an hour following pandemonium caused by slogan-shouting opposition members demanding action against the security personnel involved in the incident.
A youth was killed and over 30 people, including six co... | |
| | | | Fire in jewellery shops burn ornaments worth lakhs | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 7 : Ornaments worth lakhs were burnt in two jewellery shops after a fire broke due to short circuit during the wee hours today in the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources here said.
''Besides gold and silver ornaments, some portions of the shops namely Om Prakash Suri and Puri Jewellers located in Lakhdata Bazar area of old city were damaged when a fire broke out during the wee hours,'' the sources told .
They said on receiving the information, police parties rushed to the spot while five fire engines were also pressed into service and the fire was controlled from being spreading.
''The fire could have been controlled much earlier b... | |
| | | | Omar calls for fresh look at J&k – Delhi ties | | | |
New Delhi , March 07: There is a need to rebuild the relationship between Jammu and Kashmir and rest of the country which has fallen prey to the two decades-old militancy, said Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.
Participating at a seminar here, Omar was replying to questions about the steps being taken by his government to promote tourism in the state.
"I want to rebuild the relationship between Kashmir and rest of India, which has not been existent in the last 20 years, through tourism. I want all of you to come to Srinagar, Gulmarg or Sonmarg, hire a hut for a month and stay," Omar said.
The Chief Minister said he has been trying his best to promote adventure sports in Jammu an... | |
| | | | Farooq smells PDP- BJP nexus | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu March 7, 2009: Accusing People’s Democratic Party of entering into an unholy alliance with the BJP, National Conference president Dr. Farooq Abdullah castigated PDP for their dubious alliance which got exposed in today’s Legislative Council election.
In a press statement issued here today the NC president said PDP has always deceived the people of Jammu and Kashmir right from the day it came into existence and today it mortgaged its conscious to the BJP’s ideology and joined hands with them. He said it is sad that PDP has always compromised the interests of the people of the state for the petty political and personal gains.
Dr. Abdullah said that whi... | |
| | | | Coalition wins 7 LC seats | | PDP – BJP ensures surprise victory of Panthers party candidate | | |
Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, March 07:
The ruling national conference congress coalition today want seven out of nine seats of upper house of state legislature as surprise victory of NPP candidate kicked of a political row.
As expected the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) also won one seat
Of the 7 seats won by the ruling coalition, the National Conference won 5 seats. The party’s candidates Mr. Vijay Bakaya, Mr. Khalid Najeeb Suharwardy, Mr. Showkat Hussain, Mr. Altaf Wani, and Mr. Ajatshatru Singh were declared elected by the Returning Officer.
The Congress party candidates Mr. B. R. Kundal and Mr. Jahangir Ahmad Mir won two seats,while PDP’s Mr. Asgar Ali and NPP’s Syed Rafi... | |
| | | | Four Hindu families from Pakistan seek refuge in India | | | |
Amritsar, March 07: Stating that they do not wish to return to Pakistan due to Taliban's tyranny in the tribal areas, a group 35 Hindus, nearly half of them women, from the neighbouring country have crossed over to India and asked the government to allow them to settle in the country.
"We were living in Pakistan under extreme fear due to the domination of a strong group of Taliban who are running a parallel government," Jagdish Sharma, a resident of tribal area near Peshawar in Pakistan, said.
I Recounting their ordeal, he said "Hindus and Sikh families are not safe, especially our women. We preferred to migrate in India, at least here in India we know that our families will be sa... | |
| | | | Hill Council for Rajouri Poonch | | Despite House Consensus crucial bill calls in assembly | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, MARCH 07–
Despite a near total consensus between treasury and opposition benches the speakers of legislative assembly rejected a private members bill seeking hill development council for Rajouri Poonch regions.
The bill moved by MLA Darhal Ch. Zulfiak R Ali had got an across the vote support from ruling party and opoosition members. Aftyer an inspiring discussion the speaker put the bill to voice vote when more then 40 members apparently said yes but the speaker rejected the bill this caused a pendimonium in the house.
Earlier, The Minister for Finance, Law & Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. A. R. Rather said that District Development Boards and Panchayats were... | |
| | | | Molvi Farooqs Killing | | Life term to HM Commander | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 07- In the much publicized murder of first public and religious leader Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq, the Presiding Officer of Designated Court under Terrorists and Disruptive Activity Act Jammu today awarded life imprisonment to accused Mohammed Ayub Dar alias Ishfaq son of Abdul Ahad Dar resident of Rawalpora Srinagar and fine of Rs 6000 u/s 302 RPC, besides awarding imprisonment for a period of five years and fine Rs 5000 u/s 3 (3) TADA Act.
In his 50-page judgment, the Presiding Officer of TADA Court while awarding life-imprisonment in murder case of Mirwaiz Moulvi Farooq, a popular figure of J&K and father of Chairman All Parties Hurriyat Conference Mirwaiz Muh... | |
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