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| 3 hideouts busted | | | | Jammu: A huge quantity of arms and ammunition, including at least 14 kg RDX, was recovered by security forces from three militant hideouts across the region today.
Police sources said Rashtriya Rifles (RR) troops came across a militant hideout in Chor Hill forests of Mahore and recovered from there one Chinese pistol, its 14 rounds, 48 AK rounds, two crude
IEDs and miscellaneous items. The hideout was later smashed by the troops.
Another militant hideout was busted by a joint column of RR and Infantry Battalion Territorial Army at Shukra near Gundoh in Doda. From there, the troops recovered at least 14 kg RDX and 26 kg unknown powder, the sources added.
Two AK rifles, six AK magazines... | |
| | | | Two mine blasts rock IB | | | | Jammu: Two powerful mine blasts occured on the international border (IB) in Hiranagar and Akhnoor sectors of the region early today. Police sources said an anti-tank mine exploded near the IB in the forward Bobiyan area of Hiranagar. Its impact was so powerful that the window panes of nearby houses were shattered. There was, however, no loss to life or property in the incident, the sources added.
Another mine exploded when a cow stepped over it near Bardal forward area in Akhnoor sector. The cow was wounded critically in the incident.
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| | | | Farooq visits Ramzan’s residence | | | | JAMMU: National Conference patron and Union Minister of New and Renewable Energy called on senior party colleague, MLA Handwara and former Minister, Chou-dhary Mohammad Ramzan, at his residence in Sidhra and expressed condolences over the death of latter's mother last fortnight. He was among a large number of the leaders of different political parties who visited the bereaved Choudhary Ramzan family with condolences in the last two days.
Those who called on Ramzan included people from all walks of life, particularly lawyers, judges, doctors, government officials, leaders of social and religious organizations and mediapersons. Most of the political leaders and Ministers, including Chi... | |
| | | | Civilian gunned down in Bemina | | | | SRINAGAR: Unidentified gunmen tonight shot dead a 36-year-old civilian in Bemina outskirts of the capital city. Informed sources told Early Times that unidentified gunmen, believed to be two in number, appeared at the residence of Aijaz Ahmed Dada at Hamza Colony, in Bemina area, and fired upon him with at least one AK-47 at 2100 hours tonight. They left him critically wounded and escaped.
Sources said that the family members and their neighbours rushed Dada to SMHS Hospital where he succumbed to injuries. Officials claimed that Dada was not neither an informant of Police or security forces nor associated with any political organization. Originally hailing from Safakadal area, he had... | |
| | | | Funds for development: Jammu province getting only crumbs | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 7: There are elements in the state, including in the Jammu province, who consistently mislead the people by asserting that the State Government has always believed in the principle of justice and equity and that it has never ignored Jammu's developmental needs. This is a misinformation campaign. The fact is that it is Kashmir that has been receiving preferential treatment from the rulers as far as the allocation of funds is concerned. Ironically, even the Governors' dispensations proved Valley-centric.
The fact of the matter is that the development of Jammu province has been consistently hampered due to inadequate funds earmarked for it. For insta... | |
| | | | Kingpin arrested, 21 fake degrees seized | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 7: Busting an inter-state gang of fake degree and diploma sellers, police today arrested its kingpin from Thathi near Gharota, about 2 km short of the Akhnoor bridge.
He was moving in the area in his Indica car (JK02AG-4417) when a tip-off led police to his arrest.
Police sources said Neeraj Sapolia was in this illegal profession for the past some time. While other occupants of the car, most of whom hailed from Uttar Pradesh and other states, fled after seeing cops, Neeraj, a resident of Muthi, was arrested, the sources added.
He allegedly duped gullible youth on the pretext of providing them fake degrees, diploma certificates and marks sheets at the cost... | |
| | | | Ultras slit throats of woman, son in Mahore | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 7: Militants today killed a woman and her seven-year-old son by slitting their throats in Dubri Upper Forests of Mahore in Reasi where they had gone to collect firewood. Sheelo Devi (28) went to the Dubri Upper forests along with her son Rinku (7) to collect firewood in the afternoon.
Official sources said while they were collecting firewood, militants appeared on the scene and caught hold of them.
The ultras first subjected them to inhuman torture and then killed both of them by slitting their throats, the sources added, saying they later fled the spot.
The bodies were found lying in a pool of blood by some other villagers who too had gone to the forests... | |
| | | | Bureaucrats add bung to promoted JE's rung | | ‘Nothing wrong with promotion order’ | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 7: The recently promoted junior engineers have accused some bureaucrats of marring their career to safeguard the interests of their kith and kin through overt and covert means.
A delegation of the junior engineers (Mechanical) told Early Times that the promotion order which saw their elevation to Assistant Engineers after two decades of service had been kept in abeyance.
Accusing the government of succumbing to the pressure of what they called unscrupulous elements in the bureaucracy, the delegation said , "The junior engineers(mechanical) recently promoted as Assistant engineers vide Govt. order no:- PW (R&B)101 dated - 3-3-2010 have rendered 22 year... | |
| | | | 245 terrorists killed in J&K in 2009 | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, Mar 7: Security forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir last year, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, according to official figures. "Attempts at infiltration from across the LoC (saw) a marginal increase during 2009," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said, referring to the Line of Control dividing Indian and Pakistani Kashmir.
He said 342 incursion attempts were recorded in 2008 and 485 in 2009, the minister told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.Maken said that terrorist activities showed a "declining trend - from 708 in 2008 to 499 in 2009? in Jammu and Kashmir."As per the statistics prov... | |
| | | | 1,754 killed in 11,876 blasts in J&K in 20 years | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Mar 7: In 11,876 explosions that rocked the state in the past two decades, at least 1,754 precious lives were lost, while 15,589 others survided with injuries.
According to a report compiled by the state home ministry, militants resorted to Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts and grenade attacks to avoid direct conflict with security forces which led to casualties on their part.
"Militants are using IEDs and grenades as a tool to cause casualties to security forces and civilians, and thereby avoiding direct conflict with security forces. This is the part of their target and hit strategy to avoid their own casualty," a senior police officer said.
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| | | | BJP's state unit allows 'familial patenting' in its cadres | | 'Party with difference' slogan observed in breach | | |
Arteev Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Mar 7:At the national level it may well have taken a solemn pledge not to let familial patenting of its cadre, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claiming "Party with a Difference" has now taken this recourse in Jammu and Kashmir.
Ther ehave been a number of occasions when the party has targeted its arch rivals with much-hyped assertions saying "it is not controlled by a family or dynasty and that is what distinguishes it from most political outfits in the country."
However, quite in contrast to this assertion , wives and sons of the bigwigs in the party have joined the bandwagon throwing all norms and nomenclature to wind, all thanks to stat... | |
| | | | Meeting with Planning Commission on March 9, 10 | | Plan size 2010-11 | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Mar 7: Ahead of presentation of Budget for the next financial year in the state, the government is scheduled to hold a crucial meeting with the Planning Commission in New Delhi on March 9 and 10.The meeting is likely to give an indication about the plan size which J&K government will get from the center for 2010-2011.
Sources said while the government has not got a final nod from the Planning Commission as to finalisation of the plan outlay, even though it has been eagerly awaiting a meeting at the highest level, senior level officers from both Planning and Finance Department will now leave for Delhi this week to attend this meeting for two days. "We will get... | |
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