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| Maulana killed for proximity to JKLF, meeting with interlocutors? | | Police suspecting Jameel-ur-Rehman's Saut-ul-Haq for cleric's assassination | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Apr 12: Government has constituted a Special Investigating Team (SIT), headed by SDPO Kothibagh Abdul Jabbar, to identify and apprehend the killers of Jamiat Ahl-e-Hadith chief, Maulana Shaukat Ahmed Shah. Even as Police are still groping in the dark, the "moderate" cleric's proximity to JKLF Chairman, Yasin Malik---that had remarkably grown in the last two years--- besides the former's two secret meetings with the Government of India's interlocutors on Jammu and Kashmir in New Delhi, are believed to have caused the assassination here on April 8th.
Ballistic analysis of the substances, according to informed sources, has not led Police to any clues with regard to identity of the killers, their organisation or objective. According to these sources, the SIT headed by the young IPS officer, was almost certain that the IED blast on Friday last had been caused by an "insider" with the help of his mobile phone. All incoming and outgoing calls, handled by towers of different telecommunication companies in Maisuma and adjoining areas between 1100 hrs and 1400 hrs... | |
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| BJP groping in the dark, wants solution within framework of "Insaaniyat" | | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 12: The BJP high command has constituted a Parliamentarians' Study Group on Jammu and Kashmir. It is charged with the responsibility of finding a solution to the prevailing unrest in the state and people's problems. It would meet people from all walks of life in the state, ascertain their views and work out a roadmap that could end unrest in the state. Former national BJP president Rajnath Singh is the head of this so-called five-member study group. Other members of the group are Ravi Shankar Prasad, Shahnawaz Hussain, Maya Singh and JK Jain, all Members of Parliament. All the five members landed in Jammu yesterday and they would fly to Srinagar tomorrow. They would also go... | |
| | | | CAG points out serious irregularities, breach of mandatory guidelines | | District authorities bypassing MPs: Report | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 12: Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out serious irregularities and breach of mandatory guidelines in the utilization of Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme funds in Jammu and Kashmir by both district authorities and the implementing agencies.
CAG has taken into account the period from 2004-05 to 2008-09 and studied accounts of then Member Parliaments both of Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha from Jammu and Kashmir. Pointing towards a major discrepancy, CAG has said that utilization certificates of 961 works completed at the cost of Rs. 2.40 crore under the scheme had not been submitted.
558 works of Rs. 4.48 crore had been s... | |
| | | | Jammu strains nerves of political parties | | Coalition banking on 'unity', independents | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 12: After a marathon of political exercises which continued till late this evening, the political parties are headed for 'final showdown' tomorrow for what can be aptly called as battle of ballot for the six seats of Upper House in J&K. In contrast to a comparative comfortable permutations and combinations in Kashmir, it is Jammu this time again which strains the nerves of almost all the parties having strong stakes in the polls tomorrow. Apprehensions of cross voting coupled with the probability of all opposition parties 'joining hands' is the major worry for ruling NC and Congress, things being more strenuous for latter.
In the meeting of coalition partne... | |
| | | | Will LC become a House for rich who can afford to buy MLAs? | | | | Bharat Bhushan
JAMMU, Apr 12: When legislative council goes to polls here Wednesday morning, the question -- Will LC become a House for the rich who can afford to buy MLAs? -- was sure to haunt the political parties.
Following serious apprehensions of horse-trading, NC and Congress MLAs met at chief minister Omar Abdullah's residence here tonight and pledged to vote for the coalition candidates.
The meeting was attended by Omar, PCC president Saifudin Soz and allies.
In view of the inputs that some MLAs of one Congress group could defect, or cast their votes in a manner that these were declared invalid, party high-command in New Delhi tonight issued a whip which was signed by GA Mir on... | |
| | | | Police nails main culprit; two ministers, police officers under scanner | | Fake gun licences case | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Sumit Sharma
JAMMU, Apr 12: Jammu and Kashmir Police today nailed the main culprit ex-Sub-district Magistrate, (SDM) Mendhar Mukhtiyar Choudhary in the infamous fake gun licences case.
Choudhary, who was immediately placed under suspension after his involvement surfaced in the fake gun licences scam was today arrested from the residence of a journalist in Dalpatian Mohallah under the jurisdiction of Peer Mitha police station today. He was absconding since the day when police registered a case against him for his involvement in the fake gun licences case.
The racket was busted by Janipur police on February 14 when it arrested four persons in fake gun licences scam.... | |
| | | | 'Kanjak Poojan' ritual: stark contrast of sex ratio picture in J&K | | | | Kunal Shrivatsa
JAMMU, Apr 12: We as a society, particularly Hindus, may consider the girl child as 'Devi' and perform 'Kanjak Poojans' on the culmination of divine nine days of 'Navratras'.
The latest Sex Ratio figures of Census-2011, however, indicates that the people of the State still prefer a male child over girls since Jammu and Kashmir is one of the states where sex ratio witnessed a sharp decline as compared to Census-2001.
The fresh Census figures are nothing less than a shock as the Sex Ratio (females per thousand males) of the state has fallen from 892 in 2001 to 883 in 2011, far below the national average of 940 which clearly shows that the state is heading for a major gender... | |
| | | | Kashmir observed strike against Dogras of Jammu | | Dogra Certificate Issue | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: Why did the Kashmir Valley observe a strike on Monday? The Kashmiri Valley observed strike against the government's decision to grant Dogra certificates to the Dogras of Jammu province desirous of joining the Indian Army and Central paramilitary forces. Who ordered Kashmiri Muslims to observe strike, keep the shutters down, not to open the business establishments and shops and boycott educational institutions on April 11? Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other Kashmiri leaders, who hate the Dogras from the core of their heart and who want New Delhi to quit not only Kashmir but also Jammu and Ladakh because they want to introduce theocratic rule across the state a... | |
| | | | Youth strongly vouch for Dogra certificate 'Misgivings will make it controversial' | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 12: Dogra certificate issue is a non-issue and the misgiving it raised by the section of the society would be settled by cabinet. This was stated by PCC chief Prof Saifudin Soz in a press conference. Even though some sections particularily in Kashmir valley are spreading rumor about Dogra Certificate. The certificate will benefit only in central forces. Early Times speaks to may more about the controversy raised regarding issuance of Dogra certificate and seek their views in this respect.... | |
| | | | Dancing Farooq talks peace | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Anantnag, Apr 12 : The union minister for renewable energy and former Chief Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah today danced with the local artists at Kokernag, Anantnag and stated that killing of innocent people was intolerable. .
Farooq attended a function at Nag Dandi Achabal organized by Swami Viveka Nada Ashram on the eve of Ramnavmi. The Union Minister dedicated park to children developed by Kokernag Development Authority.
While paying glowing tributes to religious Islamic Scholar Maulana Showket, who was killed on Friday in an IED Blast, Srinagar, Farooq said that killing of innocents can't be tolerated.
While talking to media, Farooq Abdullah said, "I have directe... | |
| | | | Bittu Pujari suffers massive cardiac arrest after Ramnavmi Poojan | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 12 : He worshiped Mata Vaishno Devi all through his life and when the end came he was right there at the door step of Maa Bhagwati.
This is the story of famous priest popularly known as 'Bittu pujari' who died on Tuesday morning shortly after Ramnavmi poojan at the Bhawan shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi due to massive heart attack. Tragedy struck shortly after Bittu pujari stepped out of the cave shrine and was resting in his room at the Bhawan when he complained of uneasiness.
One of his close associates present in the room asked him to seek medical help and rushed him to Sanjhi Chat for airlifting to Katra hospital. After some time the doctors in Katra declar... | |
| | | | 1 killed, 17 hurt in minibus accident | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 12 : One person was today killed and at least 17 others were wounded when a minibus in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Doda.
The ill-fated minibus (JK02AA/8781) was on its way from Doda to Bhalla.
Police sources said the minibus fell into a gorge after its driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve, resulting in the instant death of a person and injuries to at least 17 others.
The dead was identified as Din Mohammad of Batyas and the injured as Abdul Wahid of Masri Pranu, Ranjit Singh of Dessa, Mushtaq Ahmad of Shamti, Raja Rameez of Pranoo, Rozy Begum of Munshi Mohalla, Doda, Javed of Thalela, Shabir Ahmad of Kupwara,... | |
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