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Civil Sectt employees call off strike Nurses threaten to suspend emergency services 4/14/2010 12:38:15 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU: Apr 13: In what could be described as "some relief" to the state government, Civil Secretariat (Non-Gazetted) Employees' today called off their nine-day-old strike on an assurance by the State Government that their demands would be met in next three months amicably. "Taking into consideration the appeal made by the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah the coordination committee of the employees has decided to call off its strike and 4000 employees who were on strike would resume duties from April 15," Nazir Ahmed Mir, president of Civil Secretariat Employees Union told reporters at a hurriedly called press conference at the residence of Devender Rana, political advisor to Chief Minister this evening. "The government has assured us that our demands would be met within three months, and we believe that it is a genuine promise," the president said, adding "in view of the difficulties faced by the people, we are calling off the strike." He maintained that the employees do hope that their strike action would enable the government to get arrears due to the empl...   READ MORE

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2 teenagers killed, 4 hurt in blast 4/14/2010 12:38:02 AM JAMMU: Two teenagers were killed and four others wounded critically in a powerful mysterious blast in the border Jabdi Bicheldara Keran area of Kupwara in Kashmir Monday evening. The incident occured near the Line of Control yestersay evening, police sources said. In the blast, Adil (12) and Feroz (9) were killed on the spot, while four others, who were in the close vicinity of the explosion site, survived with critical injuries. The injured were hospitalised. When contacted, Kupwara police said they did not have details of the incident. ...   READ MORE   Manmohan, Gilani meet briefly 4/14/2010 12:37:53 AM WASHINGTON: Even as they avoided a bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani today had a brief interaction at a reception organised in connection with the international meet. Sources said a bilateral meeting between them is expected on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit to be held in Bhutan from April 26. Singh and Gilani shook hands and chatted for about five minutes at a dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama for the leaders gathered for the Summit. It was Gilani who walked up to Singh at the reception, sources said. They met...   READ MORE   Sgr-Leh road to be opened on April 16 4/14/2010 12:37:44 AM SRINAGAR: Minister for CA&PD and Transport, Qamar Ali Akhoon alongwith MLA Zanskar Feroz Ahmad Khan, District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Chief Engineer, BEACON and HIMMANK inspected the condition of Srinagar-Leh road at Zojila. At Zero point, the Minister and other authorities were received by CEO, Kargil Hill Development Council, Kachoo Ahmad Khan and others. It was decided that the road will be thrown open for light vehicles from April 16, 2010 including Tata Mobile vehicles. However, all type of vehicles will be allowed on this road from April 20, 2010. It was also decided that the vehicles from Kargil to Srinagar shall cross Sonamarg upto 9 am while the vehicles from Sonamar...   READ MORE   3 ultra sound machines seized 4/14/2010 12:37:37 AM AKHNOOR: Akhnoor police has seized three more ultra sound machines in a day long raids conducted in three medical clinics today on the charges of sex determination. The raids were conducted on the revelation of the arrested doctor namely Surinder Kampani. As per police source a police team of police station Akhnoor today conducted raids in the three clinics identified as Trikuta Clinic, Choudhary Nursing Home and Krishana Ultr Sound and seized three machines of ultra sound which were instrumental for sex determination. A couple of weeks ago police on specific information conducted raid in the clinic of doctor Surinder Kampani and arrested her on the charges of female foeticide. During her ...   READ MORE   Bureau Chief, among six fake journalists held at Awantipora 4/14/2010 12:37:30 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 13: A self-styled Bureau Chief and five other fake media persons, including two women, were today arrested by police at Awantipura in Kashmir. They moved on Awantipora roads in a Tata Sumo and then extorted money from innocent people by blackmailing them, Awantipora SSP Bashir Ahmad Khan said. They were identified as fake bureau chief of non-existent news channel IKB, Bashir Ahmad Dar of Zaldora, Anantnag, sub-editor Shahnaz Ahmad Shah of Charar-e-Sharief, crime reporter Mohammad Ameen Lone of Duroo, Anantnag, and cameraman Nadeem Sofi of Maliknag, Anantnag. The SSP said the identity of the two women had been kept a secret due to certain reasons. One of t...   READ MORE   Jammu on a winning spree 4/14/2010 12:37:20 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 13: Between 2008 and 9th April 2010, the authorities did try at least four times to harm the interests of the people of Jammu province. They sought to harm Jammu twice in 2009 and twice before 9th April 2010, but failed because the very alert people of Jammu province put their foot down each time and exerted their pressure on the authorities. The authorities wanted to hit the people of Jammu province below the belt by setting up the Central University in Kashmir. In fact, they worked meticulously in that direction, but without any success. The people of Jammu joined hands, fought like one man and opposed the official moves tooth and nail. Convinced th...   READ MORE   Justice Saikia takes over as new CJ of J&K HC 4/14/2010 12:37:05 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 13: Governor, N.N. Vohra, administered the oath of office to Dr. Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia as 29th Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court at a function held at Raj Bhavan, here this evening. The notification of appointment of Dr. Justice Aftab Hussain Saikia as Chief Justice of the J&K High Court was read out by the Registrar General of the High Court, MK Hanjura. The First Lady, Usha Vohra, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, Deputy Chief Minister, Tara Chand, Speaker, Legislative Assembly, Mohammad Akbar Lone, Deputy Chairman, Legislative Council, Arvinder Singh, Ministers, Judges of the High Court, Chief Secretary, Director General of Police, Adv...   READ MORE   Tharoor turns out to be the man behind 4/14/2010 12:36:46 AM ABID SHAH EARLY TIMES REPORT NEW DELHI, Apr 13: Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor's forays in Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket through a Kashmiri friend seems poised to create a political storm here. This is more so since Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reportedly taken a note of the latest controversy kicked off by Tharoor though her party is yet to take a stand on this. Soon after reports that the Minister not only helped the bidders of a consortium for Kochi IPL tam that had among others Tharoor's friend, an about 40-year-old woman with Kashmiri origin Sunanda Pushkar, the senior Minister for External Affairs SM Krishna and BCCI vice-president Rajiv Sh...   READ MORE   Valley observes shutdown against Behanji's conviction Petrol bombs, stone pelting on Police after boy drowns in Sopore 4/14/2010 12:36:17 AM AHMED ALI FAYYAZ EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, Apr 13: Kashmir valley today observed shutdown on the hardliner separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani's call against a Delhi court's conviction to six Kashmiris in the Lajpath Nagar bomb blast, in which 13 people had got killed and nearly 40 others had sustained injuries on May 21, 1996. Trouble flared up in the apple township of Sopore where scores of people threw petrol bombs and engaged Police in stone pelting with the allegation that a teenager had drowned to death in Jhelum after being chased by Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Government offices, educational institutions and private businesses, including commercial traffic...   READ MORE   15 employees suspended 4/14/2010 12:36:03 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, Apr 13: The state administration today suspended 15 government employees for disrupting working of the government departments in different districts of Jammu region today. According to the official sources, four employees, who were trying to lock the Chief Education Officer (CEO) Doda, were suspended while two government employees were placed under suspension when they were creating problem in the working of the district hospital at district Kathua. Similarly, he said, nine employees were suspended from district Poonch. ...   READ MORE

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