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| 6 cops among 20 injured in Sopore | | | | JAMMU: Apple town Sopore witnessed violent clashes between stone pelting youth and the police Wednesday in protest against death of a student during Hurriyat G sponsored strike yesterday. The Sopore people accuse police and the CRPF of forcing the 17-year-old student, Zubair Ahmad jump into Jehlum along with his friends. However, CRPF officials maintain the death was accidental.
Daring massive security arrangements and restrictions under section 144 CrPC, the stone pelting youth engaged the police and the CRPF in ding dong battles for whole day at Muslim Peer, Iqbal Market, Sangrama, Putushah, Batpora and Main Chowk areas. Hundreds of tear smoke shells were fired to disperse the proteste... | |
| | | | Tehsildar's ill wife burns herself to death | | | | JAMMU: Wife of Tehsildar (relief) Chandermani, said to be suffering from acute depression, allegedly committed suicide by burning herself to death at their residence at Akhnoor Tuesday.
Police sources said Krishna Devi (55) was suffering from acute depression for the past some time.
Though her tehsildar husband took her to several doctors for her treatment, she could not be cured and grew weaker with the passage of every day, the sources added.
Yesterday, she allegedly poured kersene oil on her and set herself ablaze. Sources said coming to her rescue, the family members later extinguished the fire and evacuated her to the Government Medical College Hospital where she died today.
She ha... | |
| | | | Body recovered from Chenab | | | | JAMMU: The body of a youth, suspected to be that of the son of ex-MLC Brij Mohan Sharma, was recovered from river Chenab at Pul-Doda this evening.
The body was found floating in the river waters at about 7 pm by some passersby, who informed police.
Police sources said cops immediately reached the spot and removed the body to the Doda district hospital where it was kept in the mortuary for identification.
On its right arm "SS" was scribbled with indelible ink, the sources added.
Since the name of Brij's son was Sourabh Sharma, ie SS, police suspected that the body could be that of Sourabh. Since Brij lives in Jammu, his relatives from Kishtwar had reached Doda hospital for the identifica... | |
| | | | Militants escape from encounter site | | Arms, ammunition recovered from hideout | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KISHTWAR, Apr 14: Some militants reportedly to be four in number escaped from the spot during the encounter which was started between security forces and militants in forest area of Kishtwar in the evening today. However, security forces have seized arms and ammunition from the hideout of the militants. The identification of the militants was not established.
During search operation launched by STF Tanda and STF Kulna a contact was established with the militants who were reportedly four in number thus started fierce encounter. In the ensuing encounter that lasted for about two hours militants managed to escape from the spot taking the advantage of darkness. How... | |
| | | | Her father abuses, stones prowling journalists | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: While daughter Sunanda is at the centre of the Kochi IPL controversy over her 18 per cent "free" equity in the mega cricketing event, father too invited a controversy when, instead of replying to the queries of media persons who visited his residence here for his comments, he today stoned and abused them.
The house of Lt Col (retd) PN Dass in sector 5 of Chhani Himmat was the focus of media attention today after his daughter Sunanda figured in the IPL controversy and also because of her purported links with minister of state for external affairs, Shashi Tharoor.
Reporters and cameramen, who gathered outside the house, were greeted by abuses from Lt Col ... | |
| | | | Sunanda denies acting as 'proxy' for Tharoor | | | |
KUNAL SHRIVATSA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: In the much hyped Indian Premier League (IPL) T-20 Cricket Tournament, Jammu city is also hogging the limelight albeit not related to the game but for some other unwanted reasons.
With Sunanda Pushkar in the thick of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Kochi team controversy, the winter capital of the state has doing the rounds in political as well as print and electronic media circles since the parents of Dubai based socialite reside in posh Channi Himmat locality's Sector number 5 here.
A day after her name figured in media reports that she holds a 25 percent 'free' stake in the Kochi IPL franchise, Sunanda Pushkar today denied the alle... | |
| | | | Overdraft from JK Bank touches Rs 2,290 cr | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: Abdul Rahim Rather was always critical of the increasing dependence of the state finances on overdraft raised from the J&K Bank Ltd when Mufti was chief minister.
It was a different situation that time as he was in opposition, but now he himself heads the finance ministry in the NC-led coalition government.
But the overdraft did not come down during his tenure as finance minister, it touched an all time high of Rs 2,290 cr, according to the economic survey report (ESR) released by the government in the recent past.
The ESR said the overdraft limit which stood at 944 cr in 1997-98 had risen to the level of 2290.25 cr in 2008-09.
The overdraft percentage... | |
| | | | VDCs, locals join hands with troops to check infiltration | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: As it is not possible for the troops to be physically present on every inch of ground, village defence committee (VDC) members and locals, who almost every day visit their sprawling border fields and the nearby isolated water bodies, are being roped in to make infiltration impossible.
Active participation of VDCs and locals could also help in identifying the loopholes on the fenced borders neighbouring Pakistan, army sources said.
Though the borders were fenced and adequate troops were present on them, the March 23 incident of infiltration by 16 militants from a nullah at Jogwan, Akhnoor, and another reported incident of exfiltration by three Pak milita... | |
| | | | Full term of six years for NC will harm Congress, nation | | STARK REALITY | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: The reported decision of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) that the Congress would lead the coalition government in J&K after Omar Abdullah of the NC completes three years in office on January 4, 2012 is a rational and politically correct decision. The implementation of this decision would not only brighten the electoral prospectus in the state but would also be in the larger national interest. Replacement of the NC rule with the Congress rule would be in the larger national interest because in a state like J&K, which is a troubled state, only a national party should rule. The rule of the Kashmir-based partiers like the NC and the PDP is jus... | |
| | | | Employees yield to govt pressure: Call off strike | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 14: Apparently succumbing to the "suppressive" tactics being followed by the state government, all the employees' outfits-spreading agitation against the non-payment of sixth pay commission arrears-today announced withdrawal of their 12-day-old strike citing the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's assurance vis-à-vis formulation of a roadmap to concede the employees demands within three months.
The State Government had heaved a sigh of relief yesterday when the Civil Secretariat employees and representatives of Joint Consultative Committee (JCC) had called off their strike after the Chief Minister's assurance that the government would formulate a roadmap within ... | |
| | | | Congress feels the burden of Tharoor's IPL cricket baggage | | | | ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, Apr 14: The IPL cricket bag carried by Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor is turning out to be too heavy not only for him but also for ruling Congress party.
Thus, the top echelons of the party have stepped in to take the stock of the entire affair amid an Opposition outcry for showing the Minister the doors of the Union Council of Ministers.
Since yesterday Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been discussing the Kochi IPL team controversy with party colleagues like Union Minister SM Krishna and Rajeev Shukla .
Today there have been reports that Tharoor has been summoned by Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who is virtually holding th... | |
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