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| Cong factions keep 'political show' alive | | Baisakhi Milan to counter 'official' festival | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: With some respite from acrimony between traditional rivals NC and PDP after the Assembly session, the political scene appeared to be a little dull and drab. But thanks to the two warring factions of Congress which keep the 'show' going at least in Jammu. If the group comprising PCC Chief Prof Soz loyalists were on centre stage of 'performance' in Baisakhi festival for the last two days, the ante Ghulam Nabi Azad group could not take it anymore. Not to lag behind, this group today organised "Baisakhi Milan", apparently to counter what the other group has been upto for the last two days.
The function organised at Institute of Engineering Gandhi Nagar this evening, although a low key activity in comparison to the " semi official Baisakhi extravaganza" by the other group did witness participation of stalwarts like Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand, veteran Gujjar leader Choudhary Mohammad Aslam, former ministers Jugal Kishore Sharma and Choudhary Gharu Ram, ex minister from Kargil Haji Nisar ALi besides others. There were also some non political f... | |
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| Media in mediator role? | | | | IN what came as a 'break' from the stereotypic versions of leaders loaded with annoyance, disagreement and disapproval' of the other faction, a senior journalist made a 'special appearance' role in the show. Apparently a friend of both the factions, this journo in his typical articulative verbatim infact presented himself as mediator for truce between the warring factions. "It is in the interest and benefit of the party as a whole if the leaders are able to shun their differences and come on a joint platform....". Was it a genuine effort of bringing reconciliation or mere posturing to make presence felt....?
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| | | | Student held with answer sheet | | | | JAMMU: A B.Com. part I student was today taken into custody by police after he walked out of the examination hall at Commerce College here along with the answer sheet.
He was identified as Sonam of Leh. Police said after Sonam disappeared from the examination hall, the supervisor brought the matter to the notice of the college principal, who alerted police.
Police said while cops were searching for him, he emerged from behind the hedge in the college premises and told them that he had come out of the examination hall to attend the call of nature.
He was, however, taken into custody by cops and later handed over to the university authorities for an action against him.
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| | | | Murder accused arrested | | | |
KATHUA: Kathua police has arrested murder accused who committed murder on his uncle five days ago.He was arrested from Rajbagh area here today. Italian made without license pistol was also recovered from his possession.
The murderer accused Manoj Kumar committed murder of his uncle Madhan Lal and escaped from the spot . The reason behind shoot out was over property dispute in which Manoj Kumar resorted to firing towards his uncle Madan Lal and cousin brother Sudarshan Kumar in which Madan Lal who was retired cop succumbed to injuries when he was taken to GMC hospital. Sudarshan Kumar who received bullet injuries on his forehead is still battling for life.
Today police arreste... | |
| | | | Sopore remains on boil | | | | JAMMU: For the third consecutive day Sopore witnessed violent clashes between stone pelting youth and the police Thursday. The clashes left ten persons including four police men wounded.
Prohibitory orders under section 144 were strictly imposed in the town. However, notwithstanding the restrictions the youth engaged the police and the CRPF in ding dong battles at several places in the town.
The stone pelting youth raised slogans against the police and the CRPF and demanded stern action against the erring men in uniform who according to them forced Zubair to jump into Jehlum. Zubair, a 17-year-old-student was consumed by the river.
Meanwhile, the town observed total strike. The town pr... | |
| | | | Offices timing changed | | | | JAMMU: The administration today ordered change in offices and educational institutions' summer working hours located in various districts of Jammu division with effect from May 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010.
According to the Divisional Commissioner Jammu, the timing in Jammu, Udhampur, Rajouri, Samba, Reasi, Kathua districts (except tehsil Bani) shall be from 8 a. m to 2 p. m. In Tehsil Bani the timing will be between 10 a. m to 4 p. m in government offices and educational institutions. In Poonch district, timing will be between 10 a. m to 4 p. m in government offices and 8 a. m to 2 p. m in education institutions. In Ramban district (except Ramban tehsil and Niabat Batote of tehsil Ramban... | |
| | | | Thanks to Cupid, love marriages storm Valley | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: But for Cupid's intervention many a girl would not dare to dream of marriage in contemporary Kashmir. Customs, newly invented vices and the demand for working women has wreaked havoc with the institution of marriage in Kashmir. But modern eves and boys have found a way out. The reservations of conservative society notwithstanding, love marriages are becoming acceptable slowly but surely.
Muhammad Yasin, an untiring social worker earns his livelihood by writing petitions in the Sadder Court. According to him, more than five court marriages are solemnized every day in the court premises. When asked how he can be so sure about the number, Yasin said: "Th... | |
| | | | Dialogue with Pakistan meaningless | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 15: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has done well to rebuff Pakistan and make it loud and clear that India would talk only if Pakistan acts against terror accused. He made public these views in Washington on Wednesday. It shows that the Prime Minister, who otherwise had been very anxious to break the impasse by engaging Pakistan in the dialogue process, has revised his approach. It is a significant development considering the fact that he expressed these views in Washington at a time when his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani was also there.
What our Prime Minister said was a plain speaking. He took the Pakistani government to task ... | |
| | | | Cross LoC trade hits road blocks | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: Despite state Government's plea to the centre to initiate measures for developing the basic infrastructure required for enhancing trade across the LOC nothing much has been done. The result is that the import-export of number of items via Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawlakot routes continues to be in a state of uncertanity. Traders continue to bank on the barter system. These traders want better facilities which includes banking and tele-link development projects.
As a result of state Government's intervention the centre has agreed to set up five telephone links across the LOC.But the state authorities want major transformation in the trading act... | |
| | | | Leaders 'misguided' us for personal gains: Employees | | OFFICES RESUME WORK | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: All government offices and Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) across Jammu and Kashmir today resumed normal functioning after 12-day-long strike of about 4.5 lakh government employees, who had called off their agitation yesterday after the chief Minister Omar Abdullah's assurance vis-à-vis fulfillment of their demands within three months.
Reports from tehsil and district headquarters said that all offices and PSUs reported full attendance of the employees and normal work was witnessed in these institutions. Government Medical College & Hospital Jammu and its allied institutions were also seen normal functioning with all labs and laboratories working ... | |
| | | | Five teachers for 700 students | | Parents protest; block Poonch-Surankote road | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: Notwithstanding junior Abdullah's oft-repeated commitment to provide better education facilities in the government-run schools, a high school at Harhi in Surankote, Poonch, is virtually reduced into a playfield in the absence of adequate number of teachers.
As there was no class work, many students were said to have stopped lugging school bags and instead, wielded sticks to graze cattle.
According to locals, they took up the matter with zonal education officer (ZEO) Fazal Bajjad several times, but he neither visited the village nor took any action to post requisite number of teachers in the school. "At present, the school has only five teac... | |
| | | | Shopian whistleblower doc now himself in the dock for rape | | Victim woman's statement recorded, investigation completed, challan produced in court | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 15: Having completed investigation in less than a month with recording of statement of the sexually exploited woman before Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) of Pulwama, Police today produced challan against the suspended Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ghulam Qadir Sofi, in the court of District & Sessions Judge of Pulwama. With scientific evidence and corroborative statements recorded before a judicial magistrate, Pulwama Police claimed to have established in 25 days of the investigation that 57-year-old Dr Sofi had committed rape on a female patient at his clinic in Pulwama township of south Kashmir in September 2009.
Interestingly, ... | |
| | | | Soz's 'harmonization tactics' irks Mufti | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, April 15: Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Saif-ud-Din's "harmonization tactics" to defend the ruling dispensation headed by the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, though on several occasions, has brought discomfort in Mufti Mohammad Sayeed's Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) camp.
The PDP, which had coalition with the Congress party till 2008, in its usual modus-operandi tried to hijack the issue on regional bases but harmonized tactics of Soz did not allow it happen. Instead of allowing the passage of Inter-district recruitment Bill to become bone of contention between regions and religions Soz in coordination with present coalition managed to get... | |
| | | | Politics hots up over tehsil office gate | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RS PURA, Apr 15: The two arch rivals -- BJP and Congress -- were today up in arms against each other to take credit for the reopening of the tehsil office's second gate closed two years back.
As the agitated supporters of the two parties gathered outside the tehsil office, police resorted to mild lathicharge to disperse them.
The tehsil office has two gates, facing two different markets in the town. One gate was closed two years back allegedly on the directions of SDM Sheetal Nanda.
With Nanda's transfer, Ashwani Kumar Khajuria joined as new SDM of RS Pura. After he assured a BJP deputation that the gate would be opened soon, tension erupted in the town with Congress ... | |
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