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| 'Army raped informant woman, delayed action till 5 foreigners were killed' | | American book on Al-Faran hostages provides fresh fuel to Kashmiri separatists | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: Rendered politically bankrupt in the aftermath of street clashes of the year 2010 and suffering a major setback in Ghulam Nabi Fai's conviction by an American court, Kashmiri separatists are likely to get a fresh lease of life in a book written on the mysterious kidnapping of six Western tourists in 1995. Compiled by two American authors, the 500-page non-fiction, titled "The Meadow", claims that the Indian intelligence and security agencies not only delayed action---till five of the foreigners were killed---but also exploited sexually a woman who had reported to them sighting of a German hostage.
"The Meadow" claims to be based on years of research and hundreds of interviews by authors, Adrian Levy and Cathy Scott-Clark, who worked in South Asia during the kidnappings and for years after. It uses a combination of named and unnamed sources, journals and official files and transcripts to build its case---against the Indian establishment.
On July 4th, 1995, an unknown guerrilla group calling itself 'Al-Faran' claimed kidnapping of six tourists in ... | |
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| Omar displays obsession with AFSPA at CMS' Conference | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16: Demonstrating his obsession with the withdrawal of the AFSPA, Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah, dwelt at length on the issue during the Chief Ministers' Conference on internal security in New Delhi today. He said that the Act had played its useful role and this time he desisted from describing the legal cover to the security forces as a mere piece of draconian law.
No doubt Omar Abdullah referred to the need for promoting trade between the two sides, including between the Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan administered Kashmir, he laid emphasis on setting up telephone facilities between the two Kashmir's in the interest of trade.
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| | | | Army opposes Omar's demand for AFSPA revocation from J&K | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Apr 16: Army today opposed Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's demand for revocation of Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from certain parts of the State.
In Srinagar, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 15 Corps, Lt Gen S.A. Hasnain, said the Army was against any move of revocation of AFSPA from any part of Jammu and Kashmir.
In the national capital, Army Chief General V.K. Singh also reiterated this view saying the Army's stance on AFSPA was known to everyone.
The Army's stance comes in the wake of Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's statement on Monday that AFSPA should be partially withdrawn.
Chidambaram's statement came during ... | |
| | | | `Omar uses AFSPA to hush up Yusuf killing' | | | | Sumit Bhargav
RAJOURI, Apr 16: Taking a dig at Omar Abdullah led Government, PDP President; Mehbooba Mufti today said that important issue of AFSPA revocation has been used by Omar Abdullah to cover the controversy of death of NC worker, Yusuf Shah. She was speaking during a party rally held in the Dak bungalow here.
'AFSPA revocation is an important issue but Omar has used it just to put a blanket over the death of Yusuf Shah', she said.
Calling the incumbent dispensation a Government of scams, She said the NC leadership had the distinction of utilizing the money sent for cricket in Jammu Kashmir for their personal needs.
Mufti threatened agitation if the promised district level poli... | |
| | | | Home ministry spends Rs. 3,583.305 crore on security related expenditure in J&K | | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
JAMMU, Apr 16: Union home ministry has spent a huge amount of Rs. 3,583.305 crore as security-related expenditure in Jammu and Kashmir since militancy began in the year 1989.
This revelation has been made by Union Home Ministry in its annual report for the year 2011-12, a copy of which is with Early Times. It has said that ministry between 1989 and 2011 spent Rs. 3, 583.305 crore on security related expenditure. During the financial year (2011-12), a sum of Rs. 200 crore was reimbursed to J&K Government under SRE (P) till December, 2011.
Union Home Ministry has said that to support the state government in its initiatives, Central Armed Police Forces has been made ava... | |
| | | | Personal comfort causes loss to exchequer | | Misuse of official vehicles in SMVDU | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16: The rampant misuse of official vehicles by certain individuals has caused loss to the exchequer of holy money of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University (SMVDU) during the last two years. Instead of making use of the buses engaged for the purpose of to and fro of the staff from different destinations of Jammu, some officers prefer to use the luxuries staff cars know that they are not entitle for the same.
When every single coin of the endowment of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) counts, their casual approach is purely seen as guided by comfortability at the cost of the holy exchequer.
There is no rule in accordance to which Government vehicle can ... | |
| | | | Soz, Azad asked to submit panel of names for executive body | | J&K PCC to be restructured | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16: In what can be seen as Party High Command's direction to strengthen Congress in the J&K State, State unit of Congress is being restructured with major changes in the executive body . The two stalwarts of the Congress Ghulam Nabi Azad and incumbent President of the PCC Prof Saif-u-Din Soz has been asked to submit respective names for Pradesh Congress Committee executive as also its office bearers.
Sources said even though there is every likelihood for continuance of Prof Soz as PCC chief for one more term, but a change cannot be completely ruled out as the High Command has also sought a panel of names for the PCC chief. Sources said the Congress s... | |
| | | | Interlocutor Radha sets the record straight | | Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh | | | Neha
JAMMU, Apr 16: There was no doubt whatever from day one that the group of interlocutors, which was appointed by the Government of India on October 12, 2010 to prepare a roadmap for the resolution of Jammu and Kashmir issue, would take into consideration the viewpoints of Kashmiri leaders, including the known separatists and extremists, and come out with a report that would be essentially Kashmir-centric. The interlocutors submitted their report to the Union Home Minister on October 12, 2011. It was on April 12 that a national daily carried a story on the recommendations based on the interlocutors' report. The said story cleared all the cobwebs of confusion and established that the cri... | |
| | | | Conversion of Nagdandi Ashram | | NC-RSS nexus? | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16: In a situation where Governments in the State and at the Centre are claiming a significant improvement in the situation, the land grabbing, fraudulent deals and clandestine takeover of the Hindu properties in the Kashmir Valley is coming to the fore with alarming frequency. The sale deeds of the properties of Hindu Shrines of Jawala Bagwati at Khrew and Vaital Bhairav at Rainawari have come to the fore recently. In many such cases the Government apathy and lack of action is brazen enough to escape notice. But the complicity of the State Government led by National Conference to take over parts of the property of Sri Ramkrishna Mahasammelan Ashram, at Nagdan... | |
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