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Early Times Report
Jammu, April 17: Former Chief Minister, Ghulam Nabi Azad walked in to find his `worst enemy' in the waiting room of Srinagar airport Saturday. However, behaving like matured politicians neither Azad nor Mufti Muhammad Sayed made a mention of the `bitter' past. Instead they concentrated on the future. After greeting each other warmly, the two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest. The rendezvous lasted around fifteen minutes.
Ghulam Nabi Azad caused a `storm in Congress party last fortnight when he arrived in the summer capital and promised an active role in state politics. The Congress Chief, Saif-ud-Din Soz did not like Azad's `undue interference' in Jammu Kashmir. The supporters of two leaders demonstrated their strength on the streets of Srinagar but in the process conveyed all was not well in the Congress party.
A few days later Azad left for Delhi. Before leaving the state, he said he had no role to play in state politics. But Azad came back yesterday to address a political rally at Shangus, Anantnag. The area is a strong hold of Peoples Democratic... | |
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| ASI among four suspended for lapse in CM security | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: The Friday incident of an ex-ultra's wife jumping in front of chief minister Omar Abdullah's cavalcade inside the "high security" civil secretariate today took its toll of four cops, including an assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI), for lapse in security. The four police personnel were placed under suspension pending inquiry against them, police sources said.
It was not only security lapse, there were several other things which needed to be probed as regards the incident, the sources added.
Sources said as Omar was in the list of highly protected persons in the state, it surprised senior security officers as to how an ex-militant, his wife and ... | |
| | | | Security agencies resolve to maintain pressure on ultras | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: In view of the disturbing inputs that militants were waiting to infiltrate into J&K and also because of the forthcoming durbar move to Srinagar, a core group meeting of army, para-military forces, police, civil and intelligence agencies was held at the Nagrota-based headquarters of White Knight Corps.
The meeting reviewed the security situation threadbare, according to official sources.
Among others, the meeting was attended by General Officer Commanding 16 Corps and Security Advisor Lt Gen Rameshwar Roy, DGP Kuldeep Khuda, special DG CRPF, ADGP CID, commissioner SB, IGP, and IG BSF. Lt Gen Roy complimented security forces, intelligence agencies and ... | |
| | | | A stakeholder in democratisation process, govt cannot gag press | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: Being a stakeholder in democratisation process, let the government extend its "goodwill" gesture to the strengthening of the Fourth Pillar of democracy by allowing it to flourish in a free and fair
atmosphere.
The imposition of "economic sanctions" by way of stopping advertisement to small and upcoming newspapers won't pay, but the acceptance of healthy criticism would go a long way in establishing its credibility among the masses.
Any democratic government could not afford to exercise its authority in an "autocratic" manner.
The unofficial decision of "few" in the government to withhold advertisement to the old Jammu-based daily -- The Northlin... | |
| | | | 3 CMs tell Dr Shawl: Kashmir needs brick kilns, not hospitals | | World's top cardiologist's dream of setting up hospital in Srinagar remains unfulfilled | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
SRINAGAR, Apr 17: Washington DC-based interventional cardiologist, Dr Fayaz Shawl, who has the unbeaten distinction of having performed more than 20,000 angioplasty procedures in the world, has failed to get permission for establishing a super-specialty cardiovascular hospital in Nishat area of his hometown Srinagar in the last over two years. In a desperately written letter to Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, he has finally threatened to dispose off the land he had acquired in 2008 if the state officialdom continued to sleep over his dream project by the end of next month.
Posted as a junior surgeon at a public health centre at Shahdara Sharief (Rajouri) in 1974, after ... | |
| | | | Mercury rises to season’s highest level | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: Miserable Jammuites continued to sweat it out--quite literally -- on Thursday as the maximum temperature in the Capital crossed 42 degree Celsius.
The mercury touched 42.7 degrees, eight degrees above normal, making Thursday the hottest day of the season.
It was also the hottest April 17 in the past decade. The 'felt air temperature' (which indicates the amount of heat the human body loses outdoors) was 43.5 degree Celsius.
With no rainfall yet in the plains near Jammu city, the heat wave is going to continue for some time, according to officials of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
An IMD official said, "Rain-bearing clouds did emerge ove... | |
| | | | Significant Development: Lawyers also demand local VC for CU | | STARK REALITY | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 17: Jammu is, it appears, again preparing itself for a protracted struggle against the authorities in the state and Delhi. The issue that has irritated and angered the Jammu-centric groups this time is the reported move of the authorities to appoint former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof Amitabh Mattoo, or any other "outsider" as Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of Jammu, which the people of Jammu got after a long struggle. What has given a further Philip to the ongoing activities in the Jammu University and outside designed to force the authorities to appoint a local academician as the Vice-Chancellor of the Central University of ... | |
| | | | With four women in 89-member House JK calls for bigger fair sex reservation | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 17:-As compared to other states Jammu and Kashmir state needs to have some percentage of seats in the Assembly reserved for women.Women have received a raw deal in Jammu and Kashmir during the last over 50 years because not many among them have been fielded by major mainstream political parties as their candidates during the Assembly elections.
Even in the Lok Sabha elections not a single woman from Jammu and Kashmir has got elected to the Parliament except for one case of Begum Akbar Jahan,wife of Sheikh Abdullah.Madre Meharban was elected to the Lok Sabha twice.Once from Srinagar constituency in 1977 and next time from Anantnag constituency in 1984Again maj... | |
| | | | Sgr-ladakh road opens for traffic | | CE, BEACON and DDC flagged off light vehicles | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 17: Srinagar-Ladakh National Highway which was closed due to snowfall during winter season was re-opened for light vehicular traffic here today.
In this connection CE, BEACON, Brig. Ashok Butani and District Development Commissioner, Ganderbal, Ifthikhar-ul-Hassan Bari at Zojilapass near zero point today flagged off hundreds of light vehicles with passengers to Kargil and Srinagar.
The function organised by BEACON, HIMMANK and district administration was attended by the senior officers of these agencies, passengers and media persons.
On the occasion, Butani said that by the efforts of the BEACON and HIMMANK, the road has been opened for traffic in the mi... | |
| | | | J&K to host an IPL match next year: Farooq | | | | Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir will surely host the Indian Premier League (IPL) Season IV match next year, Union Minister and states Cricket Association president Farooq Abdullah today said.
Hopeful of Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) having its own stadium exclusively for cricket, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy and JKCA president said the state would definitely host one of the matches of Indian Premier League (IPL) here next year.
The J&K will soon have an exclusive cricket stadium and we are sure that by next year we will be capable of hosting one of the IPL matches in Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Abdullah told reporters after inaugurating the Jammu and Kashmir Premier Leagu... | |
| | | | Spurious cement bags seized at Bishnah | | | |
JAMMU, Apr 17: Unearthing a spurious cement scam, the Bishnah police today seized a large quantity of sub-standard cement packed in the bags of branded companies.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a rice mill at Harshadabad, Bishnah, and arrested Ranjeet Kumar, a labourer, who was packing spurious cement in the bags of ACC and Ambuja companies.
Based on Ranjeet's interrogation, police later raided a deserted mill at Bandurakh near Gangyal and seized from there a huge quantity of spurious cement.
When contacted, SP (Headquarters) J S Johar said police had seized 834 bags of spurious cement filled in ACC and Ambuja bags and about 3,000 empty bags of these companies.
He said the kingpin... | |
| | | | Two security personnel die of heart attack | | | | JAMMU, Apr 17: Two security personnel died of heart attack in two different areas of Jammu district today. One Harayana police constable posted in Hari Ki Pouri in Jammu namely Sumber Singh son of Maga Ram resident of Chankdon, Haryana complaint of heart congestion.He was rushed to GMC hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
However, in another incident one army man namely Kulbir Singh son of Inder Singh resident of RS Pura also died of heart attack. He was posted with 14 Punjab and was on leave.
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| | | | Stadium in Jammu: Lack of coordination in JKCA | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 17: The way top office bearer in Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association (JKCA) giving different statements in the public over international standard cricket stadium in Jammu, it seems that there is sheer lack of coordination among them.
Aimed at building infrastructure and holding international events in the state, these statements made time to time lead to confusion among the people of Jammu and Kashmir, especially those associated with the game of cricket.
Such `irresponsible’ and `false’ promises on part of those holding responsible positions in the Association, earning a bad name to the gentleman’s game of cricket.
While the JKCA president and Union Mini... | |
| | | | Jet-lagged PM tries to deflect Kochi IPL googly | | | |
ABID SHAH
NEW DELHI, APR 17: Congress has decided to keep the fate of Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor in limbo for some more time. Though the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has returned here from his visit to US and Brazil, he is yet to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi and there is no certainty regarding the time of the meeting between them.
Sources say that this could well take place sometime tomorrow where among other things the two top leaders of the ruling Congress Party could try to sort out the controversy created by Tharoor’s support for Kochi IPL cricket team’s franchise through his close friend Sunanda Pushkar who was given 19 percent stake wo... | |
| | | | BSNL services temporarily disrupted, resorted later | | | | Early Times Report
Sandeep Bhat
Jammu, Apr 17: The mobile services of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) were partially disrupted today in the entire state causing great deal of inconvenience to the subscribers, who again become panicky thinking that government has once more stopped the cellular services following yesterday’s SMS ban and after few hours’ its revocation.
According to BSNL authorities, our cellular services across the state were hit by a technical snag.
Speaking to Early Times Chief General Manager, BSNL, RK Koul said that the optical fibre was damaged at Bari Brahmana and Samba due to digging by some agencies and added the department is on work and services will be res... | |
| | | | "High voltage act" in Civil Secretariat | | Denied permission, woman jumps in front of CM's cavalcade | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: In what can be termed as a "high voltage act" , the Civil Secretariat premises in the winter capital became a 'powerful stage' where it came to be enacted, catching everyone including the security officials unawares this evening.A woman along with child tried to lay herself down in front the cavalcade of CHief Mineiter Omar Abdullah when it was moving out of the premises.Motive: she was not allowed to meet the Chief Minister in his office , thanks to the bureaucratic hurdles which made this unpleasant sequence happen inside the higest seat of governance.
It so happened that a woman originally from Kulgam district in Kashmir valley came to the secretari... | |
| | | | Azad's 'indecent alliance' with PDP? | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: In a U-turn to his earlier stance of not returning to state politics, Union Health Minister and former Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad's of late tactics are spurring otherwise hints, the reason however, may best been left to be weighed only by the new developments in his party cadre.
Sources said that Azad is reaching tomorrow at Shangus area of Anantnag district to pay tributes to former Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Mohammad Maqbool Dar on his second death anniversary, adding his visit is being watched as a first intimation towards some "indecent alliance" the Congress stalwart is anticipating from its earlier collaborator, the Peoples Dem... | |
| | | | ‘Wamiq was killed in cold blood’ | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: Wamiq Farooq's case took a new turn Friday when two eyewitnesses deposed before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar and accused a police officer of murdering the youth in cold blood.
Wamiq Farooq, a student of 11th standard got killed on January 31 when a police officer allegedly fired a tear smoke shell near Bohri Kadal in Down Town Srinagar at him. The killing evoked massive demonstrations across Kashmir. Hundreds of persons including scores of police men sustained injuries in clashes that lasted a week. The government ordered an enquiry but to the dismay of the people, the enquiry dubbed Wamiq as a stone pelter. The slain youth's parents pre... | |
| | | | Ban on SMS imposed, then revoked within hours | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: In a dramatic turn of events, the Centre first imposed a ban on SMS (short message service) for post-paid subscribers Friday much to the surprise of the state government and the subscribers, then, within hours, it lifted the ban.
The ban was imposed after the state government requested the Centre to ban bulk SMS facility, but the latter imposed ban on all SMSes for post-paid subscribers while restricting the facility for pre-paid users from midnight tonight due to security concerns.
Giving clarification about the state's request, chief minister Omar Abdullah said, "We asked for banning of the bulk SMS facility, which we believe is being used to ... | |
| | | | Drama by NC, PDP, another assault on people’s freedom: Bhim | | | |
Jammu, April 16: The decision of the Centre to impose ban on mobile phone SMS in J&K evoked prompt and strong reaction from the political parties with opposition highly critical about the move, which was later revoked.
Terming decision of the government to impose andlater revoke ban on SMS of mobile phones as drama to befool the gullible masses of the State, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said that this drama was enacted by the National Conference led coalition only just to improve its image.
"This regime has lost its credibility so government has been enacting such dramas to befool the people", PDP spokesman said while reacting to imposition of ban on SMS and later revocation of ... | |
| | | | Can AFSPA be repealed? | | ‘It has already lapsed as mandatory notices have not been issued’ | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: Army Chief's latest statement on Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has generated yet another debate on the `special' legislation. While every body talks about repeal of the law, a question arises. Can AFSPA be repealed?
Senior officials of the home department say the Act has already lapsed as mandatory notices to keep the law in force have not been issued.
The AFSPA became an Act on September 10, 1990 when it got the concurrence of the then governor. Immediately after this, a notification declaring the Valley as disturbed area was issued. In 1992 the president of India repealed the Act and enacted Jammu Kashmir Disturbed Area Act. However, the du... | |
| | | | Katra-Udhampur rail track to be completed by Dec 2012: Muniyappa | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: Union Minister of State for Railways, K H Muniyappa today said the much-awaited Katra-Udhampur track, a part of connecting Kashmir Valley with rest of the country through rail link project, would be completed by December 2012.
Talking to the media persons at Jammu Railway Station, the Union Minister, who along with his family, was returning home after visiting the holy shrine of Goddess Shri Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra, claimed, "the railway station at Katra is nearing completion while work on tunnels on this section is going on in full swing."
Muniyappa informed that Jammu railway authorities had projected a demand for having two more platforms and ano... | |
| | | | Jammu's scenic beauty second to none: Why only pilgrim and heritage tourism? | | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 16: Jammu province, like Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal, has few rivals as far as its scenic beauty is concerned. It is rich in green-gold, charming vales, dales and meadows and fascinating waterfalls, streams and springs.
It is a paradox that Jammu has failed to find any place on the tourist map of India even after 63 years of the state's merger into India. The reason has been that the authorities, including the Jammu-based supporters of Kashmiri leaders, have never taken any step whatever to promote tourism in Jammu province. It is not a lapse on their part. It is all deliberate, willful and calculated. The objective is to ignore the t... | |
| | | | Ban Ganga ‘shrinks’, disappointing pilgrims | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATRA, Apr 16: The water level in the Ban Ganga rivulet here has come down drastically, making it look dry at several places. This has brought disappointment to thousands of Vaishno Devi pilgrims, who take a holy dip in the rivulet to wash off their sins.
The Ban Ganga is a holy rivulet because it meanders around the highly reverred cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Trikuta Hills. Pilgrims, who come for the darshans of the goddess, also take a holy dip in it.
While some attribute this to development activities, others say there was nothing to get worried about it as things were likely to improve with a good monsoon.
The rivulet originates from a 200-ft-hig... | |
| | | | HC main wing closes on May 1st | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: According to the order issued by Registrar General J&K High Court MK Hanjura that main wing of the J&K High Court and Office of Registrar Vigilance shall close at Jammu on Saturday May 1, 2010 and reopen at Srinagar on Monday May 10, 2010. JNF
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| | | | Youth found murdered near in-laws' house | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16:
A 24-year-old youth was found murdered near his in-laws's house at Sadda in Kalakote, Rajouri, today. Police sources said Sumeed Singh of Bagori, who had come to his
in-laws' house at Sadda, was murdered by some unknown persons early
Friday morning.
His body was found lying at in isolated place, about 100 yards from his in-laws' house. The face was badly damaged and it seemed as if it had been hit repeatedly with some heavy object, the sources added.
Sources said after locals informed police, the latter rushed to the spot and evacuated the body to the Rajouri district hospital where post-mortem was conducted on it.
It was later handed over to his ... | |
| | | | Ex-patwari dies in car accident | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 16:
A patwari, who retired from service only last month, was killed today when the car he was driving skidded off the road at Chakmalal near Khour, Akhnoor, and rammed into roadside trees.
He was identified as Ravi Singh Bhau of Chakmalal.
Police said soon after his car got entangled in the roadside trees, he was evacuated to the GMC Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead.
After post-mortem, the body was handed over to his family members for last rites.Police had registered a case in this connection.
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