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| PM moots triple entry permit system | | ‘Opportunity for India, Pakistan to join hands for peace’ | | | Early Times Reporter
Akhnoor/Katra | Apr 25
Proposing a slew of confidence building measures across the Line of Control and also within the state, the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh though said that the situation in Jammu and Kashmir was fast improving but said that it was still far from being normal.
Addressing a largely attended public meeting here today after dedicating to the nation second bridge on Chenab, the Prime Minister said that the travel restrictions across the Line of Control shall be further eased to facilitate trade through Srinagar-Muzaffarabad and Poonch-Rawalakote roads.
The Prime Minister pointed out that India and had realized that misunderstandings should be removed through mutual dialogue. He said the people of the two countries could move forward and convert the atmosphere of confidence into a lasting friendship. He said 1.15 lakh Pakistani citizens were given visas to visit India last year. He said the number was double than in the previous three years. During the same period the bilateral trade had increased three times. Soon, he said, this would to... | |
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| PM’s package: Rs 1600 Crores for KPs, Peanuts for PoK refugees, Sympathies for Pak refugees | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 25
As all waited keenly for the packages to come with the Prime Minister’s much desired Jammu visit, it turned out to be a day of Kashmiri Pandits as the refugees from Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Pakistan had to come home with consolations.
The Prime Minister was expected to announce implementation of the recommendations of the Working Groups which he did partly. While announcing the confidence building measures among the segments of society, the Prime Minister announced a comprehensive Rs 1600 Crore package for Kashmiri Pandit migrants. For Pakistan occupied Kashmir refugees of 1947, the Prime Minister announced a Rs 50 Crore package and shared his sy... | |
| | | | PDP, PM share same vision: Mufti | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 25
Jammu marks a protest almost every day against the Peoples Democratic Party brandishing it anti-national, but the party patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that his party and the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh share a common vision for peace in South Asia.
In reaction to Prime Minister’s speech at Akhnoor, Mufti said that at one end, the South Asian region is striving to catch up in the global race for economic prosperity and at the other it is beset with the hazards of regional problems. "Obviously, the region's future lies in how its leadership copes with this challenge," he said and added that as has been the shared vision of the Prime Minister Dr ... | |
| | | | Govt planning whitepaper on Baglihar | | NC made JP immune to action | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 25
After threatening punitive measures against the Jaiprakash Industries for missing several deadlines on completion of Baglihar hydro-electric project, the state government has finally realized that there was nothing at its end to move against the construction company.
The cabinet meeting held here late last evening came to a conclusion that the project was decided by the previous National Conference government with the Jaiprakash Industries on such weak terms and conditions that there was little for the state government to proceed against the company. Therefore, to come clean on the prolonged delay on project completion, the government has decided to... | |
| | | | To watch India, allow Pak | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 25
If you don’t allow us to beam Pakistani content, we won’t let you to watch Indian channels –this is how the situation has assumed in the Kashmir Valley.
As the channel war heats up in the Valley, now it is the turn of operators. The cable operators have shot back in retaliation blacking out the Indian television channels. They have decided to black out national and international channels in protest against the Jammu and Kashmir government’s move to ban the airing of Pakistani and local "unauthorized" news channels in the State.
A local cable operator defiantly remarked, "We have stopped airing all national and international channels in the Valley as... | |
| | | | Former MLA insulted by PM’s security staff | | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Apr 25
The ongoing visit of Prime Minister to this part of the world has not only thrown life out of gear for common masses but, even a former MLA now, an aged and hearing impaired person had to bear insult at the hands of the security staff amid the presence of Prime Minister himself.
The victim was Rishi Kumar Koushal, former MLA and patron Praja Parishad who have lost hearing sense and using hearing aid. According to sources, the security staff deployed at Matrika Auditorium of SMVDU on the occasion of its first convocation ceremony took away the hearing device of Koushal due to security reasons and only then allowed him to enter the hall.
Later, when Kou... | |
| | | | Army top brass meeting to discuss infiltration | | | | New Delhi | Apr 25
With Jehadi groups in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir signalling plans to intensify their attacks on the Indian soil, the forthcoming Army Commanders conference here is to focus on measures to check any upsurge in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir.
The four-day Combined Commanders conference, to be inaugurated by the Defence Minister A K Antony on April 28, would take stock of the militancy situation in the trouble-torn state, where official figures show a slight rise in attempts to cross the Line of Control.
While, army sources said there were only 15 to 18 infiltration bids detected in the three winter months of January, February and March, there were about 14 such at... | |
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