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Antony visits forward areas

4/27/2009 11:10:11 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, April 27: The Defence Minister AK Antony visited the forward areas under the White Knight Corps today. During this visit he was accompanied by the Chief of the Army Staff General Deepak Kapoor, the Defence Secretary Shri Vijay Singh, GOC-in-C Northern Command Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj and the General Officer Commanding, White Knight Corps. The Defence Minister was briefed on the prevailing security situation along the Line of Control. Thereafter, he addressed the troops at the Raina Auditorium, Rajouri in which Antony lauded the role of the Indian Army in curbing infiltration and reducing the levels of insurgency. He mentioned that the Army’s vigilance and proactive st...

13 in fray in North Kashmir

4/27/2009 11:10:02 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar: As no candidate withdrew his nomination papers, 13 candidates have been left in fray for the north Kashmir parliamentary constituency, going to polls on the last round of the staggered five phased polls in the state. Official sources said that on the last date for withdrawal of nominations on Monday, no candidate withdrew his candidature from the office of Deputy Commissioner, Baramulla, Lateef-ul-Zaman Deva, who is also the returning officer for the segment. In all, 23 candidates including chairman of his faction of Peoples Conference, Sajad Gani Lone, National Conference (NC) nominee Shareef-ud-din Sharik and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate M...

Srivastava, JS NCEBC

4/27/2009 11:09:14 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, APRIL 27- Government has placed the service of A. K. Srivastava, Chief Wildlife Warden, J&K at the disposal of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India for his appointment to the post of Joint Secretary in the National Commission for Economically Backward Classes (NCEBC). Deepak Khanna, CCF, Eco-Tourism, will look after the charge of the Chief Wildlife Warden in addition to his own duties, till further orders. It may be mentioned here that during his tenure as Chief Wildlife Warden Srivastava made significant and notable contribution to the cause of Wildlife Conservation in the State. He was responsible for scientific management of 6...

Mufti asks Delhi to hear peace calls

4/27/2009 11:09:05 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Pulwama, Apr 27 – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the country’s leadership must take note of the sentiment of peace emanating from Jammu and Kashmir and accord it the desired response to resolve the State’s problems, besides implementing the recommendations of the Working Groups set up by the Prime Minister. Addressing a public meeting here today, Sayeed said the people have offered a fresh opportunity for the resolution of the State’s problems through peaceful and democratic means and the country’s leadership must now respond to the new situation by addressing the issues concerning the State with a sense of urgency, sincerity and s...

78 swap LoC sides via Poonch

4/27/2009 11:08:57 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, Apr 27- As many as 78 persons boarded the weekly Poonch-Rawlakote bus service via Chakan-da-Bagh crossing point along the line of control in Jammu region, official sources said. The sources said 33 persons crossed over to Pak including 2 fresh passengers from Jammu and 31 Pak residents, who returned to their homes after staying with their relatives, first time after partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. Similarly 45 persons arrived in Poonch from Pak which included 3 Pak nationals and 42 returnees, who had gone to other side of Line of Control to meet their relatives after nearly six decades. Forty first timers from Jammu made it to Pak on last occasion wh...

Draw of lots Haj pilgrims’ on April 29

4/27/2009 11:08:33 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, APRIL 27 - J&K State Haj Committee (JKSHC) Baitul Hujaj (Haj House) Bemina, Srinagar is going to hold the draw of lots for confirmation of Haj seats in favour of the intending Haj pilgrims 1430 (H) 2009 (AD) in his office complex on April 29,2009. The proceedings of the draw of lots will be telecast live on Doordarshan on April 29 for the information of the intending pilgrims. The same will also be broadcasted through Radio Kashmir besides, publication of the list in the newspapers. All the intending pilgrims are advised to cooperate so that the draw of lots is held in a proper manner. For their convenience, it is not necessary for them to come to Baitul Hujaj ...

Between poll codes and ‘Darbar Move’, Jammu searching for Govt

4/27/2009 11:07:43 PM

SANDEEP BHAT Jammu, April 27: It was Governor’s administration and the Model Code of Conduct prevailing when the highest seat of power moved into the Winter Capital November last and with the little and lost opportunity in between, the poll code is still in place that the seat of power has moved to the cool summer environs of Valley for next six months leaving Jammu looking for the government to reach out to. The 135- year-old trend of Darbar move has devoured billions of rupees from the state exchequer, even when unemployed youth are on the streets demanding employment. Darbar move has devoured billions of rupees from the state exchequer so far. Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in ...

11 kids go missing in a month in J&K

4/27/2009 11:07:31 PM

SALMAN IMTIAZ NIZAMI Jammu, April 27: As the authorities remain occupied with VIP and other security duties election after election, as many as eleven children have been reported missing from different parts of state this month. These are the only reported cases and the actual number of missing children may be far higher. While Jammu Police have recently busted a gang of child-lifters, SSP Jammu Manohar Singh said that possibility of militant groups picking up children, particularly teenagers, from rural areas was not ruled out. A fear psychosis has gripped the vulnerable parents as most of the children have gone missing in very unsuspecting manner. So far, in this month, 11 children h...

Gold glitters on Akshaya Tritiya

4/27/2009 11:07:17 PM

EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, April 27: Despite the high cost of the yellow metal and the slowdown, people bought gold jewellery in large numbers Monday on Akshaya Tritiya, considered an auspicious day in the Hindu calendar for buying long-term assets like gold, silver and real estate. Akshaya Tritiya falls on the third day of the bright half of the Hindu month of Baisakh (April-May), when the Sun and Moon are believed to be in exalted positions and are simultaneously at the peak of brightness, which happens only once every year. "Sales are very good even this year. This is more than we expected," said Sanjeev, a jeweler at the Jain Bazaar, Jammu’s largest jewelery market. And while jewell...