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| Congress MLA played host to LeT ultra Who later conspired to "assassinate" Azad | | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
JAMMU, Apr 27: In 2003, a Congress MLA played host to a Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militant who later conspired to "assassinate" Ghulam Nabi Azad in Bhaderwah town when he was J&K chief minister.
However, before he could move forward with his plan, the major LeT network fell into the effective and intelligence-driven dragnet of security forces in 2006.
Known as a strategic planner and die-hard LeT militant, Nisar Ahmad alias Abu Saria (wireless set code 44), who was alleged to have been tasked to eliminate Azad in 2006, had a 3-day comfortable stay
at the Congress MLA's residence in the winter capital in 2003.
This startling revelation was scripted in a secret official... | |
| | | | Soz meets Sonia | | | |
Jammu, April 27 (KNS): The Pradesh Congress Committee President, Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz, Wednesday called on UPA chairperson and Congress President, Sonia Gandhi, in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Talking to KNS Soz said, “Dialogue process on Kashmir and report of interlocutors was discussed in the meeting.”
“I congratulated her (Sonia) on the participation of people of J&K in large numbers in the Panchyat polls held on non-party basis,” he added.
Asked whether Dogra certificate issue was discussed, Soz said, “I told Sonia jee that if people of Jammu have been given concession, Kashmiris should also be given the same concession.”
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| | | | Disciplinary Committee serves show cause notice to suspended BJP MLAs, asked to reply by May 7 | | State vice president to be slapped show cause notice …..? | | |
JAMMU, Apr 27: The BJP Disciplinary Committee headed by Prof O P Kohli national general secretary of the Party has served show cause notice to seven suspended Party MLAs who cross voted in Legislative Council elections On April 13 to ensure the victory of Congress and NC candidates by defying the Party whip. The party has given time up to May 7 to these MLAs to reply the Show Cause notice failing which the High command will initiate disciplinary action in accordance with Party constitution against them.
In one more significant development related with the crosss vote controversy , a senior leader holding the position of vice president in the state unit is likely to be served show caus... | |
| | | | Govt. to deal with any row over Dogra certificate as law and order problem | | (Behind the veil) | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu,April 27:-The state Government has decided to deal with any row in the Kashmir valley over the Dogra certificate issue as a law and order problem.
Official sources said that after the Union Home Ministry's announcement that people of all the three regions of Jammu and Kashmir,irrespective of their creed or religion would be entitled to height and chest relaxation while seeking recruitment in Armed forces,paramilitary forces including the Assam rifles there was no justification for raking up the issue.
Senior Government functionaries said that soon after the Minister for Revenue and Relief,Raman Bhalla,intended to regulate issuance ... | |
| | | | Vakil also jumps on to the Geelani’s anti-Dogra bandwagon | | Dogra Certificate | | | MINCING NO WORDS
NEHA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: Senior Congress leader and former cabinet minister Abdul Gani Vakil is very angry these days. He is angry for two main reasons. One is that the National Conference-Congress coalition government failed to deliver on any front. “The coalition government has failed on every front to solve the problems of the people,” Vakil said on Monday while addressing people in the north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Vakil’s comments on the working of the coalition government could be legitimately construed as a scathing attack on the National Conference-led coalition government. Besides, the manner in which he publicly censured the state governmen... | |
| | | | BAJ demands CM from Jammu, advocates full integration & opposes autonomy & self-rule | | Meeting With Interlocutors -- II | | |
STARK REALITY
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 27: The other most important issue that was taken up by the Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) president B S Slathia and his team with the interlocutors was about the nature of relations between Jammu and Kashmir and the rest of the country and about those demanding greater autonomy and self-rule.
(Greater autonomy and self-rule are two sides of one and the same coin and these doctrines, if given an effect to, would automatically mean annihilation of the minorities in the state, as it happened immediately after the creation of theocratic Pakistan in August 1947. Besides, granting respectability to the greater autonomy concept and self-rule d... | |
| | | | HC directs AAG to produce DGP's record | | Chopra family murder: | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Apr 27: In the September 18, 2006, murder of cement tycoon R B Chopra, his wife, daughter and two servants, Justice J P Singh of high court today directed AAG to keep DGP’s record available when the petition came up next for consideration.
While making the direction, he observed that the record produced by the AAG did not contain the record of DGP whereby he had furnished a detailed proposal vide his letter No legal/OWP/06/2007-462-63 dated January 28, 2011, requesting transfer of the supplementary investigation in FIR NO 107/2006 registered at Trikuta Nagar police station to CBI. The DGP's record was required for perusal along with other records which were avail... | |
| | | | P K for implementation of recommendations of central committee | | `Our struggle yielding results’ | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, April 27
The Panun Kashmir (PK) President, Dr Agnishekar has sought implementation of the recommendations of Central Committee on displaced pundits. In an exclusive interview with Early Times he accused the government of Jammu Kashmir of sleeping over the recommendations.
The high level committee comprising leader of opposition Sushma Swaraj, Mamta Banerjee, Sachin Pilot and others had urged the state government to take several measures to safeguard the interests of displaced persons. They said the state government seemed in no mood to implement the recommendations of the committee.
He further said, it is Panun Kashmir which started a campaign on sale of pro... | |
| | | | Dialogue without Geelani is meaningless: Paswan | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, Apr 27 : The Lok Jana Shakti party leader, Ram Vilas Paswan today said that Syed Ali Geelani was the `hero of masses’ and the real representative of people of Kashmir. “People follow him with heart and soul”, he said.
Paswan called on Geelani at his Hyderpora residence today. His state president, Sanjay Saraf accompanied him.
“Any dialogue minus Geelani is meaningless”, he said. "Geelani is the hero of masses, people of Kashmir are at his beck and call and follow him and support his programmes . Any dialogue process without taking him on board is futile," he said.
He hailed Geelani for not changing his stand. “He is a man of principles”, he said.
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| | | | DSP's son "fights" with traffic cops | | | |
JAMMU, Apr 27: A scene was today created at Janipura here after a DSP's son entered into a brawl with traffic police cops. The incident took place after traffic cops stopped DSP's son Rajeshwar Singh, who was talking on his cell phone while driving his car (JK02AM/9900), at Janipura.
Police sources said when the cops told him that he would be fined for using cell phone while driving car, he allegedly created a scene and had a scuffle with them.
The cops let him go when he said his father was DSP in state police, the sources added. It is pertinent to mention here that his DSP father had also created a scene at Satwari sometime back when traffic police had fined him for violating traff... | |
| | | | Wheat crop burnt to ashes at Arnia | | | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Apr 27: The wheat crop, spread in over 71 kanals of land, was burnt to ashes at Slair in Arnia near here today. Official sources said the incident took place when a HT electric
wire snapped and fell in the field.
The wire supplied electricity to a brick kiln, the sources added. Though fire tenders were pressed into service, the wheat crop in over 71 kanals of land was damaged within no time.
Sources said 10 kanals of the land belonged to Vijay Kumar, eight kanals to Vishva Nath, 20 kanals to Kulbir Singh, 30 kanals to Balbir Singh and three kanals to Parshotam Singh.
Police had registered a case in this connection.
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| | | | 'Dilution of Dogra certificate to be resisted ' | | | | Jammu , April 27
Dogras in the region comprising Jammu province and parts of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh constitute that social group in the country that could be compared with any martial race in the world. Dogras are very brave people and that their contribution to the Army and the defense of the country has all along been splended and spectacular. The unnecessary controversary on the Dogra certificate issue is unwarranted and uncalled for. Early Times has for the last one month carried a series on Dogra certificate issue and has received tremendous support in this regard and this will continue till its logical conclusion. Some of the views as given below.
Vishal Inder
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