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EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 28: Contrary to the widespread speculations in political and bureaucratic circles besides media, there will be no reshuffle in civil administration or Police in the Cabinet meeting being held in Jammu tomorrow. Highly placed sources in the state government revealed to Early Times that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would be presiding over a meeting of all of his Cabinet Ministers on Thursday to discuss certain administrative matters and policy decisions but ruled out any transfers and appointments in Police or civil administration.
There will be absolutely no transfers or appointments of civil and Police officials, sources said. They said that Cabinet was likely to discuss the latest status of the interaction between trade union leaders and the five-member Cabinet sub committee, headed by Minister of Finance, Abdul Rahim Rather. According to these sources, Government would take the trade union leaders into confidence with regard to its efforts in connection with seeking a special financial assistance from the Centre to disburse a part of the pay ar... | |
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| One-way traffic on NH today | | | |
Srinagar: To allow free movement of convoy carrying government officials from Jammu-Srinagar, the authorities have decided to allow only one-way traffic on the 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highway.
There would be only Jammu to Srinagar traffic on May 1, 2, 8 and 9, a police spokesman said here this afternoon.
He said the decision to allow only one-way traffic was taken keeping in view of annual Darbar move 2010.
''It is appealed to the public to kindly cooperate with the traffic police for smooth passage of Darbar move convoy,'' he said.
The Darbar move offices, including Civil Secretariat, seat of the government, will close in Jammu on April 30 to reopen here on May 10.
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| | | | 3 HM sympathisers held in Reasi | | | |
JAMMU: Working since long for Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), police today arrested the militant outfit's three sympathisers from Beli Dugga in Mahore, Reasi.
They were identified as Haji Mohammad Hussain, son of Raj Mohammad, Mohammad Farooq, son of Haji Mohammad and Danish, son of Haji Mohammad Hussain, all residents of Belli Dugga. Police sources said they had been providing logistic support, providing eatable items and shelter, to the HM terrorists and were in their close touch.
After developing information about their presence at Beli Dugga, police swung into action and apprehended all of them, the sources added.
Their sustained interrogation was on to know their links with other ... | |
| | | | Shabir Shah hospitalised | | | | JAMMU: Shabir Ahmad Shah, prominent separatist leader and president of the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party, was hospitalised here Wednesday after he fell unconscious in his prison barrack, an official said.
Shabir Shah fell unconscious in his barrack in Kot Bhalwal jail on the outskirts of Jammu. He is having multiple health problems.
"He was immediately shifted to a private hospital," the official in the prison department said.
Doctors attending to the separatist leader refused to comment on his condition.
Shabir Shah was booked under the Public Safety Act by the authorities who feared that his presence in Kashmir could cause a big trouble there. He was in the forefront of p... | |
| | | | Retd Wing Commander commits suicide | | | | JAMMU: A retired Wing Commander last night allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at Adh-Kuwari en route to the holy cave shrine of Mata Vaishno Devi in Katra town.
Identified as JK Sharma, he hailed from Bhopal.
Police said he checked in a hotel at Adh-Kuwari last night. When he did not come out of his room this morning, hotel staff got suspicious and knocked at the door.
Police said when, despite repeated knocks, he did not respond, the hotel staff broke open the door only to find him lying dead on the bed.
The hotel staff later contacted police which immediately reached the hotel room and evacuated the body to hospital mortuary. Police said the wing commander had co... | |
| | | | Beaten cattle "smuggler" dies in hospital | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
KATHUA, Apr 28: Naresh Kumar, who was beaten by the activists of some Hindu organisations here Sunday last for allegedly trying to smuggle cows and other milch animals from Punjab to Kashmir, succumbed to his injuries at the Government Medical College Hospital in Jammu today.
Though police had registered a murder case in this connection, no accused had been arrested so far.
Police sources said Naresh allegedly smuggled milch animals from Punjab in his truck clandestinely via Jarai road here Sunday last.
However, when the truck reached the government degree college here, it was intercepted by the activists of some Hindu organisations.
Sources said Naresh of RS Pura, J... | |
| | | | CU VC: Kashmiri Hindus' opposition to Mattoo very significant | | STARK REALITY | | |
RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 28: There was no doubt whatsoever that former Vice-Chancellor of Jammu University, Prof Amitabh Mattoo, did not enjoy any support of the community to which he belongs, leave aside a handful of "mercenaries" who have been working with him to promote their selfish interests at the cost of the Indian nation.
However, it is true that the community leaders had seldom taken on Prof Mattoo in the manner they launched a scathing attack on him and that too through print media. This is indeed a very significant development and it augurs well for the community as well as the nation.
What has provoked the Kashmiri Hindu leaders to make common cause with the... | |
| | | | Madhuri Gupta's trail: Sr army officer, Rajouri couple under radar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 28: In a new dimension to the sensational case of an Indian woman diplomat-turned-spy arrested on charges of spying for Pakistan, a high-ranking army officer, a RAW official of Rajouri and his wife have come under the scanner of security agencies.
The diplomat, 53-year-old Madhuri Gupta, who was alleged to be having a Godfather in external affairs ministry, continued to be grilled in detention today about the information she was suspected to have passed on to Pak intelligence agencies.
A promotee officer, she was arrested six days ago in New Delhi after being called back from Islamabad where she was posted as second secretary.
During Gupta's interrogati... | |
| | | | 'Favourtism' still a key policy with 'crumbling' SRTC | | | |
ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 28: While the cash-strapped Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (JKSRTC) is all set to resurrect its crumbling infrastructure, "preferential treatment" to some blue-eyed has drastically affected its working with "less qualified" persons maintaining supremacy over "highly qualified" staff.
Official sources said that the promotions to these blue-eyed have been given in brazen violation of recruitment norms, adding that the favourites of the management were given three to four promotions with a span of three years.
If sources are to be believed, some "daily wagers" adopted the "lobbyism approach" and succeeded in getting themse... | |
| | | | Rainfall disrupts life in Valley | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Apr 28: Cold weather continued in the Kashmir valley, where rainfall during the past 24 hours affected the normal life as many roads were flooded with rain water, disrupting traffic and pedestrian movements.
However, despite heavy rains, the 434-km-long Srinagar-Leh and 300-km-long Srinagar-Jammu national highways were opened for traffic.
Srinagar recorded 6.9 mm rainfall till 0800 hrs and it was still raining. The minimum temperature was today recorded at 10.2 degrees Celsius, one degree above normal.
Many city roads were flooded with rain water, affecting normal traffic and pedestrian movement.
The main road of Faizabad colony and Nowgam has also been ... | |
| | | | Manmohan, Gilani meet today | | | | AGENCIES
KULKARNI/THIMPHU, Apr 28: The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan will hold a bilateral meeting here tomorrow during which the Indian side is expected to convey its unhappiness over the lack of "credible" action by Islamabad to punish perpetrators of 26/11 and end cross-border terrorism.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart Yousuf Raza Gilani will hold a bilateral meeting here on the sidelines of the 16th SAARC Summit, spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Vishnu Prakash said here.
"It has been agreed through diplomatic channels that Prime Ministers of Indian and Pakistan will hold a bilateral meeting tomorrow at Thimphu," Prakash told repor... | |
| | | | Woman militant supporter held | | | | JAMMU: A woman, alleged to be supporter of militants, was today apprehended by security forces at Cherwari in Ramban. Police sources identified her as Tasleema (26). Sources said acting on a tip-off, police raided Tasleema's house at Cherwari and arrested her for supporting militants in the area. She was later handed over to police for her detailed interrogation, the sources added.
She was alleged to have developed links with the militants of Hizbul Mujahideen and other outfits in Ramban.
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| | | | Amarnath Yatra to commence from July 1 | | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 28: The annual Amarnath pilgrimage would be held from July 1 to August 24, the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) managing the shrine announced today.
The decision was taken at a high-level meeting of civil and police officers here jointly chaired by Principal Secretary to the Governor and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Shri Amarnath Shrine Board R K Goyal and Divisional Commissioner Jammu Pawan Kotwal.
A detailed review of various issues pertaining to smooth conduct of the pilgrimage was done, according to an official release.
The CEO of SASB asked officials to ensure better coordination and synergy between various departments and religious and social ... | |
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