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Anantnag goes polling today amid tight security, clashes Geelani’s call halts Valley, undeclared curfew in Srinagar 4/29/2009 11:49:58 PM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Apr 29: Humbled by over 17 Lakh Kashmiri voters with their massive participation in the Assembly elections of November-December 2008, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani today seemed to have staged a comeback when his maiden call for boycott to the current Lok Sabha elections brought the Valley to a halt. On the eve of the April 30th polling in the South Kashmir constituency of Anantnag-Pulwama, Geelani has asked the people of Kashmir to stay indoors and observe complete shutdown for 50 hours, beginning at 1800 hours on April 28th. With the authorities making tight security arrangements and fine tuning contingency plans in view of varied apprehensions and threat perceptions related to holding of the elections smoothly, both, Geelani as well as Mirwaiz factions of the separatist Hurriyat Conference have called for a shutdown in Valley. Polling is scheduled to be held in all the 16 segments of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian and Kulgam districts in South Kashmir on Thursday as 11.65 Lakh voters have to elect a representative for Lok Sabha. There are ...   READ MORE

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JMC selling sky space worth millions but filth remains beneath Rs 1.27 Crs was realized from outdoor advertisers in year; no mobilization plan on civic amenities 4/29/2009 11:49:15 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, April 29: An impressive Rs. 1.27 crores per year is the income of Jammu Municipal Corporation (JMC) from sub letters engaged in providing outdoor advertisement space for hoardings display to its customers across the City of Temples, still corporation is unable to provide civic amenities (cleaning of drains, lanes, interrupted water supply and street lights etc) to the citizen of Jammu city. “Rs 300 hundred are charged for every per square foot for each hoarding of an outlet irrespective of number of the boards being installed there” said Revenue Officer JMC Satish Khajuria and added that any hording installed on private property complimentary will be treate...   READ MORE   Rs 15 Cr industry at work as students burn midnight oil for first career break 4/29/2009 11:48:38 PM Early Times Report Jammu , April 29 It may well be a silent industry of Rs 100 Crore annual turnover in the winter capital city but Rs 12 to 15 Crore is precisely what some two dozen odd coaching institutions are up to make in the early summer this year as around 8000 students are running between places to secure a seat in the professional colleges. Once the 10+2 examinations are over, thousands of students from across the Jammu region rush into the winter capital city to get the capsule coaching for upcoming entrance examinations for various professional examinations being conducted annually by the Board of Professional Studies. The entrance examination this year is due in the month ...   READ MORE   Scribe’s victim tests positive 4/29/2009 11:45:55 PM Early Times Report Jammu, April 29: The Gandhi Nagar police today received positive test report of a girl, who was allegedly abducted and raped by the Sunil Khatri, a TV scribe. The police have been granted permission from the court for five days remand of the accused for further investigation. During investigation police came to know that the accused was actually hailing from Poonch. It was in 1971 that the family shifted to Bombay where his brother and father died. He then shifted to Delhi where he joined a local newspaper and tried his hand in electronic media and was deputed in Jamshedpur where he purchased a house. He then deputed in Punjab and later joined TV channel in Jammu ...   READ MORE   Turnout to set trend 4/29/2009 11:45:36 PM Early Times report Anantnag, April 29: Anantnag is, after all, the first parliamentary constituency in the valley, is spread over 16 assembly segments in four districts. And the key to success for contestants lies in the voter turnout. Polling in this Lok Sabha constituency Thursday will indicate which way the wind is blowing - whether people in the Kashmir Valley are willing to defy election boycott calls by Hurriyat separatists and armed guerrillas to come out and vote. Anantnag is, after all, the first parliamentary constituency in the valley and one of the largest to go to the polls. The south Kashmir constituency is spread over 16 assembly segments in four districts. And the key ...   READ MORE   Vaishno Devi pilgrimage up by 2.5 lakhs in 4 month 4/29/2009 11:44:46 PM Early Times Report Jammu, Apr 29: The first four months of the current year as compared to 2008, has witnessed an immense rise in the pilgrimage to the world famous Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine situated in Trikuta Hills. Sources said so far in the first four months, over two lakh rise has been recorded in the total pilgrimage as compared to the yatra from January to April in the previous year. ‘’This year around 2.50 lakh more yatris paid obeisance at the shrine in total pilgrimage comparing the year 2008,’’ official sources said. In January this year, 4,14,460 (figure in lakhs) yatris visited the shrine but in January 2008, the figure was 3,40, 303. Whereas, in the month of Febru...   READ MORE   Tremor hits valley, no loss 4/29/2009 11:44:24 PM Early Times report Srinagar: Panic gripped this summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir after a mild tremor was witnessed on Wednesday morning. Official sources said that valley experienced a mild tremor measuring 4.5 at the Richter scale on Wednesday morning. They said the tremor that was felt at 9:42 had an epicenter 36.04N and 71.27E located in Pakistan. However, no reports of any damage were received. ...   READ MORE   Army ups vigil along LoC 4/29/2009 11:44:05 PM New Delhi, April 29 : With two major infiltration bids along the Line of Control in the last month, Army today said it had "redployed" its troops and increased surveillance capabilties to prevent the terrorists’ from crossing over into India. "The Indian Army has done redeployment (of troops to counter infiltration)...We have built in additional surveillance capabilties to look across LoC... We have deployed more technical equipment for surveillance even at most difficult places keeping the LoC under active patrolling and surveillance at all the times," Army Vice Chief Noble Thamburaj told reporters here. On the major infiltration bids by terrorists, he said, "In the last fortnight or m...   READ MORE   KP’s defy boycott call, 9972 to cast vote today 4/29/2009 11:43:52 PM Sandeep Bhat Jammu, April 29:Despite boycott call by Kashmir Pandit (KP) organization Panun Kashmir (PK) for participating in Parliamentary elections, According the registration of M-form 9,972 voters have intentionally registered them selves and are expected to vote for Anantnag Parliamentary Constituency on Thursday at eleven polling stations in Jammu and one in Udhampur. Out of 31000 total voters only 9,972 voters from merely 3,455 families are entitled to vote for Anantnag Constituency. During the Assembly elections KPs had participated actively in the elections with large numbers of voters as well as the contesting candidates. But KP s showed their resentment with the procedure imp...   READ MORE   At 40C, Jammu hottest in 10 years 4/29/2009 11:43:35 PM Early Times Report Jammu, April 29: With the mercury level crossing a sizzling 40 degrees Celsius, Jammu saw the highest temperature in the last ten years for the month of April on Tuesday, while in Srinagar the temperature though moderate is also witnessing a departure of 3 degree Celsius from the normal. “It was the hottest day of the month as the highest temperature recorded on Tuesday was 40.5 degree Celsius degree Celsius”, officials in the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said adding that in Srinagar the highest temperature recorded in the day was 26 degree Celsius, about three degree higher then the normal temperature in the month of April. In Jammu the lowest temperature w...   READ MORE   Rs 44 lakh goods traded via LoC 4/29/2009 11:42:50 PM Early Times Report Poonch, April 29: Adding flavor to the cross-LoC trade, goods, mostly spices, worth over Rs 44 lakh were exchanged in the Poonch-Rawalakote weekly trade between Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), here on Tuesday. About 20 vehicles, including light motor vehicles, loaded with spices and onions crossed to the other side Line of Control, while about ten trucks from the other side were were dispatched to this side of border throughout the day today, official sources said. They said that goods worth more than Rs 44 lakh were exchanged across the border. Earlier, goods worth Rs 1.63 crores were exchanged, earlier this month. As per the official fi...   READ MORE   Dr Razdan bereaved, Master Ji no more 4/29/2009 11:42:14 PM Early Times Report Jammu April 29: Satlal Razdan popularly known as Master Ji a multifaceted personality, a versatile genius, a poet, an essayist and columnist expired on today after his brief illness at his residence. He was father of eminent neurologist Dr Sushil Razdan. Born on 24th June 1924 in a modest home of kashmiri Pandit family at Anantnag, he graduated in science with distinction in 1945 from University of Lahore. He did his bachelor of teaching from Prince of Wales College Jammu in 1947. Equipped with professional degree he served for more than 40 years as a teacher in the Tyndale Biscoe School Srinagar. British council choose him for training in Scotland for full term in 1...   READ MORE

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