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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 6: The Congress high command is said to have taken a serious view of the plan of the National Conference to allow the Permanent Resident (Disqualification) Bill to be introduced in the Legislative Council. On the basis of the reports that the National Conference leadership was not prepared to oppose the PDP plan on the issue as that could have proved counterproductive for the party in the Kashmir valley Delhi cracked the whip. Reports said that it was after the National Conference leadership and the Congress legislators received reports that Delhi was angry over the matter and wanted the plan to be shelved that the NC leadership agreed to get the issue scut... | |
| | | | Azad concedes defeat, says not interested in state politics | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 6: Union Health Minister and former J&K Chief Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad has conceded defeat and declared that he would not take part in the state politics. He has said: "He is not interested in J&K politics". He made this statement only the other day at Srinagar and he made this statement when a handful of his supporters urged Ghulam, Nabi Azad to take active interest in the state politics so that JKPCC chief Prof Saif-ud-Din Soz is shown his rightful place. Earlier also, he had disappointed his supporters when he told media persons in Jammu that he was "no longer interested in J&K politics".
Given the situation, Ghulam Nabi Azad had no other option left but... | |
| | | | 75 CRPF jawans killed in Naxal Attack | | | |
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RAIPUR, Apr 6: In the bloodiest attack on security forces, Naxals today trapped and gunned down 75 personnel during a joint "Operation Green Hunt" offensive against the ultras in the thick forests of Mukrana in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, one of the strongholds of the Maoists.
The incident took place between 6 am and 7 am when nearly 100 personnel comprising CRPF and state police were returning after opening a road for the troops to begin an operation against the Naxals.
While 74 of those killed were CRPF personnel, including a deputy and an assistant commandant, one was a head constable of the district police.
Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said the... | |
| | | | Budget session nearing its end, government feeling relieved | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 6: The budget session is drawing to its close. It was to be ended on April 5. Now it has been adjourned till April 9, when the bill on ban on inter-district recruitment would be taken up for consideration. The ruling coalition must be feeling somewhat relieved and relaxed. It remained at the receiving end and on tenterhooks throughout the over one-month-long budget session.
The budget session that the state witnessed during this period was full of troubles for the ruling coalition. The way the marshals were used on a few occasions to evict the protesting opposition legislators from the well of the House indicated the nature of heat in the house. The D... | |
| | | | Why did Maharaja Hari Singh promote Urdu? | | Jora, Qureshi better know | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 6: Autocratic Hari Singh was a better administrator than the present day `democratically elected' representatives of the public. This was proved yet again Monday on the floor of he legislative assembly during a verbal dual between Rashid Qureshi and Rigzin Jora.
Qureshi lamented what he called miserable plight of Urdu which happens to be the official language of the state. Replying to his queries, Jora said enough had been done to promote Urdu in the state.
The dual evoked mixed reaction ranging from critical to scornful from Urdu lovers in the state. According to them, Urdu has unfortunately been connected to Islam and the Muslims. This perhaps, they believ... | |
| | | | Fractured state-of-culture rules Art Academy | | | |
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EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Apr 6: Another assurance given by the State Academy to the aspiring theatrists of Jammu about the making of an 'Open Air Theatre' in the Academy premises is all set to eat dust with no apparent move being initiated in this regard so far.
" Come what may, I would see to it that Jammu may get an amphitheatre by the end of this financial year," were the quoted words of State Academy Secretary Zafar Iqbal Manhas who had made such rhetoric on more than couple of occasions while addressing the media queries over the issue.
However, as per the sources, not a single paper has been moved in the central office of the Academy in this regard and sub office when... | |
| | | | Police file challan against BSF CO | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, April 6: The police today filed a challan in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) at Srinagar against BSF commandant RK Birdi and Constable Lukhwinder Singh in Zahid Farooq case.
The police produced the challan today in absence of the accused under sections 302, 120B, 307 of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC). The accused have also been charged under section 210 RPC for destroying evidence.
The CJM after receiving the challan and fixed the next date of hearing on April 8. Owing to employee's strike no orders could be issued today. No clerk was present to check the documents presented by the police.
The special team constituted by the government is believed to ha... | |
| | | | Gho Manasan PHC sans basic amenities | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU: Home to a former minister and three MLAs, primary health centre (PHC) at Gho Manasan near here sans requisite strength of medicos and para-medicos. Housed in two-rooms, it also does not have requisite space for the staff to sit. During emergency, patients are rushed to the Government Medical College and SMGS hospitals, besides private nursing homes.
Locals also alleged that whenever they visited the PHC for the treatment of minor ailments, they were never provided medicines.
The PHC was in a pitiable condition, which contradicted the oft-repeated statements of health minister Sham Lal Sharma that better medicare facilities would be provided to even the remote... | |
| | | | Sec threatened, BAJ condemns | | | |
JAMMU: President Sr. Adv Sunil Sethi, Vice President Surinder Kour on behalf of members of Bar Association of Jammu condemned the antinational act of sending threatening letters to General Secretary Bar Association Jammu by certain elements. Leaders asked police authorities to take action against the anti-national elements and also requested authorities to provide police protection to General Secretary. JNF
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| | | | Centre to watch situation before troop reduction: Pillai | | | |
NEW DELHI: Home Secretary GK Pillai today said the government would "wait and watch" for the next six months the situation in Jammu and Kashmir before taking any steps on further reduction of troops in the state in view of the upsurge in violence and infiltration from across the border.
"We had a plan for further reduction of troops from Jammu and Kashmir. But we will wait and watch for the next six months and decide to see if any more forces should be withdrawn depending on the situation," he added in an interaction with a select group of journalists.
The decision to put a brake on the withdrawal of troops comes in the wake of fresh violence in the state and increase in infiltration at... | |
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