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| Omar opposes out of turn hanging of Afzal Guru | | | | SANDEEP BHAT
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said that the law should "take its own course" in the hanging of Afzal Guru, the mastermind of the 2001 attack on the Parliament.
"Let the law take its own course. He has gone in for an appeal and his name figures at number 30, let's first talk about 29 who are in line before him," Omar told reporters in Nagrota, 13 km from here, after addressing a rally of ex-servicemen.
"Why bring his name all the time and give a hype to it... simply because his name is too glamorous?" he asked the reporter who had posed a question.
Afzal Guru, a resident of Sopore in the Kashmir Valley, was found guilty of plotting... | |
| | | | 'Reshuffle' likely in cabinet meet today | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: Ahead of cabinet sub committee's report on new transfer policy, the coalition government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah will go in for reshuffle at top and middle rung officers both in state's administration as well in police department. The reshuffle will be effected in the cabinet meeting convened tomorrow at Srinagar.
According to sources, the cabinet meeting to be held under the chairmanship of Omar Abdullah will approve transfers and postings of some officials, an agenda which was in fact left untouched on the previous meeting held here two days before winding up of Darbar offices. The reshuffle, if everything goes on smoothly will be effec... | |
| | | | Thousands of Kashmiris are still in PoK camps, says HM ultra | | | | ET REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: Mohammad Ashraf, a Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant-cum-trainer, who was Monday held by army from near the fencing at Sawjian in Poonch along with his wife Asima, today said thousands of misguided Kashmiri youth were receiving training in different militant training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
Ashraf (24) and Asima (22) were today produced in the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Poonch, who sent them to seven days police custody. In a Poonch police station, Ashraf, who hails from Budgam in Kashmir, told reporters that thousands of misguided Kashmiri youth, who were receiving training in militant training camps in PoK,
wanted to return... | |
| | | | CJM orders Magisterial enquiry | | Wamiq Farooq case | | |
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: The Chief judicial Magistrate (CJM) Srinagar Tuesday ordered a magisterial enquiry into Wamiq Farooq killing. Wamiq, a student of 11th standard got killed in down town Srinagar when a tear smoke shell hit him in his head on January 31 this year. The killing evoked massive protests across Kashmir.
Accepting the petitioner's request for a magisterial probe into the killing, the CJM entrusted the enquiry to Judge Small Causes, Srinagar. The CJM's olrder has come as a big relief to the parents of the deceased student. Their efforts to get a case registered against the erring police official who fired the fatal smoke shell bore no fruit. Police station Rai... | |
| | | | Srinagar among country’s four dirtiest cities | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, May 11: Kashmir Valley may be called paradise on earth, but its capital Srinagar has the ignominious distinction of being the fourth dirtiest city in India, according to sanitation ratings by the urban development ministry.
The picturesque city of lakes, gardens and hills, founded by King Pravarasena II around 10 BC, has scored a mere 17.17 on a scale of 100 in the National Rating and Award Scheme for Sanitation for Indian Cities by the union ministry.
At 420, Srinagar is just ahead of Pilibhit and Lakhimpur in Uttar Pradesh and Churu in Rajasthan. Chandigarh has been adjudged the best city in terms of quality sanitation.
Shocked by the rating, Ikhlaq Qadri, a manage... | |
| | | | Fake sub-RTO office raided; 'RTO' absconds, his deputy held | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: A fake sub-office of regional transport officer (RTO), Jammu, was today raided by police at Talab Tillo here and several bogus registration certificates (RCs), licences, stamps of RTO, one ARTO and other officials were seized.
While the fake RTO and kinpin was absconding, his deputy was arrested, police sources said. Police came to know about the fake RTO office operational at Talab Tillo on the disclosure of Anil Sharma, who was arrested last week from outside the RTO office at Nehru market with fake stamps, RCs and licences.
Police sources said a police party led by the Nehru Market police post incharge, sub-inspector (SI) Hilal Azhar raided th... | |
| | | | Fresh gunbattle in Kupwara | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 11: A gunbattle erupted between militants and security forces in a village in Kupwara district of North Kashmir this afternoon, official sources said.
The gunfight was initiated by militants when they opened fire from automatic rifles on a joint search party of police and army at village Sajipora-Handwara, 80 kms from here, around 2.00 pm, the sources said.
The security forces returned the fire, triggering a gunbattle which continued till late afternoon, the sources said adding there was no immediate report of any casualty on the either side.
They said the village was cordoned off by security forces early today following information about presence of ... | |
| | | | Yahan Par Police Main Itni Corruption Hai! | | | | ARTEEV SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11:
Time: 6:55 p.m on May 8, 2010
Place: Just two kilometers away from Domail towards Katra
The bus (JK02E-7937), in which I was travelling, came to screeching halt. At this point a traffic cop moved in for some query, I took him to be enquiring about the documents and screening of the bus, a routine ritual in this state. But that was not to be. The moments that followed left me dumbstruck. The cop after exchanging a pleasantry and a handful of currency notes with the driver vanished into a nearby vehicle where his boss (superior), an inspector rank officer, was waiting for the 'consignment'.
About eight passengers including myself we... | |
| | | | Delhi being used by controversial NGOs to promote Pakistani agenda | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 11: The so-called "consensus paper" was nothing but a document prepared by the participants to jeopardize the Indian interests and it was obviously based on the inputs of the Pakistani participants. What, however, surprised was the participation of former Cabinet Secretary BG Deshmokh and former Chief of the Army Staff VP Malik. Deshmukk and Malik are known for their commitment to the Indian sovereignty and integrity. There is nothing on record that could even remotely suggest that they had ever endorsed and suggested any solution that compromises the Indian sovereignty, that enables Islamabad to have any say in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmi... | |
| | | | Chinese 'transgressions' continue: Lt Gen Jaswal | | | | JAMMU: The northern command GoC-in-C, Lt Gen B S Jaswal today said the Chinese troops were continuing "transgressions" along the 646-km Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh sector. "But these are not intrusions or incursions as the media projects it," he said on the sidelines of an ex-serviceman rally at Sainik School, Nagrota, near here.
Lt Gen Jaswal said the Chinese transgressed as per their perception of the LAC as the border with them was yet to be finally settled. "There are varying perceptions of the LAC," he added
He said these transgressions were being taken up by the ministry of external affairs with the Chinese counterparts. Reacting to a question if week intelligence o... | |
| | | | ‘Shift Shabir to Srinagar’ | | | | JAMMU: The High Court Tuesday directed the government to shift detained Democratic Freedom Party (DFP) chairman, Shabir Shah to Srinagar Central jail immediately. Shah is presently lodged in Kot Balwal Jail within a week. The government was further directed to file a detailed affidavit in response to his petition. Shah is ailing and was hospitalized in a Jammu hospital recently. A spokesman of the DFP warned the government of serious consequences if the ailing leader was not shifted to Srinagar in accordance with the court directions.
Meanwhile, National Front Chairman, Nayeem Khan refused to appear in the court in handcuffs. Taking strong note of failure of the police to effect presence... | |
| | | | BAJ ridicules KBA | | | | JAMMU: Bar Association Jammu (BAJ) took serious note to recent development of Kashmir Bar Association (KBA) leveling contemptuous and defamatory remarks against institution of J&K High Court. The utterances of KB A, President are prima-facie contemptuous and undermine dignity of J&K High Court. The attempt seems to be a deliberate to shake faith of people in judiciary and its independence.
BAJ also took serious note and said that such liberties cannot be given to any body as otherwise the majesty and independence of judiciary will be seriously affected. General Secretary JBA Rajesh Thappa said that if proper measures are not taken faith and confidence of people in judiciary as well as ... | |
| | | | 4 teenagers rescued from joining LeT ranks | | | | JAMMU: Four teenagers were today rescued by 11 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and police in Keshwan forests of Kishtwar while they were going to join Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) ranks.
They were identified as Saddam Hussain Sheikh, son of Ghulam Haider Sheikh of Giri Nagar, Kishtwar, Nayeem Ahmad Bhat, son of Ashiq Hussain Bhat of Giri Nagar, Khalid Zuber Sheikh, son of Shamimudin of Rizare Paddar and Amar Naquib, son of Altaf Hussain of a locality close to Kamgar masjid, Kishtwar.
While Saddam and Nayeem study in 8th standard, the other two are ninth class students.
All of them had been motivated to join LeT group headed by top Lashkar commander Habib Gujjar, police sources said. They left hom... | |
| | | | Nuke-powered neighbours warm up to talk to each other through US remote control | | | | ABID SHAH
Early times Report
NEW DELHI, May 11: An unmistakably US stamp on renewed diplomatic efforts to mend relations between India and Pakistan became conspicuous today. Foreign Ministers of the two neighbouring countries spoke to each other over telephone. They talked unusually long, for about 25 minutes or so.
And soon visits by Union Home Minister P Chidamb-aram and External Affairs Minister SM Krishna to Rawalpindi and Islamabad were announced for June 26 and July 15 respectively.
Significantly, the Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehhmood Qureshi called up his Indian counterpart on a day, when 12 years ago -- on May 11, 1998 to be exact - India had tested three nuclear devices... | |
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