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Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Keeping with the trend witnessed in first two phases, the third phase of the parliamentary elections in South Kashmir also saw the downward trend, registering a decline of nearly 32 percent compared to assembly polls last year.
While assembly constituency of Tral in Pulwama district registered a decline of about 46 percent, Noorabad assembly segment in Islamabad registered a decline of 20 percent, lowest in 16 segments that constitute the South Kashmir parliamentary constituency.
According to the official figures available with PBI, the sixteen assembly segments registered a voter turnout of 57.81 percent in last year’s assembly polls while as only ... | |
| | | | Residents shocked as debauchery picks up | | | |
SANDEEP BHAT
Jammu: 1st May: Unearthing of second brothel in a time period of merely twenty days in a posh colony of Jammu, Trikuta Nagar indicates that every thing is not going in right direction here. It is irony that some women has opted to stand shoulder to shoulder with their counterparts in illegal and indecent deeds only instead of what a pious women was supposed for. The billion dollar question is that who is responsible.
Unearthing brothel centers every now and then are not a big deal but the connections of drug mafia, terrorism and corruption is really going to hit the interest of society in a broader prospect as in recent past a woman was reportedly killed in an encounter at... | |
| | | | India takes up Sikhs’ Jaziya issue | | | | New Delhi, May 01: Amid reports of demolition of homes of Sikhs in parts of Pakistan, India today said it had taken up the matter of treatment of minorities in that country with the government in Islamabad.
"On seeing reports about Sikh families in Pakistan being driven out of their homes and being subject to 'jiziya' and other such impositions, the Government of India has taken up with Pakistan the question of treatment of minorities with the government of Pakistan," External Affairs Ministry spokesman Vishnu Prakash said here.
According to reports, Taliban militants have demolished 11 homes of members of the minority Sikh community in Pakistan's troubled Aurakzai tribal region after th... | |
| | | | Act or we Act | | US sets two-week deadline for Pak | | |
London, May 01: US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said the US will be forced to act if Pakistan is not able to take concrete action against the Taliban in the next two weeks.
According to a TV news channel, General Petraeus told US officials that Pakistan has run out of excuses, and are "finally getting serious" about the countering the existential threat that the Taliban and al Qaeda poses.
"We''ve heard it all before from the Pakistanis and are looking to see concrete action by the government to destroy the Taliban in the next two weeks before determining the United States'' next course of action,” General Petraeus told law makers and officials of the Obama Administr... | |
| | | | Turnout not our concern: EC | | Hazratbal countermand correct decision, fresh notification Monday | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 1: Election Commissioner of India Dr. S. Y. Quraishi Friday said that political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have appreciated the election machinery for conduct of free, fair and transparent elections in the State. He exuded confidence that polling in the next two phases will be peaceful as it has been in the first three phases of elections.
The Election Commissioner said this while addressing a crowded press conference at SKICC, here this afternoon. Mr. S. K. Mendiratta, Legal Advisor, Election Commission and Chief Electoral Officer, J&K, Mr. B. R. Sharma were present on the occasion.
Quraishi arrived here this morning from New Delhi to rev... | |
| | | | Low turnout speaks of alienation: Mufti | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 01 – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has accused the National Conference-led Government of pushing the State back into the gloomy era of cynicism, despair and alienation. “Lacking both in a political agenda and a guiding principle for governance, the present Government has only brought disappointment and deprivation with it,” he said.
Addressing separate conventions of the PDP workers at Hazratbal and Mehjoor Nagar today, Sayeed said the atmosphere of relaxation and hopefulness that was visible in the State after the 2002 assembly elections is disappointingly being fast replaced by growing skepticism and discontent because... | |
| | | | …but what about your vote, asks Omar | | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar May 1: Describing abstention from voting yet another glaring example of double standard of father – daughter Mufti duo, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Friday thrashed PDP leadership for perpetuating politics of deceit. “Their omissions and commissions have amply exposed their duality and unmasked the face”, he added.
Addressing a public meeting at Manzagam in Srinagar, he said this party’s BJP face has already got unveiled when its nexus came to fore at the time of election of MLCs and now by willfully abstaining from voting has revealed their dual policy of ‘running with the hare and hunting with the hound’.
“Thank God they have exposed their mannerism ... | |
| | | | Afghan origin drug racket busted | | | | SUMIT SHARMA
Jammu, May 1: The Crime Branch has busted a drug trafficking racket with its roots in Afghanistan and supplies headed for rest of India through Jammu and Kashmir.
In a late last night a raid conducted by both teams of Crime Branch Jammu and Srinagar seven opium smugglers were arrested from a hotel situated in Residency road. Sample of opium, 500 grams, was also recovered from their possession. All of them were taken back to Srinagar for interrogation.
Sleuths of Crime Branch Srinagar were chasing the smugglers from Srinagar and after confirming their location; team sought help of sleuths of Crime Branch Jammu and in joint raid conducted in the hotel seven smugglers were ar... | |
| | | | Yet another sex ring in city | | Two girls, pimp among five held | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Barely 15 days of unearthing a sex racket in posh Trikuta Nagar locality of the Winter Capital, the Police have busted yet another brothel being run with impunity in the same area.
A Trikuta Nagar Police party led by SHO Abdul Wahid Giri raided a private residence and arresting five persons, including two women and a minor, from a rented house of a Junior Engineer in R&B department here in the posh colony.
When the police party raided the house situated in sector number 3 Extension, a residential area, all five were found in compromising position inside the house.
The police party also recovered six mobile phones and one lap top from inside the room b... | |
| | | | Kidnapping bid foiled | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 1: Jammu Police foiled kidnapping bid and arrested four kidnappers besides recovered a gun and a car used for kidnapping. The reason behind the incident is stated to be money transaction.
“Four kidnappers kidnapped a youth in a gun point but was chased by police and arrested” SSP Jammu Manohar Singh informed. One Amit Goel son of Romesh Chander Goel resident of H.No. 14 Link Road Jammu informed Police Post Talab Tillo that one Dheeraj Jamwal son of Rashpal Singh Jamwal resident of Birpur Sadyal who is his friend, has been kidnapped by some persons at today on gun point and taken towards unknown place in a Santro Car bearing registration number DL3CAQ-... | |
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