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| 'Majority vs minority' group fight reaches Speaker, MLAs led by Chaman call on Lone | | vSpeaker has assured us he will go by majority decision, claims 'leader' vGroup of 4 would invite action if they continued with anti leader behaviour: Prof Gupta | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: In what it assumes the shape of majority vs minority fight, the BJP legislative Party group led by Prof Chaman Lal Gupta today called on the Speaker of the Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone here today and discussed constitutional provisions which gurantee 'powers' the leader enjoying majority support. The group claimed Speaker's assurance that he would go by what majority group and their leader decide in the wake of disqualification move initiated by the 'Acting leader' Jugal Kishore Sharma.
"We met Speaker and discussed a host of issues related to cross voting episode and the developments thereafter.........he (Speaker) is well aware of the constitutional provisions and assured he would always uphold the constitution and majority decision shall prevail....", said Prof Gupta while explaining the details of the which lasted for over one hour. In the light of the constitutional provision the Speaker admitted and agreed that disqualification notices issued by the 'Acting leader' has no value or meaning, the veteran politician Prof Gupta maintained.
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| Orders in suit filed by Bodhi on Jun 4 | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: In a suit filed by one of the MLA namely Bharat Bhushan in which today his counsel filed one replica application, Sub-Judge Jammu Mohd Rafiq Chak fixed May 27, 2011 for objections from the Central Disciplinary Action Committee of BJP.
Court also fixed June 4, 2011 for the main suit in which Court has stayed the show cause notice which was issued on April 22, 2011to the plaintiff.
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| | | | 'Amarnath Yatra possible throughout year, requires planning' | | Study rebuts govt claims | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: Study on Amarnath Yatra has rebutted the inevitable conclusion that yatra for Shri Amarnathji can never ever come close to the Vaishno Devi yatra
It has grounded theory of rough terrain and inevitable weather making the Amarnath Yatra impossible. It accepts that terrain at Amarnath is much more rugged than at Mata Vaishno Devi and that Shrine is at 13, 500 feet versus 5, 200 feet at Vaishno Devi. Besides, high altitude causes more breathing problems and leads to almost one death a day compared to one a month at Vaishno Devi.
Traditional route to Amarnath via Chandanwari takes five days compared to just one for Vaishno Devi. Weather to... | |
| | | | Four feared dead as car plunges into Chenab | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: At least four persons were feared dead after a car, which was on its way from Jammu to Srinagar, skidded off the national highway at Seri in Ramban and fell into Chenab river.
There were said to be four persons in the ill-fated car (JK02AJ/3472) and all of them were feared dead, police sources said.
Though police were yet to establish the identity of the car occupants, sources said a wallet, which was found lying near the accident site, carried the identity card of one Varun Anand of Shastri Nagar.
The incident occured at about 7.30 pm when it was raining slightly. Sources said the car could have fallen into the river due to slippery road conditions.
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| | | | NHRC directs state govt to arrest BJP MLA | | Raj Singh murder case | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Already grappling with the cross voting issue and heading for an imminent split, the State Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is facing yet another trouble as the National Human Rights Commission's (NHRC) directive to arrest its acting Legislature Party leader and MLA Nagrota Jugal Kishore in an eleven year old murder case viz a viz handing over the probe to Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
The NHRC's direction came after the deceased Raj Singh's father Dina Nath approached the Commission with a plea that the BJP legislator is trying to influence the case by intimidating the witnesses as well as the family members of the deceased.
The Commission has also ... | |
| | | | Shiv Sena, BSP leaders among three held for "murdering" panch | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Leaders of Shiv Sena and BSP were among three people arrested by police today for allegedly murdering an ex-panch Tuesday at Chak Salarian in Ramgarh, Vijaypur.
The accused -- Deepak Gupta alias Deepu, son of Mahesh Chander of Ward No 11, Vijaypur, Surinder Lal Sharma alias Shindi, son of Babu Ram of Vijaypur, and Rajesh Kumar Choudhary alias Bindu, son of Devi Dutta of Kamore, Ramgarh -- were apprehended in the wee hours of Wednesday morning while they were trying to escape to their hideouts, Samba SSP Israr Khan said.
While Deepak was said to be Shiv Sena block president, Surinder --a tent house owner -- was BSP leader. Choudhary, originally a resident... | |
| | | | LeT ultra killed, another hurt in Doda encounter | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, May 25: Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) suffered second jolt within 48 hours of the killing of its operative by troops in Poonch when the outfit lost its another top militant Tuesday night in a gunbattle in the densely forested Loharpura mountains of Gundana in Doda.
A LeT commander, who was wanted in some killings and several other militant acts, was wounded in the incident, police sources said. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of LeT's Kishtwar district commander Habib Gujjar alias Abu Salman and his deputy Mohammad Ishaq Lone alias Munazil, son of Ghulam Mohammad, in Loharpura woods, a joint column of police, CRPF and army launched a combing operation in the area ... | |
| | | | Terrorist killed in Poonch linked with 26/11 attack | | | | Amit Sharma
EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, May 25: The militant who has been killed by the security forces in DKG forest is reportedly having links with 26/11 terrorists attack in Mumbai because intelligence agencies have found an important document from his pocket after killing him in the forest area.
Sources said that the militant killed on Monday has been identified as Pakistan based Divisional Commander of Lashkar-i-Toiba namely Ummar Khan alias Jangbaz and is resident of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. Jangbaz was operating in Rajouri and Poonch region for the last 4 years and he was made Divisional Commander of LeT recently.
The elimination of this dreaded militant has opened new chapte... | |
| | | | Farooq becomes a pedlar of dreams | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 25: President National Conference and Union Minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah, has been a great dreamer. He is more of a dreamer than a cunning politician. There was a time when he would dream of scaling mountain peaks singing songs. He would dream of moving like a saint with "ektara" in his hands. At times he would dream of teaching Pakistan a lesson or two. He would dream of Government of India listening to his pleas against resuming dialogue with Pakistan till Islamabad stopped exporting terror to India.
He would not hide dreaming of hanging the corrupt by the lamp post. He would express loudly his dream of drowning the corrupt in the Dal Lake. Possibly dreami... | |
| | | | JK Bank's March 2013 target: Rs 100,000 Cr business, Rs 1000 Cr profit | | Govt's OD remittance of Rs 2600 Cr being advanced in local priority sector | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 25: Chairman of Jammu & Kashmir Bank Ltd, Mushtaq Ahmed, today declared that entire amount of Rs 2600 Cr, that had been lately remitted by Government of Jammu & Kashmir to liquidate its cumulative overdraft, was being advanced in the local priority sector in the state. Describing all fundamentals and portfolios of the bank as strong and stable, he asserted that target of the annual business of Rs 100,000 Cr and profit of Rs 1000 Cr would be achieved by March 2013.
Addressing his maiden news conference after taking over as Chairman and CEO of J&K Bank in October last year, Mushtaq Ahmed asserted that all negative impressions created over t... | |
| | | | Trifurcation of J&K the only durable solution, says APHC leader Bhat | | With A Condition -- I | | | Rustam
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: "In early 50's (Sir Owen) Dixon proposed division of the state (J&K) in his plan, while in 1996 (read 2002) Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) in conformity with the Dixon's stream of thought proposed trifurcation of the state into three geo-political entities of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. The Dixon Plan assigned Ladakh to India, the Northern Areas and Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (POK) to Pakistan, split Jammu between the two, and envisaged a plebiscite in the Kashmir Valley…The Valley has a unique identity, history and culture and its people are having a collective political personality, which in no way identifies itself with neither India nor Pakist... | |
| | | | Dogras the most neglected community in India | | Dogra Certificate | | | Neha
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, May 25: Dogras constitute the most neglected and discriminated community in India. And, this, notwithstanding the fact that they constitute almost half of the J&K's population and occupy an area almost two times that of Kashmir; this despite the fact that they contribute over 70 per cent revenue to the state exchequer annually; and this despite the fact that they have been making supreme sacrifices for the national cause in the state ever since 1947.
That the Dogras constitute the most neglected social lot in India is not exaggeration. It is a hard fact. They have no say in the law-making body; they have little presence in the civil secretariat; they have ... | |
| | | | 3 militants believed dead in Handwara gunbattle | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, May 25: In a 24-hour-long gunbattle between militants and security forces, three militants are believed dead even as only one dead body had been recovered from the debris of a destroyed hideout at Shatigam, Handwara, till late tonight.
Informed sources in North Kashmir told Early Times that troops of rashtriya Rifles 21 Bn and 52 Bn launched an operation, alongwith Handwara police, after receiving specific information regarding presence of three militants at a hide in Ganai Mohalla, Shatigam, near Laribal in Zachaldara area of handwara, late last evening. During the operation, a fierce gunbattle took place between the troops and holed up militants that continu... | |
| | | | Speaker's mother-in-law passes away | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR,MAY 25: Speaker of Legislative Assembly Mohammad Akbar Lone's mother-in-law passed away today after brief illness at her home in Sumbal this evening.
People from all walks of life have expressed their grief on her demise. She was a pious and god-fearing lady devoted to five times prayers. A number of Ministers, legislators, religious leaders, social activists, mediapersons, members of Bar and judiciary, government officials and businessmen have conveyed condolences to the Speaker and his family. Rasm-e-Chahrum would be observed at Mr Lone's residential village of Nayidkhai in Sumbal Sonawari on Saturday May 28th.
Lone, who was in Jammu in connection with an ... | |
| | | | Woman among 4 killed, 4 hurt in lightning | | 2 cows also perished; kullahs burnt | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, MAY 25: As thunderstorm, accompanied by rains, hit most part of the region this evening, lightning struck several places, resulting in the death of four persons, including three labourers and a woman, and burns to as many others.
Lightning struck the under construction house of one Nikku at Dabuj near Ramgarh in Vijaypur, Samba, at about 5 pm when some labourers were working there.
In the incident, labourers -- Geeta Kumar and Uttra Kumar of Chhatisgarh -- were killed on the spot as they sustained severe burns, police sources said.
Three others survived with injuries. Two of them were identified as Jad Ram and Jagdish Raj. Feroz, also a labourer, was struck by ... | |
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