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After siblings in Sopore, father-son duo gunned down in Handwara Mirwaiz, Mehbooba condemn what they ignored for 20 years 5/29/2011 12:26:55 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, May 28: Four months after killing two young daughters of a poor labourer in Sopore, suspected militants have gunned down the only bread earner of a poor family, alongwith his father, in Handwara area of North Kashmir. Even as the ruling coalition and almost all other mainstream and separatist leaders were tightlipped over the carnage till late this evening, Chairman of the separatist Hurriyat Conference, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, and President of the mainstream Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mehbooba Mufti, did not lose any time in condemning what Kashmir's politicians have ignored with their support of silence in the last over 20 years. Informed sources in north Kashmir told Early Times that late last evening three persons armed with AK-47 rifles barged into the house of a school-teacher, Manzoor Ahmed Mir, at Bon Watsar in Zachaldara area of Handwara. According to Manzoor's mother, the strangers identified themselves as 'mujahideen' and insisted that they would take dinner and stay there for a night. After taking the dinner, the intrude...   READ MORE

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Pattan tense as people seize Army vehicle 5/29/2011 12:25:41 AM Early Times Report BARAMULLA, May 28: Dozens of youth this evening clashed with Police and seized an Army vehicle after two persons sustained injuries in a road accident at Pattan, on Srinagar-Baramulla-Muzaffarabad highway. Reports said that an Army vehicle coming from Baramulla to Srinagar collided with a Tata-407 between Pattan and Babateng. Two persons, including driver of the minibus sustained injuries and the vehicle suffered extensive damage. Within minutes over a hundred people, mostly youngsters, converged on the highway and blocked the traffic. They alleged that even after hitting the civilian bus, troops came down and thrashed the commuters. The youngsters began shouting Islam...   READ MORE   CRPF commandoes to guard Vaishnodevi bhavan 5/29/2011 12:04:52 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 28: In view of possible militant threats, security at the highly reverred Shri Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine has been further beefed up with the deployment of CRPF commandoes. The security had been further strengthened in the Trikuta hills housing Mata Vaishnodevi cave shrine with the additional deployment of para-military forces including commandoes at the bhavan, official sources said. Apart from the deployment of commandoes at the bhawan, additional CRPF men had been deployed en route to the cave shrine, the sources added. Locals had also been requested to contact police, or security forces in case they sighted suspicious persons....   READ MORE   Cabinet sub commitee to hold third 'crucial' meeting on Jun 1, Examining Justice Sagheer Ahmad report on Centre-State ties --- 'Members from both NC, Cong to put forth views for first time' 5/29/2011 12:02:44 AM Saroj Razdan EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, May 28: The biggest ever cabinet sub committee set up to examine the report submitted Justice Sagheer Ahmed on the fifth Working Group of Prime Minister to discuss State- Centre relations is meeting up for further crucial deliberations on June 1. The jumbo sized cabinet sub committee has 8 members on board four each from Congress and National Conference. This is the third time panel is meeting and it assumes significance as the members from both the allies would put forth views and suggestions on what they have gathered from the report. Sources said the government is keen on expediting the deliberations by the sub committee on Justice Sagheer Ahmad...   READ MORE   50 percent govt cement selling illegally in Rajouri Police arrested 3 persons including R&B employee, contractor 5/29/2011 12:00:27 AM Amit Sharma EARLY TIMES REPORT Rajouri, May 28: If you are thinking that what has been estimated on papers by the Roads and Buildings department is being utilized on grounds then you are wrong! The department is black marketing 50 percent of construction material in Rajouri district which has come to the lime light after a vehicle of the department has been seized by the police from which 50 percent material had been sold before it reached the construction site. As per sources, there is open loot by the government officials in the construction works in Rajouri district. The estimates are being made and huge amount is being fixed for the construction. However, only 20-40 percent materia...   READ MORE   Is Delhi treating Kashmiri separatists a spent up force? 5/28/2011 11:59:34 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 28: Kashmiri separatists seemed to have been gripped by uncertain future following their hunch that they were being ignored and sidelined by the Government of India. Many among them feel that they were losing whatever relevance they had or they deserved. Inside reports reveal that even the moderates in the separatist camp have now been pleading for roundtable conference where Pakistan, India and the representatives of people of Jammu and Kashmir would discuss and debate issues that could result in the settlement of the Kashmir issue. The fears that they have been ignored and sidelined by Delhi are the outcome of two developments. One, during the last five y...   READ MORE   BJP may write to Speaker for disqualification of suspended MLAs on May 30 5/28/2011 11:59:02 PM Early Times Report JAMMU, May 28: As the factional war in BJP has reached a crescendo with both factions guarding up their loins for a show down to each other, the chances of a patch up between the seven suspended MLAs with the party seem to be remote. The newly appointed BJP Legislative Party leader Jugal Kishore Sharma who has served the disqualification notice to seven suspended party MLAs on the basis of the report of chief whip of the Party Ashok Khajuria accusing them of violating the party whip and voting in favour of NC and Congress candidates in last month's Legislative Council elections has given seven days time to them seeking their reply. According to Party sources after the ...   READ MORE   Jammu youth goes missing from ship in Australia Family appeals CM to take up matter with Austrailain embassy 5/28/2011 11:58:02 PM EARLY TIMES Report JAMMU, May 28: A youth of Ramgarh town of Vijaypur near here was stated to have gone missing from the ship of a Japanese company in Australia. Bikram Singh (31) worked as deputy chief officer on a ship owned by Japanese company -- Motsui Osk-Lines. His father Ghar Singh, an ex-corporator of Ramgarh, told The Early Times that he called up home Tuesday from Australia and told that they were now on their way to Singapore. Someone, however, telephoned them from the company's Mumbai office Friday and told them that Bikram had gone missing from the ship under mysterious circumstances. Quoting the caller, Ghar said Bikram was on duty till midnight on Tuesday and had gone to h...   READ MORE   Has BJP abandoned Jammu to placate Kashmir? Dogra Certificate 5/28/2011 11:57:01 PM Neha EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 28: The BJP high command has, it appears, forgotten Jammu. It is talking about Kashmir and Ladakh and has nothing whatever in its political box for the people of Jammu province. It has nothing to say even about their petty demand that they should be issued Dogra certificates as per the March 25 decision of the state's revenue department - decision that was revoked on April 28 under pressure from Kashmiri separatists and anti-Dogra forces. That the BJP high command has completely abandoned the Dogras of Jammu province could be seen from what the Rajnath Singh-led BJP 5-member parliamentary delegation said in Jammu and Srinagar on April 12, 13 and 14 and ...   READ MORE   Interlocutors gave legitimacy to anti-India "peace" conference Cheshma Shahi Declaration 5/28/2011 11:55:24 PM Rustam EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 28: On May 16 and 17, the so-called J&K Peace Foundation organized an international "peace" conference at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC), Srinagar. It was a very costly affair. Nobody knows who funded this conference. It is alleged that it was New Delhi which funded this conference. Several persons, including some Indian parliamentarians and persons from Bangladesh, took part in it. The Arab League was also represented in the "peace" conference. The fact of the matter is that those who want New Delhi to quit Kashmir were there in the conference in full strength. It is significant to note that J&K Governor N N Vohra had inaugura...   READ MORE   2 killed, 35 hurt in road mishaps 5/28/2011 11:54:07 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 28: Two persons were killed and 35 others wounded in separate road accidents here since last night. A minibus (JK14A/5814) rolled down into a gorge at Padraka in Ramnagar, Udhampur, today as a result of which one person got killed while 35 others sustained injuries, police sources said. The dead, whom sources identified as Gyan Chand (80), hailed from Lader, Ramnagar. The injured were hospitalised. In another incident, Darshan Lal, son of Babu Ram of Rajwal, Akhnoor, was killed after a tipper hit him near Sua No 1, Akhnoor, last night. Police had registered cases in this connection....   READ MORE   Fake gemstone dealer held at Janipura 5/28/2011 11:53:21 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 28: A man, who supplied fake gemstone to pandits and goldsmiths here, was today apprehended by police at Janipura. Police sources said following complaints against him, cops apprehended Rakesh Kumar of sector 41, Chandigarh, along with fake gemstones, including sapphire, amethyst and citrine. These fake gemstones were to be sold by him to pandits and goldsmiths here, the sources added. A case was registered against him at the Janipura police station....   READ MORE   LeT hideout busted in Kishtwar mountains, ammunition recovered 5/28/2011 11:52:10 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, May 28: A man-made hideout of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) district commander Habib Gujjar alias Salman was today smashed by security forces in Bhalna mountains of Keshwan, Kishtwar. Acting on a tip-off, a joint column of police and army launched an operation in the thickly forested mountains of Bhalna last night. The troops, who continued searches the whole night, came across the LeT hideout at about 8.25 am Saturday, police sources said. Its search led them to the recovery of one Chinese grenade, 14 AK rounds, three blankets, one bedsheet, three glasses, two cooking utensils and a water container. The hideout was later destroyed by the troops, the sources added....   READ MORE

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