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| Head Mufti issues Fatwa, Geelani calls another shutdown, stone pelting refuses to subside | | Durbar opening amid poll time tension today | | |
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, May 3: Omar Abdullah-led National Conference-Congress coalition government’s first Durbar in Kashmir valley is opening on Monday amid highest ever tensions for the establishment. This capital city has been reeling under government’s undeclared curfews and the Hurriyat-sponsored shutdown after shutdown in advance of polling in the Central Kashmir constituency of Srinagar-Budgam-Ganderbal which is scheduled to be conducted on April 7th.
Authoritative sources revealed to Early Times that Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, to be escorted by Divisional Commissioner Masood Samoon and IGP Kashmir Dr B Srinivas, would be reaching Civil Secretariat at exactly 0930 ... | |
| | | | DC Poonch reviews execution of works under district plan | | | | Early Times Report
Poonch, May 03- While reviewing the execution of works on various projects taken up under the district plan period during the last fiscal at a meeting of the district officers, the Development Commissioner Mohammad Afzal said that against the total allocation of Rs. 38.06 crore earmarked for the district Rs. 37.58 crore were spent on various schemes up to March end, last year. Rupees 4.28 crore was expended on construction of Trade Facilitation Centre, Ranger in a record period of 24 days to facilitate cross LoC trade, he added.
He said in power sector, 132 KVA grid station was commissioned at Draba, Surankote while work on grid station at Chandak was nearing completion... | |
| | | | Pak Mullah says no need for Jehad in J&K | | | | Early Times report
Jammu, May 3: Contradicting terrorist groups' claim that they were engaged in jihad in Kashmir, hard-line Pakistani cleric, who brokered a peace deal between Taliban and NWFP government, has said jihad is 'not mandatory' in the Indian state as people there are not demanding Sharia (Islamic law).
Cleric Sufi Mohammad, the chief of the banned Tehrik-e-Nifaz-e-Sharia Muhammadi, said the Kashmiris are demanding a state and not Sharia. "Therefore, jihad is not mandatory in Kashmir."
"Today, there is no place in the world where jihad bil qataal (holy war) is taking place," Muhammad said in an interview with Geo News channel.
He said that Sharia prohibited the stopping of... | |
| | | | Jammu Sikhs take to streets against Taliban barbarism against community | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: As the election bound Indian government fails to secure protection of an important religions minority in Pakistan, angry Sikhs in Jammu blocked traffic on the Jammu-Pathankot National highway near Digiana ashram early Sunday to show solidarity with Sikh community under attack from Taliban in Pakistan.
Showing anger on their faces large number of Sikh youth burnt down tyres in the middle of the road before blocking traffic on the National Highway.
The Sikh youth were shouting slogans urging Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to take up the matter strongly with his Pakistani counterpart ensuring safety of Sikh families living in Pakistan.
At least 11 hous... | |
| | | | Replace arms with trust: Mufti | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 03- Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has said the atmosphere of armed confrontation must now end completely with greater trust in the people of the State. “People of Jammu & Kashmir have always responded positively to the initiatives in improving the security situation and providing relief to the common man,” he said and added this had become the fundamental input in transforming the ground scenario after 2002 elections.
Addressing public meetings in Sonawar, Chadoora and Batamalloo assembly segments of Srinagar parliamentary constituency today, Sayeed said while the revival of political reconciliation process is imperative, it ... | |
| | | | Amidst tight security, clashes, Sectt opens in Srinagar today | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 3- The biannual ‘Darbar’ offices, including the civil secretariat, which houses the office of Chief Minister and his Cabinet colleagues, will re-open here tomorrow amid stringent security.
According to the reports a strengthened posse of police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force have been deployed in and around the Civil Secretariat— the area where offices of Omar Abdullah and his ministers are located.
Besides, reports said that a large number of police and CRPF have been deployed on the routes leading to the civil secretariat to keep a close watch on pedestrians and vehicles.
There is heavy deployment of cops and paramilitaries on the ... | |
| | | | AC Kashmir is RO for Hazratbal | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 03- The Election Commission of India, in a notification, has appointed Additional Commissioner, Kashmir Mohammad Amin Bhat as Returning Officer for Hazratbal Assembly constituency bye-election.
According to the notification Tehsildar (South), Srinagar, Firdous Sultan and Assistant Director, Tourism, Srinagar, Abid Maqbool Bhat have been appointed as Assistant Returning Officers for the said Assembly constituency.
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| | | | Govt gets cautions on swine flu, teleconferencing today | | | | Early Times report
Srinagar, May 3: Taking swift pre-emptive action, the State Government has geared up machinery to plug all holes to prevent entry of swine flu into Jammu and Kashmir. The process of screening of overseas tourists entering the State has begun so that anyone found carrying the deadly virus is immediately quarantined.
Sources said that the government’s health department will have a teleconferencing session with experts in New Delhi from Srinagar tomorrow to learn more about diagnosis and prevention.
In order to coordinate measures for preventing entry of swine flu into Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Secretary S. S. Kapur today constituted a Monitoring Committee to combat the ... | |
| | | | Pak ultras arriving via Nepal held | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: Another two militants have been arrested after they entered India from Nepal carrying Pakistani passports, senior Superintendent of Police in Jammu said here today.
About half a dozen militants, holding Pakistani passports have been caught in Jammu and Kashmir during the past three months.
The SSP informed that the two people were arrested while the state police was conducting a 'naka' in several areas of Jammu.
With the arrest of Hizbul Mujahideen militant Zaid Ahmed Dar, alias Mubassir, of Mustafabad HMT in Srinagar and overground worker Ateeq Ullah Dar of Behota Mohalla in Doda District, a major tragedy has been averted, the police said.
During inte... | |
| | | | Lingam fully shaped at cave | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: The self-made holy ice-Shivlingam in the Amarnath cave in south Kashmir Himalayas has been fully formed as the two-month-long annual pilgrimage will start from the first week of next month.
Though the security, medical and other arrangements would be done by the state government, the scavenging on traditional Pahalgam and shortest Baltal routes would be undertaken by the Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB).
To avoid any last year like confrontation between the SASB and authorities, a high level meeting discussed all measures for smooth conduct of the pilgrimage in south Kashmir Himalayas.
Official sources said that the self made lingam has been fully forme... | |
| | | | Panditji don’t mind, it’s time for marriage bureau | | 30 wedding outlets buzzing with activity as life goes fast pace in Jammu | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, May 3: Pandits may still have an astrologinal role for matching Kundlis, but the metro culture of fixing up ‘eternal-bonds’ through marriage bureaus has finally taken roots in the City of Temples.
Marriage bureaus has arrived in Jammu some five to six years back but their engagement remained low profile with people looking down at this business with suspicion. Today, fixing up pairs is a thriving business with nearly three dozen such outlets operating in the City and even the rich and famous getting their assistance.
“The joint families are breaking to nuclear ones and people have hardly any time to find relations by tricks and trials”, says VK Gupta, a res... | |
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