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DIG does damage control exercise, says Shaleen murdered after 15 minutes of abduction 6/13/2010 1:32:07 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: In a move, apparently aimed at improving police image which showed signs of deterioration after Shaleen Gupta's cold-blooded murder, Jammu-range DIG Farooq Khan today said the boy had been killed 15 minutes after his abduction. It may be mentioned that Shaleen's alleged abductors and murderers -- Darvinder Singh, son of Tirath Singh of Nai Basti, and Gagandeep Singh, son of Paramjeet Singh of Gole Gujral -- were rounded up two hours, or so after the kidnapping and then surprisingly freed. In a hurriedly called press conference, the DIG did the "much-needed" damage control exercise when he said the boy was killed by the accused 15 minutes after his kidnapping. "We could not save the boy because he was murdered 15 minutes after he was kidnapped. Soon after we received information, we picked up two persons on suspicion and after interrogation they broke down that they had kidnapped and murdered the boy in cold-blood," the DIG claimed. Khan's statement came at a time when the post-mortem report, which could throw light on the time of the murder,...   READ MORE

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Girl among two electrocuted in Ramban 6/13/2010 1:31:55 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: Two persons, including a girl, were electrocuted and a few others injured in Ramban last evening. The incident occured at Rajgarh due to sudden high voltage in domestic lines, official sources said and added some houses were also damaged. Sources said a girl, Anita Devi, who tried to disengage her mobile set from the charger, received an electric shock and died on the spot. Mohan Lal Sharma was also electrocuted in the village, the sources added. Reports said some people survived with burns at their respective houses after high voltage burnt the electric wires. The villagers today held demonstration against the Power Development Departmen...   READ MORE   No Case for Subsidising Petroleum Products' 6/13/2010 1:31:24 AM AGENCIES PANAJI, June 12: Advocating the need for doing away with subsidies on petroleum products, a top government official today said that the oil companies have been making huge losses and there is no point in continuing with subsidies on petroleum products. Besides, a rise in petroleum products is unlikely to lead to sharp rise in inflation, he observed. "Considering the losses suffered by petroleum companies due to subsidies, there is no case for subsiding petroleum products," S Sundareshan, Secretary, Union Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, told reporters here. He said that the oil companies suffered losses of over Rs 1 lakh crore during 2008-09. Sundareshan argued that if t...   READ MORE   Protest against illegal mining by stone crushers held 6/13/2010 1:30:57 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: Activists of Speak India , a voluntary organization, launched a protest against illegal mining by stone crushers at Kathua today. They said the unauthorised mining by stone crushers was threatening Ravi river. The activists took to streets, protesting against the illegal miners and demanding governments of Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to solve the problem. The concern about this issue was not just limited to Himachal Pradesh, or Punjab but it was an issue of concern to the whole environment. This illegal mining could give rise to a big challenge for the environment, said Sashi Sharma, an activist. Heavy machines have been set up by the stone cr...   READ MORE   RSS-Controlled SAYSS has ditched everyone in Jammu 2008 AGITATION-III 6/13/2010 1:30:24 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: It was a landmark agreement, notwithstanding the fact that the SAYSS, the RSS and the BJP dropped the demanding regarding the recall of Governor N N Vohra, who had outraged the sentiments of the Hindus across the world by asking the State Government to take over that piece of land at Baltal it had diverted to the Shrine Board on a temporary basis to be used during the Yatra period. The SAYSS, the RSS and the BJP dropped this basic demand much to the chagrin of the people of Jammu province, as also much against the wishes of the constituents of the SAYSS, including the Bar Association Jammu, the Shiv Sena and the Jammu State Morcha (Secular). Interesting...   READ MORE   Soz will continue as PCC chief, to infuse discipline in party 6/13/2010 1:30:10 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: It now sounds like full and final decision of the Congress High Command which for sure will disturb the detractors and anti asoz lobby within Congress. The present J&K PCC chief Prof Saif-u-Din Soz is all set to continue heading this responsibility, at least until the civic polls will be held in this state.High command has given indications to those who matter, though a formal announcement to this effect will be made shortly. Well place sources said gradual steps are being taken to infuse discipline and life in the state unit of the Congress so that it is ready to contest the ensuing civic and the Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir. Party sourc...   READ MORE   Leprosies to get homes 6/13/2010 1:29:59 AM CHAMAN KAUL EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June12: Good news for urban poor, living in slum like areas homeless. It is only few months away when every family of urban poor will have their own house to live in. According to official survey nearly 608 families would be accommodated in the colony being developed at Sunjwa. About 811 people will get financial support to construct houses under the guidelines of centrally sponsored scheme INSITU. "Construction of one room quarters is in progress. Those living in slum like areas homeless are entitled for the scheme, but it is purely a scheme for urban poor and not like that housing scheme. Every person having no own place to live and cannot affo...   READ MORE   Two dozen JDA employees, cops injured in attack by land encroachers 600 kanals JDA land evicted, Police fired teargas shells 6/13/2010 1:29:46 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: After the first unsuccessful bid to remove encroachments at Sidhra on the city outskirts, JDA's anti-encroachment squad and nearly 200 armed cops of police and CRPF today chased away stone-pelting encroachers following day-long ding-dong battles with them. The encroachments, in the form of plinths, had stealithly come up on over 600 kanals of JDA land near the Golf Course at Sidhra, according to director land management (JDA) Babu Ram. Police fired dozens of teargas shells to chase away the encroachers, all belonging to Gujjar community. Gujjars stoned the cops. In the clashes, at least two dozen JDA (Jammu Development Authority) employees, including...   READ MORE   Khoda seeks public cooperation 6/13/2010 1:29:21 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12 : Director General of Police, Mr.Kuldeep Khoda, today convened a meeting of senior police/civil officers and the representatives of SABN Yatri Niyas Chamber of Commerce Jammu, Hoteliers Association, and others in Police Control Room, Jammu to ensure peaceful and successful conduct of this year's Yatra which would commence from Ist July. All the members extended whole hearted cooperation to the Administration in this direction and assured that they are ready to help civil administration and J&K Police in this endeavour to make the yatra a great success. They put forth some valuable suggestions with regard to the security and other concerns, and on the s...   READ MORE   'Deliberate murder' surfaces as Police handiwork Teenager's dead body buried amid violent clashes, anti-India demonstrations 6/13/2010 1:28:54 AM AHMED ALI FAYYAZ EARLY TIMES REPORT SRINAGAR, June 12: Death of an 18-year-old student in mysterious circumstances, which had been described by Police as "deliberate murder" in an official press release last night, has turned out to be the handiwork of none other than Jammu & Kashmir Police. Even as an inquiry, to be conducted by DIG Srinagar, has been ordered into the circumstances that led to the student's killing and a team of doctors is ascertaining the cause of death, Government has learned through credible inputs that Tufail Ahmed Matoo S/o Mohammad Ashraf Matoo R/o Sayeeda Kadal, Srinagar, has died when he was hit in his head by a tearsmoke shell in an incident of stone pelting...   READ MORE   Prime's Minister's much-hyped Kashmir visit: Message from Srinagar 6/13/2010 1:28:15 AM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: The Prime Minister's comments on the ongoing secessionist vioence in Kashmir were also very candid. He said: "There are handful of people who do not want any political process for empowering people to succeed. This is the reason that attempts to disturb the lives of the people in the Valley continue from across the Line of Control (read Pakistan). Whenever such incidents happen, they spread terror and cause disruption in the life of the people. Our security agencies are forced to act in the wake of such incidents. During the process, sometimes innocent civilians have to suffer…" His message was loud and clear. The message was: Obey the law of th...   READ MORE   Stone pelters, CRPF teach lessons of objectivity to scribes Being in the second oldest profession? 6/13/2010 1:27:58 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, June 12: It has happened several times in the past and it happened today with a difference. Scribes were roughed up by the CRPF men and the stone pelters. Strangely enough, the stone pelters accused them of having a truck with the security agencies and the men in uniform also had a grievance against them. They feel scribes glorify the stone pelters. The situation can be better explained by the following verse of Ghalib: "Zahid tung nazar nay mujay kafir samja; aur kafir ye samajta hai ki musalmaan hoon main (The worshipper took me for an infidel and the infidel thinks I am a Muslim). But then the scribes have to bear in mind that they belong to the second oldes...   READ MORE

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