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| Train for pilgrims from Pakistan | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, JUNE 13: In view of arrival of large number of devotees from Pakistan to visit and pay obeisance at the Ajmer mausoleum of famed Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti at the annual Urs beginning this week, the Indian railways has decided to run a special train from Delhi to Ajmer and also its return service to take the devotees back to Delhi.
Announcing this, the Ministry of Railway issued a Press release here today, saying that a special express train would leave Delhi on Tuesday (June 15) for Ajmer and its return service would be available to pilgrims from Pakistan a week later on June 22.
Besides this special train the Ministry has announced 13 other trains to clear ... | |
| | | | Amarnath yatra registration crosses one lakh mark | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU,JUNE 13: With still over a fortnight time left for start of annual pilgrimage to 3888 meter high Amarnath cave in South Kashmir himalayas, registration of pilgrims has crossed one lakh mark today.
"Over one Lakh pilgrims have been registered for pilgrimage to cave shrine of Lord Shiva in South Kashmir himalayas till today as registration across the country
began from June five, officials of J&K Bank, nodal agency for registration, said.
While 54 thousand pilgrims have registered through various J&K Bank registeration counters, over 47000 have registered through on-line.
Giving break up, they said that 53,000 pilgrims have registered for their yatra on Pahalga... | |
| | | | Intra-gang rivalry deepens in Reasi, Doda: Army | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: Army today said the intra-gang rivalry between different militant outfits had deepened in the mountains of Reasi and Doda districts. Serious differences had cropped up between the commanders of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) due to the growing trust deficit, defence PRO, Lt Col Biplab Nath said.
The dwindling strength and visibly shaken up terrorist hierarchy was a testimony of the total moral ascendancy of security forces over terror outfits in Reasi and Doda districts, he added. The PRO said the terrorists were on the run for the fear of
elimination due to the intensified search and destroy operations launched by the security ... | |
| | | | Attention, MPs, MLAs! Stand in queue to get railway ticket | | | | SUMIT SHARMA
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: A separate reservation counter for MPs, MLAs, senior citizens and journalists at the railway station here has been shut "permanently". A directive in this regard has been issued by none other than a railway booking clerk who refuses to speak to anyone on this issue, and satisfy queries.
If the order continued, MPs, MLAs, journalists and senior citizens would have to stand in long queues to get berths reserved for them. On counter No 2731 at the railway station, it was written in bold letters that they would be given only single tickets, and for
getting berths reserved for their kith and kin, "VIPs" needed to stand in queues.
When ... | |
| | | | New twist to Shalin's murder for ransom | | Involvement of 3 drug addicts too figures | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: Shalin's cold-blooded murder case for ransom by two criminals got a new twist today, with police claiming that three drug addicts were also involved in the planning to kidnap the boy for money.
The murder had yesterday sparked off strong protests by the angry people at Nai Basti and Satwari. Though people did not come on the roads today, few of them again attacked the house of one of the accused at Nai Basti, said sources. Police, however denied the reports of any attack on Devinder's residence today.
Shalin Gupta (10), a fifth class student of Air Force school, Satwari, was abducted Saturday from outside his residence at Nai Basti for a ransom... | |
| | | | The Omen and the lull before storm | | | | EARLY TIMES SPECIAL
JAMMU, June 13: The two very important facets that surfaced in the recently gruesome killing of a boy Shalin by his kidnappers reflected through the media, but apparently having evaded the keen observance of the general public and the so called intelligentsia of the state are some surprising disclosure contained DIG's conference on one hand and the other about revelation of Political intervention in shielding the culprit.
If one has to go clinically through the information percolating down through the media about these two aspects, a very bigger connotation is attached thereby to this gory incident that could be seen as the advent of an omen in the peaceful city of tem... | |
| | | | Efforts on to locate Madhuri's contact in Jammu | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, JUNE 13: Security agencies have stepped up their efforts to find out the contact of diplomat Madhuri Gupta, who was arrested on the charges of spying for Pakistan, in the winter capital.
Few days before her arrest in New Delhi, she had visited the areas close to Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri.The pressure was now mounting on security agencies that she had visited here to collect documents from a "source" but could not do
so due to varied reasons, official sources said.
Contrary to earlier reports that she had picked up a packet at Raghunath Bazar, the 53-year-old Gupta was understood to have failed to reach her contact from whom she was to collect som... | |
| | | | Teacher held for molesting woman | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, JUNE 13: A government school teacher was arrested for allegedly molesting a woman and then attempting to outrage her modesty at Ramnagar in Udhampur Saturday.
Police sources said a 20-year-old woman went to the house of Romal Singh, a teacher at Government Middle School, Ramnagar, to get his signatures on a document.
Romal and his friend Ganesh Kumar, however, caught hold of her and allegedly molested her and tried to rape her, the sources added. After the woman escaped from their custody, she lodged a complaint with police.
Sources said while Romal was arrested, Ganesh was absconding. A case was registered against them at the concerned police station un... | |
| | | | Dixon Plan: Moves appear afoot to divide Jammu on communal lines | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: On June 9, a very significant political development took place. That day, Jammu witnessed the emergence of a new forum - Forum Against Dixon Plan (FADP). Four persons founded the forum. These persons belonged to the BJP, the Congress, the Panun Kashmir and Jammu State Morcha (Progressive). It was founded under the convener-ship of Bali Bhagat BJP state vice-president and former MLA from Ramban.
Talking to media persons the same day, those who founded the forum said, "A sinister process seems to have been set-into-motion to divide Jammu Province along the Chenab River on communal lines and facilitate the emergence of Greater Kashmir, comprising th... | |
| | | | Geelani's Sumo among 30 vehicles damaged | | Stone pelting at 20 spots in Srinagar; 25 youth detained; Shutdown today | | | AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 13: Separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Superintendent of Srinagar Central Jail had a narrow escape as their vehicle, on way to SKIMS, was among 30-odd vehicles damaged in different incidents of stone pelting today. Taken into custody by Police and admitted to hospital, Geelani has called for a total shutdown in Valley to protest a teenager's killing and asked the Kashmiris to attend the Rasm-e-Chaharum of Tufail Ahmed Matoo at Sayeeda Kadal on Monday.
Informed sources told Early Times that an unruly mob subjected a cavalcade of Srinagar Central Jail to heavy stone pelting at Nowshehra when detained Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed... | |
| | | | "Suicide attack was planned on PM's convoy in Sgr" | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 13: A suicide attack was planned by the pan-Islamic Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit on prime minister Manmohan Singh's convoy during his visit to Srinagar last week.
Intelligence agencies came across this vital information after they intercepted a wireless conversation between Kashmir-based LeT commander Abdullah Uni and the outfit's PoK-based coordinator Abu
Hurreira, according to a senior police officer.
The intercept was made two days before Singh's visit to Kashmir on June 7, the officer added.
Two days before Singh flew in on an overnight visit on June 7 intercepts of wireless conversations between the two militant commanders by army had ... | |
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