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| Police-militant nexus not new in J&K | | | | BHARAT BHUSHAN
JAMMU, June 24: While Kashmir police last week laid hands on a CID cop for allegedly being hand-in-glove with militants, it is worthwhile to mention here that the police-militant nexus is not new in the hitherto militancy-torn Jammu and Kashmir.
An ex-SSP, Jammu, who is now IGP, had come on the radar of intelligence agencies after the involvement of his PSO (now dead) had figured in militancy related incidents.
The PSO was arrested and put behind the bars but the SSP, who was his mentor, had gone unpunished. A former DGP (not local) was said to have saved him during a probe against him by a central intelligence agency.
During the course of investigation against him whi... | |
| | | | Kishtwar police confirms ET report, ATS Mumbai quiz Dawood aide | | Laila Khan mysterious disappearance case | | |
Asif Iqbal Naik
KISHTWAR, June 24: After name of Kamal Yadwani, a close aide of underworld Don Dawood Ibrahim surfaced in the much published Bollywood actress Laila Khan's mysterious disappearance case, Anti Terrorist Squad Mumbai today quizzed Dawood's him about his relationship with missing Bollywood starlet.
Sources said that during his questioning, Kamal Yadwani expressed ignorance about marriage of his son Sonu @ Wufi Khan with starlet. Yadwani informed the ATS that his son is presently in gulf since last three years and he has no contact with him. Sources said that after preliminary questioning of Kamal Yadwani by ATS Mumbai last night, the investigating agencies let him to g... | |
| | | | Power casting shadow on Omar's iconic image | | | | Abodh Sharma
Jammu, June 24: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's image as frontline generation next leader of the country alongside likes of Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav is likely to take a serious dent as lakhs of pilgrims and tourists pouring in in the state are carrying back a poor impression of the power starved and water parched state of the iconic young Chief Minister; Especially given the fact that Omar himself is the Power Minister of the state that has emerged as powerless disaster.
"It is ridiculous. I reached here yesterday and since then there barely has been power" said Paresh Bhai Patel who checked into a city hotel for Shri Amaranth yatra. "There is little water and the ACs... | |
| | | | Cong could pay heavily on in-decision | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu , June 24: A month after Congress leaders convention in Srinagar where party president Sonia Gandhi was authorisied to appoint new Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) president, no decision has been taken.
Even after more than a month, the indecision on part of the party high command doesn't augur well for the party. The Congress has been reduced to playing the role of second fiddle in administrative scheme of things.
The party has been divested of its prestigious portfolio and its coalition partners (NC) has kept its promise of giving another to the party even after three-year of coalition government.
It's because of the growing resentment, the party workers ... | |
| | | | ‘NC has failed youth workers’ | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 24: The youth leader of National; Conference is up against the party leadership. According to them, the party has failed the youth leaders and workers.
The youth leaders said ‘love for the party’ was preventing them from deserting the party. “We have no respect in the party”, they made clear.
Surinder Singh Bunty, who heads the youth wing (Jammu) said the minister shy away from the workers. “There is no coordination between the leaders and the workers”, he said adding “They (leaders) have forgotten the sacrifices offered by the youth leaders and workers.”
Singh said Omar Abdullah always remains busy and Dr Farooq prefers to stay in New Delhi. “Where s... | |
| | | | Migration of minority Pandits a cultural genocide: Dr Joshi | | | | Early Times report
JAMMU, June 24; The senior BJP leader and former Union HRD Minister, while expressing grave concern over the hounding out of over four lakh minority Pandits from Valley and failure of the Government to rehabilitate them in their homeland of Kashmir said the Pandits represent the ancient Indian culture and civilization in Kashmir and their return and rehabilitation was must to protect the Indian ethos
and culture in Kashmir.
Dr Joshi who held an informal
chat with the KP intellectuals and scholars expressed his dismay over the way the Government was tackling the Pandits issue and termed their forced migration cultural genocide. He while strongly advocating for prote... | |
| | | | Omar lying over power scenario, insulting commoners: Mufti | | Where has gone 'Meter todo, Heater lagao' slogan? | | |
Early Times report
SRINAGAR, Jun 24: Describing as outrageous the chief minister Omar Abdullah's diatribe against power consumers, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today said it was an insult to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
Addressing a public meeting at Khori Batpora in Kulgam district the party leadership led by its patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said that Chief Minister's remarks were contemptuous and were not acceptable. Senior party leaders Muzaffar Hussein Baig, Tariq Hameed Karra, Mohammad Sartaj Madni and Abdul Gaffar Sofi addressed the well-attended meeting.
Mufti Muhammad Sayeed said the present power crisis faced by the state is a creation of the government led by Omar Abd... | |
| | | | Kishtwar police now doing municipality’s job | | | | Early Times report
KISHTWAR, June 24: In order to avoid any kind of tragedy like the incident of death of a small girl Mahi in Maniser (Haryana), Kishtwar police sounded alert and has strongly taken up the matter with authorities of PHE and Hydraulics Division Kishtwar to immediately take all preventive measures to cover all uncapped and open bore wells.
Locals have also been advised to cover pit holes and septic, storage tanks in tehsil Kishtwar especially Kishtwar town. Deputy Superintendent of Police Headquarters Kishtwar Abrar Chowdhary has asked Executive Engineer PHE & Hydraulics to provide him details of all uncapped and open bore wells, pit holes and septic, storage tanks in teh... | |
| | | | Reformed Mukhtar returns home with high hopes | | `My family is my top priority' | | |
Early Times Report
Poonch & Jammu, June 24: He took a risk ten years ago to become a militant. He crossed the LoC and stayed in Pakistan for ten years. Recently he has taken a much bigger risk-this time to lead a normal life in his home town Mendhar. Once again he crossed to this side of the state `illegally'. He had to dodge the Pakistani army and border surveillance mechanisms of India and Pakistan.
Mukhtar Ahmed is back home. His Pakistani wife and three kids are his primary concern. After dodging the Pakistani army, Mukhtar could not escape the surveillance of the Indian army. He was caught along with his family. However, after brief questioning was handed over to the Jammu Kash... | |
| | | | Militants force 400 Panchayat members to resign | | Revival of militancy? | | |
Early Times Report
Srinagar, June 24: At least 400 Panchayat members have resigned in the past three weeks following militant threats. Although the government has played it down, the panches and sarpanches across Kashmir are worried.
Jaish-e-Muhammad issued the thgreat through posters that appeared at various places in South Kashmir. The posters urged the PAnchayat members to quit within a week. It had an impact and panches and sarpanches started resigning.
According to a senior citizen, Ghulam Ahmad Wani of Shopian, the panchhayat members have been sked
to publish their resignation in local newspapers and carry the paper cuttings.
The posters appear in the wake of heightened m... | |
| | | | Modi blasts Congress for 'diluting' Indian position on J&K | | Issue Of Grave Concern | | |
RUSTAM
JAMMU, June 24: June 23 is a very sad day in the political history of Jammu and Kashmir, nay India. It was on that day almost 60 years ago that independent India witnessed death of great son of the country Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee in Kashmir in mysterious circumstances. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who has attained a stature in the Indian political arena, established himself as a greater administrator and acclaimed worldwide, says, and very rightly, Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee was the "first martyr of independent India".
It must remain a matter of shame for the custodians of the Indian State that Dr Mookerjee had to lay down his precious life for the national cause in... | |
| | | | Abolish Article 370 to reorganize state, says Kashyap | | Conflict Resolution | | |
NEHA
JAMMU, June 24: Srinagar once again on Saturday witnessed another assembly of "conflict-managers". They assembled at Delhi Public School to discuss federal structures with a view to finding a solution to the problem in Kashmir. Actually, the Institute of Peace Research and Action (IPRA), Delhi, organized a seminar at the DPS on "Innovative Federal Structures and Conflict Resolution". Former Secretary General of Lok Sabha and expert on parliamentary affairs, Dr Subhash C Kashyap, delivered keynote address. Some of the participants and speakers included Prof Susheela Bhan, Prof Partha S Ghosh, Professor of South Asian Studies, School of International Studies Jawaharlal Nehru Univers... | |
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