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Mystery still shrouds Peer Dastgeer Shrine blaze 6/29/2012 12:41:03 AM bashir assad Srinagar, June 28: Sajada Nasheen (custodian of the Peer Dastegeer Sahib shrine) Syed Khalid Geelani on Thursday hinted at raising donations from the people for reconstruction of the shrine which gutted in a devastating fire on Monday last if Waqaf Board falls short of money while reconstructing the shrine strictly as per the digitized design that is already with INTACH. Talking exclusively to Early Times at his residence just behind the gutted shrine, Khalid Geelani ruled out short-circuit as cause of the fire. When asked to comment on Grand Mufti Bashiruddin's statement that there was a worst conspiracy in gutting the shrine, Khalid avoided any direct reply and said. "he has put his view point and he has right to express himself". Sajad Nisheen who displayed the holy relic retrieved from the revered shrine minutes before it was gutted completely the other day, said that he believes in divine power of Peer Dastegeer Sahib which will unravel the truth. "for me the only credible enquiry is divine and I am sure what is veiled will be unveiled by the divine p...   READ MORE

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Omar inadvertently 'politicises' fire at shrine 6/29/2012 12:40:54 AM early times report Jammu, June 28: Chief minister Omar Abdullah has politicised the incident of fire at a Shrine in Srinagar by his tweets. In his latest Omar had tweeted: " I''m sorry but will some one please ask him how my government stands to benefit from destroying the shrine??????." Omar had made this tweet after a statement by the grand mufti of Srinagar alleging that fire at shrine is a conspiracy against sufisim in Kashmir. Grand Mufti Bashir-ud-din, who had given call ‘Dastgeer Chalo’ on Friday, had not only demanded fair probe into the incident but also action against those who proved to be behind it. It was normal statement from a religious head after the incident. The g...   READ MORE   Fire destroys NC leader's college in Bandipora Fire destroys NC leader's college in Bandipora PDP demands enquiry into the incident 6/29/2012 12:40:38 AM early times report Srinagar, June 28: In a devastating fire that broke out in a private college in Bandipora town in North Kashmir, the college building was completely gutted, however, the cause of fire could not be ascertained. A major fire broke out at Mehboobul Allam College owned by a local National Conference leader Muhammad Ismail Ashiana here in north Kashmir on Thursday which caused complete damage to the college building. Reporters reaching here suggest that fire erupted form the Higher Secondary portion of the building and engulfed buildings of Mehboobul Allam College and Model school. Though fire tenders immediately rushed to the spot but the building could not be saved ...   READ MORE   Pak rangers, BSF men offer peace prayers at Baba Chamliyal shrine More than two lakh devotees pay obeisance 6/29/2012 12:40:22 AM EARLY TIMES REPORT SAMBA, June 28: A gathering of more than two lakh devotees of Baba Chamliyal on either side of the Indo-Pak International border in Ramgarh sector near Samba on Thursday paid obeisance ignoring the poor pace of dialogue process between the two neighbouring countries. An annual feature, the fair brings together officers from neighbouring countries deployed on the international border where Pak rangers hand over 'Chaddar' to be laid on the tomb of Baba Chamliyal on behalf of devotees from Pakistan and in return received 'Prasad' of 'Shakkar and Sharbat' for the devotees who anxiously await trolleys to cross over the zero line. Dressed in colourful dresses, riding on to...   READ MORE   With blame game organizers take media for a ride at Baba Chamliyal Mela 6/29/2012 12:40:04 AM early times report Jammu, June 28: Lot of planning was highlighted by the District Administration Samba ahead of the annual Baba Chamliyal Mela but when the things came at hand to handle all went in haywire as once again media and the devotees were taken a ride. Infact the self claimed responsible district administration in Samba headed by Deputy Commissioner Mubarak Singh took media and almost lakhs of devotees for a ride on Thursday with their poor planning and lack of coordination on ground zero. Despite for last couple of days the officers of the district administration were sitting in their AC rooms and convened series of review meetings to ensure adequate arrangements for the smoo...   READ MORE   Omar blames stone-pelters for curfew in Srinagar 6/29/2012 12:39:43 AM early times report Srinagar, June 28 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today justified the imposition of curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar city, in the aftermath of destruction of a revered shrine on Monday, blaming the incidents of stone-pelting for the harsh measures. "Why don't you blame the stone pelters? If I was (were) so keen to 'curfew you', I'd have done it without the stone throwing", Omar wrote on the micro-blogging site twitter.com...   READ MORE   Omar blames stone-pelters for curfew in Srinagar 6/29/2012 12:39:36 AM early times report Srinagar, June 28 : Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today justified the imposition of curfew-like restrictions in parts of Srinagar city, in the aftermath of destruction of a revered shrine on Monday, blaming the incidents of stone-pelting for the harsh measures. "Why don't you blame the stone pelters? If I was (were) so keen to 'curfew you', I'd have done it without the stone throwing", Omar wrote on the micro-blogging site twitter.com...   READ MORE   Work on Uri-II to resume today, state government, NHPC reach an agreement 'all class C, D vacancies to be filled locally’ 6/29/2012 12:39:21 AM bashir assad Srinagar, June 28: Following a long running dispute over power-sharing agreements, the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation NHPC finally signed an agreement with the state government on Thursday and is learned to be ready to renegotiate its stakes in the J&K's water resources. As the stalemate ends, work on Uri-II Hydroelectric Power Project is likely to resume tomorrow . Sources said that NHPC chairman ABL Srivastava finally agreed to engage all class C and D employees in Uri-II locally and the local area was defined as comprising on hamlets falling within 5 kilometers radious from the site of the project. It was reliably learnt that this model will be extended to...   READ MORE   PDP to protest on July 4 against "corrupt" state administration 6/29/2012 12:39:09 AM earlytimes report JAMMU, June 28: People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is all set to hold peaceful demonstrations in every tehsil of the state on July 4 next against the alleged corruption in the state administration. An appeal in this regard has also been made by PDP patron Mufti Mohammad Sayeed to his party cadres in every tehsil of J&K. The PDP actvists were asked to gather at tehsil headquarters on July 4 and hold strong demonstrations against the alleged corruption in the state administration. The Mufti addressed a workers' conference here two days back in which he said the motive of protests was to send a message for a change in the "corrupt" administration. He said due to corruptio...   READ MORE   Unity, integrity of Jammu Pradesh under threat Conspiracy 6/29/2012 12:39:02 AM NEHA JAMMU, June 28: Unity and integrity of the ancient Jammu Pradesh is under grave threat. A number of anti-Jammu elements have intensified to break-Jammu Pradesh activities with a view to ensuring its partition along the Chenab River on purely communal lines. It is not only that the anti-Jammu Pradesh elements are focusing their attention on the erstwhile Doda district, which is being termed by these elements as "Chenab Valley". The police administration under former Director General of Police, Kuldip Khoda had also termed this highly mountainous area as "Chenab Valley region" overlooking the fact that there is no such Valley anywhere in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban districts, or for that ...   READ MORE   After 63 years Awans came to Jammu from PoK to meet their Hindu family friend 6/29/2012 12:38:50 AM early times report JAMMU, June 28: The old relations die hard and same has become true about the people of Jammu and Kashmir and the people of its area which has been under forcible occupation of Pakistan and known as PoK. The people of two parts of J&K who were separated by the Pak invasion in 1947 with the drawing of Line of Control (LoC) barring them to meet each other for nearly 58 years had the moments of joy in 2005 when the bus service was started between the two parts of Kashmir from Uri to Muzaffarabad and Poonch and Rawlakote. This was a moment of merry making for the millions of separated people of two parts of J&K as they remained away from their relatives, friends and colle...   READ MORE   1975 Accord was an incomplete exercise: Kamaal ‘Alliance with Congress unholy’ 6/29/2012 12:38:38 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 28: The additional general secretary of National Conference, Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal besides challenging totality of accession has said that the 1975 Accord was not signed. In an interview with a newly launched monthly magazine in the summer capital, Kamaal said: "The exercise of the agreement was never completed. These are not my words only this was stated by former Chief Minister of the state Syed Mir Qasim in his autobiography." Kamaal said, "I met him in New Delhi along with my brother Tariq Abdullah and discussed the issue. He was writing his autobiography at that time. We asked him about the 1975 Accord. He said the exercise was incomplete. Fact of the ...   READ MORE   1975 Accord was an incomplete exercise: Kamaal ‘Alliance with Congress unholy’ 6/29/2012 12:38:32 AM Early Times Report Jammu, June 28: The additional general secretary of National Conference, Sheikh Mustafa Kamaal besides challenging totality of accession has said that the 1975 Accord was not signed. In an interview with a newly launched monthly magazine in the summer capital, Kamaal said: "The exercise of the agreement was never completed. These are not my words only this was stated by former Chief Minister of the state Syed Mir Qasim in his autobiography." Kamaal said, "I met him in New Delhi along with my brother Tariq Abdullah and discussed the issue. He was writing his autobiography at that time. We asked him about the 1975 Accord. He said the exercise was incomplete. Fact of the ...   READ MORE   Krishna urges Rahul join govt to help it solve problems Bankrupt Ministry ? 6/29/2012 12:38:02 AM RUSTAM JAMMU, June 28: S M Krishna, who has been again and again letting down India at international forums and making a mockery of himself and the crucial ministry that he heads ever since he took over as Foreign Minister in 2009, on Wednesday strongly pitched for AICC general secretary and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi's son, Rahul Gandhi, entry into the Union Council of Ministers, suggesting it has become "necessary" to help the government "in solving the problems faced by the country". "We have always wanted Rahul Gandhi's involvement in the government. The Prime Minister's invitation is there to join the government but he himself seems to be not inclined at the moment…I am one of those...   READ MORE   5,800 doctors against 11,840 beds Health care in JK 6/29/2012 12:29:50 AM Early Times Report JAMMU, June 28: For a population of more than one crore, Jammu Kashmir has only 5,800 doctors and just 11,840 beds in all the Hospitals across the state. As per the government data there are 3,400 health institutions in the state are quite insufficient for increased number of patients. It is not only the shortage of infrastructure but most of the hospitals are without sufficient number of nurses and para-medical staff. As per the Medical Council of India (MCI) norms, there should be one nurse per seven beds, but in most of the hospitals one nurse has to attend the entire ward, which has adversely affected the patient care. The condition of government run hospitals ...   READ MORE

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