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| Why govt has chosen to ‘freeze’ status of Hindu Shrines bill…..? | | Community initiates to mobilize , garner support for passage in next session | | | Saroj Razdan
EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, June 5: It sounds ironical that political parties conduct themselves differently on issues while they are in opposition and in power. Even as it came as a private members bill, the crucial Hindu Shrines Bill was first moved by the then leader of opposition AR Rather few years back and now when NC is in power it has chosen to keep this in frozen state even after having been introduced two years back. Is this political expediency or coalition compulsion on other counts which does not allow any forward movement in converting this bill into an Act which is vital in terms of sentiments of the migrated community ?
Shelving of the Hindu Shrines and ... | |
| | | | Omar spends weekend in Kullu, holidaying with family | | J&K govt denies, says 'CM was in Srinagar' | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 5: Contrary to news being fed to selected media, tech-savvy Chief Minister Omar Abdullah spent the weekend at his in-laws house in Kullu.
Sources said that Omar boarded the special state aircraft from Srinagar and landed at Kullu-Manali airport located in Bhuntar area of Himachal Pradesh at around 1 PM on Saturday i.e. June 4, 2011. They added that Omar received a warm welcome from the administrative heads of Kullu district. He was presented a bouquet.
Omar is on a private visit and there is nothing to write about it, said an official in Kullu. He added that Himachal government knew about Omar visit merely because of the security reasons. "We have to provid... | |
| | | | Officials misusing their position in issuing RBA certificates | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, June 5: Whether declaration of rural backward areas has benefited the people of the areas declared as RBA by the State government for last one decade or not but it has surely helped the revenue officials in minting a good money.
According to sources the revenue officials in Kashmir Valley are openly demanding a hefty sum from the people applying for issuance of these certificates to make a good fortune for them. These officials have fixed charges for issuance of RBA and state subjects, sources added.
Sources said that recently in Sumbal Sonawri people protested against the role of revenue officials who were creating unnecessary hurdles in issuance of the RBA cer... | |
| | | | Geelani’s New Strategy | | Hold referendum to resolve Kashmir issue | | | Rustam
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 5: “Tourists are guests and they need respect, love and affection from the common masses in Kashmir. A notion is being given that we are against tourism and arrival of tourists to Kashmir. This is not true, as we too want people to come over here and enjoy their stay. But at the same time, it is important that people living in various parts of India are made aware about the ground situation in Kashmir. The message which we have printed gives the real time account of the existing situation in Kashmir. The message is available in English, Urdu and Hindi. This message would be handed over to the tourists so that they come to know about the ground situati... | |
| | | | Do displaced Pundits really want to return to Kashmir? | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, June 5: The Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Chairman, Muhammad Yasin Malik has urged the Migrant Pundits to visit Khirbhawani Shrine in large numbers this year. Malik also intends to hold a seminar to ‘pave way’ for their homecoming. Pertinent to mention here the Pundits hold Malik mainly responsible for their exodus. He has been heckled by angry Pundits at New Delhi repeatedly.
The exodus of Kashmir pundits in 1990 added yet another chapter to the beleaguered history of Jammu Kashmir. While everybody ranging from the government to social work activists shed tears over their miserable plight, a very important question remains un-answered. Do they really ... | |
| | | | Congress replicating 1975, murdering democracy | | Action Against Baba Ramdev | | | Neha
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 5: In June 1975, the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a state of emergency to save her chair. She murdered democracy, imposed wartime restrictions on civil liberties, gagged the Press, unleashed a wave of senseless brutalities to silence and punish her critics and took recourse to undemocratic methods after the Allahabad High Court unseated her on the ground that she had indulged in malpractices to win election.
At that time, movement against corruption was at its peak. Jaiprakash Narain was in the forefront. All the political parties, barring perhaps the CPI, were with the movement. Indira Gandhi and her son Sanjay Gandhi did all that they c... | |
| | | | Youth stabbed by unidentified persons | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu June 5: Picnic turned tragedy, when a youth was stabbed to death by three unidentified persons on the bank in Akhnoor.
Police reports said Surinder Sharma son of Girdhari Lal of Akhnoor,was enjoying party with his friends on the river bank of Chenab where some unidentified persons suddenly appeared and stabbed him usingsharp edged weapon (krich).
In the incident, police report said, the youth suffered deep wounds and died on the spot. Hearing hue and cry, locals and police rushed to the spot and they shifted the youth to Government Medical College Hospital Jammu where he was pronounced as brought dead.
A case in this regard has been registered at the concerned p... | |
| | | | Cop among 6 killed as sumo falls into gorge in Doda | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 5: Six persons, including a police cop and two women, were killed when a Tata sumo in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Bathri near Gandoh in Doda this evening.
The incident occured at about 6.45 pm when the ill-fated sumo (JK14B/617) was on its way from Gandoh to Thathri, police sources said.
Sources said the vehicle skidded off the road and fell into about 200 ft deep gorge after its driver failed to negotiate a sharp curve.
There were a total of six persons, including the driver, in the sumo and all of them were killed, the sources added.
The dead were identified as driver Ved Prakash, son of Duni Chand of K... | |
| | | | Fake SVO official remanded to police custody | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 5: A fake official of state vigilance organisation (SVO), who was arrested at Kishtwar yesterday, has been remanded to eight days police custody.
Sajjad Ahmad, son of Abdul Gaffar of Masjid Mohalla, Kishtwar, was Saturday arrested by police after he allegedly called up CAPD TSO, Dachchan, Mohammad Amin, posing himself as a vigilance employee.
He was alleged to have demanded Rs 2 lakh from the TSO, the sources added.
Sources said he was today produced before the court which remanded him to police custody for eight days.
A case under sections 392 and 458 of RPC was registered against him at Kishtwar police station.... | |
| | | | DG BSF visits IB, boosts jawans' morale | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 5: BSF DG Raman Srivastava visited several places on the International Border (IB) here during his two-day visit to the state and interacted with jawans and field officers.
While commending them for their valiant services and alertness, he also raised their morale and asked them to remain ever vigilant on the IB to foil any infiltration bid from across the border.
Accompanied by additional DG BSF (west), Rajdeep Singh, and BSF IG S Chattopadhyaya, he Saturday visited the holy shrine of Baba Chamilyal in Ramgarh area and paid his obeisance.
Later addressing a sainik sammelan at BSF campus, Paloura, he appreciated the efforts of BSF Jammu Frontier in bringi... | |
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