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Govt launches crackdown on separatist leaders Geelani, Nayeem Khan among several arrested 6/8/2009 11:59:32 AM Ahmed Ali Fayyaz SRINAGAR, Jun 7: Ending its policy of tolerance towards the separatist hardliner Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s much repeated calls of shutdown in Kashmir, Omar Abdullah-led coalition government of National Conference (NC) and Congress has finally launched a crackdown on the Valley’s separatist leaders and arrested a number of them---including Geelani and the Mirwaiz Hurriyat functionary, Nayeem Khan. Government has also demolished Dukhtaraan-e-Millat’s scheduled rally at Iddgah in Srinagar and decided to fail Geelani’s call for a massive march to Shopian on Monday. Hours after the Hurriyat (G) Chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, declared to end current spell of 8-day-long shutdown from Tuesday next and issued a 7-day-long calendar of protests, Police swooped on the residences and offices of several separatist leaders and detained a number of them. While Geelani was picked up alongwith few others from his Hyderpora house last night, Hurriyat (Mirwaiz) leader Nayeem Khan, Firdaus Ahmed Shah, Fareeda Behenji and Zamrooda Habib were rounded up from different places in...   READ MORE

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9 of family among 26 killed in 2 Doda mishaps 6/7/2009 11:36:53 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Kishtwar June 7:- Twenty six persons, including nine members from one family, were feared dead and seven others received multiple injuries in two consecutive occurred on Doda-Kishtwar National Highway 1B today. The first accident occurred at 12.15 PM, when a mini bus bearing registration no JK06-0749 met with an accident near Prem Nager 20 kilometers from district headquarter Doda in which about 25 passengers were feared dead and five others including the mini bus conductor received minor injuries, while the other accident happened near Nai Basti Sawgawhari only 5 kilometer from the site of first accident. The detail of drwoned persons as per the report of injured per...   READ MORE   Abdullah power circle complete: Kamal wins Hazratbal elections 6/7/2009 11:36:05 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar, June 7: Even though opposition People’s Democratic Party candidate, Asiya Naqash, improved her vote tally in last six months, she could not overcome National Conference’s supremacy in Srinagar district as ruling coalition candidate, Sheikh Mustafa Kamal was elected to state legislative assembly from Hazratbal constituency on Sunday. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, younger brother of Dr Farooq Abdullah— NC president—defeated his close rival Asiya Naqash by a margin of 1552 votes. Sheikh Mustafa Kamal secured 8555 votes as against 7003 polled by Asiya Naqash in the bye-elections to Hazratbal, which went to polls on June 3 after being postponed twice. Three other candi...   READ MORE   Medias gag enforced in Valley 6/7/2009 11:35:53 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Srinagar, June 7: Finding itself corned from all sides by unending protests and demonstrations against blatant violation of human rights, the Omar Abdullah government today unleashed a media gag in Kashmir to manipulate a selective flow of information in the besieged Valley. The Government today put a partial ban on local cable based news channels of 10 districts in Kashmir valley. The ban has been put on news channel for showing instigating news items. According to report, now the news channels can relay the news items- those should not be instigating-for 15 minutes only. The channel has been banned to relay instigating news. The ban on the News Channels has come fo...   READ MORE   Four hideouts busted 6/7/2009 11:35:11 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 7: Four militant hideouts were busted and a cache of arms, ammunition and explosive material seized by security forces in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police sources said on Sunday. Security forces busted a hideout in Dolewali Doke area in Sabzian belt of the district today and recovered two AK rifles, 2 UBGL grenades, 400 grams of RDX, 3 wireless sets, 2 IEDs rings, 98 Pika rounds, 3 Pika magazines, 70 AK rounds, 5 AK magazines, one hand grenade and one pistol magazine, police sources said. The troops busted another hideout in Marhote area of Surankote Tehsil in the district and recovered one AK rifle, 2 magazines, 57 rounds, 51 Pika rounds, 2 ...   READ MORE   Contrary to CM opinion FSL confirms rape, FIR lodged 6/7/2009 11:35:02 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 7: In what can be described as a major embarrassment for the government and challenge to the credibility of the Chief Minister, the forensic reports have confirmed that two women found dead in south Kashmir's Shopian town last week had been raped before being murdered, police said Sunday. Consequent upon finding of the forensic reports, FIR have been registered in the case which was earlier denied by the Chief Minister. Ever since the eruption of this case, the Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had continuously been maintaining that there was no rape and the inquiry only will find the truth. It may be recalled here that in his June 1, Press Conference the Chief...   READ MORE   Industries thriving on incentives but locals denied chance to work 6/7/2009 11:34:43 PM ARUN TRISAL KATHUA, Jun 07-The Government’s repeated instructions, making it mandatory for the Industrial Units, being set in Jammu and Kashmir, to provide maximum employment to the locals are being openly floated by the unit holders. According to a survey not a single unit holder has implemented the government instructions and instead has violated Labour Laws in vogue in the state. As per Government policy, no new Industrial unit can be established which does not provide 90% employment of local labour (both skilled / unskilled). The procedure is to obtain no objection certificate from the Labour Department of the concerned District about the engagement of local labour, but it has been ob...   READ MORE   Over 1.5 lakh registered 6/7/2009 11:34:32 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT Jammu, June 07: With annual Amarnath yatra set to commence from June 15, over 1.55 lakh people have so far registered themselves for the pilgrimage. "Over 1.55 lakh devotees have been registered for Amarnath pilgrimage at 110 registration counters across the country and online till today. The highest number of 52,700 have been registered from Delhi zone," sources said. Of the total registered, 71,700 people have been registered for pilgrimage via Baltal route, while 82,300 others will trek via Pahalgam route, they said. As many as 31,400 pilgrims have been registered in Mumbai zone, 2,700 in south zone, 31,600 in Chandigarh-Mohile zone, 1,700 in Kashmir zone and 4,00...   READ MORE

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