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| PM restricts dialogue offer to 'anti-violence people' | | Delhi to deal with Pakistani Gilani, not Kashmiri Geelani | | |
AHMED ALI FAYYAZ
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 7: In a potential disappointment to the Valley's separatist leadership, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today extended a fresh offer of dialogue to "all those who are against violence and terrorism" in Jammu and Kashmir and made it unambiguously clear that Government of India would deal on Kashmir and other issues with the Pakistani Prime Minister, Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani. He asserted that 26/11 terror strikes on Mumbai had a negative bearing on the entire gamut of dialogue between New Delhi and Islamabad but expressed optimism that there would be substantial improvement in the wake of fresh reassuring commitments from Pakistan.
Contrary to wide speculations of inviting the separatist leadership to a formal process of dialogue, Prime Minister said that New Delhi was ready to talk to all sections of the population in Jammu and Kashmir but only those "who are against violence and terrorism" would be involved. He was addressing the 5th annual convocation of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Kashmi... | |
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| 7 flights diverted, around 12 delayed | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI, June 7: Seven flights, including an international one, were today diverted and around 12 others delayed due to restrictions at the IGI airport here for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's departure to Srinagar.
Six domestic flights - three from Mumbai, one each from Bangalore, Chennai and Lucknow-- were diverted to Jaipur airport, while a Thai Airways flight (TG-323) from Bangkok was diverted to Amritsar airport as Delhi's airspace witnessed congestion due to the scheduled departure of Prime Minister's plane to Srinagar between 10 am and 11 am, sources said.
Singh, who went to Srinagar on a two-day visit, was scheduled to leave at around 10 am but his plane finally took-o... | |
| | | | Mobiles services remain disrupted today | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 7: Mobile services across Kashmir valley were suspended in view of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's two-day visit to the state with service providers citing security concerns as the reason.
Almost all the mobile service providers including Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharti Airtell, Aircell and Vodafone blocked the cellular service at around 11:30 am today, 15 minutes prior to the arrival of the prime minister here, official sources said.
The non availability of mobile services added to the misery of residents as restrictions like curfew and strike had closed the city.
The worst affected were tourists and those associated with the media.
Journalists p... | |
| | | | RSS also for imposition of ‘Jazia’ on pilgrims | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: Who says that the so-called pro-Hindu RSS is not opposed to the imposition of Jazia by Governor N.N. Vohra and the State Government on the Amarnath Yatris and free Langars? Those who are saying so are ignorant about the antics of "Hindu" organization. The RSS had tried its level best to sabotage the 2008 Shri Amarnath Land Movement in Jammu. It is doing the same now to sabotage the movement in Jammu against the decision of Governor Narinder Nath Vohra and the State Government to impose "Jazia" on everything related to the annual Holy Amarnath Yatra with a view to discouraging Yatris, appeasing religious bigots in Kashmir and fleecing the Shri Amarnath de... | |
| | | | Narainan sabotaged Kashmir resolution in 2007: Mirwaiz | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, June 7: Hurriyat (M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has accused former National Security Advisor, RK Narainan of sabotaging Kashmir resolution in 2007. In an interview with e New Delhi based newspaper, Mirwaiz said the Islamabad, New Delhi and Hurriyat Conference had reached an understanding but` Narainan played a typical hawk' and sabotaged the move.
Mirwaiz's Hurriyat, it may be mentioned, was engaged in a `triangular' dialogue with Islamabad and New Delhi. The dialogue was initiated in 2004 and continued for three years. "Since we were involved in the dialogue process, we know who played what role", he said.
The parties engaged in the dialogue had agreed... | |
| | | | Cash-starved state's liabilities go up to Rs 24,275 cr | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: The cash-starved state's precarious finances have deteriorated further with liabilities crossing the whopping Rs 24,275 cr mark.
This constitutes 70 per cent of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) and includes public debt.
This has been stated by principal accountant general (PAG) DJ Bhadra in his report on the review of state government's accounts.
"Liabilities of the state government increased by Rs 2,920 cr from Rs 21,355 cr in 2007-08 to Rs 24,757 cr during 2008-09," the report said.
Public debt also increased by Rs 2,245 cr from Rs 14,226 to Rs 16,471 cr, it added.
Taking a dig at the state government, the PAG report further said, "No law ha... | |
| | | | KVIB here is ‘hub of corruption’ | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI, June 7: The Khadi and Village Industries Board (KVIB) here is alleged to have turned into a hub of corruption. While a nexus between KVIB and bank officials was alleged to have taken roots, agents were charging hefty commissions from the unemployed youth for getting their loans sanctioned.
In some cases, subsidies had allegedly been withdrawn by agents from banks against the loans which were yet to be sanctioned. The Early Times spoke to some sufferers, who said they had lodged complaints written on affidavits with the authorities concerned against the allegedly corrupt KVIB officials, bank employees and agents.
Mukhtar Ahmed, son of Abdul Rehman, who has hi... | |
| | | | Traffic Police for making stringent laws | | Brewing resentment in public against increasing road mishaps | | |
AARTI BHAT
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: Though there is a brewing public resentment against the increasing traffic accidents in Jammu region, the authorities at the helm of affairs have failed to take the cognizance of the same.
The road mishaps in last three months have taken a toll of over one hundred lives in different parts of Jammu region and the main reason in every traffic mishap has been the negligent driving and violation of traffic rules by the drivers under the noose of the traffic police. During the past two-three months two major road mishaps took place in erstwhile Dodo district killing scores of people. This was followed by another fatal accident in Mahore area of R... | |
| | | | Kashmiri separatists' propaganda based on falsehood, eggegerations | | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: Firdous Syed writes in his open letter that the "poverty-ridden" Kashmiri Muslims are struggling to achieve "equality and justice" and that the Government of India, instead of meeting their genuine demands, has let loose a reign of senseless brutalities against them. This is false and politically motivated statement. The fact is that Kashmir is the most prosperous region of the countries and the Muslims of Kashmir the most pampered people.
Let us dispassionately examine the status in the Indian polity of the Kashmiri Muslims, whose demands include integration of the state into Pakistan, independence from India, self-rule, joint-management, dual cu... | |
| | | | Pujaris, KD, SSH up in arms against Dharamarth Trust president | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, June 7: The Dharamarth Truse of which Member Parliament Dr Karan Singh is the sole trustee is in news these days. It has been in news for negative reasons. A number of Pujaris and a few organizations such as Karanti Dal and Shiv Sena Hindustan SSH) are up in arms against the Trust president, who has been holding this office for the last ten years, "something never happened in the recent history of this very old and one of the richest trusts in India." They have been accusing the president of the trust of indulging in "corrupt practices", "amassing wealth", "tinkering with the trust records to promote his personal interests" and of forming a "nexus between him and... | |
| | | | MLA under house arrest | | | | SRINAGAR: MLA Langat, Engineer Abdul Rashid was placed under house arrest at his official residence at Jawahar Nagar. Rashid had plans to stage a dharna at Lal Chowk to protest fake encounter killings. He had sought permission from the district magistrate which was denied for obvious reasons. However, he decided to go ahead with the programme.
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| | | | Rape survivors arrested | | | | SRINAGAR: A group of persons from Shopian were taken in to custody near Press Enclave in the summer capital today. The group comprising relatives of the two women raped by unknown persons last year had come to apprise the Prime Minister of state's failure to dispense justice. The group was taken into custody and lodged in police station Kothibagh.
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| | | | JCO found hanging in qtr at Sunjwan | | | | JAMMU: A junior commissioned officer (JCO) was found hanging under mysterious circumstances from the ceiling fan hook in his official quarter at Sunjwan army brigade here last night.
Police sources identified him as Mahadikshit of 156 ASC.
Sources said he was found hanging from the ceiling fan hook by other jawans at about 8.30 pm. They informed senior officers, who brought the matter to the notice of police, the sources added.
Police reached the spot at about 1 am, and after completing legal formalities, removed the body to the GMC Hospital where post-mortem was conducted on it this morning.
It was later handed over to army jawans, who were accompanying the body, sources said, adding n... | |
| | | | Leopard dies at Manda zoo | | | | JAMMU: A leopard, which was brought from Dandsar forests of Nowshera in Rajouri in an injured condition for treatment at the Manda zoo here, died today.
It was found lying in an injured condition by some locals in Dandsar forests last week. The locals had brought the matter to the notice of wildlife officials, who had then shifted the animal to the Manda zoo for its treatment, official sources said.
It was being treated at the zoo for the past one week, the sources added.
Sources said as its condition continued to deteriorate, it breathed its last today. It was later buried in the nearby Manda wildlife sanctuary, the sources added.
Sources said the leopard might have sustained ... | |
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