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| Who is Aslam, by the way? | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 12: The Congress headquarters in New Delhi is peeved over a one-liner letter that dropped out of its fax machine Saturday evening. Leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) in a state where they are ruling in partnership, going to media with his resignation from post and saying “I will consult my people on continuing relations with party”, is not a small political disaster by any means. Who is this Choudhary Mohammad Aslam, by the way, who risked his head dashing against the wall?
“Aslam was deeply annoyed but the decision to resign from CLP was purely in cold blood, it was not in a fit of rage and he is happy to have done it”, says a close associate of MLA Surankote and former Speaker of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly who also remained Minister for Finance and Education and also the President of State Congress. What Congress did with Aslam was not quite unprecedented. Last year Ghulam Rasool Kar, carrying almost same profile as that of Aslam, resigned from party to contest election from Sopore constituency when party denied him ticket. Ka... | |
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| With fresh experiences on table, SASB discusses 2010 pilgrimage | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, July 12- Recognizing the avoidable difficulties faced by the pilgrims for want of certainty in regard to essential aspects of the annual Yatra, the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board is likely to declare the schedule for Yatra-2010 soon after this year’s Yatra comes to close. This will enable the Board, the service providing Departments of the State Government and the stake-holders in the pilgrimage to undertake advance planning and ensure the required arrangements for a well regulated Yatra next year.
This was indicated at the 17th Meeting of Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board (SASB), held here this afternoon, with the Governor, NN Vohra, in the Chair.
The Board reviewe... | |
| | | | J&K power projects on militants’ radar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, July 12: At least 15 terrorists are being trained in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) to target the 450 MW Baglihar power project in Jammu and Kashmir and a secret tunnel is being dug from Sialkot to connect PoK with India's border state, two arrested LeT militants said on Sunday.
"At least 15 terrorists are being specially trained in POK for an attack on Baghliar dam across Chenab at Chanderkote-Ramban, 150 kms from here", Mohammad Shafakat and Mohammad Adnan, the two Lashkar-e-Toiba miltants arrested yesterday told reporters.
The two were arrested from the forests of Shamashabari range in the frontier district of Kupwara, 120 kms from here.
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| | | | Let Farooq Abdullah resolve the puzzle | | | | Nirbhay Jammual
National Conference President, Dr Farooq Abdullah, has, while referring to the current unrest and violence in the Kashmir valley, blamed the vested interests for inciting people to destablise peace. He has stated that there are elements who are bent upon causing disturbances in Kashmir. These elements want to keep Kashmir on the boil. This way Farooq does not seem prepared to blame the ruling coalition for the mishandling of the situation. He does not seem to hold guilty the security forces of human rights violations that have been the main cause behind the current disturbances and unrest in Kashmir. Whenever there are disturbances vested interests usually take advantage... | |
| | | | Jammu-Srinagar NH closed due to landslides | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 12: Landslides disrupted traffic on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, the only surface link between Kashmir and rest of the country, which was closed today, leaving nearly 300 vehicles stranded.
Due to rainfall, there was a major landslide on the highway at Samroli in Uhdampur district, 78 kms from here, and a minor one at Seri and Panthial in Ramban district blocking the national highway for vehicular traffic, the traffic police said.
The Border Road Organisation (BRO) personnel were engaged in clearing the highway, they said.There were over 300 vehicles stranded near Aamroli and other places, they said.
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| | | | 'Commission's purpose of Shopian inquiry defeated' | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, July 12: Justice Muzaffar Ahmad Jan probing the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday accepted that the very purpose of the Commission was defeated as prime culprits were still not identified.
"I feel sorry. If the culprit was apprehended then of course it would have been a complete success. You cannot create evidence. You have to wait. Commission does compel anyone to depose," Jan told reporters in a telephonic interview.
He was answering to a question whether the purpose of the Commission was defeated as prime culprits were yet to be identified. He also chose to distance himself from some annexures in his report, que... | |
| | | | Man kills daughter for marrying lover | | HONOUR KILLING | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Akhnoor: In yet another case of honour killing, a father in Jammu poisoned and then strangulated his 22-year-old daughter to death for marrying a Dalit boy.
In a secret Arya Samaj wedding in April last year Seema Sharma – a Brahmin girl – got married to the Dalit boy – Tarsem Lal.
Though the marriage was kept as a secret for sometime, Seema finally told her father about it earlier this month when her marriage was fixed with someone else.
Seema’s father managed the situation by getting her younger sister married to the boy fixed for Seema but on the same night he allegedly killed her.
“The father has said that he poisoned the daughter and then as she didn’t die of the... | |
| | | | India wary as China draws road through Pak occupied Kashmir | | | | AGENCIES
NEW DELHI: India is wary of Chinese designs to establish strategic link-up with Pakistan in parts of Jammu and Kashmir under occupation by both the countries, saying this could have direct military implications.
The defence ministry's annual report for 2008-09 tabled in Rajya Sabha recently noted with concern the possibility of China "enhancing connectivity with Pakistan through the territory in Jammu and Kashmir, illegally occupied" by both these nations.
While China seized 38,000 sq km in Jammu and Kashmir during the 1962 war with India, Pakistan unilaterally ceded another 5,120 sq km territory it had occupied in 1947-48 to China under a pact in 1963.
However, the annual rep... | |
| | | | Air passenger arrested after cartridge found in baggage | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Srinagar, July 12: A Delhi-bound passenger was arrested at the airport here after a live cartridge was allegedly found in his baggage, police said on Sunday.
Harinder Singh Rathi, a resident of Dehradun, was arrested yesterday by Jammu and Kashmir police after the cartridge of point 30MM was recovered by the airport security during checking of his baggage, they said. Rathi was scheduled to travel to Delhi on a Kingfisher flight. Police have registered a case in this regard.
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| | | | Govt may pull out over 20 paramilitary battalions | | | | AGENCIES
New Delhi, July 12: Notwithstanding the demand of Jammu and Kashmir government for greater role of CRPF in the militancy-hit state, the Centre is contemplating to move out at least 23 battalions of paramilitary forces and shift them to left wing extremism-affected areas.
As many as 16 battalions of the CRPF -- 10 from Kashmir valley and six from other areas, five of Border Security Force and two of Indo-Tibetan Border Police -- are likely to be moved out of the state soon, official sources said. The total number of the personnel to be shifted is around 23,000.
The sources said a decision to this effect may be taken after the completion of the Amarnath Yatra, which is scheduled ... | |
| | | | As Chaman puts point rationally, Congress prepares to leave NC isolated | | BANNING INTER-DISTRICT RECRUITMENTS | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, July 12: Amidst and seething discontent among the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes over government’s nearly pre-emptive move of banning inter-district recruitments, the ruling coalition partner Congress is reportedly preparing to distance itself from the proposed regressive law even a seasoned BJP leader Prof Chaman Lal Gupta has traced the history of such moves to four decades back. Chaman’s note of dissent to the Joint Select Committee of legislature, which recently wound up its discussions on LA Bill Number 1 of 2009, clearly reflects that the members of reserved categories in Jammu province have been since 1970s pressing for justice as none of... | |
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