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| Over 16,000 appear for CET | | ‘Munna Bhai, Dr Rustam’ land in Police lock up | | | Munish Gupta
Jammu, July 18: Amidst enthusiasm and anxiety, at least 16,423 students today appeared for the Common Entrance Test conducted by the Board of Professional Studies and not quite out of place two of them formed the duo of Munna Bhai and his impersonator Dr Rustam.
It is not a scene out of the famous Bollywood comedy Munna Bhai MBBS but what actually happened at an examination center at the Government Gandhi Memorial Science College. In a meticulously planned operation, the Jammu Police caught hold of a Delhi based youth who was appearing for a Reasi based medical aspirant for a deal of Rs 6 lakhs. It may be recalled here, in the Bollywood movie Munna Bhai MBBS, there was one Dr Rustam, a brilliant medico who impersonated for actor Sanjay Butt in the pre-medical examination for extracted seat for him in a coveted Medical College.
According to a Police spokesman, on getting a specific information, two teams were constituted for simultaneous action at two different examination centers. One Ashwani Abrol (Owner of Gupta Cloth House) resident of Reasi had struck a d... | |
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| Hurriyat ready for talks but not less than PM | | | | Early Times Report
Srinagar/New Delhi: In a major turnaround, the separatist All Party Hurriyat Conference on Saturday said that it is open to talks with New Delhi for the settlement of the vexed Kashmir issue.
However, the separatist organisation said that it will talk only to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Talking to reporters, senior Hurriyat leader Abbas Ansari said, “We will talk only with the PM.”
The Hurriyat statement comes in the wake of Home Minister P Chidambaram calling for talks in a television interview. Replying to a query on the initiation of a political dialogue for resolving the Kashmir issue, Chidambaram said that Hurriyat is not an entity and added that there are li... | |
| | | | Hillary in India, talks tough against Pak | | | | Agencies
Mumbai, July 18 Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Saturday said that Pakistan must dismantle the terrorist infrastructure on its soil, which is aimed at India.
Addressing a press conference here after interactions with staff of the terror-hit Taj Mahal Palace Hotel and captains of Indian industry, Clinton, who is on a five-day official visit to India, said India and the United States are working together to defeat the menace of terrorism, and the common aim of the two countries was to leave a better world for "our children".
While stating that India has had a deep impact on her thoughts and actions when it comes to world issues, Clinton said that terrorism ... | |
| | | | Greek national dead in road mishap | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18 , : A nineteen year (19) old Greek national died in road accident on Jammu-Srinagar National highway late Friday night.
According to police, "a private taxi in which the Greek national was travelling veered off the hilly road near Kot Jagir falling under the jurisdiction of Nagrota police station.
The Greece national, identified as Ioannis Morkotulus, was on way to Srinagar along with fellow passengers when the taxi bearing registration number JKO1-M 0341 veered off the slippery road. Incessant rains had lashed Jammu region following strong wind/dust storm late Friday night.
According to police spokesman, "the dead body of the Greek national,... | |
| | | | BSF acquiring advanced gadgets terror camps thrive across border | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Director General Border security force (BSF) ML Kumawat on Saturday said that BSF jawans patrolling in porous Sir creek area along the Indian coastline with Pakistan will soon be given All terrain vehicles (ATV's) and flying boats to prevent entry of Pakistani fishermen and maintain better vigil in the area.
Addressing a media conference during his visit to Jammu frontier DG, BSF said , "ATV's will be part of the BSF in about one months time and besides that we are going to purchase flying boats as part of modernising border force for better border management".
He said, "we know the capabilities of terrorists groups and are fully geared up to... | |
| | | | Sangharsh Samiti wakes up to Central University issue | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, Jul 18 : Shri Amarnath Yatra Sangharsh Samiti (SAYSS), a conglomerate of over 35 political, non-political and social organisations that spearheaded two-month long Amarnath land row, today warned the Jammu and Kashmir government of dire consequences if the proposed Central University is shifted to Kashmir.
''The government should not adopt a step-motherly policy towards Jammu region by once again hurting people's sentiment by shifting the Central University, proposed by the Government of India for this winter capital,'' Brigadier Suchet Singh, officiating convener SAYSS told reporters at a press conference here this morning.
Mr Singh said that despite Centr... | |
| | | | Chib reads pulse, offers hopes to private technical institutions | | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 18: Congress leader Rajinder Singh Chib’s portfolio of Technical Education is slightly unmatchable with his political profile, acumen and experience. Since it is always for the Minister to bring grace to his assignment and Chib seems to have read the task well.
Chib, who is also holds the charge of Medical Education, has become a Minister for Technical Education at a time when this form of education in the private sector is running through crises. Days before Chib’s swearing in, the Department of Higher and Technical Education put on notice hundreds of private technical institutions imparting training to thousands of youths. The buck does not stop here. Car... | |
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