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| NC-Cong coalition of New Delhi's 'compulsions' | | Fissures widen but who believes! | | | Syed Junaid Hashmi
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, July 23: Fissures in ruling National Conference-Congress coalition have begun widening with both sides pulling in opposite directions. Drift is ostensibly visible.
What to talk of constitutional issues, coalition has been unable to demonstrate unanimity over trivial issues. Congress, whose decisions rest on New Delhi's mood, has been seemingly playing second fiddle in the coalition. It is agreeing to even politically damaging decisions of National Conference led government.
Be it issue of appointment of Chairman and members for State Accountability Commission, Commissioners for state information commission (SIC) or Chairman of State Vigilance Commission (SVC), the two parties despite vehement claims of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah have been unable to put up unanimous choices. Yet the two are carrying on due to New Delhi's compulsions, as are congress people heard saying.
Leave aside the issue of appointments, a junior rank officer recently transferred by the NC-led government due to complaints made against him by a congress cabinet ... | |
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| Omar can relax; thanks to Ruqaya's relatives | | Till next one goes down..... | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: The family of Kulgam rape victim today came to rescue of the Chief Minister by contrdicting her. The probe ordered into the incident will not be counted in enquiries ordered by Omar Abdullah during his regime.
Legal experts and human rights defenders believe the probes are ordered to quell public uproar. A human rights defender said: ''whenever a rights violation takes place, the government quickly orders inquiry to quell public uproar. This way they not only deflect the pressure but also aim to put up a clean image before the people. However, probes never reach completion."
The `cynicism' is not totally unfounded. The security agencies have not giv... | |
| | | | Kulgam rape case Family contradicts `sick' victim | | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 23: The Special Investigative Team (SIT) today sought further forensic opinion in Kulgam rape case when the family of the ` victim' denied she had been raped. The husband and mother-in-law of Ruqaya told the SIT that she went missing on the morning of July 20 and not on July 19 evening.
"She is mentally sick and has been taking medicines for that regularly", Ruqaya's husband told the probing team. This was confirmed by other family members.
Amina Bi, the mother -in-law of the victim also denied presence of uniformed men in the area on the day Ruqaya claimed she was raped. "I cannot say whether she was raped or not. She alone can say that", Amina sa... | |
| | | | Why did US agencies take two decades to unearth Fai-ISI nexus? | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: The arrest of Ghulam Nabi Fai, head of the Kashmir American Council (KAC), that he had founded in the US 21 years ago, by the FBI on charge of having alleged links with the ISI, throws up two major questions. Did it take the US intelligence agencies about two decades to establish Fai's links with the ISI? Why did it take so much time for the intelligence agencies, including the CIA so much time to find out that the ISI had been funding Fai for influencing international opinion on Kashmir?
Secondly, where were the Indian intelligence agencies all these years when Fai has remained in constant touch with some journalists, academicians, political leaders and... | |
| | | | Fai attempted to buy Clinton's support to Kashmir cause for $ 500,000 | | KAC chief an ordinary 'political history sheeter' in J&K, not a single FIR registered against him anywhere in state or country | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
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SRINAGAR, July 23: State Department's coordinator of our programme, Cynthia Wilson, who was officially described as English Language Officer, had fixed our evening at a theatre in Washington D.C. Watching a stage show was part of our programme. Getting late at Luray Caverns, we had earlier in the day canceled the evening schedule when she called me on Fai's phone. On our request, she booked another show which we finally enjoyed at the conclusion of our multi-state programme at a theatre at Times Square in New York City.
We were relieved due to cancellation of the show that gave us an opportunity to have a protracted interaction with Dr Fai at his offic... | |
| | | | Panthers Party has become somewhat pro-active but… Dogra Certificate | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 23: The Congress leadership in Jammu seldom speaks. It doesn't speak even when the people are on the roads protesting against the anti-Jammu policies being pursued by the state government of which the Congress is a part. Perhaps, the Congress leadership in Jammu has nothing to speak. Despite the fact that party rank and file are feeling suffocated, marginalized and cheated. Congress is becoming quite unpopular in this province day by day and still the leadership thinks it prudent not to open its mouth and lodge protest against the NC. The story of BJP is no different. It, like the Congress, has no Jammu-specific agenda. It is faction- ridden. Nobody knows whi... | |
| | | | Sri Sri advocates Amarnath Yatra for two months from next year, says pilgrim rush to swell | | ‘82 deaths matter of concern... SASB must focus on medicare facilities’ | | | 'Curb terror but Indo-Pak talks must continue'
EARLY TIMES Report
JAMMU, July 23: Jammu: Renowned spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has strongly advocated the duration of Shri Amarnath Yatra to be continued for two months from next year in order to accommodate ever increasing rush of the pilgrims for this annual holy pilgrimage, albeit if weather permits so. Sri Sri, who has been made chairman of the sub committee to look after yatra duration affairs by the Shrine Board said the number of yatris visiting the holy cave this year is expected to 7 lakh, which is a record.
The spiritual Guru who was here in connection with an inaugural function in the Gandhi Memorial College premises while... | |
| | | | Omar "doesn't want to be controversial" | | Pak Agent Fai's Arrest | | | Rustam
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JAMMU, July 23: J&K CM Omar Abdullah "doesn't want to be controversial." He said so on Thursday while talking to reporters at Quimu in district Kulgam after addressing the party rally. He made this statement in response to a question on the arrest of the director of Kashmir American council (KAC), Syed Ghulam Nabi Fai, by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in United States of America (USA). "No comments as I do not want to get dragged into any controversy," was the Omar's one line response.
The CM's response was intriguing. He should have expressed his well-considered views on the issue of great national and international import to make his position clear... | |
| | | | Jethmalani of BJP supports Musharraf's divisive formula | | Kashmir Committee In Jammu | | | Neha
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JAMMU, July 23: Ram Jethmalani of the BJP asserts that "Kashmir issue could have been long resolved peacefully if General Musharraf, the then Pakistani President, would (have) remain(ed) in power a little longer." Ram Jethmalani is not an ordinary man. He is a founder member of the BJP. He is a former Union Law Minister. He was minister in the Atal Behari Vajpayee's Cabinet. Presently, he represents the BJP in Rajya Sabha. Rajasthan unit of the BJP ensured his victory. Remember, the BJP considers Ram Jethmalani as a great asset for the party. That was the reason the BJP stalwarts worked hard in Jaipur to ensure the entry of Ram Jethmalani into the Rajya Sabha, over... | |
| | | | Swords recovered from MP bus at Amarnath yatra base camp | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: Swords and some other sharp-edged weapons were today recovered by police from a Madhya Pradesh (MP) bus at Bhagwati Nagar, the base camp of Shri Amarnath yatra here.
Police sources said seven swords and other sharp-edged weapons (guptis) were recovered from a bus (MP09EA/3385) at Bhagwati Nagar during routine checking.
These were hidden under the bus seats, the sources added.
Driver Rouf Khan, son of Mohammad Masood Khan of Baji Viwas Rathan Mochipura, MP, was arrested in this connection. His question was on, sources said.... | |
| | | | Huge cache of arms, ammunition recovered | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
KISHTWAR: Kishtwar police and army in a joint operation launched in Cheecha-Bella forest area of Kishtwar Tehsil of Kishtwar District in Jammu and Kashmir and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from a militant hideout used by the militants of LeT and Hizbul Mujadeen outfit.
While giving details, SP Kishtwar Bhim Sen Tutti said that on the bases of intelligence input indicating the presence of natural cave in Chichha forest of Kishtwar District having a large cache of war like stores, based on the input, a joint column of 17 RR, 174 BN CRPF and Kishtwar police launched a search operation during the intervening night of 22/23 July 2011 in forest of Chicha some 2... | |
| | | | Arms, ammunition recovered at Mendhar | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU: Arms and ammunition were today recovered by police from Pada dhok and Siot forests of Mendhar in Poonch.
Police sources said during searches in the dense forests of Mendhar, cops recovered arms and ammunition from Pada dhok and Siot areas.
The recovery included one pistol with a magazine and eight rounds, two Chinese grenades, 43 pika rounds, two wireless sets with a battery, one binocular, one charger, one UB shell, 14 AK rounds, two radio sets with an antenna, 10 radio cells, 12 candles, medicines and a large quantity of other items.... | |
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