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Tension grips Samba after police-cattle smuggler nexus comes to fore ** Police teargas mob; ASP, duty magistrates among at least 40 hurt in clashes * Five trucks burnt, glass panes of several other vehicles broken 7/26/2010 10:59:26 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: As tension today gripped Samba over an alleged police-cattle smuggler nexus coming to the fore after people caught hold of a cattle thief, at least 40 persons, including an additional SP and some duty magistrates, sustained wounds in clashes between protesters and cops. The angry people also set ablaze at least five trucks, stoned cops, besides smashing glass panes of several stranded vehicles and blocking the Jammu-Samba stretch of the national highway for over six hours. Section 144 was imposed in the town. Divisional commissioner Pawan Kotwal and IGP, Dr Ashok Gupta had a tought time in dealing with the situation. They visited the spot where protesters had made the cattle thief captive and blocked the road. They had to leave the spot twice following slogans against them when they expressed their inability to either suspend, or transfer SSP, Samba, Raghubir Singh. The trouble started at about 2.30 am when Mukhtiar Ali (20), son of Saif Din of Chak Manga, Samba, and his accomplices clandestinely entered the house of Sohan Singh at Kaili Mandi...   READ MORE

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HM ultra killed, associate injured in Kishtwar 7/26/2010 11:18:11 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: A top Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed and his close associate injured in a gunbattle with security forces at Anyar near Marwah in Kishtwar today. A defence spokesman said in a swift and surgical operation, a joint column of police and army killed a dreaded HM militant at Anyar. The slain militant was identified as Mohammad Ramzan, son of Abdul Raz Malik. One AK rifle, its magazines and one handgrenade were recovered from him. The spokesman said Ramzan's close associate Riaz Ahmed, who was wounded in the encounter, managed to flee. A massive operation was on to hunt him down, he added. Ramzan was part of the dreaded Rizwan group of HM. He...   READ MORE   BPL ration scam: CB produces challan against eight 7/26/2010 11:17:58 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: The crime branch (CB) of the state police today produced challan in the court of chief judicial magistrate, Samba, against eight persons, who were involved in the misappropriation of BPL (below poverty line) ration. The accused included Amrik Singh, son of Sampurn Singh, his brother Amarjeet Singh, Surinder Singh, son of Amar Singh, Raj Kumar son of Amar Nath, Vijay Kumar son of Ram Lal, Raman Kumar Gupta, son of Kameshwar Gupta, Mohan Singh, son of Bhajan Singh and Pawan Kumar, son of Shankar Dass. The scam was unearthed after CB sleuths had raided a mill at Samba following inputs that BPL ration, supplied through FCI, was being misappropriated by t...   READ MORE   Pahari scholarship: Probe ordered 7/26/2010 11:17:45 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT RAJOURI, July 26: Following Early Times report regarding alleged embezzlement and mismanagement in Pahari students scholarship in Rajouri district, Government has initiated enquiry directing Deputy Commissioner and Chief Education Officer to investigate the matter and report the same to government. Sources said that government has taken strong note of the Early Times story by initiating enquiry into the alleged mismanagement and embezzlement in disbursing Pahari students scholarship. As per sources, Vice Chairman of J&K State Advisory Board for Pahari Speaking People and Former minister Syed Mushtaq Ahmed Bukhari has directed District Development Commissioner Rajouri G...   READ MORE   JU students decry DSW's 'inaction' against cops, ransack office 'Torture' of scholar by police 7/26/2010 11:17:31 PM MISHU GUPTA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: Jammu University witnessed some trouble today when the students and scholars went on rampage and ransacked the office of Dean Student Welfare (DSW) seeking registering of an FIR against a Police officer and his subordinate allegedly involved in torture of a scholar in Police custody on July 23. The trouble started when the students and scholars gathered outside the DSW chamber at about 11 a.m to apprise the authorities that their fellow scholar had been allegedly subject severe thrashing and insulted in police custody. Even as the students tried to draw the attention of the authorities towards this matter but failed to draw any assuran...   READ MORE   SRTC: Dead horse yet costs state heavily 7/26/2010 11:17:05 PM GOPAL GUPTA EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's announcement of plying additional State Road Transport Corporation buses on the accident prone routes of erstwhile District Doda does not auger well with the condition of the corporation which besides being a financial liability is nearing virtual closure. Alongside the depleting fleet of vehicles, employees of the corporation are grieved over the so called voluntary retirement scheme aimed at reducing the financial losses and making efforts for rejuvenating the corporation. Corporation has 4400 employees on its rolls with 2700 belonging to Kashmir and Leh regions of the state while the remaining 1700 employ...   READ MORE   ‘If Govt is a loser, separatists have not won’ 7/26/2010 11:16:27 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: The government is seriously considering release of separatists to "restore order" in the strike torn valley. While it is an admission of the influence exercised by separatists in contemporary Kashmir, the separatists have no reasons to rejoice. The angry youth have dared to burn the effigy of no less a person than Hizbul Mujahideen chief, Salah-ud-Din for his statement on continuous strikes. They have also ridiculed Jama't-e-Islami leadership for similar reasons. If government is the loser, separatists have not won. Last week Syed Salah-ud-Din issued a statement wherein he opposed the on-going strikes. Same day the Jama't-e-Islami also issued a statem...   READ MORE   Delhi's fears against Pak misusing US military aid not unfounded 7/26/2010 11:16:07 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: If Delhi has been apprehensive about the increasing US military aid to Pakistan it is not without valid reasons. In fact the military might Islamabad is seen projecting all these years has been the result of military and non-military aid Pakistan has received from the US Government since 70's. And during the last over 30 years Afghanistan, in fact the fluctuating security scnario in the land of mountains, has been the main reason for the successive US Governments to despatch large quantities of sophisticated weapons besides fighter planes to Pakistan. First its was the Soviet invasion on Afghanistan that forced the American Government to send large qu...   READ MORE   Tarigami also wants New Delhi to pursue Kashmir-centric policy, Congress mum 7/26/2010 11:15:47 PM RUSTAM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, July 26: CPI-M leader and MLA from Kulgam, Kashmir, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami has met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson and AICC president Sonia Gandhi and urged them to accept his suggestions which, he feels, can end the turmoil in Kashmir. His suggestions are no different from the suggestions being put forth by other Kashmiri leaders. One may put in any amount of efforts to find if his suggestions have any place for the people of Jammu and Ladakh, he/she would come out of this exercise minus everything. His suggestions are patently Kashmir-centric and he has proved that he is no different from other Kashmiri leaders. He is as Kashmir-cen...   READ MORE   Antony leads the nation in salute to Kargil martyrs 7/26/2010 11:15:29 PM AGENCIES NEW DELHI, JULY 26: Defence Minister AK Antony led the nation today in paying tributes to Kargil martyrs on the 11th anniversary of the victory in Kargil war by Indian soldiers which is observed on this day - July 26 - every year as Vijay Diwas. Accompanied by Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nirmal Verma, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal PV Naik and Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt General PC Bhardwaj, the Minister reached Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate here to lay floral wreath at a solemn function held to commemorate the martyrdom embraced by valiant soldiers and officers of Armed Forces in the Kargil war to protect the Indian territory and uphold the pride and honour of the countr...   READ MORE   Man murdered by nephew in Poonch 7/26/2010 11:15:14 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT JAMMU, JULY 26: A "perverse" youth murdered his uncle by hitting him on the head with an iron rod in ward No 3 of Poonch on Sunday evening. The dead was identified as Santokh Singh (45), son of Khajoor Singh, and the accused as Roop Singh (30), son of Vakil Singh, both residents of ward No 3, Poonch. SSP, Poonch, Manmohan Singh said the incident occurred at about 6.30 pm when Santokh and his elder brother Vakil were going home. He said Roop hit his uncle Santokh twice on the head with a heavy iron rod from behind as a result of which he collapsed on the road. He died while being shifted to Poonch district hospital. The SSP said Roop was arrested and the weapon of of...   READ MORE   BDO, two XEns, DFO among 6 attached 7/26/2010 11:14:51 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT KATHUA, JULY 26: Six higher ranks officers are attached and their salaries have been withheld on the charges of irregularities in their official work. In order, to maintain regularities in the government offices a team led by DDC Kathua Sanjeev Verma conducted a surprise visit and attached six officers of higher ranks-Block Divisional Officer Kathua Manpreeet Kour, Legal and Metrological Officer Kathua RK Sharma, District Soil Conservation Officer Kathua PK Kudiyar, XEn PHE Kathua Narinder Singh, XEn Irrigation Kathua BB Gandotra and DFO Social Forestry BK Bhagat. Their salaries are with held and show cause notices have been issued to the erring officers to clear thei...   READ MORE   Two brothers among 3 killed in tipper accident 7/26/2010 11:14:29 PM EARLY TIMES REPORT KATRA, JULY 26: Three persons, including two brothers, were today killed when a tipper in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge at Sungli in Mahore area of Reasi. They were identified as tipper driver Mohammad Tariq, son of Abdul Latief of Mahore, Abdul Ahad, son of Kamaal Din, of Badora and his brother Ali Mohammad. Police said the incident occured at about 9 am when the tipper was on its way from Batora to Baddar in Mahore.While Tariq and Ahad died on the spot, Ali died on way to Mahore hospital. The bodies were taken by police to the Mahore hospital mortuary where post-mortem was conducted on them. Later, these were handed ove...   READ MORE

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