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| Holy town Katra turns fortress ahead of Prime Minister Modi's visit | | 5 SPs, 20 DySPs, 2 additional battalions besides Paramilitary forces part of security blanket | | | K Koushal
JAMMU, July 3: Keeping in view the threat perception from Al-Qaida, the security arrangements have been completed and holy town of Katra has turned into a fortress ahead of scheduled day long visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi tomorrow, during which he will be inaugurating Katra Train service, a hydroelectric power project in Uri and shall be chairing a security review meeting in Srinagar.
Giving information DIG Udhampur-Reasi range, Gareeb Dass said that all due security arrangements meant for VVIPs visit have been made in holy town Katra with special deployment of 5 SPs, 20 DySPs and additional two battalions of security forces as a fool proof security arrangements. "Troops from Paramilitary forces including Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Force, Border Security Force (BSF) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been deployed in the security blanket, he added.
DIG Udhampur-Reasi further said that the security forces have sealed the venue Katra Railway Station and its adjoining areas with the active collaboration of Special Protection Group (SPG) commandos w... | |
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| KP migrants, refugees pin hope on Modi's visit | | | |
Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 3: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi's visit has generated hopes among Kashmiri migrants, West Pakistan refugees and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) refugees.
These refugees and migrants are pinning hope on PM's visit that he might announce what has been pending since long, as per their aspirations.
During the Lok Sabha election campaigning, Bharatiya Jantra Party (BJP) had rigorously called for special package to refugees, including west Pakistan and POK. Now, when BJP is enjoying majority in the Parliament and its Prime Minister, Narendra Modi is visiting the state, it is the high time for Government to fulfil their commitments.
"We have been waiting since... | |
| | | | Kashmir clergy opposes separate home land for pandits | | Grand Mufti threatens agitation | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, July 3 : The grand Mufti of Kashmir, Mufti Bashir-ud-Din has threatened agitation to oppose a separate home land for migrant pundits. An amalgam of Muslim religious organis-ations working under Majlis-e-Itihad-e-Milat today while welcoming the return of migrant Kashmiri pandits to Kashmir refused to support the call of separate homeland for Pandits and termed it a conspiracy. In a press conference organized here prominent religious organizations of Kashmir said that Kashmiri Pandits who migrated from the Kashmir during early and late 90's are part of kashmiri society and have an equal right to live here and return to Kashmir but demanding separate homeland is ... | |
| | | | 2 Amarnath Yatri die of Cardiac arrest, Toll goes up to 5 | | | | Javaid Naikoo
Srinagar, July 3 : With two more pilgrims dying of cardia arrest enroute the Holy Cave, the toll has gone up to 28. According to reports two pilgrims Sadhu Marathi Giri '59'son of Gusu Prem Giri resident of Tamil Nadu and 42-year-old Balwant Singh son of Jaga Ram resident of Gurgaon fell unconscious enroute to holy cave via Baltal route.
Police said both the Yatries fell down unconscious. They were rushed to hospital where they were declared brought dead.
Pertinently five pilgrims have died so far. The deceased have been identified as Sunil Dharmani who died due to cardiac arrest on his way to the cave on Saturday afternoon, Suresh Yadav son of Kharpallu Yadav fro... | |
| | | | Return formula with Omar's 'modifications' creates furore among KPs, Amid confusing signals, community raises concerns over security | | One eve of Modi visit | | | Early Times Report
Jammu, July 4 : Propping up with the alluring expressions like "dignity, security ..., assured livlihood, even as Narendra Modi government has flagged the return of Kashmiri pandits to the Valley, the formula entwined with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah's own 'modifications' has created furore among the community ahead of PM's visit tomorrow. Yearning to go back to motherland, the move is facing hiccups with majority of the KPs showing reluctance on some rationale and reasonable grounds. On the eve of Modi's visit tomorrow, a loud call has emerged from different places asking Prime Minister to address their concerns prior to implementing the formula.Common voices from ... | |
| | | | Desperate for a comeback Omar woos Govt employees | | Will it help any way? | | | Shakeel A Khan
SRINAGAR, July 3 : Omar Abdullah seems under a mistaken notion that giving packages to employees will help him stage a comeback on the political firmament of the state. & company seems to be misled that by announcing pro- employees packages it is going to win the
The decision to enhance the retirement age of the employees by two years and giving service benefits to Re Ts are the politically motivated moves in nature than any real consideration for the employees. These moves are cosmetic in nature aimed at the damage control.
People of the state say that they are conscious about as to what happened during the NC governments or the NC led governments. As per the people, o... | |
| | | | JK Police violates SC guidelines | | Boy with 36 kg poppy straw produced before media | | | Akshay Azad
Jammu, July 3 : Defying the apex court guidelines, the Jammu and Kashmir Police have made a routine to put on display the accused persons to media branding them as culprits, only for getting media coverage and patting on their backs, even for routine works.
In December, 2011, the Supreme Court of India had ruled that "it is fundamental right of an accused to be presumed innocent and he cannot be held guilty on the basis of suspicion however strong it may be", but in total violation of apex court directions, there is growing tendency among police across Jammu and Kashmir, to put on display the accused persons before media persons, lessening the opportunities for the alleged ... | |
| | | | Manifestos of political parties ? | | 2014 Assembly elections in J&K and ECI | | | Neha
JAMMU, July 3 : Elections to the J&K Legislative Assembly are not far away. Electoral exercise could be organized anytime between October and December because the new government has to be in place on or before January 5, 2015. There are reports that the assembly elections could be held in J&K, along with Maharashtra, Haryana and Delhi.
The elections in the first two states are due in October. It is obvious that the time at the disposal of political parties in J&K is limited. Reports on Wednesday suggested that all the political parties in J&K are busy these days in giving final touches to their respective election manifestos. Those preparing the manifestos will surely make them a... | |
| | | | “Do not meddle in policy matters” | | KPs take exception to Grand Mufti's remarks | | | Jehangir Rashid
SRINAGAR, July 3: Grand Mufti, Mufti Bashir-ud-Din Ahmad's criticism of National Democratic Alliance Government's plan of rehabilitating the Kashmiri Pandits in colonies in the Kashmiri valley has drawn flak from the members of Kashmiri Pandit community.
Kashmiri Pandits have asked the Grand Mufti to concentrate on religion and not to indulge in matters where he does not have any mandate. They expressed dismay over Grand Mufti's opinion over the permanent return of Kashmiri Pandits to the Valley.
"Mufti Bashir-ud-Din is a religious personality and he should not indulge into matters of political importance. The return of Kashmiri Pandits is a policy matter and decision in ... | |
| | | | SIC directs Cultural Academy to give reasons | | Change of seniority rules, employee seeks reasons under RTI | | | Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, July 3: The State Information Commission (SIC) has directed the J&K Academy of Art Culture and Languages (Cultural Academy) to give reasons to a senior employee of the academy as to why the seniority rules were changed during the process of promotion that took place in the cultural academy some time back.
As per details available one Muzaffar Ahmad Tak, filed second appeal against the order passed by the PIO and FAA, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages (JKAACL). Haroon Rashid, Additional Secretary-cum-First Appellate Authority (FAA ) and Mohammad Munawar Khwaja, AO-cum-PIO, J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages attended the Commission's office on Ju... | |
| | | | Omar to eat his words like Deve Gowda did? | | In politics, nothing is impossible | | | Rustam
JAMMU, July 3: On April 12, 2014, former Prime Minister and Janata Dal - secular (JDS) HD Deve Gowda, declared at a news conference in Shimoga (Karnataka) that he shall leave Karnataka state if BJP candidate Narendra Modi became Prime Minister. Addressing reporters, 81-year-old swore that he shall retire from politics if BJP won 272 seats in the Lok Sabha elections. "BJP will not get majority. Narendra Modi is dreaming on becoming Prime Minister. If this happens, I shall leave Karnataka state and settle somewhere else," he said. Narendra Modi and BJP not only won more than 272 seats, but Modi also took over as Prime Minister on May 26 dislodging the 10-year-old unpopular Congress-l... | |
| | | | Overstay of 4 science teachers in GDC Paloura? | | | |
Bivek Mathur
JAMMU, July 3: In a bid to retain them within the city limits, four science lecturers are managing their stay of more than one year in Government Degree College (GDC) Paloura despite the fact that there is no infrastructure, availability of science stream. Now question arises-Who is managing this overstay?
Sources told Early Times that there is no infrastructure in GDC Paloura for the subjects falling under science stream including Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology, but four of the influential lecturers who had managed to escape the transfer orders from city colleges to peripherals getting their orders modified in favour of this college about one year back are staying ... | |
| | | | Mandates would be denied to half of sitting BJP MLAs | | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, July 3: Although the state unit of BJP is taking the coming Assembly elections so casually, the BJP high command is very serious to fight the coming elections to form its own Government in the only Muslim majority state of the country. BJP high command has directed local unit of the party to shun this casual approach and formulated a comprehensive policy to contest the coming Assembly elections seriously.
Credible sources in the BJP said that high command has asked local leadership to assess performance of the all the sitting MLAs of the party so that a decision regarding fate of these MLAs should be taken. It is believed that half of the sitting BJP MLAs will b... | |
| | | | BJP not to project CM candidate during Assembly elections | | | |
Sandeep Bhat
JAMMU, July 3: Notwithstanding the unprecedented success it registered in the recently concluded Parliamentary elections by projecting Narendra Modi as PM candidate, State Bhartiya Janta Party shall not project a Chief Ministerial candidate in the coming Assembly elections.
As per the sources, the state unit has not reached any consensus still on the name for Chief Ministerial candidate. PDP has already announced the list of candidates and most probably their Chief Minister candidate will be Mufti Mohd Sayeed. The state unit of Bhartiya Janta Party will announce the list of candidates in near future, this was stated by state BJP President and Member Parliament from Jammu-Po... | |
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