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| Cop hurls shoe on CM at stadium, 15 suspended | | Show-thrower critical at SKIMS after severe beating by SSG; Govt suspects politician's hand | | | Ahmed Ali Fayyaz
EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Aug 15: In a major security lapse, a suspended head constable of Jammu & Kashmir Police today attacked Chief Minister Omar Abdullah with his shoes on occasion of the ceremonial Independence Day parade at Bakhshi Memorial Sports Stadium. The show-thrower, who had managed to take seat among senior IAS and IPS officers in the VIP gallery, was captured and mercilessly beaten which led to his admission at SKIMS. Fifteen security officials of lower ranks have been placed under suspension even as the investigation into the security lapse is underway and Police claimed that the head constable of "criminal and dubious background" had revealed how a mainstream politician had facilitated his entry into the VIP gallery.
Eyewitnesses told Early Times that an I-Day ceremony guest seated in 4th row of the VIP gallery in the Central Pavilion of Bakhshi Stadium took out his shoe and hurled it on Chief Minister when Mr Omar Abdullah just reached the podium and began unfurling the Tricolour at 10.15 a.m. today. It, however, missed the intended target as... | |
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| | | | 3 jawans killed, 3 hurt in road mishap | | | | JAMMU: Three army jawans were killed and three others wounded critically when the vehicle in which they were travelling met with an accident near the Line of Control (LoC) at Faqir Dhara in Poonch Saturday night. The dead were identified as Pushkar Singh, Naveen Kumar and Naik Dev Nath, and the injured as Naib Sub. Kundan Singh, Lance Naik Gobind Singh and sepoy Prem Singh Gurang.
Police sources said the incident occurred at about 10.30 pm when an army vehicle, carrying six jawans from a forward post to the battalion headquarters of 8 Kumaon, skidded off the road and fell into a gorge.
The injured were evacuated to the military hospital, Poonch, where Pushkar and Naveen were declared brou... | |
| | | | 2 held for stealing TMT iron bars | | | | JAMMU: Two youth, allegedly involved in the theft of TMT iron bars from the godown of a railway construction company at Reasi, were today arrested by police.
They were identified as Prithvi Raj Gandotra alias Billu, son of Anand Saroop of ward No 4, Reasi, and Surinder Kumar alias Pawan, son of Dina Nath of Dhanva, Reasi.
Two tons of iron bars worth Rs 80,000, which they had allegedly stolen from the Ritwick railway construction company's godown at Reasi, were also recovered from their possession, police sources said. The iron bars were stolen from the company's godown at Geeta Nagar, Reasi, on August 6 last, the sources added.
Sources said a Tata mobile (JK14/6280), used in the transpor... | |
| | | | Leh cloudbursts: Danish national’s body found | | | | LEH: The body of a Danish national, who died in the August 5 cloudbursts at Leh, was today dug out from underneath the debris and handed over the representatives of the Royal Danish Embassy at a Leh camp.
Henrietee Borg Kristensen, a resident of Grind Stet in Denmark, died at Skiu Markha Tracking Route at Leh on August 5. His body was exhumed and brought to Leh today.
“After proper identification by the representatives of Royal Danish Embassy and completion of all legal formalities, the body was handed over to authorised person at a Leh camp under proper receipt. The body is being airlifted to New Delhi,” police sources said.
The cloudburst death toll has risen to 176. Out of them, 156 ... | |
| | | | Bakshi Stadium episode has put a question mark on security agencies functioning in J&K | | Himalayan feature | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 15: Hurling of shoe that too by a suspended cop on Chief Minister during Independence Day, Parade in high security Bakshi Stadium at Srinagar today has put a big question mark on security agencies as well as J&K Police in the state.
Though authorities are tight lipped over the episode and the cop was soon nabbed and taken to Sher Gadi Police Station for sustained interrogation, the security lapses during the Parade have tarnished the image of security agencies in the state.
The authorities are however downplaying the whole episode by saying that the suspended cop who belongs to a remote village of Bandipora and was working as Head Constable in J&K Police ... | |
| | | | ASI Abdul Ahad is not a mental wreak' | | Hurling shoes at politicians is not a new trend in Kashmir | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
Jammu, Aug 15: ASI Abdul Ahad who hurled a shoe at the Chief Minister today when he was unfurling the tricolor at Bakshi Stadium is not a mental wreak. According to his relatives from Ajas Bandipora, he has been a valiant soldier and often ventures in areas where angels fear to tread.
In 1993 when a bomb exploded inside the police headquarters, it was Abdul Ahad who saved the then Additional DGP (CID). He carried him on his shoulders to the vehicle that ultimately took him to the hospital. Abdul Ahad was awarded two gallantry awards. He was also given two out of turn promotions for his bravery. However, the promotions were never given effect and Ahad continues to be a... | |
| | | | Jammu being deliberately discriminated against to promote tourism in Kashmir | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 15: Jammu province, which is peaceful and where social and inter-communal relations are very cordial, is, like Kashmir, beautiful. Bulk of the geographical are of Jammu province is mountainous and, hence, highly salubrious. It, like the Kashmir Valley, which remains disturbed most of the time and where the leadership always plays a negative, in effect, anti-India games, has beautiful streams, springs, lakes, meadows, Valleys and waterfalls. It can be compared with any of the European countries. Just visit the mountain areas of the Jammu province and you will see for yourself how beautiful the Jammu province is.
But who cares for Jammu. There is none in the st... | |
| | | | Clash "averted" at Baba Ghulam Shah university over flag hoisting | | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 15: As the nation celebrated 64th Independence Day with enthusiasm and fanfare, a possible clash between two groups of students was today averted at Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University in Rajouri over the issue of hoisting of the national flag.
Reliable police sources said some students from Jammu decided to celebrate the Independence Day in the campus hostel in the afternoon.
It was at about 1.45 pm when they hoisted the tricolour on the hostel rooftop. While they started making preparations for the celebrations, some students, most of whom hailed from Kashmir, objected to it and asked them to remove the national flag, the sources added.
Sources said when ... | |
| | | | Jammu has not given mandate to PM & CM to decide its fate | | STARK REALITY | | | RUSTAM
EARLY TIMES REPORT
JAMMU, Aug 15: Neither the Prime Minister nor the J&K Chief Minister has been given the mandate by the people of Jammu province to decide their political fate. They were an integral part of India and the Indian civilization in the past, today, and they shall remain so for all the times to come, come what may. That was their resolve in the past and that is their watchword and battle cry even today. There is no dilution in their stand on and commitment to India. They believe in the unity and integrity of India and they are the ardent believers in the concept that India is not divisible. Article one of the Indian Constitution also says so. It doesn't provide for sec... | |
| | | | Pak national among two LeT ultras killed in Thanamandi encounter | | Army jawan also loses life; Maj among three injured | | | EARLY TIMES REPORT
RAJOURI/JAMMU, Aug 15: Trained in guerilla warfare and the acts of sabotage, the two Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants killed by army and police today in a 36-hour-long gunbattle at Saronwali in Thanamandi, Rajouri, had dug out pits in the maize fields to save themselves from the jawans' bullets.
This became known in the afternoon while the jawans moved forward in the fields to take on the militants hiding there, police sources said.
There were a total of six militants. While three got engaged in an encounter with troops, the other three were firing from a nearby hilltop, the sources added.
The group was suspected to be the same which had on August 11 last attacked two ... | |
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