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| 'Nobody can hand me over to India' | | Pak military intervention in Kashmir needed: Salahuddin | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 19: While pronouncing his 'verdict' that the Musharraf regime cannot take a U-turn on the Kashmir issue, Syed Salahuddin, supremo of the dreaded Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist group, has called for "military intervention" by Pakistan in Kashmir. Kashmiris, he says, "are disgruntled with Pakistan for not initiating military intervention in Kashmir".
"We want Pakistan to initiate military intervention in Kashmir just like India", Salahuddin is quoted as demanding in the course of a media interview in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). "It is a different issue that Pakistan does not do so", he says and hurriedly addes: "Pakistan is justified to do so".
And as he insisted that Kashmir "is an indigenous movement", the cat was out of the bag. "Pakistan is a party to it", proclaimed Salahuddin, who continues to enjoy the ISI's patronage. And he went a step further by arguing: It is Pakistan's responsibility to provide every kind of support to this movement". Salahuddin's belief: Kashmir issue can never be resolved through talks.
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| DG orders transfers of ASSP, DSP's | | Atul Sharma, posted as SDPO Akhnoor | | | EARLY TIMES REPORTER
JAMMU | AUGUST 19
In the interest of administration the Director General of Police Gopal Sharma has ordered the transfers/ postings of AssP and Deputy Superintendents of Police are with immediate effect.
Keshav Ram Chourasia-IPS awaiting order of posting has been adjusted as SDPO Saddar vice, Showkat Khan, Vidhi Kumar Birdi, IPS, ASP awaiting orders of posting has been adjusted as SDPO Kothibagh against clear vacancy.
Mohd Sharif Chowhan awaiting orders of posting has been adjusted as as Dy SP Hqrs. Kargil vice P.Sonam.
Showkat Khan, SDPO Saddar Srinagar has been transferred and posted as Dy SP Traffic Rural-II Kashmir vice G.M.Wadoo.
G.M. Wadoo. Dy SP Traffic... | |
| | | | Restoration of 'internal autonomy' only solution: Abdullah | | | |
Srinagar, Aug. 19 : The restoration of "internal autonomy" was the only solution to Kashmir issue, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said today.
"India does not accept the possibility of an independent Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has endorsed the stand of New Delhi. In view of this agreement between the two countries, restoration of internal autonomy is the only solution to Kashmir issue," the National Conference patron said at a gathering at Kulgam in Anantnag district.
He said putting of the dialogue process between India and Pakistan "subservient to political considerations" was an "attempt to keep the Kashmir issue lingering.... | |
| | | | Delhi rejects Islamabad's allegations against RAW | | Pak imposes restrictions on Indian diplomats | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 19: Pakistan, in a tit-for-tat move, has imposed restrictions on the movement of the Indian diplomats posted at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. Indian diplomats have been asked not to move outside the limits of Islamabad.
Pakistan's English daily, The News, quoted official sources as saying: "Pakistan is constrained to take the matching action since India had been engaged in water-testing game with Pakistan and Pakistan would like to make it clear to them that the reciprocity would be buzz word in dealing with Pakistan". Islamabad's tit-for-tat move came after New Delhi had imposed restrictions on Pakistani diplomats posted at the Delhi-based ... | |
| | | | Will Farooq Abdullah help UPA Govt ? | | Delhi is for financial autonomy to J&K | | |
B L KAK
NEW DELHI, AUG. 19: Government of India has ruled out immediate examination of the resolution seeking greater autonomy for Jammu and Kashmir. The resolution was adopted by Jammu and Kashmir Legislature during the Farooq Abdullah regime. As the issue is both emotive and controversial, the Congress-led coalition government at the Centre has chosen to pursue a cautious line at a time when Kashmir's future political and administrative status and strucdture is being hotly discussed within and outside India.
True, if the autonomy resolution was turned down by the Vajpayee Government, the present ruling establishment at the Centre has not brushed aside the autonomy formula... | |
| | | | YOGA: AN ALTERNATIVE TO PANIC BUTTON FOR TROOPS BATTLING IN KASHMIR | | (SUNDAY SPECIAL) | | |
Srinagar,August 19 : In any conflict zone the cases of mental depression and stress are a common phenomena and Kashmir– is no exception to this.
Not only there has been an alarming increase in the number of local patients suffering from one or the other mental ailments during the ongoing conflict looming with uncertainty, but the security forces fighting insurgency from the last seventeen years in Jammu and Kashmir are also hugely affected by the constant stress.
There have been numerous cases of suicides among troops, cases of opening fire on their colleagues and several other panic reactions.
The officials have been attributing such panic reactions to plethora of reasons li... | |
| | | | Hizb supremo trying to emulate Hamas, Hezbollah | | | |
Srinagar, August 19 :-In his willingness to enter into conditional dialogue with Delhi chairman United Jehad Council,Syed Salahuddin,is said to be trying to emulate Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Palestine.
Syed Salahuddin had told a Srinagar based news agency in an interview, that he and his organization were prepared to play diplomatic and political role by starting dialogue with Delhi.He,however,had stated that India should not lay any condition adding that ceasefire,as demanded by Delhi,was not necessary for holding a dialogue.Talks could proceed even if there was no ceasefire from the Jehadi groups and this experiment had been tried with success in Vietnam and Afghanistan.
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| | | | JINX IN OPENING OF SUCHETGARH –SIALKOTE ROUTE DEJECTS TRADERS | | | |
Jammu, August 19 : Leaders of chamber of commerce and industries in Jammu and Kashmir feel dejected following the refusal of Islamabad to reopen Suchetgarh-Sialkot road.
The traders were anxiously waiting for the formal announcement of opening of trade link between India and Pakistan in Jammu region and were excited. Many among them had started framing their strategy for exporting series of items to Pakistan occupied Kashmir.
And President of Jammu Chamber of Commerce and Industries,Mr Ram Sahai,said here today “had the route been opened for trade and traffic we could export more than one dozen items to occupied Kashmir.”He said “we had already prepared a list of items which were in d... | |
| | | | India says Hindi should be included in UN | | | | New Delhi, Aug 19 India has said that Hindi should be included as one of the languages used by the United Nations as it was spoken by a substantial percentage of the world population.
Minister of State for External Affairs Anand Sharma said that an international Hindi conference will be held in New York early next year as part of efforts to popularise further the language in the world arena.
"Hindi should be included in the United Nations. A substantial percentage of the world population uses this language," Sharma said here last evening after launching the Hindi website of the Ministry of External Affairs.
With emphasis being laid on greater use of Hindi, MEA launched the website... | |
| | | | 3 closure reports in row; Police fails to satisfy court | | CJM directs arrest of army jawan for killing colleague | | | Jammu, Aug 19 : Chief Judicial Magistrate Sanjay Dhar has rejected the closure report filed by Senior Superintendent of Police Crime and Railways with regard to the alleged murder of an army personal by his colleague, which was though reported to be a case of suicide and directed the concerned commanding officer to handover the custody of the accused to the court and ensure his production on the next date of hearing.
After going through the closure report the court observed that in the face of material placed on record the court has no option but to dither with the conclusion arrived at by the investigating agency as the material shows the culpability of accused, which may extend to the of... | |
| | | | 2 persons facing investigation under NDPS act get bail | | | | Jammu, Aug 19 : Principal Sessions Judge Jammu Subhash Chander Gupta today granted bail to two accused booked by the police under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act in two separate bail applications filed in the court.
One of the bail applications was moved by accused Amrik Lal through his counsel Advocate Sanjeev Padha, for his release on bail facing investigation for commission of offence Under Section 15/16 NDPS Act.
After hearing the counsel for the applicant and Public Prosecutor EA Tak, the court observed that under Section 37 of the NDPS Act accused cannot be granted bail if the quantity of the recovered contraband is a commercial quantity but in the present case the bai... | |
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